Recent content by Tom P.

On rare, rare, EXTREMELY rare occasions, you may be offered an upgrade for some logistical reason at the hotel, but it would be something they *offered* to you, not something you requested. If you ask to move to a higher room category, they are either (a) not going to have the availability at...

If it was on other nights too, then it wouldn't be "select," would it? You don't want a non-select tote bag, do you?

You are using an incorrect definition of "sold out," mostly to dunk on Disney, I suspect. Of course the party attendance is capped far lower than what the Magic Kingdom would hold by fire code standards. Not only is that not hidden information, it is actually done on purpose to make the...

Aren't you the one who was just recently over in the other thread telling me that you are a Crescent Lake addict who has found himself around Seven Seas Lagoon a lot recently? Seems to me that for all your protestations, you apparently still spend a lot of time at Walt Disney World. Why not just...

You are aware that Universal is right down the street and provides very strong competition for Disney? And is equally expensive? Disney and Universal are always trying to pull people from one to the other to spend their vacation dollars.

Exactly. I realize that our bill at Chef Mickey's was quite high, but my wife and I chose to have a large family, we can afford it, and we enjoy it. So why should anyone else tell us we're wrong? If someone else wants to come to WDW and eat quick service the entire time to save money, I'd...

Bottled water at most locations at Disney is $4 per bottle. You know what bottled water costs at the Columbus Zoo? $4 a bottle. You know what it is at King's Island? $4.50 per bottle. I realize the cost of water wasn't the specific point of your post, but I find that people tend to exaggerate...

Said it before, will say it again. Me and my family still like Walt Disney World. I still think it's a good value for what it is. We went last year and imagine my surprise when the place was not a burned out, barren wasteland but was, in fact, still a fantastic vacation destination. We're going...

I was just looking at the DVC Rental Store rates for this October (since next October is not bookable yet) and I was surprised to see that a standard (not value) 2-bedroom villa at Animal Kingdom Lodge (either Kidani Village or Jambo House) was slightly cheaper than a 2-bedroom villa at either...

Sounds like Old Key West is very nice, has the roomiest rooms, and is more compact than Saratoga Springs. The only thing that's making me consider SSR is the fact that it has a real quick service dining location, rather than just a to-go window with outdoor seating. We tend to take advantage of...

There would have been WAY more profanity.

You wanna secure me a value room at Jambo House? 😂 But, seriously, does that trick really help? Is it actually necessary? That seems an awful lot of work just to get a reservation. That's good to know. I'm not too concerned with a few extra bus stops. Mostly I just wondered about getting...

How did you find getting around the resort given its size? I have never dealt with a private renting situation before specifically because of the protection factor that you mention. But I know many others have rented privately and been happy with it. Regarding the "walking the reservation"...

Going with someplace like Port Orleans would definitely be cheaper. The problem is that we are a large family with six children. So we would have to have two rooms, there's no guarantee we could get them connecting, and it would still end up being rather cramped. That's why we ended up going...

I think it is going to be the cheapest way to get us on-property, which is our goal if possible. We did off-property for the first time last year and really missed being on-property. Is there some alternative that you think I'm missing?