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    MK All-New Nighttime Parade Disney Starlight Set to Debut at Magic Kingdom in 2025

    My wife and I were there for the debut last night. We waited until the 2nd show due to the crowd. Background - we've seen Spectromagic several times and Mainstreet Electrical Parade at MK. Loved both of those. The good: We have a nighttime parade at MK! The floats are bright and the music...
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    Where are the Seagulls?

    Gone are the sounds of “Mine…mine…mine” from Seas with Nemo. Looked over, the seagulls are gone! No water either! Any idea on what’s going on?
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    “Temporarily Closed”

    Ahh…those dreaded two words on the app. I want to thank the CM who credited my credit card for our Genie+ purchase for October 25th, 2023. Nelson was very nice and accommodating. Backstory - long time visitors (since ‘07) who recently moved to Tampa from Indiana. We bought APs in the spring...
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    Lightning Lane at Walt Disney World

    How do you find their address?
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    News 'Disney Enchantment' coming to Magic Kingdom October 1 2021

    I watched the live debut on Disney Parks stream. I won't get into the differences between HEA and this as I was a big fan of Wishes. Wishes was elegant, yet powerful. It told a story. Disney missed on Enchantment. In my opinion it's due to content, story telling, and the music. One would...
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    Lightning Lane at Walt Disney World

    Since my family began visiting Disney in 2007, we've seen the following: Annual ticket price increases The disappearance of a nighttime parade at MK Pay for better viewing for firework shows Increase in room rates for all Disney hotels Increase in food costs Magical Express ending NOW will have...
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    News Star Wars Galactic Starcruiser coming to Walt Disney World 2021

    Ok, after 24 hours before making a post, I figured I'd add my two cents (as if anyone really cares :cool: ). HUGE Star Wars fan. I've been to a couple of the Star Wars Celebrations and love most things Star Wars. My first thought was OMG this is outrageous! Now my second thought...OMG it's...
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    FastPass+ Most Certainly Not Coming Back As It Was

    But Disney is already charging per person for unlimited and the thought is they will also charge for what you order too. If I pay the equivalent Disney charges for park entry in order to enter the restaurant and the expectation is that it’s all you can eat…except the lobster, steak and caviar...
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    FastPass+ Most Certainly Not Coming Back As It Was

    It’s really sad to see many of the changes being made. I’ll cherish the feeling of our first trip when we were sent out the Magical Express packet, greeted at the airport where the ”magic” began, and taken to our resort on the ME. We had the Spectromagic parade, paper fast passes, and felt...
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    News Disney's Magical Express to end after 2021

    This is sad news for families. Our first trip using DME was in 2007 and we've used it ever since, even when my wife and I flew down just the two of us last year. I understand COVID has hit the bottom line in a significant way for Disney. That said, now it seems Disney World is becoming a...
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    Who should be excluded to help with the overcrowding problem.

    A lot of interesting thoughts on this topic. My family and I have been coming since 2007. We’ve made a total of 8 trips. Here’s our general observations. New fast past system and dining reservations should give Disney an idea of crowd level...as should resort bookings. No guest should EVER...
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    Who should be excluded to help with the overcrowding problem.

    My wife and I just returned from a short trip 2/10-2/13. We were surprised at the crowd levels being so high for this time of year. Our thought for going at this time was that the crowd levels would be lower due to schools not being on any breaks. Yet, the parks were very busy. We used to go...
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    Fountain & Bottled Drink, Popcorn, Pretzel, and Other Snack Item Prices Exponentially

    As with most on this forum, big Disney fan. Great memories with the family and love being immersed in the magic. We've been 7 times over the last 11 years and the costs continue to rise at an amazing rate. As costs have risen we've noticed the following: - More rides closed or breaking down...
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    Disney slowly losing some of what made it special.

    I don't disagree with your comments. Disney has always been expensive. Affordability and value are perspectives. It does seem the price is getting out of control.
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