Recent content by Worldphile

I have not used Expedia for WDW, but I have used it for other vacations. It has worked pretty well for me. The only caveat is that you won't have a lot of flexibility with your room when you check in. If you don't like the room you are assigend for some reason (view, location...

The harddrive of a computer stores the data by manipulatig really tiny pieces of metal on the surface of the hard drive. Consequently, the magnetometer (metal detector) with its strong magnetic field poses a much greater risk to your MP3 player or laptop than the X-ray machine. I've...

It has been several years since I have flown American internationally. However, I have flown American several times domestically recently. American is a pretty good airline. It is definitely not a budget airline, and you should have pretty good service. On their domestic planes, American...

You may already be aware of this, but, depending on how much your bank charges, it may be cheaper to use an ATM card to get cash rather than using traveller's checks. I found ATMs pretty plentiful around WDW. Can't remember how much they charged though. You'd have to make fewer...

I'm sorry, but I have to disagree with this post. There is no way I would ever put an item that valuable in checked baggage. While you have been lucky, there have been a few times, both pre- and post-Sept. 11th that my checked bags have obviously been rummaged through. If I had to choose...

I highly recommend Artist Point at WL for dinner. We've eaten there a couple of times and it was great each time. I second the Brown Derby at MGM. Cinderella's Royal Table for lunch is a better deal than for dinner and you get pretty much the same atmosphere. Chef Mickey's is...

If you are going to swim in the dark, after the MK closes, you better swim fast. There's gators in them thar waters....

Yes. Ford purchased Volvo in 1999. http://www.wsws.org/articles/1999/feb1999/volv-f04.shtml

We've stayed at the WL several times. I highly recommend it, especially during the holidays (which is when we usually go). I've never had a complaint about the transportation. I love the boat ride to the MK in the morning. I've felt that I've waited too long for a bus maybe once or twice...

I usually tip each day so that the housekeeper doing the work gets the tip. You may not have the same housekeeping staff for the entire length of your stay. For example, say you are staying Mon-Sat. You have a housekeeper that works Mon-Fri. If you give one big tip on Sat. when you leave...

We went the second week in August many years ago for our Honeymoon. It was Africa hot. 90+ degrees (Fahrenheit) everyday, 100% continuous humidity, and it rained every afternoon for an hour or more. On top of that, WDW was packed. There were long lines everywhere. During the...

Hey! That might have been me. Couple of trips ago, I went to the fastpass at WWTBAM and there was a park pass already in the machine. I got my FP and then turned in the pass to a CM that was standing there. When I went in on that FP, I ended up making it to the hot seat. I figured it...

I've always asked for a hand inspection of my exposed and unexposed film that is 800 and greater. In order to make it easier on everyone, I take the rolls of film out of the little black canister and put them all in a clear Ziploc bag. Sometimes, the TSA agents will just visually inspect...

Agreed. This is one of those things that often sounds better in theory than in practice. My wife and I are dog people, and even though we didn't have our pooch with us, we stayed in a dog friendly hotel near a beach one time. While it was nice to hang out with the dogs at breakfast and...

I am shocked by a couple of things in this thread. First, all the negative reviews on Alfredo's. We ate there in Dec. 2001 and it was pretty good. I have even recommended it to some people that have gone to WDW since. I wonder if the decline in quality is a recent development...