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  1. Sandy Carroll

    Family of 5 in a minivan

    You can get a clamshell thing. It locks. They run 100-200 depending on the material and lock. Ask around with friends and family as well. You may be able to borrow one. I heard some places rent them. If you buy, You have to store it, so that may be a problem if you don't have the...
  2. Sandy Carroll

    Grand Floridian--is it worth extra money for a view? m

    Everyone has a different opinion about view. My family loves them. At poly last trip we stayed club level theme park view. Watching fireworks at night from our patio was awesome. Seeing castle lit up through morning was beautiful. We get views wherever we stay. But my husband owns his own...
  3. Sandy Carroll

    Can We Agree to Stop Complaining Disney About Prices? Let's Talk Value

    I agree about being able to relax. We took breaks each day on our last trip and hung at the pool at Poly. The view is gorgeous, the pina coladas delicious (my husband told me if I complained about the price he would come back with just one the next time) and the kids were thrilled to be kept...
  4. Sandy Carroll

    What do you look forward to the most when you return to WDW?

    I am looking forward to our Illuminations Cruise, hanging at the Boardwalk pool, seeing 2U again at epcot, and seeing the new Fantasyland. But overall I am looking forward to being on vacation for 8 nights! I love the feel of being in Disney, saying yes to ice cream to my kids every day, and...
  5. Sandy Carroll

    What would you change

    I also have an issue with the dining plan...a ten year old paying adult price. We did it last time because the kids were 3-6-8. This time I would have to pay full price for the older two. That is just crazy. It says you can order off the kids menu. Why would I lay $60 a day for each kid to...
  6. Sandy Carroll

    Would you pay $856 for two nights at Yacht or Beach Club?

    Yes. I feel funny going against everyone but we pay this price for hotels. My husband owns three businesses and works crazy hours and doesn't take many days vacation. We don't a do weeklong vacations very often, every few years. Other than that it has to be long weekends, and to go to disney...
  7. Sandy Carroll

    Favorite Rides That Aren't Rides

    last time we were there was our first time as a family....my youngest, my son aged 3 at the time, did not like rides of any kind of dark theatres...he spent most of the time hanging with my husband walking around the parks....he loved: the monorail, It's a small world and......the escalator in...
  8. Sandy Carroll

    Transportation Commentary

    It was 1982.... My family included my 14 year old sister and me, age 11, and my baby sister who was about 2....all we joked about afterward is that they would say something about taking small children by the hand....within 2 days at disney she would heard that line and have a Pavlovian response...
  9. Sandy Carroll

    Best Way to Plan!

    For that many days I wouldn't do anything but disney. Universal is an experience, but I think it should not be enjoyed just jumping in and out like its six flags. Personally, Sea World is just ok. I know some people love it, we went two years ago and nobody in my family wants to go back. I...
  10. Sandy Carroll

    2014 Sounds Like Summer Concert series line-up

    We saw 2u last time we were there and loved them. Booked for this year too and we plan on seeing them again,.
  11. Sandy Carroll

    Navigating the Post-Parade Crowd Via the WDW R.R.: Is this "Do-able"?

    This post reminded me of a question I have wanted to ask If you watch the nighttime parade and do not want to stay for wishes, can you take the parade from frontier land to exit the park? Does it run after the parade before the fireworks?
  12. Sandy Carroll

    Mickey's Grand Welcome!!

    Any ideas for older kids.? Last time they were 3-5-8 and it was easy. Found lounds of stuff at the dollar store and target. Now they will be 8-10-13. They are no longer into stickers and stuffed animals.
  13. Sandy Carroll

    Mickey's Grand Welcome!!

    I just googled this. It looks pretty cool. But I have to admit....I made gift bags for my kids the last time we went (t- shirts from disney store, themed candy and toys, etc, ) in gift bags, send them down to disney to put in our room before....the whole thing probably cost me $100....I am not...
  14. Sandy Carroll

    To nap or not to nap...

    We found that keeping our kids to the home schedule as much as possible made the trip pleasant for all. We knew from experience that it didn't matter what time they got to bed that they would wake up by 6-6:30. I used this to our advantage and did RD every day. But they could not make all...
  15. Sandy Carroll

    Illuminations Preferred Viewing Area

    We had a prefer viewing spot for a grand gathering a few years ago. We went to a dinner at that restaurant place between test track mission space side and the entrance to world showcase. (I can't remember the name of the catering place) After they took us to a place right across the water from...
  16. Sandy Carroll

    Jetblue or Southwest???

    My problem with comparing is that jet blues lowest fare is non refundable...not easy if you need to change. Southwest change policy is much easier and cheaper. So you can't compare the lowest fares from both. When I compare the southwest lowest fare and include early bird checking vs jet...
  17. Sandy Carroll

    Discount does not apply to all rooms? Not happy right now.

    I booked a club level deluxe for July. I called the morning the discount released and they did not have any club level deluxe rooms for that discount. I switched to standard club because of the price, even though it was to the room I wanted. Our cousins are going with us and called later...
  18. Sandy Carroll

    Alternatives to becoming the family pack mule?

    When we went with kids ages 31/2, 5 and 8, I gave each kid a nylon drawstring backpack with snacks and a water bottle. I had a backpack with important things. I also had an XML ziplock bag with stuff that I had tons of stuff that wanted with us but didn't care if it disappeared....wipes, hand...
  19. Sandy Carroll

    Summer discounts are out....rebooked my BWI room!

    It was sold out for the discount. In fact, we are staying with another family. He as on hold a few times during the day. By the time he got through there were no club level rooms left for the discount.
  20. Sandy Carroll

    Summer discounts are out....rebooked my BWI room!

    Public discount, saw it on mouse savers
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