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  1. Mireille

    Is Memory Maker worth?

    I always get it for the entire trip. I know it's a bit less expensive if you purchase it in advance and I don't know if you'd save much by only getting it for particular days. I like getting pictures with characters and at the photo spots as well as the ride pics and it always feels to me like...
  2. Mireille

    Why No Listen to the Land?

    Living in Denver the past 25 years, I would dispute that opinion.
  3. Mireille

    Behind the scenes tours still available?

    It's been a number of years, but last time I did it, you could walk up to the desk between the entrance for Soarin' and Listen to the Land (I think) and get in the next available tour. This was pre-pandemic, so my memory might be faulty or they may have changed, but I think they were running...
  4. Mireille

    Model Railway at EPCOT's Germany Pavilion gets a makeover

    They should have put up tiny little constructions walls around the little buildings before/during the changes.
  5. Mireille

    Behind the scenes tours still available?

    When I went, I was there alone and was seated with two other women for lunch that were also taking the tour alone and it was a nice conversation to pass the time. During the tour itself I didn't really try to talk with anyone because we were either listening or walking or both. Yeah, in the age...
  6. Mireille

    Behind the scenes tours still available?

    The only reason I can think of is maybe because you go through the utilidors and there is some heavy machinery type stuff that you may come across, and possible liability for injuries? Plan Disney says it's to not disillusion or bore kids with a look behind the magic and discussions of the...
  7. Mireille

    Michael Eisner's Legacy

    This is really off the cuff, so I could be talking out of my butt, but it seems to me that Disney has been most successful when you have a team: the inspired dreamer and the practical money manager. Walt had Roy and Eisner at his best had Frank Wells. Since then, the money has been in charge and...
  8. Mireille

    Behind the scenes tours still available?

    I just did the Keys to the Kingdom MK backstage tour and it's pretty extensive. It's ~5 hours and includes lunch (ours was at Pecos Bill's). You go into the Utilidors at the end and we got to go into HM from a side entrance and a special Jungle Cruise ride where the tour guide did all the...
  9. Mireille

    News Mickey's Not-So-Scary Halloween Party 2023

    I went to the party on August 29th of this year and it was great. Outside of waiting an hour for a picture with the seven dwarfs, everything felt pretty non-overcrowded. Even going to see the parade at the last second in Frontierland, I was able to travel on the sidewalk pretty easily and was...
  10. Mireille

    Are Magic Bands still worth it?

    The "+" of "MB+" is not much, however... there are surprising little things that happen when you have it, such as when you get into the line at Haunted Mansion after the stretching room. I won't say what it is as not to spoil it for anyone that might plan to experience it. And there are light...
  11. Mireille

    How Many Days for You? Part 12

    1, plain and simple. Less than one. Actually, probably leaving for the airport in less than 12 hours. Took an extra melatonin to get to sleep early. All set to go, everything but the final necessities packed. Cat sitter all arranged. This time tomorrow, I'll be living it up in Epcot. SO EXCITED!
  12. Mireille

    How Many Days for You? Part 12

    2 days... less than 48 hours... actually probably leaving for the airport in about 36 hours. So close! So excited!
  13. Mireille

    How Many Days for You? Part 12

    Oh Magic 3 Ball, will I have fun on my vacation? ... ... Magic 3 Ball? ... Oh, this is just a regular old 3 ball, there is no Magic 3 Ball. Well, I think I'll have fun.
  14. Mireille

    News Walt Disney World to eliminate self-service paper straws and plastic lids

    Or bring a reusable straw? Everyplace I go they've switched to paper straws, so I have a foldable silicone straw that fits in a little case I have on my keychain. I honestly think they should stop offering disposable cups, too, (or charge for them) since most everyone brings in their own water...
  15. Mireille

    How Many Days for You? Part 12

    4 days until a fantastic vacation.
  16. Mireille

    News Walt Disney World to eliminate self-service paper straws and plastic lids

    But I want my incandescent bulbs that use more energy and burn out more frequently! I thought this was Amurrica!
  17. Mireille

    Surprising my niece with her very first trip!!

    How fun! I hope she has a blast. (and you too!) I took my mom last year for her first trip down there since 1987 (I think...). It was so fun to share one of my favorite places with her and she was happy to be with someone with more familiarity with the parks so she didn't feel overwhelmed. I...
  18. Mireille

    How Many Days for You? Part 12

    5 days. Suitcases are out... gathering my travel-size toiletries... starting to pack some of my clothes... charged and updated the MagicBand+...
  19. Mireille

    How Many Days for You? Part 12

    Thank you!
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