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    'Ohana Experience

    Rare tuna, seared on the sides, can be wonderful. I am a huge fan of both sushi and rare fish when done right. My last visit to 'Ohana was... chaotic, but tasty. I noticed, however, that for $40/person ($20 for kids) you can get an entire 'Ohana feast sent to your room at the Polynesian...
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    Trip Report A wacky trip gone awry, but still magical

    They really did --- even the random CM that saw me panicking at Epcot. She was just one of the temp employees for the Arts festival, but stepped right into action and called the first responders. When I thanked her, she said "no problem, I work as a lifeguard when I'm not here, so I'm trained...
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    Which Signature Restaurants Should We Book?

    I thought Jiko was very nice. Upscale versions of Boma food. My big issue with Jiko was that they made a huge, huge deal about their exclusive, extensive wine cellar of South African wines and their expert sommelier service; when I went, I asked to see the sommelier to make a recommendation of...
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    Trip Report A wacky trip gone awry, but still magical

    My two housemates and I have done a bunch of WDW/Disneyland trips as tour guides for newbies and family members over the past few years, and after two trips in a row corralling 12-14 people from multiple households, we decided we needed a 'just us' trip. So we planned out eight days at two...
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    Kidani hallways

    Thanks! Sounds like some people have different measurements. It was definitely a very long walk.
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    News American Adventure Refurb, New Projectors and Ending Video

    Not a good choice to represent Natives, but his image was an icon of the environmental movement of the 70s.
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    Please help: Fined!

    During my trip this past week, as various people got sick, we had to scrap a lot of ADRs at the last minute. Technically there's a fine for doing that, but all we had to do is explain the situation, and they refunded our fees every time.
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    Relatively quiet areas in the theme parks

    Funny thing is, it's actually a fairly popular ride that always has people in line, but it's such a fast-loader and nearly never stops running or slows down, so the small line makes it seem like it's not being ridden. Great ride for relaxing and just looking at plants for a bit. PeopleMover was...
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    3 Disney Park Rumors - True or False

    Any guest who wants to take a tour of the Magic Kingdom can go down into the Utilidors and explore them; it's not just a tunnel system, it's where all of the employee services are -- cafeterias, salons, break rooms, etc, right underneath the streets. Just went down there last week :) The tunnel...
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    Kidani hallways

    I hear you. I calculated the walk from the lobby to my room at 3/4 mile. I knew it was a bad sign when the CMs at check-in kept asking if I had a car and giving me a concerned "oh dear" look when I said no.
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    Relatively quiet areas in the theme parks

    I'll let you in on my favorite secret quiet spot in the parks. If you go into Pinocchio's Village Haus, you'll see a set of stairs. Sometimes they're roped off, but usually open. Head upstairs and open the door you see at the top of the stairs, and head out onto the balcony overlooking the...
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    Status of the flu in DW

    If you choose not to get the flu shot because you don't believe the science, you're putting other people, including children, at risk because of your ignorance. I have no respect for people like that.
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    News American Adventure Refurb, New Projectors and Ending Video

    I noticed that on my recent trip; I definitely won't miss that over-blown song when leaving the ride.
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    News American Adventure Refurb, New Projectors and Ending Video

    I've got a feeling people are watching/listening to different videos.
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    Tipping

    Yes. While it isn't legally mandatory, it's absolutely expected, no matter where you're eating. And if your party is 6 or more, it's automatically added to the bill.
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    News American Adventure Refurb, New Projectors and Ending Video

    The new finale was re-recorded for better audio, but is almost exactly the same style as what it replaced. It is in no way more 'contemporary' and simply has new vocals. Quite honestly, I've no idea what you're talking about.
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    Status of the flu in DW

    The day before my travel companion and I started feeling gross, we were on Pirates in front of an adorable British family at the parks for the first time. Repeatedly during the ride, the father leaned forward and hack-coughed directly into the back of our heads. We asked him to please cover his...
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    Status of the flu in DW

    Just came from a week at WDW and two of my group (including myself) came down with a stomach bug after three days there. I was back to small amounts of food and walking around after two days, but my traveling companion was hit so bad that he had to be taken to the Celebration hospital by Reedy...
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    News Disney and Fox come to terms -- announcement soon; huge IP acquisition

    I think that's a foregone conclusion. Avengers 4 is the last film of Stage 3 and has been filming for months already; this deal is months from being finalized (if at all). We won't see the X-Men cross over in a big way until Stage 4.
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