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The "most hotels" part is only true in cities and downtown areas. I travel almost every week throughout the US for business and stay in Holiday Inn/Holiday Inn Express/and Hampton Inn level hotels and the only times I've paid for parking at my hotel were in NYC and Chicago. Places like where I'm...

During my first week as a CM I was working the Splash Fastpass entrance late one night. I had spoken to a family with a too-short toddler a few minutes earlier and they weren't happy about having to do a rider switch. Suddenly, I realized that they had tied him to a fence with his child leash...

The smells were definitely better in the CA version. I wish they would've left that one at DCA. I like the idea of having similar yet different experiences on each coast. The new World theme makes so much more sense for Epcot though and I really enjoy it (though my...

DAK Lodge. I was in the same boat - only ever stayed at Pop and the All Stars really (one visit to POFQ as a teen). We decided to split our stay a couple of weekends ago and splurge on one night at a deluxe. DAK Lodge was the most affordable by a mile and it was in my top three dream resorts...

It depends on the trip for me. I did a 5-day trip without hopper for the first time in 2016 and after so many years either with hopper or as a CM, it felt very restrictive but I lived with it because I had a full day for each park. For a longer trip, I'd save the money and spend it on a bigger...

I'm so glad I got a reservation for dinner on my last visit. There's nothing on this menu that appeals to me enough to spend $55/person, and that's just with two adults in the party. I can't imagine my parents ever taking us for the price of 6 people, especially considering that I was of the...

This sounds like so much fun. I love his enthusiasm. I think part of the planning is knowing that it's going to be a slower-paced trip. You probably won't doing rope drop and closing down the parks at night. Avoiding the blazing hot summer will help a bit too. You could try booking sit-down...

I just made the same disappointing discovery last week. I bought two $500 cards at my local Sam's in suburban Detroit and they rang up at the $484 price, though there wasn't any label on the rack. I would've saved a few dollars more buying the 3-pack of $50 cards, but the eternity it would take...

There's actually a brake built into that section. We were told that the sudden stop it achieves (I forget the exact distance it needs to bring you to a complete stop) is the main reason for the ride's height requirement. If there's an E-stop triggered either by the computer or a CM while a log...

I've only been evac'ed once as a passenger - from Space Mountain. It was cool to see the track all lit up as we walked out. I had a couple of good ones as a CM at Splash though. One time a couple of Country Bears decided to ride for some reason and it of course broke down shortly before they...

Moving it five minutes earlier seems like such a pointless change. I could see bumping it up by half an hour so the post-fireworks guest exodus would happen a bit before park close, but I can't figure out what this will accomplish.

Update: Deleting and reinstalling seems to have worked. I was just using it on pretty spotty mobile data and had no issues. Thanks

According to the phone, the OS is up to date as of 9:50 am this morning. I'll try deleting the app and reinstalling to see if that helps.

I recently got a new Pixel phone and downloaded the app to start making plans for my March trip. I've used it before on my old Galaxy and had no issues either on wifi or mobile data (a year and a half ago), but now that it's on the Pixel the app is struggling. I'm constantly getting messages...

I'm writing a blog post about the Fastpass+ system and I'm trying to find out if there is any data regarding the number of FPs available for each ride/day. I know the amounts vary based on the rides' capacities and park hours, but I can't find anything when I google it. I figured that if anyone...

Thanks for checking. I'll just have to wait and hope that they respond in time. It's extra frustrating because I'm so used to instant and over the top help from customer service at WDW. The same thing happened there this summer and I had my missing pictures within 24 hours.

We got the PhotoPass package last week (I would not recommend this. The only photographer we saw in two days at the parks was with Mickey so all we have is a few mediocre ride photos.) but we're missing pictures. We had at least twenty taken with Mickey and the photographer scanned our card, but...

The breakfast was pretty good, but as expected, there were no characters. I highly recommend visiting the lounge for drinks in the evening though. The staff there will just hand you cans of pop to take back to your room or you can sit and enjoy the drinks there. It was a nice treat after...

I would highly recommend Chez Remy. The food wasn't outstanding, but I loved the atmosphere. We also ate at the Plaza and Cafe Mickey. The Plaza was a decent value for us because we had the meal plan, but I don't think I'd go there if I was paying out of pocket. Cafe Mickey's menu didn't really...

Thanks, but I'm going to beat you to it. We're checking in Sunday night. :) I've done some more digging and I think you're right about the characters no longer being there, but I guess there's always the possibility of a pleasant surprise.