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  1. daringstoic

    FastPass+ Frustration!

    Try not to freak out. I only made my FP+ reservations about 32 days prior to my trip this month because I had been expecting one of my CM friends to be with us and use her passes. When she bailed, I scrambled to buy tickets and started booking stuff right away. I got absolutely everything I...
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    Excitement level for Avatar opening?

    I still think it's one of the most baffling decisions Disney has made regarding WDW and I could not care less about any of it. I'll definitely walk through the area and check out the rides the first time I'm there after it opens just to see something new, but my interest level in the IP and...
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    So... how carried away do you get with your WDW trip planning?

    It took a while, but I finally got around to taking screenshots of my spreadsheet. I left out a couple tabs because my to-do one was empty and one was just a list of things I wanted to make sure we did because I had fond memories of them. I'm happy to report that my boyfriend was a good sport...
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    Ft.wilderness info please

    I've stayed at the campground for Christmas twice and it's always full of people looking at the decorations. Our site was never as over the top as others, but people still stopped to take pictures occasionally. I didn't find it that odd, but I also wouldn't photograph a site where the occupants...
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    2016 Lawsuits against Disney

    Does anyone know how far back the public record of these types of lawsuits goes? There was an incident that happened at Splash when I was a CP ten years ago that I've always been curious about. A bunch of other CMs has to give statements, and I know the family was threatening to sue, but we...
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    Skipper Canteen officially changes menu

    We asked for the SEA room and ended up in that butterfly booth, which was fun. The place was half empty at noon, so having our request accommodated wasn't a problem. I was a little surprised that they stuck a party of two in that big booth though.
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    Skipper Canteen officially changes menu

    I ate there last week and I loved the food. I had the mac& cheese and I thought it was delicious. I had so much that my boyfriend finished off the rest after he ate the pork he ordered. The new picture looks tiny and way less creamy. I would never order the renamed pasta dish with that menu pic...
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    What attraction quotes do you use in everyday life?

    I enjoy using the, "t'were nothing, ma'am, that's what us legends do," line from the Hoop Dee Doo. I'm quite glad that I got to take my boyfriend to the show last week so now he understands. I've also been known to use the "bear right" and "bear left" jokes from time to time.
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    How to get the Kitchen Sink?

    Just keep checking for cancellations. I found late ones (10-11 pm) there for three separate days a couple weeks before the trip I just returned from. If you don't already have the app on your phone, download it. I find it a lot easier to check with that than to try to book on the website.
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    Crowds are down? Curious about the claims . . .

    I just got back from five days at the parks. MK and Epcot felt as crowded as usual for this time of year, but DAK and DHS felt empty. That likely is because they're not really full-day parks right now. At one point the area by Safaris was so empty that I took a picture of a deserted walkway. My...
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    Better wait time estimation

    Plus there's still the problem with a lag in the wait time updates. I used to see it all the time when I was in attractions. The line would dwindle to half an hour or so during parade time and then a thousand people would pour into the queue past the 30 minute wait sign. The people at the tail...
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    So... how carried away do you get with your WDW trip planning?

    I'm actually leaving on my trip tonight and I don't think I'll have time to do it before then, but I'll try to remember when I get back. My to do and to buy lists are pretty bare because I was just deleting things when I did them instead of crossing them off (which would've been a better idea so...
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    I used to work in CP Administration, and unfortunately even though you got your certificate, you didn't technically complete your program. The certificates don't really have any meaning as far as the company is concerned and depending on the service celebration schedules, certificates and ears...
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    Do Cast Members Dread the Crowd Rush?

    I never had to work rope drop/walk-down because I never opened, but almost everyone I knew who did it hated it. It may work differently in other areas, but in Frontierland, several CMs went to meet the crowds at opening and walked them to the rides to prevent running and pushing. I hit the...
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    Changes at WDW due to alligator attack (dedicated thread)

    Ugh. I hate that the signs are in the MK. If anything, they could attempt to theme them a little to fit in with the area. It's not like you can access the water there anyway without hopping over a barrier that's a lot sturdier than the ones that they're putting up at the resorts. I can't really...
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    Changes at WDW due to alligator attack (dedicated thread)

    The most surprising thing to me in that article was that in ten years only 240 alligators were trapped at WDW. That's only two per month on average. I'm definitely taking gators smaller than the 4-foot mark that I've seen into account, but I would've guessed that the number would be way higher...
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    4 adults in a value

    I've stayed with four adults in the room at Pop and one of the All Stars. We had no problems at all, but each stay involved three very low maintenance women and a male friend who choose to sleep on the floor. It also helped that most of us were showing at night every day so we could just get up...
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    Debating between these 3 for breakfast my arrival day.

    I'm not sure you can top the Tonga toast at Kona.
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    Best photo spots?

    The College Program Facebook page just posted this picture (looks like DHS). https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=1026866987367149&substory_index=0&id=120122091374981 I've never seen that version of a Stitch magic shot. Is that a regular one you can get? I've seen a lot of them over...
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    Cast members rules evolving over time

    I left the company in 2012 , so I'm not exactly up to date (and it was before the ombre hair trend got big), but I don't think the hair color rules have changed. You could dye your hair, but it had to be a natural color and you had to keep your roots touched up fairly regularly. You couldn't...
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