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i've been out of the Disney loop for a bit, but my family and I are starting to work on planning an August 2020 trip. On our last trip in 2016 we purchased Memory Maker and were very pleased by the service as it gave us an opportunity to take many pictures as a family which is something we...

First off congratulations on your honeymoon! What a long flight you had! And you barely slept at all. I'm sure you crashed hard at some point. Thankfully that pixie dust keeps you going for quite a bit lol Can't wait to hear more about your honeymoon. Hopefully it was really magical.

When I'm at Disney and walking through the parks in temperatures above 90 degrees and riding amusement park rides, alcohol is definitely not the first thing I want. With that being said though I am on vacation and part of vacation to me is being able to relax and imbibe in things I don't usually...

I swear we have some old photos somewhere of Donald Duck water skiing. I thought that maybe I was making it up.

Mr. Toads Wild Ride completely wrecked me. That ending... I was so confused and scared in my 3 yr old mind why the ride ended with cute Mr. Toad being turned into a Devil... Snow White was scary because I was just scared of the witch in general. Also Captain EO traumatized me. I think it may...

I don't think my planning is that crazy... I just check out past years crowd levels at the time of my trip and use current crowd projections among other factors to decide which park is going to be the best for us to visit on each day. Then from there I decide where we want to eat each day...

That's awesome! We will defintely have to see if we can request one of those. Between my brother and my Dad they should be able to lift it in and out of the car. Where did you rent from? If we do rent a car it'll be a mini van since that is what my Mom is used to driving at home anyway. That...

Congrats on your honeymoon! I've always wanted to do a cruise period, but a Disney cruise would be even better! That's awesome that you guys were able to get the CM discount. 50% off is definitely worth waiting for! Following along!

My family and I are so far planning on our next Disney trip in Aug of 2020. We have a ways to go, (we haven't even booked yet) but we are getting the itch and are beginning to make initial plans. Our last trip was in 2016 and during that trip we wound up renting my Mom a wheel chair after maybe...

I wish I couuld go bagless, but I can't. It's like a security thing. Plus I bring too much little stuff. I usually take one of those drawstring back packs with me. I ordered a cloth Mickey one off of Etsy before my last trip and that's been my go to bag for any theme park or the zoo. In it I...

To answer just a few of your questions: Where to stay?- I agree that your best bet would be a Moderate (I believe some rooms fit 5) but it may be tight, especially with 4 women lol. The value resorts family suites are an option, but I'm not a fan of the theming at the Art of Animation family...

My family always has gone mid to late August. We're from the Northeast so we really try to take advantage of the Southern states returning back to school earlier than us. I see you are from the Nashville area and have school age kids, so I'm not sure whether or not that would be an issue for you.

Start to focus on picking up little things that you will need for your trip. Buy a little every week if you can. I also like to watch Disney vlogs on YouTube and read trip reports from this forum to get me pumped. If you haven't already try to find out if any rides are going down for refurb...

Your brother was lucky. When I went (I was 20 my friend was 22) the security guard not only checked our IDs but made us repeat back our birth dates. (,Maybe because we both looked younger). Anyway to add insult to injury to me being just a few months shy of 21 I got a big UNDER 21 stamped on my...

Weirdest night at Disney might be the first and only time I got to go to PI. I was on a Spring Break trip with my friend in 2004. She was old enough to drink, but I was still under 21. On our way inside we were approached by this kid who had to be somewhere between 13-15 who literally begged us...

I'm in. I've been MIA from these boards for a while, so its been a while since I read one of your trip reports. I can't believe how big your nephew has gotten!

On our last trip we had to wind up renting my Mom a wheelchair. She had just had knee surgery a few months prior and she thought that she'd be able to tough it out, but after 2-3 hours at Animal Kingdom in 97 degree heat she was done for. We wound up renting the wheelchair from the parks. I'm...

We try not to eat at the same places every trip, but throughout the years we have gone through phases where we will go back to the same places. Our all time must do meal is breakfast at O'hana. I've done the character breakfast there every time I've gone outside of my very first trip. We are...

We book rack rate and then cross our fingers and pray for a discount. Unfortunately, trips to Disney are every few years for us and we don't have the luxury of being able to wait for if/when the discounts roll out to book our trips. My Mom works for the school system, so we can't really go while...

Summer 1987 - I was 3 almost 4 so I have snapshot like memories, but what sticks out is pretty random. -I don't really remember my first plane ride (or the return trip) yet I do remember having an accident at the car rental place. I'd told my Mom I had to go, but she asked me try to wait since...