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This is also a ploy to garner free publicity in order to counter today's big Epic Universe announcement. Epic opens May 22, 2025!

Just found Swan for $308 (prepay rate, includes all taxes and hotel fee) for 3 nights in Jan, so $925 for 3 nights.

Time = money This is overall a good observation. Except I would add there are more options than this. For example, some people who can afford upsells still opt to vacation on the cheap because they enjoy the game of finding discounts/low-cost vacation options. I

Except a part of this is aimed at making the price of their less expensive options more attractive. Many businesses do this. They offer 3 or more choices with the goal of making the middle option look like it is a comparatively good deal. Customers pat themselves on the back (or high five...

IMO, much of the thread is more laughing than being worried. We have a common myth that wealth is related to how smart a person is, and that smart/wealthy people are above being fooled into dumb purchases. So many people find it funny when the emperor is walking around naked while bragging...

It is also the non-refundable nature of the product. Suppose someone in your family simply doesn't feel up to going to the park that day. Like maybe they are tired, cold, dehydrated, sore feet, caught a cold, had a small injury, got motion sickness, etc. If just one of those normal small...

Perhaps. I think this might also appeal to people who previously thought about going to WDW, but decided against going because they felt LLMP was too complicated. As I said, that's how they were talking about this on the radio, as a product for people who dislike all the hoop-jumping of...

Just priced out a 4-night Universal stay a few days ago. offsite for $970 ($242/night) onsite at Sapphire Falls for $1165. onsite at Royal Pacific for $1810. So that's 5 days of EP for an upcharge of $645- 840. With 2 people, that works out to getting EP for $65-84 /person /day. For a...

Also no accident they rolled this out after curtailing DAS. People surmised that they curtailed DAS to improve the LL's. Ha!

Heard this discussed on the radio today, and the DJ's were laughing at the idea of paying $450 per person for it.

My recollection is along the lines of what others have posted. The deep dive was convincing. the fish were one of the weak parts. The ride was popular. A video can't do justice to what it was like to ride it. Real subs are also claustrophobic (or at least real ones from the era when the movie...

IMO, the quality declined well before the pandemic, but it does go up and down a bit. One factor is if your trip happens to occur the same time as merchandise arrives/hits shelves. We happened to be in HS the day a bunch of merchandise arrived, and it was selling like crazy. On the other...

Depends how you use it, what you want out of it, and how crowded the parks are. If you are more inclined to be satisfied with the pre-books, and your goal is to spend less time on your phone, that is an option- compared to G+. My experience was that- compared to G+ - there was less...

Sure, but this thread is mostly the same 5 people restating the same thing over and over, and nitpicking each other over and over. They aren't telling each other anything new. Nor are they telling any lurkers anything new. Please, can everyone resist the temptation to correct each other over...

Unfortunately, paying for LL is probably your best option, especially for MK and HS. Your other option is to skip some attractions, especially some of the individually priced attractions. It will also be helpful if you can use peripheral park hours, both the early morning and the evening park...

not really. Simply, if the wait for Rise was 15minutes, people wouldn't pay $25 to ride it. Disney is doing everything they can to engineer long queues, and charging double for daily park entry. Miserable standby waits = more $ for WDW.

That's fair. My suggestion was meant to suggest the type of food that Disney might wish to add, rather than any specific options I listed. Kilwin's came to mind because they prepare sweets in an open kitchen that people can see as they walk down the boardwalk/sidewalk. A NJ chain like The...

Off-topic but a bit of an intersting sidebar.... French pronunciation is a bit tougher for English speakers than some of the other languages you listed. On the other hand, plenty of Spanish words get mangled. Alas, everyone's hearing degrades a bit as we age. Our brains compensate by...

On the one hand, I agree with forum would be more enjoyable for everyone if we all dialed down the negativity, especially towards each other. On the other hand, the entire forum is just for fun. We can always opt to skip topics we don't enjoy, and/or take breaks from thread topics that have...

Huh? I think you're saying is that you don't know beach towns as well as I do. If you did, you'd know Kilwin's is a beach-town staple. Kilwin's is the kind of chain most Americans have probably visited but not remembered. They aren't frou-frou. The boardwalk is modeled after a beach bwk...