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Thanks, they were in their 80's but you are never really ready. But we did make a lot of memories with them and Disney has been great therapy.

Thanks, not to be too sappy but I lost both my own parents this year so in my opinion if you have a chance to take your parents/in-laws to Disney then make it a fun memory for everyone as it might be the only chance your kids get to spend that kind of time with their grandparents.

We took our in laws who are in their 70's a few years ago and they had the same idea. Which was no idea. I mentioned multiple times they needed to plan but it went on deaf ears. Rather than get aggravated I went ahead and made reservations on their behalf with the thought that I'd cancel if...

We debate this every time we go. We've done the DDP once. This last trip we did not and I kept all the receipts of everything we ate out of curiousity to see if we made the right choice. We had 4 adults and one child. After adding everything up excluding tips and alcohol we came out ahead...

We had lunch in the West Wing, I have 2 boys so they really liked that room best as it was darker and a little ominous. The other rooms are more "girly" in their minds. I liked seeing the rose dropping a petal and the atmosphere. We did peek in the other rooms on the way out and next time I...

We just came back [before the xmas rush] and none of the nextgen or fastpass+ stuff is in place. We did eat at the Diamond Horseshoe in Frontier land for the first time as a CS and really liked it. It may not be open when you are there - the CM told us it's only open at certain times of the...

My husband and I were talking about how to do it all on our last day and came up with this crazy idea that the 5 of us would go to mk at 8 when it opens. After we are in, then he would take our passes and head over to HS when it opens at 9 to get Toy Story fast passes for all of us. Which the...

We stayed there once we 2 adults and 2 boys and I thought the rooms were very small. Have you thought about staying off property? Since you are going to Universal I assume you'll have a car. There are lots of 2 bedroom villas close to disney that are very reasonable and nice. Might be worth...

Thanks those are good tips I hadn't thought of. I will definitely hold on to these cards. I'm on my way to Kroger tomorrow to get a few more and get 4x fuel points! :)

That is weird. I was on the phone making a payment and the CM said they did not have an email address for me and would I like to add it? I said that's weird because you emailed my reservation confirmation to me a few months ago. She said they were changing to a new system and my address may...

Hi all, I just discovered the benefit of paying for our resort room with Disney Gift Cards. That being said, what are the drawbacks? The CM told me the only way to refund the money deposited to our room via gift cards is to put it back on the gift card. She warned me not to throw away the...

Now that you say that I do recall them passing out the cards after the session. It's been 4 years since we've done it I had forgotten. Thanks!

We always get photopass before going to Disney. One year our oldest son did the Jedi Training academy and we got 14 pictures of him fighting Vader that were priceless! Does anyone know if the photos taken at the Jedi Training Academy are still included in the regular photo pass or do we now...

My husband just did me one better, he went to Kroger used his Discover card to buy a $500 Disney gift card, not only did he get the 2000 fuel points [worth $2/gallon off gas] but Discover gives him 5% back on "groceries" and yes it went though as "grocery". We'll apply this one to pay off our...

Thanks to everyone on these boards for helping me save $ for Disney. Our trip is in a month so I bought $500 worth of Disney gift cards at Target using their credit card for $475. Then a week later Kroger had 4x fuel points so I bought another $500 gift card for 2000 poings on my Disney Visa...

Thanks all good points as well as humorous, and I needed a laugh right now. I think the dating analogy puts it best. I guess I'm just not ready for a commitment. As much as we love Disney right now. I can see tiring of it when the kids are older. We would love to visit the west and go to...

You're right the struggle I have is there are too many "what ifs". I've tried doing the math a few times and there are so many variables I make assumptions about that I could work it either way. [i.e. assumptions about usage period, mx fee increases, buying resale vs direct, what resort etc.]...

I figure someone out there has done the math. We have been getting 40% off the deluxe rack rate the last few years. This year we are going the week before christmas [just before holiday season kicks in]. So while we love dvc we are not inclined to buy as long as we get 40% off. What are your...

So we keep going round and round about dvc, however the last few stays at deluxe resorts we've gotten 40% off the room so we're not inclined to buy in. That got me to wondering, does anyone pay rack rate? Did you?

They've been allowing veterans to stay in Sept and Jan for some time now. Not just "retired" veterans. Just call them and they'll give you the details. There is also a military disney tips blog that keeps up with all the military discounts/news. The blogger's name is Steve and if you google...