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Oh I'm fully confident I can do it. I just really don't want to stress about anything on my Disney vacation. Somehow getting from resort to rental car, paying for it and dealing with Universal would all be just a bit stressful. Yes, adventurous, but also stressful. Compare that to a slow...

For us, getting anywhere other than WDW would be a pain. We fly in, take Magic Express, and don't bother going anywhere else. Renting a car would be a pain, and learning a system to ride everything Harry Potter would be a bit too much like work for us on vacation. Put another way, I wouldn't...

We saw Marty Sklar in the Land pavilion a few years back. Perfect gentleman. We even got a picture with him..

Right, and will our points be sellable at $200 or $300 per point a few years from now? One can only hope.

As long as point values go up, it may be a very good mathematical decision. When I bought in at Baylake years ago, I think I paid about $98 per point. I couldn't sleep our first night there because I felt guilty at the unnecessary square footage and apparent wastefulness of staying in too nice...

Sorry again if my misinterpreted your tone. One of the things that is often pointed out is that you should buy where you want to stay. A major reason for this is simply that some places are filled up at the 7 month window. We're coming down for 10 days around New Years, and by the time the 7...

I didn't expect such a vehement response. I don't understand what you're trying to say with some of your comments, but suffice it to say that the original list and analysis is not the full story. Nevertheless, the calculations are indeed one important aspect to look at on a per point basis...

What the chart fails to take into account would be the following: 1. The likelihood of future dues increases. I wouldn't want Vero right now post-hurricane. 2. The number of points needed to stay per night, which also varies dramatically. GF doesn't look good here. 3. The convenience of...

I do. It's bland junk, and it could be so much better.

It sounded like the same voice for both, but it is appropriate for Livin' With the Land. Not for the TTA. The old TTA narration had a powerful male voice and a sort of cosmic female voice which worked very well together. Mike's voice is simply a step down from the great voices that they used...

Indeed, it is disturbing that Disney would do such a thing.

Yes! Yes! A thousand times Yes! The current narration is a flaccid, limp, bland, beige, trite, windless, sophomoric, driveling, sniveling, cowardly, stiff, philistinic, grey, spray-painted, low-budget, wimpy-voiced, understudied, last minute, side issued, formicaed, duct-taped, time-wasting...

Four tipped over milk cartons and one masterpiece of naval architecture.

That's how hurricanes start, you know.

Could be.

There were two of them: Tapestry of Nations and Tapestry of Dreams. YouTube them. The basic soundtrack for Tapestry of Dreams is played at the end of the Epcot day, and is fantastic. As a final good night, my family and I often walk around the entire World Showcase before heading back to our...

I remember a narration in the TTA that was fun and clever, and not a wasted beige anything-but-"out of this world" wimpy-voiced nothing. I remember when the voice of Spaceship Earth was mysterious and not school-marmish. I remember when Mexico had a boat ride that was respectful and clever...

So what you're saying is that King Louie was damaged as well. Darn, I loved that part of the ride. It reminds me of when Abe Lincoln used to get up and walk around the audience at the Hall of Presidents. At least they were able to dismantle and protect the castle before the hurricane hit...

Stuck in trial all week, so I'm finally getting a chance to respond. Back in the 90s I took the time to learn how to count cards in Blackjack. It isn't easy, but there's a system that, in the right circumstances, can shift the odds in your favor. It also takes a great deal of practice to...

Why do some 50+ year old guys wear gold chains? I have no idea, but often it seems to be someone with a highball in their hand and lecherous looks in their eyes. Except for royalty, most classy people are tasteful in their jewelry choices. To me, an older guy with a gold chain (without a...