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I miss the little statuettes that were waiting in your room when you checked into a Disney hotel. That was such a cool perk...does anyone else remember these? I think we got a different dwarf each time? I also miss Mickey in his Astronaut (?) costume that he wore when wandering Future World...

OK - without going into the whole boring story of DS's sensory "issues";) - one of the things that really helped us get him used to aural chaos was the cinema. We have a couple of second-run cinemas not too far from us. The first time (Fantasia 2000) he lasted 40 minutes (I was still delighted)...

I was very excited to see KK #1 at MCO shortly after its release (WHY are there so few novels set at WDW? I know KK is published by Hyperion (Disney)...does Disney have to approve books that use its trademark names? Is there a copyright expert out there who could comment?). But after my initial...

My family went to KHF when I was about 12, I remember feeling very grown-up at the cocktail hour, and I was sure that I would be offered a glass of mead...how disappointed I felt when the "wench" asked me if I would like a "kiddie cocktail", instead...(I recently stumbled on a photo of that...

I don't know if it's still there but there used to be a GORGEOUS old yacht moored at The Yacht Club (surprise, surprise) called the Breathless. It was stunning. My brother and I looked at it as a possible romantic evening/proposal site for bro and SIL. I remember the captain saying to him, "Son...

Let's talk MK restaurants. On all but the busiest days of the year, Tomorrowland Terrace, Diamond Horseshoe and whatever the Mexican one is called these days...are closed. Yet look at the madness surrounding BOG. People are DESPERATE to get in there and eat! Imagine if a bit of spare cash was...

My late father was a nightclub singer. He used to say, "People don't clap for music they like, they clap for music they RECOGNIZE". This is the reason why every high street in England looks the same. It's why people visit Manhattan and eat at Red Lobster instead of one of the dozens of fab and...

Indeed? Then let me pick your brain...Baltic on DCL...ports that demand long and thorough explorations. It it worth paying the Disney premium for a cruise where so much time will be spent ashore? Or should I go RC or Cunard at half the price? My TA suggested the DCL Dover-Barcelona...

Apologies if others have addressed this...husband, son, work, house...never enough time for faffing about on the computer... In London and the SE, adverts for DLP are EVERYWHERE. Telly, magazines, 'net...and from 2010-2102, we could save tokens from The Sun and redeem them for a free day trip...

Interestingly, here in England the advert I've seen most this year is of a middle-aged guy lamenting the fact that his daughter is a teen and only interested in boys and her mobile...until he takes her back to WDW. Then she is his little girl again... Now I'm not sure if the advert was produced...

Thanks for this. OK, I have cousins in Delft and they say that Efteling is by far their favourite park and better than DLP. I would like to go...can I shoot you a daft question? We are a family of three (DS 7) who speak English/French/Spanish. How much will we miss not having Dutch? I know all...

Absolutely! I was thunderstruck by DS' (then 6) desire to Q for the characters. He's a real outdoorsy/sporty kid who gets fidgety in queues and yet waited cheerfully for the meets. He loved the rides, waterparks...but his favourite thing was meeting Mary Poppins! They talked a lot about London...

This is so true. Here in London, our museums are PACKED with kids on weekends and school holidays (this is partly because our national museums are free - like the Smithsonian in America). And those are hard-core learning museums (Natural History, Science, British Museum). To get tickets for the...

Interestingly, our family just returned from a split-stay holiday at Hilton Waikoloa (Kings' Land) and Aulani. We had this EXACT experience. The customer service at Hilton was spectacular. No one could do enough for us. From the bellhop to the concierge to the business center to the pool...

Thanks all for starting and contributing to this thread - we are off to Aulani soon! Definitely going to check out those "Revealed" guidebooks - never heard of them before. Can anyone tell me about the nearby Target? I think I read in a previous thread (?) that there is one across the street? I...

Oh, dear. That poor CM. That is not the right part for her...though having said that, if people saw me in that costume - eyeballs would melt in their sockets... "Our" Jasmine last year was such a stunner that custodial services probably had to follow her around and mop up the dad drool. Even DS...

Brother, I feel your pain. ;) Because we have to fly from Europe, the cost of a trip is massive (especially now that more than half the ticket cost is tax...grr...politicians...£$^%&*&*^%!). DH has his own business and things have been rough since the economy collapsed. We only go "home" to...

Fascinating topic. "The crowds that are "starting to be more than the parks can handle" could ABSOLUTELY be spread out. It seems from the actions (hmm...non-actions) of TDO that they don't get that. And by that I mean, specifically - if you put a blockbuster in a park - people will go. People...

You are not alone! Our rule is: If you're tall enough to ride, you must ride ONCE. Obviously, start small and work up. My kid had just turned six when we went last year - he was 47" tall and did everything he was tall enough for (including EE). He was SO PROUD of himself and of course I praised...

Many congratulations...my road to motherhood was not unlike yours - so even though we are total strangers and I have only lurked on your previous trippies...I cried a bit for you when I read your news. I'm such a saddo! Tips: Usually I consider Birkenstocks ugly enough to be used as birth...