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  1. marcriss

    Yacht or Beach club?

    We LOVE the YC and we have 2 kids ( 8 & 4) and we've been staying there for years. They have a great train table at the holidays.
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    Southwest Sale

    I saved my brother $34 for his October trip. I hope I can lower our December flights at some point....
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    Disney Busses vs. Driving Ourselves

    Before we had kids we always took the buses. We took our time and didn't mind the buses or waiting and if in a hurry we took a cab. But then one time we rented a car and have never looked back. You really save so much time driving yourself and the thought of waiting for a bus with the kids...
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    Ideas for those who go to WDW every year

    Get a passport in Epcot and have it stamped in all of the pavilions, it's actually really cool. Also, have you done Kim Possible? We have so much fun doing this and always wind up seeing something we've never seen before. The way it's integrated into the pavilions is really smart.
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    Payment Plans / Locking in Price

    I wouldn't suggest this if you carry credit card balances, but if you pay everything in full every month then the Disney Visa has a great option. For most packages they give you six months of 0% financing for your package. This way if you book last minute you can still have time to pay it off...
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    How does the dining plan work with kids under 3?

    I have an 8yr old and a 4yr old and they will frequently split a meal. I for one don't like to waste food or money when I know MY kids aren't hungry enough to eat a whole meal. Figure out how much you're likely to spend buying meals for your three yr old and put it on a disney gift card...
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    How do you make your ADRs?

    That's how we do it too! Makes getting the tough places easier!
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    Late Check-out

    We have never been denied a late check out of 1pm. Anything after 1pm incurs a charge (I think they'll let you extend to 3pm, not sure how much it costs). You can't usually request it until your departure date or the day before. And it is subject to availability, but like I said we've never...
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    Pizza Planet.....

    We were disappointed, it's sort of a missed opportunity. We were also really disappointed with the quality of the food. It used to be on par w/ Pizza Hut. We went for the first time in years this past December and it was like over-done Boboli pizza. Not that pizza hut is so great, but as far...
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    Queso fundido returns to WDW!

    I was just going to make the same post!!! I guess we'll need to make a change to our December ADRs. Queso Fundido was great! I hope they'll still make them at the table, it wasn't the same when you were just given the plate of cheese. I wonder when they'll start taking ADRs..............
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    Le Cellier impossible to get in?

    We're going the same time frame. We were lucky enough to get a reservation but only because it's the 9th day of our vacation and we logged in at 6am on our 180th day. We took what was offered and considered ourselves extremely lucky. I hope you can get in.:xmas:
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    ?BC for 5 day vs Poly w/Spc pin Discount

    We love the Epcot area. Something else to consider, in December the MK closes early many, many nights for MVMCP. Illuminations doesn't start until 9:30. We get a lot out of Epcot by spending almost every night there for dinner and ending with Illuminations (and the POE tag). You can also see...
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    Yippee! Online ADRs worked!

    My guess is that they just filled up. We may have made a tactical error by not making that booking first (went CRT & Le Cellier first). Although the 4th was our first day to book, it had been open for many other people with the 10+ booking window. I think the majority of the seating is...
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    Yippee! Online ADRs worked!

    They asked for ages for CRT (it's a pre-pay so they need to know) otherwise I don't think it matters. I was impressed with the layout too, it was much easier than I expected. I did panic when I couldn't get back to my cart where my CRT's were. Wound up checking those out while my DH kept...
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    Days to Avoid Parks

    We'll be there the 4th -14. As a general rule we avoid the MK on Saturdays. The Xmas parade taping will likely be the 3rd/4th so that's an "avoid" in our books. For the most part we haven't found any of the other parks to be particularly bad on the other days. Epcot does get crowded on it's...
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    Yippee! Online ADRs worked!

    Last year we got shut out of online reservations with technical difficulties. This year, no problems! Had everything done by 6:30am. We got everything we wanted including CRT for our XMAS party dinner and our first ADRs for Le Cellier! We're also trying Teppan Edo (with somewhat picky kids)...
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    Parking At A Resort and Taking The MonoRail

    This past December was the first time in five years that we didn't need an ADR to park at the Contemporary. They just waived us in. The other years we were asked for the time and location of our ADR which was checked on the list and we were given a blue 3-hour pass and told to park to the...
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