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  1. bkgrim

    Considering driving instead of flying because of TSA

    These are all great ideas and only you have to be the one to decide what is best for you. Our family looks at it this way. We have been driving to Disney for 12 years now. (since our son was 1) 3 People traveling to Disney (2 adults- 1 13 year old) cost to fly to disney from Ohio $800.00...
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    Garmin Owners?

    Every single day both for running and bike. It helps me with setting goal. I did a 5k not to long ago and started our fast with the young kids. The gps helped me watch my speed and adjust.
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    where to stay for 1/2 Marathon

    We are dvc members with reservations at one of our home resorts for this years 1/2 in January. We are staying at Saratoga springs for now. What resort is the quickest to get to Epcot for the start of the race? Will they have a monorail running from the contemporary (bay lake towers ) or is...
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    Disney Transportation new buses?

    we just spent 15 days at the world staying at old key west and rode on new busses most of the time. On driver even commented that the bus only had a few thousand miles on it. They did not contain any driver GPS system or info system on them yet. Great looking buses
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    Very Good News

    this will hurt You are correct. This will hurt Disney. On a recent 15 day trip I witnessed big crowds but also not many buying. This trip is one of the first times that we saw large groups of people bringing lunch and dinner into the parks. We like everyone else will continue to go to...
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    Taking my band - any tips?

    Make sure you collect the students room keys if you are staying on property Make sure Magic Music Days Tickets are not hopper passes. They should not but check with them. If you are not staying on property, next time you are down with your group have your travel agent price staying at All...
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    Taking my band - any tips?

    Good Luck I just returned from taking my marching band to Disney. This has been band trip 10 for me and Disney trip 35 for me so by now I have this down. We stayed at all star Music again and the high school kids loved it (202 of them) We get them up at 6:00am meeting at 650 with chaps and...
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    Animal Kingdom currently (1:00pm) closed to some guests due to capacity (phase 3)

    yes it is christmas We are in animal kingdom and I have not seen crowds like this since last year. We got here at 8am and have done everything. Every cast member has been great and helpful. Way to go Disney
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    MK closed to ALL guests due to capacity, Phase 4 closing

    Was at Epcot We have been to Disney every Christmas/New Years since 1999 and this year was crazy. Big crowds everyday starting on Dec 22 and was still big on Jan 1 We were in Epcot on the 31st and test track had 240 min waits. Lines extended to the DVC counter next to Mouse Gears Our only...
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    Disney Big announcement next week!!!

    News I understand the cruise line has applied to travel into Alaska and Glacier Bay. They are 1 of 6 that have applied for a ten year pass starting in 2010. Could this be some of the news?:D
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    My wife is dragging me to a dinner show!

    I have been to the world a few times (ok 20 days a year for the past 8 years) I have been to the HTD Dinner show DVC Discount. How is the Poly Dinner show? I loved the comedy at HTD and the food. What about the Luau? We have tried to eat at different places each time. :shrug:
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    Liberty Square bridge problems could reroute the parades

    Has been there for some time I do not have pictures but this was under the bridge at Christmas time this past year. We always watch the parade go over the bridge from the other bridge. (We are band directors and look at the bands) If no one is there, this is a great spot. :xmas:
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    DQ fire? (Unocnfirmed)

    fIRE Yes, there was a fire at DQ. (Sorry I just got back from 12 days at DW this morning at 6:00am - nice 1050 mile drive) I was standing on 4th floor area (where the pay for prizes games were) playing the drum rhythm game and noticed a strong electric burn smell. Told the CM's in the area...
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    June AP Rates

    Any idea when the June AP rates will be coming out?:cool:
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    Club Cool Christmas Day

    Beverly I was told that Beverly is used in Italy between drinks of wine and food to nutrilize the taste in your mouth. Kind of like a mouthwash to us. :eek:
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    NYE Closure?

    Crowds Went to Epcot at 7:30am to get pins. went to test track, wonders of life and space with no wait. Ellen broke down and went to spaceship. after this it went crazy. I have never seen the crowds this bad at christmas. Mad house but lots of fun
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    MK Christmas Morning

    Christmas morning Yes you are correct about the crowds. Each day over the Christmas break, we found the parks empty, but by 10:30am everyone was there. But this crowd was different then in the past. Every ride had a wait time, not just the e tickets. We even had to wait for the Tom Land...
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    Project: Gemini Put On Hold

    I am a newbee to this site. As a frequent Disney person... You must understand, Disney is still a major company. They know what that must do to continue to get people to visit and spend money. SpaceShip Earth has technology problems. Every night, the lights go on and the welders go to it...
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