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I've been trying to figure out how to post this for months without WDW killing the loophole, but we avoided paying for parking at Coronado this past February and May. We drive down from Charleston, SC because it's a nice 5.5 hour drive and if we flew, it would cost substantially more, we...

They came up through Charleston, as well. The band ran all the way to Virginia. Our city government offices as well as many local businesses, the library, and the College of Charleston all closed at 2 today due to the weather. I believe it threw some tornados south of here. It was not a normal...

My dad worked for Kyocera as ceramic engineer designing capacitors, usually for medical equipment like pacemakers. In 1996, I was one of 50 American employees' children sent on a 2-week expenses-paid tour of Japan, and one of the many highlights was when they rented Nara Dreamland for us and a...

There are 4 parks. Not the 1 or 2 we had through the late 80s at the vacation kingdom of the world, when it was a slower, full resort experience. 4 parks, 2 water parks, 2 mini golf courses, and Disney Springs. All at record-high rates with heavily scheduled dining and fastpasses, and most...

Off topic, but what a lovely photo!

Wasn't there a Titanic-themed attraction in Australia back in the day? Or did I hallucinate it...

Yeah, it was crazy. I'd gotten a big Christmas bonus at work, and I called Disney direct to book the week before the trip, with no real idea of what I was getting- we had always stayed off-property, so I was like, 'so this is why my dad said WDW hotels are expensive! " Our first Boardwalk stay...

The first time I stayed as an adult and paid for my own trip, we paid the exorbitant pre-paid rate of $220 a nite for the second week of January 2012 at Coronado Springs. We were placed in an unrefurbished room, in all it's tired, early 90s glory, as first - time out of state annual passholders...

Vin Diesel - just for the vibration when he hits a low cadence! A lot of moms and dads would walk out more ahem relaxed ;)

As a SC resident whose electric bill skyrocketed as a result of these corruption-ridden disasters (until voters had to repeatedly sue our own legislature to freeze rates during the investigation) and will most likely suffer massive rate increases for decades to pay for the never-built plants...

Awesome, thanks!

Does the park get crazy crowds? I don't follow football - clearly, since our fastpasses are at the Magic Kingdom on Monday and it's too late to switch things around *facepalm*

True - it was Coke when I started out. Then some horrible genius discovered pedialyte. The taste alone... ergh.

Alcohol has a lot of sugary calories and raises your blood sugar pretty high when you overindulge, followed by a crash as you sober up, compounded by dehydration. A banana (potassium), water, and protein is your best bet. A great remedy is Pedialyte mixed with red bull- 10+ years on the road...

I loathe hotels that do this. My guy was in a small band for years and stayed in a different hotel in a different city every night- those fees, which frequently stay on the card for several days, really add up. Plus you have to watch your card to be sure it comes off - we've had to call about...

Try living in the historic district with no driveway. Street parking, which I pay for via an annual permit, is hit or miss- you can't park in another district, even if that district is the next street over, high-tide flooding knocks half of the possible spaces out of the running, monthly street...

A fair amount ends up on ebay. That's where I bought Boardwalk curtains and room art, a Yacht club armchair and ottoman, Contemporary decorative bed bolsters, and a fair amount of other stuff that's removed during refurbs. Some of it is in better shape than others- the curtains REEKED - and it...

The restaurants, Westin heavenly beds, and hotels run like hotels put them far above other Disney resorts. If you have a problem, there's usually a speedier resolution than when dealing with your typical castmembers. Everything feels more professional, and as an adult without children, it's...

Been tipsy plenty of times- Journey into Imagination is much more enjoyable with a Moosehead under your belt- but never drunk. Probably because, as I start edging over, we inevitably start trying experimental cocktails at the festival booths and most have been pretty awful; anyone remember the...

Thank you so very much, Martin. I really appreciate it- did attempt to look the answer up on my own, but there was so much 'seasonal' activity that we weren't sure. Happy New Year to you and yours!