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We've stayed at Movies and Pop. I liked Movies lots better. I thought the theming there was cute and fun, while at Pop it was just tacky. What's up with all the gigantic cutouts of people dancing? Yuck. And I hated the fact that the Pop bus stop always seemed to be the last one at all of...

I think there are two kinds of kids on this issue: those that desperately want to believe and will be upset with you if you crush their beliefs, and those who desperately want to be told the truth to about everything and will be upset with you if you lie. You just have to know which kind your...

Don't count on it. Early brochures for the plan last year also did not list many of the World Showcase restauraunts. But they all added later on. I've seen it mentioned somewhere several times that this probably has to do with the timing of contracts, etc.

Actually, no they're not. According to the US Department of Justice, violent crime rates have dropped 26% since 1996. Murder rates are about the same as they were in the 1960s. Rape rates are about 1/5 of what they were in 1973. We are just more aware - that doesn't mean that things are...

Since our fruits and veggies tends to take a dive when we're at WDW, I bring dried apricots and mangos in addition to the standard granola bars, milk&cereal bars and fruit gummies. I also bring some of cereals in individual serving containers, not the old fashioned boxes but the newer cup/bowl...

The world wasn't all that much safer when we were kids - just ask anyone molested by a priest or a boy scout leader. The difference was that people just didn't talk about it back then. I guess I'm a bit radical in that I think at 14 a child can handle themselves independantly for a bit...

We did it in August. In hindsight, I wouldn't do it again. We stood in a short line for 45 minutes - even the regular Epcot Character Spot line moved faster than the line for this! But the photo is nice in that we got Mickey, Minnie and Goofy together (the only place they would do that). And...

If you want multiple items, you just have to tell the cashier ringing them up that you want to use a single counter service credit for them, or that you want to use individual snack credits for everything. Just tell the cashier how you want it done - I never had any problem using 3 snack...

Anytime we ate at Pop for breakfast, we used our snack credits. What we got: - Bowl of Oatmeal - Muffin - Bagel w/cream cheese - Lg Orange Juice - Croissant - Box of Entemann's donuts - Cup of sliced apples - Bowl of grapes - Chocolate Chip Cookie (Ok, I admit one morning I did...

I think kids can pick up some things that do apply directly to their text-book learning. My daughter manages her own spending money at WDW - that relates directly back to many of the math lessons she's had in 1st and now 2nd grade, covering counting money, how much each coin is worth, and how to...

What are crowds like over the long Columbus Day weekend (Oct 6-8)? Since it's one of those holidays that a lot of businesses don't give, I'm wondering if the crowds pick up just a bit - or if they pick up alot since many kids have off that Monday from school...

Ah credit cards - gotta love them, gotta hate them. Sounds like the problem here isn't that Travelocity put through an actual charge to your credit card, but they did do a preauthorization for an amount. This is common - it happens on everything from travel like this to pumping gas at the...

All I can say is boy, I'm glad we do private school and don't have to deal with this mess! This is ALL about funding, and the fact that the public schools today don't want to lose the $$$ they get from various sources when your child is out for a day. This has absolutely nothing to do with the...

There is a special bus service called ART (Anaheim Resort Transit) that runs from many of the offsite hotels to DL, just like the WDW bus system (ok - it's a bit different, but it's close). It's only $3/person a day. Check out: http://www.rideart.org/ The trick is to pick a hotel that...

We chased Marie all last week - but we always seemed to miss her by a day. She was at the Studios the day before us, and at Epcot in France the day before us. I talked with the CMs at both the Studios and Epcot who often "help" Marie, and they told me that she is still a special character and...

That's true - IF the bus shows up. We were scheduled for an 8:15 pickup at Pop yesterday, along with a bunch of other folks. That bus never came. The 8:45 bus then showed up, but because the 8:15 AND 8:45 folks were all now waiting, only about half the people could fit onto the bus. The...

My daughter was fine on dark rides when she was younger, but as she got a bit older she didn't like them. Ages 4-7 seem to be the worst for that fear. She's getting over it again now. Funny thing is, she's never hated "thrill" rides (loves them in fact), it's the simple dark ones that get...

We did. I packed one of my daughter's (many) princess dresses, but she didn't want to wear it to the appointment so she just wore a nice summer dress. After the appointment, we went back to the hotel and she changed into the princess dress, and I took a few pictures on the grounds of the...

From the pre-order page: "Step 4. After your vacation, order your PhotoCD by using the special promotion code. The full cost of Disney's PhotoCD including standard domestic shipping will be deducted from your order." So your CD should ship free of charge after entry your pre-order code.

The airlines may only adjust the price for a given rate class in this way. However, they are constantly adjusting the number of seats available in any given rate class. So you can see what appears to be "price changes" if you check on flights several times during the day - this is actually not...