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I need a little help! I have a trip planned for ToT weekend in October, along with 4 friends. They are all relative newbies and I want to show them an amazing weekend. At the 180-day mark, I booked dinner for our first night at 'Ohana. I was thinking it would be a fun, relaxing dinner (with...

I am training for my first runDisney races - ToT and W&D - and with the weather warming up, I am trying to run more outdoors instead of on the treadmill. Good music can make all the difference, and I've been working on a really motivating playlist. What are your favorite songs to listen to...

Has anyone used any of the Jeff Galloway apps? I was considering getting one - either the 10k ($3.99) or the Half Marathon ($14.99). I'm training for the ToT 10-miler and have previously only run a few 5k races. I used a Couch to 5k app a couple of years ago when I first started running, with...

I'm planning to run my very first runDisney race this year - the Tower of Terror 10-miler! I know what date the registration opens, but does anyone know what time? I'm really nervous about it selling out quickly, and I've already planned a girls weekend w/ some friends around running it, and...

I've planned multiple trips - some for my family and a couple that were adults-only - and I consider myself somewhat of a planning expert. However, I now have an opportunity to plan an entirely different kind of trip, and I need some HELP! I have really been wanting to do a Disney race, and I...

I purchased an embroidered pillowcase on Etsy with my son's name, the year, and a picture of Mickey in a pumpkin on it for our upcoming trip (we leave in exactly 2 weeks!!). We thought this would be a fun new way to collect autographs, since he already has several books filled with autographs...

We are planning a trip for January 3-12 (adults-only anniversary trip), and we originally were thinking that we wanted to spend the whole trip at The Boardwalk. Then we decided we’d split the trip up, with the first 4 nights at AoA in one of the Little Mermaid rooms. I really wanted to see AoA...

Date: Thursday, September 20th – Sunday, September 23rd Location: Port Orleans French Quarter Cast: Me (Jess), Shawn (my awesome DH), Brandon (just turned 7), and my BFF and her DH This trip came on the heels of a wonderful 9-day family trip in August (16th-25th at All Star Movies). I...

I know that in years past, there have been special Halloween-themed cupcakes and other snacks available in the MK on MNSSHP days. Can anyone confirm if there are special snacks this year? Pictures would be awesome! I'll be there in 2 days, but wanted to make sure I didn't miss anything! The only...

Has anyone attended MNSSHP yet? If so, please post some updates for those of us who are anxiously waiting and planning! :) How long were the lines for characters? Rides? Do you have pictures of your costumes? Merchandise? Post them here! If you can’t tell, I’m slightly excited about going next...

I’m attending my first MNSSHP in a couple of weeks, and I have been trying to work out the best strategy. I have printed out last year’s map, read everything I could find about it, looked at suggested touring plans, etc. We will be going to the MK that morning after breakfast at ‘Ohana...

Has anyone ordered the personalized shirts from the Disney Store? I wanted to order something for our upcoming trip – not matching “Family Vacation 2012” shirts, but more like something with just a different character on each one (characters that can’t typically be found on shirts), and maybe...

I know this has been discussed before in various threads, but I am trying to compile a go-to list for some additional ideas to have for the future (our trip is a little over 3 weeks away). I want to hear about the small surprises or extra magic that you create right before or during your trip. I...

I’m extremely excited to be starting my first-ever trip report! We’re still WDW newbies (this was our 2nd trip), so everything is still shiny and new and exciting for us. A lot of the things we got to do on this trip were firsts for us, so I hope that you will enjoy experiencing this with me...

We are planning a 5-day trip with some friends in March (unexpected trip - yay!), and I definitely want to try a little drinking around the world. I keep hearing great things about the margaritas at La Cava del Tequila, and this is my question - is this a place where we can just walk up? I...

Can anyone give me any information (or opinions or suggestions) on camping in a tent at Fort Wilderness? We are possibly planning a quick 4 day trip w/ some friends at the beginning of March. We would be flying and then renting a car, and I thought that camping might be a better option than...

Does anyone know how much parking costs at Universal? We'll be there on Monday and Tuesday, and I've been trying to decide if I want to buy a 2-day hopper or 2-day single park passes. Today it occurred to me that it might be more cost-effective to just buy an annual pass, because we'll be going...

Here goes on my first ever pre-trip report (hopefully followed in a couple of weeks by my first ever trip report)! The cast for this trip is going to be me (Jess, 33) and my husband, Shawn (37). Back in August, we took our first family vacation to WDW with our 6 year old son. We...

Does anyone have any general tips or suggestions for Universal or IoA? We'll be spending 2 days there during our January WDW trip. I've been there a couple of times, but it has been 7 years since my last visit, and my husband has never been. I'm planning on using a touring plan from The...

My husband & I are planning to go see La Nouba during our January 2012 trip, and I'd like to have dinner in DTD beforehand. We'll be on the dining plan, so I'd like to go somewhere that will accept it. What is the best restaurant there for a pre-show dinner? I've heard good things about Raglan...