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  1. Ted Daggett

    Anyone use the DVC Rental Store?

    On one of the trips for which I rented points, my daughter wanted to bring a friend after we had already secured the rented DVC room. I informed David's, and they had the DVC member who rented the points to me add my daughter's friend to our room. It was a very easy process, HOWEVER, I only...
  2. Ted Daggett

    Ever lost or found anything valuable?

    One year I left my glasses on the night stand at Saratoga Springs Resort. I usually wear contacts all of the time, so I didn't realize the glasses were gone until the first night after we returned home from Disney. I called SSR to see if they found any lost glasses, and they said, yes...
  3. Ted Daggett

    Anyone use the DVC Rental Store?

    I have rented DVC points from David's Vacation Club Rentals five times (BLT,BLT,BLT,OKW,SSR). All five times the process was very easy, and everything went smoothly. We received magic bands and Magical express tickets with no hassle, and once we were on property there was no way of knowing...
  4. Ted Daggett

    Splash Mountain...don't want to get soaked

    We usually get more wet from the random water jets that they shoot out right before the first small incline then when we go down the big drop, and there is a rebound splash of the water off of the right wall after the first plunge down "slippin' falls" that surprises us and gets us wet. I rode...
  5. Ted Daggett

    Challenge ideas

    1. total rides in one day contest 2. total times on single ride 3. craziest photo taken by the automatic cameras on rides 4. total churro eaten contest 5. Photo of as many numbers 1-100 inside of the disney parks 6. total selfies with cast members
  6. Ted Daggett

    Security splitting up families / groups at entrances

    TSA only lets family members go into the Pre-Check line if they are under 12.
  7. Ted Daggett

    Last Post on Free Dining vs Paying for Dining vs. No Dining

    Some other things to consider in order to be sure you are comparing apples to apples: 1. When you get free dining, everyone in the room gets free dining, so if you have 5 people, you get more benefit then if you have 2, but the room discount is only applied once and is the same no matter how...
  8. Ted Daggett

    Is May a Cold Time?

    Historic average is high of 88 and low of 66. The term "pretty cool" in orlando is much different than the term "pretty cool" in Boston. In Boston when it is 50 people wear shorts, in orlando when it is 60 people wear winter coats and gloves.
  9. Ted Daggett

    Magic Kingdom...not so magical.

    I went to MK yesterday with my daughter and her friend. We were staying offsite, and I purchased the park tickets so that I could make my FP+ at the 30 day mark. We had a breakfast reservation at BeOurGuest at 8:15. We arrived at the MK entrance at 8:00. However the ticket reader at the park...
  10. Ted Daggett

    Surprising kids with a trip

    I suggest you tell the kids in advance. This allows the trip to "last" longer. You have months to get excited and talk about the trip. If you surprise them the day of, they only have excitement during the trip, instead of a month of excitement build up plus the excitement on the trip. One...
  11. Ted Daggett

    Resort Airline Check In

    I am staying at the JW Marriott for a week for business. On thursday night my daughter and her friend are flying down and we are going to MK for the day on Friday. Typically I stay on site, and check in to my flight home and check my luggage using the Disney hotel airport check in service. I...
  12. Ted Daggett

    moving between resorts

    I believe there are two Uber drop off/pick up areas, one in the parking lot that is kind of behind House of Blues, and the other on the far end behind where they do the Christmas tree display, behind Wolfgang Puck Express (where the old bus stop was).
  13. Ted Daggett

    How to "lessen the blow" of leaving WDW?

    We typically go to MK on our last day, and book a 7:30 pm flight out of MCO. We try to stay in the park as late as possible and usually end up running out of the park to our car to race to the airport. The fear of missing our flight distracts us from the sadness of leaving the park. The...
  14. Ted Daggett

    "One And Done" Attractions

    1 and Done: Astro Orbiter -- spins too fast, made me dizzy, and the queue is annoying with the elevator, etc. Turtle Talk with Crush - Kids are older now Its tough to be a bug - don't need to see that again Country Bear Jamboree - its really not that good Enchanted Tales with Belle - kids are...
  15. Ted Daggett

    Soarin' Evacuation (7/16/19)

    We were on Splash Mtn and the ride stopped when we were about 3 logs before the drop for the Laughin' Place. The music stopped, the lights came on, and we were told that a CM would come to assist us to get out of the logs. Several CMs arrived within a couple of minutes, released the restraint...
  16. Ted Daggett

    Planning dining reservations around the Holiday shows/events/parades--any suggestions?

    Mickey's Very Merry Christmas Party will require additional tickets, and normal ticket holders will need to leave the park at 6 pm. So you would need to plan meals around it. Here are the dates of the party, but it looks like your trip doesn't line up with any of party dates. November: 8, 11...
  17. Ted Daggett

    DVC Rentals - Contemporary vs. Poly vs. Grand Floridian

    POLY is our favorite, I like the pool the best out of the 3. I also like Capt Cooks quick service better than the QS at the other 2. However, for a "quick stay", I think the BLT is most convenient to MK, since you can walk to MK, without having to wait on monorail or ferry boat lines. All...
  18. Ted Daggett

    Daves' DVC Rentals - What's the catch?

    Once you link your reservation to My Disney Experience you can process your online check in, which gives you the option for room location requests. The DVC member will need to arrange magical express and dining plan.
  19. Ted Daggett

    Daves' DVC Rentals - What's the catch?

    I have booked trips for less than 44 points two times; one time I booked one night studio for about 20 points. I think if under 44 points they cannot guarantee that a DVC member will book for that small amount of points (may not be worth it to them). But if the DVC member is willing, they can...
  20. Ted Daggett

    Daves' DVC Rentals - What's the catch?

    Like everyone above already mentioned, in order to get the resort you want you have to reserve FAR in advance, AND there are no refunds. We have rented points 4 times, 2BR at Old Key West, Studio at BLT, Studio at Saratoga Springs, and we rented for August 2019 at BLT again. Each time went...
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