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Or they could build attractions that work as intended. I think my biggest issue was the first time, I didn't see A-mode Kylo, and from our perspective, we couldn't see ship Kylo, so it was nonsensical. But I see your point. I was fortunate to have ridden Rise when it was fully operational -...

When I was there for Thanksgiving, I had my first two experiences with the final Kylo in B mode. The first time, our transport was in the back, and it made no sense whatsoever. The second time, we were in front, so we saw Kylo in his ship in the "window," so there was at least some semblance...

It is fascinating that you asked this, because my post-trip survey was 100% about value. Disney even had a question where you input your trip costs, broken down by hotel, tickets, LL, food, merch, etc. Then they asked value for the individual components. Looking back, I should have...

I rode it for the first and second times Thanksgiving week. I was trying to go in with an open mind, despite how annoyed I was that they got rid of Splash and didn't give Tiana (my daughter's favorite princess) her own ride. This "update" is just lipstick on a pig, and it's one of my biggest...

I was planning to track that, but after walking to the merge with a posted 70 and a posted 65, I quit. I think Soarin was posted 50 when we waited a little bit, and I think Jingle Cruise was posted around 80. Long enough that I would never have entered the queue without an LL.

Couple of points as I sit at MCO after a few park days: 1. The changes to LL are "working" from the standpoint of LL efficiency. I think the longest we waited from the time we hit the end of an LL line to the merge was maybe 5 minutes, and probably 95% of the time we walked straight to the...

I got a custom button today!

No doubt. In an ideal world, there would be no other guests by me and my daughter (only because the wife really dislikes rides and animatronics and basically most things about the parks other than my daughter's (and to a lesser extent, my) happiness). But that just isn't sustainable unless I'm...

Disney's public statements that attendance is down. Reputable reports from travel professionals here and elsewhere that hotel bookings are soft. More reputable reports (and, anecdotally, my own observations) that TS dining is soft. But Disney is also saying that revenues are flat to up...

Yup - this is the same way you can make the VIP tour financially feasible - you find 1 or 2 other families to get the total number of people as close to 10 as possible, you shorten the trip so that you do the VIP tour one day and hit all the headliners, then you do another day or two if you want...

"When We're Together" at the end of the fireworks show at MVMCP. Tearing up just typing about it. Christmas and Disney were two of my mom's favorite things. She passed earlier this year. I am going to be an absolute wreck next Tuesday night.

TS restaurant availability seems to be as open as I've ever seen it in my 25ish years of being the trip planner. But two pieces of advice to help snag tables: 1. If possible for your situation, don't go on the busiest of weeks (Thanksgiving, Christmas/New Years, Spring Break, Easter, etc.)...

No grandma from Encanto? The most insidious villain of the last 20-30 years?

First afternoon tea experience my wife and I ever did, and we have been chasing that dragon ever since.

It was for club level rooms. Another friend had one of the HTTYD suites in her cart, then went to check something, and it was gone when she got back to book. So there was an initial rush that first morning as expected. Things seem to have stabilized for now. I still think they left a ton of...

PSA - Universal has raised Helios prices - a lot - in just a day. I'm trying to get a buddy to join us next Thanksgiving. I priced a 5-night stay for him yesterday, and all in it was about $3200. Today, it's more than $4000. 25% increase overnight!

Booked for Thanksgiving 2025 at Helios. The prices were shockingly low - Disney would have priced it double, and it would still be selling fast. HTTYD suites are gone for that week, and park view categories are selling out pretty quickly. The ticket packages are a pain. I'm hoping single-day...

In my experience, the question "is (fill in the blank" worth it?" is inherently unanswerable. The reason is simple - every single person values things differently. The value one places on things is informed by that person's own lived experience, and it is influenced by any number of factors...

It's back up now. ETA: It times out sporadically, but I ended up getting everything I wanted at the times I wanted. I won Disney today!

Right!?!?! I've been too many times and will return too many times for anything I'm trying to book to ruin my trip if I don't get it. The fact that I get to spend time doing a daddy-daughter trip (while my wife, who doesn't like Disney, gets 5 nights of peace and quiet at home) means that no...