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I know this reply is very tardy, but I think you're right: buying JB points is rarely a good deal. Earning them through a JB credit card spend (where you pay off the balance in full every month so you don't ever incur interest charges) is the best and cheapest way to get points. I may pay...

My daughter was tall enough for most coasters at age 4, too, and ended up loving them! I concur with the progressive approach mentioned by others. See how they do on Barnstormer, then Dwarfs, then Slinky or Big Thunder...

Just chiming in as everyone makes the inevitable WDW vs. Epic comparisons... While those comparisons have focused (very reasonably) on attractions, theming, and footprint, one aspect I didn't see mentioned was the touring experience itself. While preferences in this vein are subjective, for my...

No, but since Helios Grand bookings and multi-day tix were live just after 6am today, I'm using that as my benchmark.

True. While "free" is almost always "worth it" in the real world, because "free" usually means "costs nothing" (so I suspect that wasn't what the OP was asking about), there are arguably situations in which getting the DDP for free isn't worth it either, if you are thereby disqualified from...

Me too! Seasonal passholder here (in a family of 4 passholders, incuding our 18-year-old son and 16-year-old daughter), and we are super-excited that we'll have the chance to purchase 1-day tickets so soon, and before the general public. Our 6-night August 2025 Epic Universe trip has been...

My (admittedly anecdotal) impression via the half dozen cast members I know is that the problem is coming from the top down: low morale, caused by increasing demands and corporate indifference, without increased compensation. It tracks: WDW is trying to take more than ever from guests while...

So instead, you can choose to spend 8 hours in standby lines for 6 or 7 rides. ;) (Chiming in to pile on to the criticism over HS's poor/limited attraction mix, but I do agree with your point!)

Wow. They really did their best to put the "box" in flower box. ;)

In their original versions, POTC. Nowadays, BTMRR. Intervening changes muddled the POTC storyline and removed almost all sense of danger or derring-do, while BTMRR's changes (some pluses, some not) are at least a wash.

Absolutely, 100%, THIS. Your post perfectly summarizes why my family of repeat-visiting, can't-wait-to-book-our-next-trip Disney World fans has become completely disenchanted with WDW. Our post-G+ visits in particular were more demoralizing than fun. We are fortunate in that we could still...

Completely agree (although I'd argue that most of Disney's newer hotels/refurbs suffer from the same trend of watered-down, cheapened theming). In addition, the Helios standard rooms are dinky in size (significantly smaller than standard rooms at any other premium/signature, and only 10 SF...

The moment I posted, I gave it another proofread and realized my mistake, but you were too quick for me! My apologies to everyone in my generation! ;)

We haven't been in a couple of years, but at the time we made the decision to be, in Ross-and-Rachel terms, "on a break" with Disney, I'd been budgeting about $1,000/day (or night) for our family of four (with 2 adults and 2 teens). It broke down to $0 for flights (we always fly on rewards...

I'm sorry for your loss - and would read with interest any stories you would like to share about your father.

Both can happen, and have. I tend to see Disney and Universal parks as comparable, all things (except personal nostalgia) considered. Disney is slightly better at some things (e.g., immersive and beautiful lands, varied ride systems), and Universal at others (parades, roving characters, street...

It was a fun attraction and one I absolutely loved as a child, but honestly (and having done the one at Disneyland a few years ago as an adult, which gave me a new and different perspective), it was not designed for modern-sized bodies, or modern-sized expectations. It was a slow and...

FWIW, have you been to Strong Water Tavern (Sapphire Falls Resort, an easy boat ride or few minutes' walk from Citywalk)? It's the best food we've ever had on-property: just don't be fooled by the "small plates" description. Some of their dishes are enough to comprise a generously-portioned...

They're still beverage coolers. That said, we kept milk and cream cheese (both freshly-purchased) in ours for a good 3 days with no problems. YMMV.

They're both expensive, but we've switched over to Universal exclusively (as opposed to splitting Orlando vacations between WDW and Universal) solely because of how disproportionately complicated, costly, uncertain, and generally miserable Disney has made the touring/queuing experience. At...