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YC is my forever favorite and go-to resort, but I stayed at BW last July. We had daily rainstorms, and the thing I missed the most about YC was everything being under one roof. At BW you have to trek out to the boardwalk for everything; YC is more compact, and it’s a quick indoor walk to the...

I like Mouskepros. $6 a month, unlimited searches, text alerts. It’s gotten me everything I want my past two trips, and that’s with a party of 10, so I’m looking for two tables every time. It doesn’t really blow up until a week or so before my trip, and then the alerts go crazy as people...

Last October I took a bench while my kids went to ride Mission Space. A family — mom, dad, grandma, 2 young kids, and a baby in a stroller — stop on the path maybe 15 feet away from me and start loudly arguing. Grandma was drunk and obnoxious, and was refusing to let go of the stroller handle...

Agreed. I thought the food was great at Connections and it’ll be a must-do now. The decor is blah but the lines moved and everyone really liked what they ordered.

I can’t wait to hear more about the “new recreation and dining options.” The Poly is always a crowded cluster as it is, between guests and visitors who are just there to eat and drink. I have a feeling they’re going to add a quiet pool and a snack bar to the new tower, if even that, and that’s...

The area with rooms overlooking the YC quiet pool and tennis courts were being worked on in November when I was there. Not the most beautiful thing to look at, but there was never any real noise from it. It wasn’t intrusive at all.

I appreciate both perspectives here. If I had to do it all over again, I’m not sure I’d be as forthcoming, because it bit me big time. It was aggravating seeing kids I know were on vacations entering and leaving the school today. When the school nurse and principal called me today in response...

Oh, don’t get me started. My 12 year old was considered fully vaccinated this past Thursday, while we were in Disney World. I’m from NJ and we, like half the state, took advantage of Jersey Week plus a few extra days. I was honest with the school that we were going on vacation, but found out...

I had a real internal struggle over vaccinating my 3 kids. I jumped at my own chance to get vaccinated in March, and forced my Fox News loving fiancé to get his at the same time. But while my oldest 2 boys were eligible all along, my youngest didn’t turn 12 until late August, so I took a wait...

Love this report! I laughed out loud at “just meandering anywhere we wanted, like carefree Disney tourists in the 1980s or something”. So true.

You’ve got people in every state that refuse to get vaccinated and/or wear masks, and Delta is ripping through children and younger people more than Alpha ever did. I don’t think the Northeast is reversing course so much as altering the course. I don’t doubt the Northeast will have a spike soon...

Ugh. I feel your pain. I’m supposed to check in in 65 days, and I have good days and bad days. Some days I’m super optimistic that things will be better by then, and other days I’m like FLORIDA IS THE WORST, HOW CAN I GO THERE, I MUST CANCEL. My youngest turned 12 today so we’ll all be...

I’m genuinely curious as to what makes you think the outbreak in FL has peaked and is starting to decline. It’s no secret that FL hospitals are full and are turning away very sick patients. Many of those people are going to die at home. It’s also no secret that it’s near impossible to get a...

My son and niece and nephew have loved Epcot since they were toddlers. It’s not all rides-rides-rides like the Magic Kingdom, but they have a blast anyway and the rides that they do have are ones they would miss a LOT if we skipped Epcot. They loved stopping in all the different countries at the...

I’m surprised I’m the first one singing its praises, but GF. You want grown up lovely, you’ll find it there. A lot of people say it’s overrated (I say it sometimes, too) but it’s still a cut above the other resorts. The best of the best CMs, beautiful expanses of greenery, and an overall...

A 2 BR villa, a family suite at AOA or All Star Music, or 2 connecting rooms at any resort, although connections aren’t guaranteed. In a family suite, one of the adults would have to share a bed with a kid.

I love a split stay and do it every time, even with a big traveling party and small children, and it’s exponentially easier if you don’t have a large party and small kids. The key is organized packing before you leave home. Everything goes in packing cubes or ziploc bags. Everybody’s stuff gets...

You’ve gotten some great advice here. I appreciate it too, and will start doing some of these! I do a few things to save for trips. By no means do these small hacks cover the whole trip, but they help take a chunk out of the overall expense. 1) I keep a separate no-fee bank account just for...

It’s not shimmery, but I’ve been a fan of L’Oreal Revitalift moisturizer with SPF for a few years. I’m 43 now and I used pricey department store face moisturizers in my 30s, then switched to this a few years ago. I LOVE it. I also started using Loreal’s Revitalift serum and hyaluronic acid...

That teal blue isn’t working for me, and I don’t like the pillows with the purple. I know those colors are found in nature, but they seem a little out of place at the Poly. Also, the older rooms had warmer lighting. It could just be the photos, but the lighting looks cooler, almost LED. I like...