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Wrangler-Rick

Wrangler-Rick

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StarWarsGirl95 said:
Well, let's start with the positives:
Studio was nice and big. Featured two showers and a single bed that pulled down from the wall, so my brother was not stuck on his air mattress (although he doesn't mind so much). The two showers thing was great. Needed a bigger kitchenette, though. The food is really good, and it's easy to get to both MK and Epcot via the monorail.

Now let's get to the negative.

I'm the wrong person to ask about the resort's design. I used to think it was so beautiful and great...then they built Aulani. Honesty, it felt like Fake Hawaii...and it still does. It felt even more after the refurb like they have been trying to copy Aulani...and failing.

Other issues: we had a few major issues with the room. Our air conditioner was dripping...and they never fixed it. Had the same issue at Hilton Hawaiian three years ago. They fixed it right away and offered to let us switch rooms, which we didn't, but it was still a nice offer. And we had ants in the room. My mom sprayed her disinfectant and killed most of them. They said that room would go out of service once we were done with it. But still.

And last but not least, the monorail closing earlier or at the same time as MK is annoying. Really wish they would replace the monorail fleet.

We are thinking of staying there again in Jan, though. The room size alone is really what we need. Hopefully some of the issues will have been ironed out by then. We'll give it one more shot. But it didn't blow me away. Contemporary is nicer by a long shot.
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Just wondering;do you have a pic of the DHS theater with the BAH gone? I heard they put a stage up, but I haven't seen any pix of it yet....
 
Figgy1

Figgy1

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betty rose said:
Wow, going to school until late June just doesn't feel right to me. We always got out after Memorial Week-end, and didn't return until after Labor Day.
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One year my boys had a long vacation due to a construction project. They got out June 7th or so and went back September 9th. By Labor day I was ready to ship them and their friends off to boarding school:banghead:
 
ajrwdwgirl

ajrwdwgirl

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StarWarsGirl95 said:
English I think really depends on the teacher. I had a really easy senior year English class. Really, we did basically nothing the second half of the year. I think I had a 99.9 in it. I still got a four on the AP in spite of doing very little. That being said, your son could probably take and do well on the AP English exams with little more than a review book. They are based more upon what you've learned all four years of high school, not just your senior year. The honors English classes (at my school, it was standard, honors, and GT, Gifted and Talented, for English the first two years, then GT dropped off and it was AP. AP and GT classes were worth the same amount as a weighted GPA) were often just as much, if not more, work than AP. Especially senior year.

I would be pretty worried about AP stat. I mean, he's obviously good at math, but when I was in high school, everyone complained about stat. They made that exam even worse a few years ago. And I took it in college...and complained the entire way through. Those who knew me and were on this thread remember. :hilarious:
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To kind of piggy back on the AP thing, at the middle school/high school I currently teach at we only offer 203 AP classes a year, yet in the last couple years many of our students have studied on their own and taken AP tests for courses we don't offer. Many of those students have passed AP tests just by studying on their own. One student took 10 AP tests one spring and passed all 10. I encourage many of my college bound students to take the AP classes and tests because it is a lot cheaper to take the test than to pay for college credit. I tell them that I earned 6 credits when I took the AP test, so I can pass they can pass! ;)
 
ajrwdwgirl

ajrwdwgirl

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MR FERRET said:
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Backstage tours are your friend (plus we found out how the ballroom scene is done)
It's real ghosts
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Which backstage tour did you take? We did Keys to the Kingdom a few years ago and enjoyed it. We rode HM on the tour but the only thing I remember being pointed out was a few hidden Mickeys.

Oh nevermind I see you posted it was part of the Marceline tour. But how was that tour? Worth taking? We have thought about that one and the tour that goes to most all of the parks (can't remember the name of it right now).
 
ajrwdwgirl

ajrwdwgirl

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figmentfan423 said:
Good morning @ajrwdwgirl how's your crazy weather? Hoping it is nice and quiet!
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Good morning! It is kind of quiet, very windy today and not raining (rained the last two days). It might make it to 73 today. I hope so, the dog is moping because we haven't had hammock time. I used the morning to make home made spaghetti sauce today for lunch. Hubby brought home some tomatoes from the farmers market yesterday. I had mentioned briefly making spaghetti sauce and how it would be better with fresh tomatoes, so he must have wanted it too. How is your morning going? Any warm weather?
 
Figgy1

Figgy1

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ajrwdwgirl said:
Good morning! It is kind of quiet, very windy today and not raining (rained the last two days). It might make it to 73 today. I hope so, the dog is moping because we haven't had hammock time. I used the morning to make home made spaghetti sauce today for lunch. Hubby brought home some tomatoes from the farmers market yesterday. I had mentioned briefly making spaghetti sauce and how it would be better with fresh tomatoes, so he must have wanted it too. How is your morning going? Any warm weather?
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It's warm but rainy! After today the next week or so should be good!
 
StarWarsGirl

StarWarsGirl

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In the Parks
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Wrangler-Rick said:
Just wondering;do you have a pic of the DHS theater with the BAH gone? I heard they put a stage up, but I haven't seen any pix of it yet....
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We'll be at DHS on Saturday before we head home. I can take one.

Yes, there is a stage there. It's for Frozen summer fun. Even with the stage there, you can still see the theater. Much better than the BAH.
 
StarWarsGirl

StarWarsGirl

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In the Parks
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ajrwdwgirl said:
To kind of piggy back on the AP thing, at the middle school/high school I currently teach at we only offer 203 AP classes a year, yet in the last couple years many of our students have studied on their own and taken AP tests for courses we don't offer. Many of those students have passed AP tests just by studying on their own. One student took 10 AP tests one spring and passed all 10. I encourage many of my college bound students to take the AP classes and tests because it is a lot cheaper to take the test than to pay for college credit. I tell them that I earned 6 credits when I took the AP test, so I can pass they can pass! ;)
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I was already a Junior last semester because of AP exams. 15 credits, and some of it set me way ahead on the coursework for my major. Economics was the most helpful. Six credits, able to start upper level management courses a lot sooner.
 

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