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Edna Mode posted:I wonder if the tower will visible from any of the parks. I know they're usually pretty anal about the sightlines. Taking a look at the parks on Google Maps, I'd say that riders on Everest will likely be the only ones able to see it.
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My holiday plans for this year have changed and instead of spending 2 days at the California parks, I'm ending up going to the Orlando ones instead for 5 days. We haven't finalised the itinerary yet so I have some questions to help us plan: - Which of the Disney parks are absolutely worth it? Looking at the chatter and the attractions, we're considering dropping EPCOT and possibly one more. -How are the crowds in early July? It's the only time we had available, but I've heard things get -packed- during the Summer months. -We've heard incredibly mixed things about the food at the parks, and coming from a family of picky eaters we're wary of dropping any cash on food once in. Is there any recommendations of places to eat/places to avoid? Ditto for Universal. -Speaking of Universal, we're likely only spending one day of the five there (depending on how many Disney parks we drop) and are debating getting tickets for both the main park and Islands of Adventure. Is it doable to get a fair bit of Universal done in a day?
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Feb 17, 2017 03:43
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SteelMentor posted:- Which of the Disney parks are absolutely worth it? Looking at the chatter and the attractions, we're considering dropping EPCOT and possibly one more.
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SteelMentor posted:-We've heard incredibly mixed things about the food at the parks, and coming from a family of picky eaters we're wary of dropping any cash on food once in. Is there any recommendations of places to eat/places to avoid? Ditto for Universal. I have never been disappointed in the food in the Harry Potter parts of Universal. Both Three Broomsticks and Leaky Cauldron have been quite tasty every time I have been. If you are only at Universal for one or two days, I highly recommend the express pass upgrade to your tickets. You form a smaller line with other EP holders, and it works on every single attraction except a few in both parks (HP Forbidden Journey, HP Escape from Gringotts, Hogwarts Express spring to mind -- there may have been one or two others I forget). Some Universal properties include a free upgrade to EP for the tickets of anyone staying on-site, so it *may* be worth your time/money to change hotels. Or to book a room and never actually sleep there, simply showing up to check in and activate your express passes.
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Braksgirl posted:Is Coronado that popular that they need that many more rooms? Unless they're pushing the convention center aspect more. I feel like its a way to increase resort room numbers without building a new resort, but I don't now how much money they save sine that looks like a modern self contained hotel. The idea of dining with views of all the fireworks shows is pretty interesting to me, though.
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I have to think that at least part of the motivation is to allow them to play with pricing more. At the low end, there's a little bit of variety in pricing with AoA being a hint more expensive. The Deluxes obviously have a ton of variety. Then you have the 4 moderate resorts which are all within a dollar or two of each other. Throwing a tower up makes it completely justifiable to charge more (air conditioned hallways!) and i'm sure it helps with conventioneers that want to avoid Florida heat that much more.quote:Which of the Disney parks are absolutely worth it? Looking at the chatter and the attractions, we're considering dropping EPCOT and possibly one more. What's the age composition of your family and what do they like? Hollywood Studios is a bit of a mess at the moment, so it's the easiest to ditch...but if your family likes Star Wars, it may be a must-do. Same if they like thrill rides, as Rock 'n' Roller Coaster and Tower of Terror are two of the best WDW has to offer. If your family is very kid centric, then Epcot is probably skippable. Future World (the front half of the park) is badly in need of an overhaul, and the World Showcase is a bit wasted on a group of kids and picky eaters...unless your kids are obsessed with Frozen, in which case you may need to worry about doing Frozen Ever After. Animal Kingdom is pretty much a must-see at this point. It's an absolutely beautiful park. And Magic Kingdom is pretty much non-negotiable unless you have kids who're in a 'I'm too old for Disney' phase. And even then, are you really going to hike all the way to the Florida swamps and not see Cinderella's Castle?
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We're an older family group, Mum Dad a teenager who's currently too cool for themeparks and a mid-twenties dork in me. Magic Kingdom is the only lock due to Dad's childhood dream of going there, Animal Kingdom sounds pretty sweet, when abouts is Avatar Land due to open?
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Feb 17, 2017 14:32
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Boxman posted:And Magic Kingdom is pretty much non-negotiable unless you have kids who're in a 'I'm too old for Disney' phase. If my kids did that, I'm pretty sure I would put them up for adoption. My fiancee and I have already decided that we want a family where the kids get to grow up with Disney.
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Feb 17, 2017 14:42
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Pandora is scheduled to open May 27. If you're going to Universal for Harry Potter stuff, you must get the Park to Park option. You can't ride Hogwarts Express without it and it's a really cool attraction.
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Tim Whatley posted:Holy moly, a new town center and a 17 story 500 room addition to Coronado Springs, and new waterfront dining/shopping being added to Caribbean Beach. chitoryu12 posted:If my kids did that, I'm pretty sure I would put them up for adoption. My fiancee and I have already decided that we want a family where the kids get to grow up with Disney. I had a really great conversation with my wife last night. I told her about the Caribbean Beach improvements and she was excited, she loved it when we stayed there. Then she said "won't it be great when our daughter gets older (she's 15 now) and we can go as just a couple again. Then when we have grandkids and can go with them." There was such joy in her voice it was great. Then the kicker "especially when we move down there and it'll be so easy to go to the parks." I've been working on her for a while now to get her used to the idea of moving to Florida once our daughter goes to college. Even though all our friends and family are here in NJ, the winters and cost of living are ridiculous. I think I've sold her on the concept of at least snow-birding it. It will be better for my career as well, many more opportunities for movement / promotion there than working remote from NJ.
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chitoryu12 posted:If my kids did that, I'm pretty sure I would put them up for adoption. My fiancee and I have already decided that we want a family where the kids get to grow up with Disney. I'm being serious when I say part of my ideal relationship is a trip to Disney because who says no to Disney aside from "Too Cool for School" teenagers?
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Feb 17, 2017 21:01
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BB8 is going to be at Star Wars Launch Bay at DHS this spring. I'm kind of stupidly excited about this.
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Feb 17, 2017 21:56
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Braksgirl posted:BB8 is going to be at Star Wars Launch Bay at DHS this spring. I'm kind of stupidly excited about this. As a meetable character? If so, then so am I!   Edit: I was phoneposting last night; today, I went and read the article. Yes, he is going to be a meetable character, in addition to Chewie and Kylo. Yay! Glad I saved my BB-8 Mickey-ear hat from last spring's trip. 
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Feb 20, 2017 06:10
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I never remember to bring shiny objects for the Jawas 
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Feb 20, 2017 07:45
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If you're a pin trading idiot like I am, Disney revealed a bunch this morning here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7M9YThbwPxs Including this magnificent one (screenshot) 
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Feb 20, 2017 16:32
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I'm getting those jungle cruise pixel art and pleasure island ones hell ya
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One thing I've learned about those "mystery boxes" where you never know what you are going to get is that it results in some dumb kid off the leash opening them all to get the one he wants. Though, gently caress me, I want those Jungle Cruise pins.
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I saw the show tonight and was blown away. The water projections were incredible and the music was great. I think the finale lacked something but it's hard to go out with a bang when you can't use fireworks. I'd put this show just behind Illuminations as my second favorite nighttime show.
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Zero One posted:I saw the show tonight and was blown away. The water projections were incredible and the music was great. River of Light is like the Electric Water Pageant, Epcot's dancing water fountain, and the good parts of Fantasmic had an awesome but kind of short baby. I really liked it. Speaking of Animal Kingdom, I thought Flights of Wonder was going to have a new format but Dr. Guano or whatever is still part of the show. (It's still great and I will still drag everyone I possibly can to it but I am really sick of the plot. The Safari finally ditched its plot why not this?) But there is a new bird show in Dinoland that's basically everything I've ever wished for. 
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Feb 23, 2017 05:07
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Rivers of Light felt really long when we previewed it, especially with that extended intro and the boats and everything. Definitely awesome though.
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Rahonavis posted:River of Light is like the Electric Water Pageant, Epcot's dancing water fountain, and the good parts of Fantasmic had an awesome but kind of short baby. I really liked it. Booo this man. Guano Joe is the best part of the show.
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Zero One posted:Booo this man. Guano Joe is the best part of the show. I am no man! (I need a combo of and  right now. I guess  works.)Anyway, more potentially bad opinions! New Soarin is going to take some time for me to warm to, but it finally ends in Illuminations instead of Disneyland and that's good enough for me. Frozen Ever After is nice. It sure as hell isn't an hour or more wait worth of nice, so I'm glad I decided to do it first thing in the morning; FP's are booked for my whole stay. I really love the Festival of Fantasy parade. I don't know about Disney Springs; the eastern third that hasn't changed much is still nice but the newer areas are kind of boring. Birdwatching there is still choice. 
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I'm really glad Rivers of Light has started! I'm pretty lukewarm on fireworks but I really liked World of Color at DCA. Also being seated helps! Also Animal Kingdom has all of the best shows. Festival of the Lion King, Flights of Wonder, and Finding Nemo are all fantastic.
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Since i'm having the hardest of times finding it do any of you fellow cm's know the address of Cast connection thanks
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Empress Brosephine posted:Since i'm having the hardest of times finding it do any of you fellow cm's know the address of Cast connection thanks According to Google, Pest Control and Cast Connection are at 2340 Recycle Way, Bay Lake, FL 34787.
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cool thanks, don't know why I didn't think of google
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Its wayyyyyy out in the sticks by the Animal Kingdom area and I've been there and can't describe how the hell to get there.
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someone at work said "near coronado" so i'm just going to hope for the best; i heard there's a big tool sale this weekend so. it's weird how theres like no info on the back website tho.
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Feb 25, 2017 11:07
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So what are the best eats in Universal?
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Empress Brosephine posted:someone at work said "near coronado" so i'm just going to hope for the best; i heard there's a big tool sale this weekend so. Coming from world drive, get off and head towards Coronado. Turn right at the light that is after the main stop light of the Coronado. Continue until you come to your first traffic signal. Back stage DAK will be on your left. Turn right at this stop light. Before you get to the security arm (Bear island is restricted going towards MK), turn left into the recycle area/cast connections.
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Scruff McGruff posted:So what are the best eats in Universal? Cowfish is fantastic. Solid sushi and amazing burgers. The milkshakes at the new chocolate emporium are an insane experience as well. Highly recommended. These are both "outside" the parks but it's like a 5 min walk to either and way better than the quick service options. Inside the parks the Harry Potter food is pretty good other than the shepards pie, it kinda sucked. The English breakfasts are awesome there.
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nbakyfan posted:Coming from world drive, get off and head towards Coronado. Turn right at the light that is after the main stop light of the Coronado. Continue until you come to your first traffic signal. Back stage DAK will be on your left. Turn right at this stop light. Before you get to the security arm (Bear island is restricted going towards MK), turn left into the recycle area/cast connections. Thanks man. I'm excited to go this weekend.
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Scruff McGruff posted:So what are the best eats in Universal? Bottom Liner is pretty much on the money. Inside the parks, the Harry Potter lands have the best food quality for the money (other eateries are about the same cost but nowhere near as good, and they're mostly generic American fare like burgers and spaghetti). If you want actual good food, head to CityWalk for places like Cowfish and Toothsome. I'm kinda upset that they scan IDs at the employee commissaries now, or I'd just use my old team member ID to head backstage and get better food that isn't marked up over 2x.
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Going to Universal tomorrow so also thanks for that info. It's been forever since I went to Universal and it was like early September, are wait times bad there?
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Scruff McGruff posted:So what are the best eats in Universal? The mexican restaurant on Citywalk Antojitos is awesome.
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Unmature posted:The mexican restaurant on Citywalk Antojitos is awesome. Get the guac and watch them make it fresh at your table, it's soooooooo good.
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Empress Brosephine posted:Going to Universal tomorrow so also thanks for that info. It's been forever since I went to Universal and it was like early September, are wait times bad there? They're pretty spikey. Harry Potter will be most crowded at opening because everyone rushes, but Forbidden Journey and Gringotts both have single rider lines you can use to bypass that. Don't miss Transformers if you haven't been on it before, it's probably my favorite ride in Florida.
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Feb 25, 2017 23:14
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I don't like Harry Potter anyways so no worries. Love transformers tho.
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We did gringotts as soon as the park opened and it worked out ok, I think a lot of people plan to do that but get distracted by everything else along the way so we only had maybe a 10 minute wait. The ride was a ton of fun but it's short, I'd have been pretty pissed if I waited an hour plus for it, which is what the line was at about an hour after open. Transformers was great and never seemed to have a wait over 15 minutes. The dueling dragons is kind of funny because it's very obvious that it predates Harry Potter and just got a reskin. The Mummy ride was pretty good too but has some really outdated animatronics.
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How's the wait times on Kong? That's what I really want to do.
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