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Wife and I picked up our APs yesterday when we took her mom to EPCOT for F&W. Her mom is 73 and it was her first time going to a Disney park; she said she felt like she was six years old! She was a trooper though, lasted until 8 even in that heat and humidity. Quick question: I had a MDE account that I used to manage previous trips. My wife signed up for her own account when we got our APs, but now it seems there's some confusion with the system. I sent her an invite through the Family and Friends list page but it keeps giving her an error. Do I need to remove her from our current reservation (we were staying at POR for marathon weekend, but now that we live here we aren't sure we will keep it; we will definitely drop the tickets portion and will likely reduce the number of nights) in order for it to work? Also, where do I get some sweet AP pins/buttons so everyone knows we are awesome?
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Took my wife and her mom to Typhoon Lagoon for the first time. Lots of fun was had on Miss Adventure Falls and the three Crush'n Gusher slides. Then we went to the Poly to have a drink at Trader Sam's. Except they wouldn't let us in the parking lot. Is it hit or miss if they let you in? What if you had a reservation at a fancy place? Would they still tell you to go park at the MK lot and ride the monorail?
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Oct 15, 2017 22:18
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Question about Mickey's Very Merry Christmas Party: do you need a regular park admission ticket in addition to the extra event ticket? Or do you just need the event ticket and can't get in to MK until 4PM or whenever? Wife and I are APs, but her mom is in town (and my mom will be in December) and we want to take her. Just trying to figure out if we need to buy a regular admission ticket plus the event tickets. Also, question for other APs: how do you handle out of town visitors who want to come with you? Do you set up an entry for them in your MDE, buy the ticket in their name and set up their FPs?
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Oct 19, 2017 01:12
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FINALLY! Snagged two fastpasses for Flights of Passage for today, so impromptu trip to AK for a bit
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Oct 22, 2017 15:41
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My wife bought me tickets to Star Wars Galactic Nights in December for my birthday. Anyone go in April? Thoughts?
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Oct 31, 2017 02:41
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Heading to Mickey's Very Merry Christmas Party tonight, super pumped!
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Nov 10, 2017 17:43
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So I told y'all that my wife got us tickets to Star Wars Galactic Nights for my birthday. What I DIDN'T know was she also got us costumes: I'm going as evil Anakin, she's going as Amidala. This.....should be interesting
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Nov 18, 2017 21:44
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Lots of info on Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge for those interested: https://www.orlandoweekly.com/Blogs...to-disney-world
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Nov 23, 2017 16:31
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How much more crowded can the Skyliner make the International Gateway, given only six people can fit on a single gondola?
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Dec 10, 2017 15:31
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PurpleButterfly posted:Sure, and yes, it might be. My very first visit to WDW was when I was 14. This was before consumer digital cameras or smartphones, so I took with me two manual Kodak FunSaver film cameras. I've kept the resulting prints all these years, and before last year's trip, I put them all into a photo album, which I hauled with me in a bag all day. I referred to it and did my best to recreate every shot that 14-year-old me took, intending to put the new shots into the album under the old ones and make a photo essay. (I really should go back and finish that project now that the subject has come up.) Holy crap that is awesome. Any chance you could share an example?
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Jan 23, 2018 14:15
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Price increases dropped yesterday. Parking going from $20 to $22 has to be annoying, especially for cash payments. FL resident PP AP's went up $60, ouch!
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Feb 12, 2018 14:04
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At MK and it’s stupid crowded. Haunted Mansion broke down right before we got on, Peoplemover broke down and people had to walk on the tracks, Space is down, no Pirates and lots and lots of angry people. One lady was yelling bloody murder at a woman who bumped into her ankle with the stroller. Couldn’t even move around Small World the lines were backed up and blocking th path
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Mar 3, 2018 20:39
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Bottom Liner posted:Sure, but is that because he beat you over the head with it until you said "I'm sorry"? Can be talked into Trader Sams
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Mar 3, 2018 23:09
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A full accounting of rides that closed down yesterday: Space Mountain, Splash Mountain, Big Thunder Mountain, Peoplemover, Haunted Mansion, Jungle Cruise. And Pirates is closed for scene changes. That’s a lot of people on fewer rides. We were given a paper fastpass by our waitress at Skipper Canteen and we used it at Jungle Cruise, tooo us 30 minutes
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Mar 4, 2018 15:57
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Managed to get a FP+ for Alien Swirling Saucers for the weekend after opening. Wish it was Slinky Dog Dash, but I'll take what I can get
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Jun 7, 2018 13:49
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Anya posted:I've got enough credit cards, and the cost isn't an issue for me, but yeah - I need to just get pre-check. I believe so, but a fairly tame one since it's an all-ages ride.
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Jun 7, 2018 17:43
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Quixotic1 posted:Looks like Disney visits are back on the menu boys, AP are unblocked for June and passholders will get a chance to register and visit toystoryland first. My email said APs can get access to visit in September, not to visit first
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Jun 8, 2018 15:11
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https://photos.app.goo.gl/RA1tcdhotgW67jq86 This is my 73 year old mother-in-law, who had never been to Disney World and doesn't speak any English. Just look at her face when Mickey started talking to her!
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Jun 16, 2018 11:50
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Cais posted:The land is HOT. There is basically no shade and it’s all outdoors. Including the new toy story queue apparently. Well that sounds lovely...
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Jun 24, 2018 16:16
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Sure hope there's a FP line
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Jun 30, 2018 19:36
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Wife and I hit up TSL yesterday evening to check it out. We had FPs for Alien Swirling Saucers at 7PM, just in time for the rains and lightning to begin at 6:30. When it seemed like the rain was about done, we walked in, did rear end, then tried to wait for Slinky but they had closed it down. The area is super cute, lots of little details, and I thought rear end was better than I expected given the reviews. There's way more whip than I was expecting. Not something I'd wait a long time for, but definitely doable.
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Jul 8, 2018 17:28
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J33uk posted:Well poo poo. Got the Annual Passholder Toy Story Land September exclusive playtime invite. After waiting five minutes for everything to load all the slots are now sold out. Awesome. I got a 7AM slot on a Friday for my wife and I. Guess that'll be a WFH day. I never saw the yeti in A mode, so I'm kind of excited to see it as originally intended. My wife will be sad though, as she loves Everest and it'll probably be down for awhile.
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Jul 12, 2018 13:13
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Braksgirl posted:Silly Burrito and I arrive on Sept 6, doing VIPassholder night at Epcot that night, Halloween party on the 9th and go home on the 10th. Sup VIPassholder night on the 6th! Wife and I will be there. Then the following week we have our Toy Story Passholder day
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Aug 16, 2018 00:42
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Yesterday, my wife and I did it. All four parks in one day. Started at the Toy Story Land passholder event, got to ride Slinky four times, plus Aliens and some photos. Then we hit up AK for Kilimanjaro Safari and Everest. We parked back at Epcot but took the monorail to Magic Kingdom and did Buzz Lightyear and Carousel. Back to Epcot for some F&W fun, then home. Exhausting day, especially with the heat, but so much fun.
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Sep 15, 2018 15:48
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They had a blog post about it, stating that a) historically they have underestimated these early months, and b) last year Disney started fewer people in the parks, causing long lines as capacity was reduced
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Jan 4, 2019 23:40
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Anya posted:Len Testa did an interview with someone’s podcast in late spring/early summer about it. He couldn’t figure out why lines were so bad, so he had people standing and counting capacity and realized that staffing had dropped because per hour throughput was crashing hard. It was a really interesting discussion- contemplating labor cuts to increase wait times for money saving because of all construction going on. It's even worse because when you manufacture longer wait times, people are in line and not spending money. When they're utilizing all the ride capacity and lines are still long, it generally means more total people are in the parks, so those not in line are buying Mickey ears and churros and poo poo.
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Jan 5, 2019 00:46
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Zero One posted:Mizner's is expanding. It's gotten busier over the years as more locals discover it so this is a good thing. Love me some Mizners. Wanted to stop in for a drink this weekend but looks like that's out
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Mar 21, 2019 01:05
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There's really different types of meltdowns in the parks. First, you've got the parents. They can melt down because mom wants dad to do something and dad doesn't want to, and they start bickering or yelling at each other. They can melt down because little Jimmy or Susy are the MOST important people in the entire park, and anyone who ever gets in front of them in a line is personally responsible for ruining their kid's trip. And then they can melt down because they're basically children themselves. Kids melt down generally because they're overwhelmed by the spectacle of everything, the heat, or for being exhausted (usually the fault of the parents wanting The Perfect Trip). My favorite was when I was waiting for some family to get off Big Thunder. An older Indian woman was pushing a stroller and accidentally bumped into a very large woman. Now, I'm no stroller apologist; I think a solid portion of people use them as battering rams in the parks, and you should need lessons and a license before being allowed to operate one. But you would think the larger woman was being run over repeatedly by a Mack truck the way she was screaming at the top of her lungs. Not in pain, but in anger at the other woman. The older woman was apologizing profusely; the larger woman was yelling "You loving idiot! Gosh! You broke the skin! I'm loving bleeding over here!" (note: she was not bleeding)
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Mar 23, 2019 15:00
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Where would the Disney-based station go?
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Apr 5, 2019 14:40
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Rumors were that the people who run Splitsville will take over and rebrand Bongos as a tex-mex place.
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May 10, 2019 17:07
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I still say MGM and will do so until the day I die.
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Jun 22, 2019 21:14
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Bottom Liner posted:We’re doing the cast preview of Star Wars on the 13th! Hyyyype We're still waiting for AP registration to open up. They announced it June 17th, people are going nuts waiting
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Jul 23, 2019 17:19
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AP previews just announced for 8/17-8/21. Pretty short, so going to be tough to get a slot (CM previews are for two full weeks).
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Jul 23, 2019 19:53
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Managed to grab an AP preview spot for the 18th, doing Smuggler’s Run and Ova’s Cantina. Super pumped!
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Jul 27, 2019 16:48
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Just got the SWagE. The wait for Millenium Falcon is 120 minutes. Our reservation time at Oga’s is 3:25 and there’s an hour wait to even check in. People are pissed
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Aug 18, 2019 20:13
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Orange County schools went back in session last Monday, so at least during the week it's not locals crowding up the place. Yesterday at MK most of the big rides had waits between 75-135 minutes, but we were able to knock out 11 rides between rope drop and 4PM. Disney is always crowded, but there's a difference between crowded and loving Crowded.
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Aug 20, 2019 15:36
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All I want is an answer to WHERE DID THE OTHER DAUGHTER GO?
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Aug 23, 2019 16:16
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The storm was crazy and scared the poo poo out of me. I lost power about 7:10 or so, still hasn’t been back on. I live right around the corner from the MK
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Aug 27, 2019 01:49
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Hit up Food & Wine fest yesterday for a bit. Pretty low crowds, did a lap and rarely had a wait for any of the kiosks. We hit up Africa (Kenyan beef tenderloin), Italy (ravioli carbonara), Brazil (pao) and the chocolate kiosk (liquid nitrogen truffle). Four down, 36 more to go
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My decision to avoid the monorail at all costs keeps sounding better and better...
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