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My daughter is off at college and emailed me a story about this being the last year. We're trying to figure out if we could squeeze in some crazy road trip this winter - we're 25 hours away and couldn't swing flights (we were just there in March) but we'd love to see the lights one more time...

This was one of our favorite places to visit over the last few years. My daughter (now 18) started going to MK when she was 3 and instantly fell in love with all things Disney. She's been a huge Walt Disney fan for years and I thought she'd found heaven when she first saw One Man's Dream. We...

Amtrak runs from San Diego to Anaheim... takes about two hours. In less than that time you could drive it with a rental car (about 90 miles), depending on traffic, and not have to hassle with getting to/from the train stations which could cost extra with a shuttle or taxi. However, the train...

The only reason to consider using your Disney VISA is that some places - and it's somewhat inconsistent - will offer a 10% discount when you use it. By inconsistent I mean it seems to vary. I've always though there was a minimum purchase but I've gotten the discount buying food at a counter...

The bag checks are really pretty quick even when there's a line(s). Most times they just glance in the bag though every once in a while you get the more thorough individual who will open every pocket and root around in it. At DL this past week we never had anyone do more than open the top and...

Great Moments with Mr. Lincoln is a great spot to rest! We did that on Friday and only saw few minutes of the Steve Martin DL anniversary video. So we went back on Saturday and watched all of that. Love the concept art and other items on exhibit there too. Very cool place to stop in for a...

We stayed at the Hilton not too far from the Candy Cane Inn. Almost every time we passed it my daughter said she wanted to go inside and ask if they gave out free candy canes to the guests. Looked like a nice little hotel... almost had a bungalow feel.

I think, in the end, the issue with FP+ is that it just wasn't necessary. It should have been a perk - maybe just allowing you to schedule 1-2 rides in advance as a resort guest. Then keep the original FP system for use in the parks each day. Still want to rope drop and run to TSMM? Go...

I had never seen the need for a FP either... but last November when we were there the standby lines were ridiculous both times we went. I don't know if it was FP+ or what but it was the first time in years that we didn't ride Maelstrom (not that anyone missed it... it's always been something to...

Yep.... head straight there and you'll be more than fine. I assume it's because of the lack of attractions at DHS... but we were in California this week and rode TSMM at CA and got in the standby line an hour after parking opening and it was only a 30 minute wait. We joked about how if we...

Just back from a quick trip to Disneyland and California Adventure. Have to say... using the "old" FP system was wonderful. We pulled several FP's every day and rode all the "big" attractions without issues. We did get to the parks at opening two days and rode things like Radiator Springs via...

Forgot to mention... absolutely LOVED getting to use the "old" Fastpass system. As we usually go to Florida and got to experience the new Magic Bands and FP+... it was a joy to walk up and insert our tickets for an old fashioned FP. We never had any issues with any of them. The two hour...

We ate there Friday night. While I didn't notice the gap in the stall... I did notice how many tables had a view of the hallway to the bathrooms and the women's room in particular. There's a table just feet from the door. Ewww. To me that door should be closed or they should have screen...

My daughter and I went to our first San Diego Comic Con and also hit Disneyland. Here's a brief report... We had three day park hopper tickets and hit Disneyland for our first evening on Wednesday. Due to delays flying in from Dallas we were almost three hours late and instead of getting to...

Great comments/tips. We've only been in DL for one day. It is amazing how hot the sun has been. But at least there's no humidity. My only complaint is that the wait times don't seem to be even close to accurate. Star Tours said 20 minutes and we waited close to 40 and when we came out the...

Boy this is kind of tough to read through. Ohana has always been one of our favorite places to dine over the years. But I'd say in the last 3-4 it's been kind of hit and miss. Last November it was so average that I think we all walked away kind of stunned by it. Sounds like things have only...

We did this one year when we were at the Coronado Resort. The bus stop by us - near the main building - was always overflowing. We looked one morning at the taxi line a few hundred yards away and then looked at one another and without saying a word... headed that way. It wasn't that...

I very much agree with this. When we were at the Contemporary this past November we went down early one morning for a ride to DHS. It was almost 40 minutes before a bus finally came and when it did - those of us waiting filled it to capacity and left a long line of folks behinds us. It's my...

Enjoyed the report... we arrive tomorrow afternoon and will be in the parks tomorrow hopefully by 5:00 and then all day Friday and Saturday. We're old Disney pros and have decided to just roll with things this trip, i.e. no major plans and we'll just go with the flow. We'll see how long that...

I bought 3-day tickets last Friday online for a visit later this week. When you clicked on the Magic Mornings information link it did state that tickets had to be purchased in advance. That's the only reason I did so. Can't wait for our trip to start!