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  1. danceintherain

    Have you used a Disney Vacation Planner? Worth it?

    I've used a TA pretty much every time. I switched to a new one this time, because she would do Genie+ and ILL for us, so I didn't have to think about it at 6AM. I've never really felt a loss of control, and it keeps me from making changes every 5 minutes. Also, I HATE making phone calls, but...
  2. danceintherain

    Help..Split Stay or Moderate

    I don't enjoy split stays. We have done it our last 2 trips, and it's just time consuming. I like to unpack, and be done with it. Granted, it's harder with small kids. We had so many "accidents" on our last trip. I also find it difficult to plan trips around a split stay. Typically, I like going...
  3. danceintherain

    ***Official December 2023 Thread***

    Just back. Our flight out of Orlando got delayed 3 hours yesterday. We almost added a day at Universal, rather than wait around at the airport. I forgot how wonderful Christmas at Disney is! I just wish we had had more time to experience more of the Christmas stuff, but we went to bed early most...
  4. danceintherain

    Candlelight Processional - When To Line Up?

    NPH 7PM show 12/6 - dining package I wanted to eat dinner in line, but DH wouldn't go for it. So we ate seated at the Regal Eagle. We ended up getting in line at about 6:15, at which point, the end of the line was in Morocco. Pretty much right after we found the end of the line, and stood there...
  5. danceintherain

    Popcorn Bucket Chatter

    I saw it there last week! I wish I would have gone with this one, instead of the giant Christmas music box one we got. I'll have to take a photo and post later.
  6. danceintherain

    JoW, not going to waste my time

    We went the other day (Wed Dec 6). We needed to kill time before our GotG virtual queue came up. DD9 LOVED it. If we had had my other kids with us, I'm sure the younger boys would have loved it too. It's fun, and probably more fun if it's hot out. The "landscaping" is gorgeous. We didn't have a...
  7. danceintherain

    ***Official December 2023 Thread***

    I just dropped the following ADRs Dec 2 5PM Cape May Cafe Dec 5 2:20PM Space 220 Dec 6 7:45PM Space 220
  8. danceintherain

    Adding a person day of to prebooked DAS passes.

    You can ask at the queue, but some rides have 2 tap points. So even if the person manning the front waves you through, the next person might not be ok with it.
  9. danceintherain

    ***Official December 2023 Thread***

    My kids hate wearing coats, so I doubt they'll even wear them if we have them. Everyone will have a sweatshirt, and probably a jacket, so we can layer up. They're also each packing 2 pairs of long pants. I decided to go with a few dresses for myself, so I can either do nothing, biker shorts, or...
  10. danceintherain

    Would You try to change pre-selections?

    Update: Her anxiety was too bad the last few weeks, so she didn't end up registering until yesterday. Her options were much more limited, so I just left our pre-selections as is. She may not use any of them, but that's ok. She is so relieved that her registration was very quick.
  11. danceintherain

    ***Official December 2023 Thread***

    I'm a bit annoyed that we'll probably have some days that hit high 70s/80F for our trip next week. That's hotter than we wanted. I'm on the fence for whether or not we bring our heavy coats at all. I'm not even sure we'll need them at home for our travel days, so it seems silly to pack them for...
  12. danceintherain

    online DAS registration rant

    My Mom came over today to pick up my kiddo, so I got her set up with the chat. Got right through and registered, but Advance Selections are taking me a while. We're at the 5 day mark, so I assume the availability isn't as good as it was a few weeks ago.
  13. danceintherain

    Disney's YACHT & BEACH CLUB RESORTS Information & Questions

    The 3 yo asked me if we could go to "the beach" at Disney World today. I told him we have a week. It's his first trip!
  14. danceintherain

    The good old days

    Same year, I spent $149/night at Animal Kingdom Lodge with an AP discount. The military salute ticket offer was $99 for a 4-day that year too!
  15. danceintherain

    Packing Cube Recomendations

    I did get some compression cubes when I traveled a few months ago, but they were crappy ones from Walmart. The zipper already broke on one. I was flying an international budget airline for part of my trip that has notoriously strict luggage limits. So I wanted to make sure I stayed within size...
  16. danceintherain

    Packing Cube Recomendations

    IME, they don't really save space. They do help with organization. They can also help convince you pack less. I have 4 kids, and while I don't mind checking bags, I don't want to check a separate bag for everyone. Basically, with packing cubes, everyone can have their own smaller bag within a...
  17. danceintherain

    Are Amazon digital credits for delayed delivery kaput?

    I'm sure it depends on exactly where you live and the general shipping from where what you bought is coming from and where you are. Some fancy algorithm. I've gotten plenty of offers recently (I have $11 banked right now) but most of what I'm buying is for our upcoming Disney trip, and I didn't...
  18. danceintherain

    Need to vent about how expensive WDW is now

    It's definitely tough. If we didn't have military discounts, I'm not sure we'd ever go back. But, after our next trip, we'll probably end up staying at Shades of Green, because there's just not really a reason not to anymore. The value just isn't there with the Disney hotels anymore. I've...
  19. danceintherain

    online DAS registration rant

    I'm glad I pushed DH to do it a few weeks ago! There's no way he would be up to dealing with that kind of a wait. My Mom tried last week, and got kicked out, when she couldn't figure out how to turn her camera and mic on in 10 minutes. She wasn't in the right head space to do it, when I've been...
  20. danceintherain

    Would You try to change pre-selections?

    DH got approved for DAS last week. I did all his pre-selections including our family of 6. I got everything we wanted with early enough times to accommodate our daily afternoon break. We are traveling with my parents, and my mom has qualified for DAS in the past. She hasn't gotten around to...




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