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    Disney Activities without Park Admission

    We will be there also, for the NAVC conference. We like to do all the things listed and more. We like to visit the Boardwalk and go to various resort restaurants. DTD was a mess when we were there in October. We have a condo down there and visit every 3-4 months. The construction at DTD is...
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    Those that buy Pins to trade from eBay... HELP!

    The pins with the hidden mickey, as seen by the little silhouette of his head on some pins, are CM only pins. You can not "buy" them for they are given to CM to trade with guests. I don't know why the are called scrapers but I do know about the CM picking up their quota to trade with guests.
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    October 2014 Car Rentals.

    I feel that lately the later out you book the better the price. It used to be you would see a price drop 2-3 weeks out from trip. Booked 2 months ago...$126 for a week in October through Alamo. Just booked our January trip as well, lesson learned. We have $149 for a week mid January and will...
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    Warning about MNSSHP only tickets and FP+

    All the fuss about the FP for rides between 4-7pm more than likely is not needed. We've been the past three years and a friend just returned this past weekend and said basically rides were walk on during the party....and in our experience this holds true too. There are no FP after 7pm so all the...
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    Warning about MNSSHP only tickets and FP+

    Thank you so much for the info! We too are only doing the Halloween gig due to everything else (parks) being too much of a pain. I disliked the dining plan because it dictated when and where we were having to eat....now this FP system! They know where you are, where you're going to be and...
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    Warning about MNSSHP only tickets and FP+

    After reading all these posts my head is spinning. We have been to MNSSH a few times but have not been back since the new fast pass stuff. My daughter worked there for years but boy have things changed since she left just last summer. So here is my question...We have yet to buy our tickets for...
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    Carry On Question

    My daughter takes her carry on suitcase and she takes her large Vera duffle as a personal item. She packs it so it still can fit under the seat in front of her though. I am sure if she "packed" it, it would be fine as a carry on (not as a personal item though)
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    Avoiding sunpass transponder fees for rental car

    Guess you could call me really cheap, for I go a route where there are no tolls. I just take the south exit out of the airport and follow Boggy Creek Road to 192. Granted we have a place near Celebration so this way is not too much longer for us. There is a right turn near a gas station...
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    Water Park Annual Pass

    You can buy them at either water park at the ticket booth.
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    Alamo Insiders discontinuing complimentary additional driver

    Well no sooner than I posted this my husband found the new policy online. If you are an Alamo Insiders prior to May 12 you will not incur an additional fee if the rental vehicle is driven by an "Additional Authorized Driver" as defined in the rental agreement. Finally a written answer.
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    Alamo Insiders discontinuing complimentary additional driver

    In reading the FB page, there is much confusion regarding this new change when it comes to additional drivers vs authorized drivers. I am getting different answers when I inquire about if I will be charged for my husband to drive our rental as well. Unfortunately I deleted my email from Alamo...
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    I need an inch

    Considering "safety" is one of the four keys (#1 of the 4) that Disney lives by and their CM's breathe.... I doubt if there is any question to your child height you will be told your child can not go on the ride.
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    Fastest way from Studios to West Side?

    I'm thinking I would get on a bus to Caribbean Beach Resort and then from there take a bus to DTD. It is a short drive on one road, Lake Buena Vista Dr.,to DTD from HS. The Caribbean Beach Resort is on that road and between the two. My daughter worked at HS and we did this drive quite often.
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    Heartguard for our dog

    All heart worm medication has to have a prescription from a veterinarian after a heart worm test has been done and is negative. The manufacturer will only guarantee the medication if purchased through a veterinarian and the medication is given year round. In the northern states, some people do...
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    April 2014 car rentals

    The prices are once again so inflated. We went in January for 2 weeks and the prices were high then also. In the past it seemed you could get the best prices around 3 weeks out, now it seems the early you reserve the better. We have a 11 day rental with upgrade through Alamo for the first week...
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    You can sill pay cash from tolls to disney, right?

    We have a condo about 5 miles from Disney and take toll free roads from MCO to our place all the time. It is less congested and also avoids the dreaded I4 route...I always got caught up in traffic. We exit the airport and head towards the south exit. We take Boggy Creek Road (which does make a...
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    RANT ALERT Park Manners

    Rants: 1) Older children in strollers, walk you can do it. Obesity is a national childhood problem and you wonder why. 2) Chanting "groups" in lines and at shows, only thing more irritating is when it is in a foreign language and I have no idea what you are saying. 3) Big one here....move all...
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    Eating in Disney Frugally

    One of the best things I do to save money is that I bring flavor packets to add to water in the parks (you can do so in your room as well, we have a condo so we no longer stay on site) I grab a handful, usually lemonade flavored, and put them in a small bag we carry into the parks. You can go to...
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    Delays, cancellations...really hope to get away from this snow!

    Thanks! I just seen that all flights from Chicago midway are suspended. We have a condo by Disney and daughter works there so we are flexible. Just feel bad for people without the flexibility :( We are getting buried with snow and have blizzard like conditions.
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    Delays, cancellations...really hope to get away from this snow!

    Planning on leaving in 2 days and can't wait. We have never had weather conditions like this affect our travel. All flights out of our airports Grand Rapids and Detroit Michigan are cancelled today. Supposedly the "bad" weather has not even begun yet :( Wondering how all these...




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