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Could someone describe Universe of Energy to me? My son (almost five) is dino-obsessed, but he's seen AK's Dinosaur on TV and says it's too scary for him. Is Universe of Energy interesting? How are dinosaurs involved?

I've been reading a bunch of those scholarly books that talk about the cultural implications of everything Disney, blah blah etc. One author said that when she interviewed CMs they seemed to often complain about rude Brazilians, and she figured that there was no way that all these annoying...

Thanks - I wanted you to know how much I'm appreciating your maps when I see them!

Robo, do you have these awesome aerial maps for all the parks? If so, are they posted together somewhere?

What is the reasoning behind charging to the room key, as opposed to just charging directly to the credit card? Do you just want one less thing to carry in the park? Are there places that will charge to your room, but not directly on your credit card?

OK, I'm seriously bummed that my Lightning-obsessed son is not going to get to see the car in person. I guess that's a downside to all this research and planning - getting your hopes up for something that may fall through!

I just got my Baggalinni in the mail a couple days ago, and agree that it's smaller than I thought it would be. But I'm really hoping to limit the amount of stuff I carry, even with an 11-month-old. So I put in my "bare necessities", and they all seemed to fit. I included: four disposable...

I've been wondering about nursing in the baby care centers as well. I'm quite fine with nursing anywhere in public, but this baby (as opposed to my first son) is much more distractable when he's nursing. So the baby care centers do offer dim lighting and quiet nursing areas? It's not a big...

I'm with you, Goofygal, I was scratching my head over comparing the families who got the dining plan with those who didn't. The family with teens just didn't eat all week? They brought all their food in coolers? I don't think so...

Thanks for the link, Jeremy, that was helpful. Ha on the hand sanitizer. I usually carry a bottle of it, but rarely use it on either of my boys. I just keep telling myself that some dirt is good for the immune system!

We'll be making our first trip in about a month, and my younger son will be 11 months old - probably not walking yet, still crawling and "cruising" on furniture. I'm a little worried that he'll get sick of being in the stroller/ being held all day and want to get down and move on his own. Are...

Do the "faces" on the cars move or speak or anything?

I've not yet been to AK, but I read a quote in the Ultimate Guide that said when people started complaining about the tackiness of Dinoland, Disney responded with "Do you know how much money it cost to make it look this cheap?!" Our family will probably have to spend time in Dinoland because...

We'll be there April 21-25. I'm feeling very stupid for thinking that crowds wouldn't be too bad this week when I chose it! Oh well, at least the weather will hopefully be good. (I'm telling myself that bad weather would wreck a trip worse than big crowds would).

(Please forgive me if this is a dumb question). Do I understand correctly that if you're staying on site, your room key is also programmed to be your "ticket" to the parks? And if so, if you check out of the hotel but still plan to visit a park that day before you leave town, what do you use...

Thanks, Chelley. I think we'll definitely be stopping in Georgia on the way home (at Grandma's house), both for a visit and because we'll be exhausted and not in any hurry to get home.

We'll be driving from Ft. Wayne to WDW for our trip in April. Our group includes myself, my husband, our almost-5-year-old and almost-one-year-old, as well as my husband's parents (so we're taking two cars). We haven't decided on when we're leaving exactly, and I thought I'd ask here for input...

I'm thinking that we'll do AK on our arrival day, from early afternoon through regular closing time. It's a morning EMH day, so my thought was that lots of people who arrived early that morning might be heading out of the park around lunch time. (I've never been to AK, so this is all just...

We'll be there the exact same dates. Right now I'm thinking of doing AK on Monday afternoon when we arrive, MK all day Tuesday, Epcot on Wednesday morning (possibly all day, possibly doing a waterpark in the afternoon because we got the ticket upgrade and I don't know how much my kid will...

Sorry, I wasn't clear - I know there are only a few attractions with fastpass machines. I was just wondering, in general, how to tell how long the current standby line is for any ride - in order to make the decision about whether to wait or get a fastpass or skip it.