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This board should be mentioned in every new member packet. I only had one really bad vacation and that was my own fault for thinking I could stay in a standard room after getting spoiled to villas. I agree with going too often. I think if we had purchased 2 smaller contracts we might only be...

The other thing that people don't get is that animals are as lazy as possible when it comes to food. Even when they hunt they prey on the young or injured before going after something older and healthier. Even if the animal does not see it was a human that fed it if a gator gets accustomed to...

Don't worry. This will not be one of those rant posts. I would like to thank Disboards and all the helpful members here for everything from air conditioner instructions to services like OL. There were a lot of little things that made trips better. 15 years ago Disney was still a couple's...

If they go up something else has to come down. I wouldn't be surprised if they reversed some of the last allocation. It is a good explanation for why they are doing another one so soon.

I don't know about that. My wife hates them as much as I do. It is probably more of a vacation style thing. Commando vacationers probably don't care. Those of us who go at a relaxed pace use our rooms more.

Well, at least I am glad I had a good trip since no one else cares.

It has been a tough year. As some of you may remember our trip to HHI was cut short due to a tornado hitting our home which is still unresolved. I had an accident before we left so I was forced to vacation with the aid of a scooter but we were determined to have a good vacation regardless...

As others have said you will have to make a reservation for them if they are not members. The only other thing I would caution is to make sure they understand the approximate costs of going even with the room provided and the cancellation policies. There is nothing sadder than wasted points.

I have one but it is more of a resource than a planning guide. We do plan our days and meals but it is very high level. The rest of it contains things like OL inventory and reorder list, websites, account information, grocery list, AC override instructions, restaurants outside disney we enjoy...

This question gets batted around a whole lot here. As usual some have offered very good answers why the market can bear even more development. From a personal perspective as long as I can book a vacation at 1 of my top 3 choices at 7 months, I am not sure why I should care. I think if they...

Sorry you lost your vacation due to illness and I hope he feels better soon. I am so glad MS took care of you. I was shocked when they refunded all of our points when were forced to leave HHI after the tornado hit our home so we have been a beneficiary of their kindness this year as well...

What if your family loves Disney at Christmas so much they would rather go at that time instead of their birthdays? There is no way I would pick a birthday trip over a Christmas trip. Of course that is just me.

I tend to agree with this. Even if 2013 does come so much could change between now and then. If you had asked me 5 months ago how our vacations would play out for the forseeable future I would have said we would spend every spring at HHI and go to WDW for Christmas time. After the tornado...

Garden grocer offers a limited selection but if you only need a few things for breakfast you may prefer it to we go shop because with them there is no order form and you have to tell them what and where to get your groceries. Garden grocer has an online order form and most likely will be the...

I guess that is my point. In your shoes I would borrow and borrow until the kids were grown and catch up at a later time. I would do what I want in 2012 and let 2013 figure itself out especially since you don't know the point charts. It could be that even if you saved the points in 2012 you...

I wouldn't worry about 2013. 400 WWYD threads from now you may be in HHI that week for all you know. I don't like to plan that far ahead because I might change my mind or life may get in the way and I would be worried about something that I might not ever do. If my plans next year mean...

The Swan and Dolphin are often overlooked as places to eat but that is a mistake. The food there is incredible.

A package denotes savings. If there is still a savings with the 3 split stays requiring one day tickets then people do it, if not, they are probably dumb to do it for value reasons. It would be like sitting down at an all you can eat restaurant and being told you would have to pay again if...

That may be the letter of the rule but if Disney actually expected a person with 3 splits over 10 days to spend $39 they would not sell many mugs. I feel this falls into the spirit of the rule where a length of stay is the time you are on a single vacation. Even if there is no real value to...

Also, in lieu of your experience maybe you should reconsider asking to be bitten because you are Irish. ;)