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Thank you for all of the suggestions, especially regarding what is similar/different from what we experienced in California. It's looking like we'll try for Animal Kingdom and Epcot and we can skip over the rides that we've done in Anaheim if we want to see more new things. Thanks for taking...

My husband and I will be in Tampa with Super Bowl Sunday free on our calendar. We are considering driving over to Orlando and doing a Disney day. Neither of us has been to WDW for 20+ years, but we've been to Disneyland/California Adventure twice in the past two years. We're considering...

Thanks for the advice. It's much appreciated (as is your wisdom on the many posts I've lurked on in planning for this trip).

We're planning three days at DLR, a Thursday and a Monday, when crowds are expected to be low, as full days, and another day that we'd split up a bit. Disney in the morning, spend the afternoon somewhere else, returning for the evening. Which day would be the best to split this way? Park...

We're a family of six so we always need to look for bigger rooms or suites. My favorite go-to is a site called Six Suitcase Travel. Plug in where you're going and it will return a list of all the hotels in the area that will accommodate, five, six, or more in a room. It's saved me a ton of...

Oh, I forgot to mention that! Thursday is our "move to San Diego" day--for the rest of the weekend we'll be enjoying Legoland, USS Midway, Cabrillo National Monument, Balboa Park, and any museums we can possibly squeeze in before we fly out of SAN. So no worries about it being just a day...

Sonnyjane, thank you so much for your detailed descriptions of the two parks. Based on what you've told me, and also consulting "America's Best Zoos" by Allen Nyhuis, it looks like we wouldn't go wrong with either place. It seems as if we're leaning toward the Safari Park, so now the trick...

We're hoping to sneak in a visit to either the San Diego Zoo or Safari Park as part of our whirlwind California trip. If you had to choose one or the other, which would you recommend? We've been to many zoos in the Midwest, so which would give us the biggest "wow" factor? Do either of...

I have it booked for us but we're not going for a few weeks yet. From what I gather, it was formerly a Residence Inn but the decor and appliances haven't been updated like most RIs. I found it hard to justify an additional $50/nt for a "real" Residence Inn so we're going to give it a try for...

We're going in a few weeks; I rented a minivan out of SNA and returning to San Diego. For a 12-day stay, it was $581 through National. I prices all sorts of companies, and prices ranged into the thousands of dollars. As others said, play with all the possible combinations of airports...

Thanks for the feedback. Is there a preorder discount for DLR? If not, I like the advice to wait and see how the pics turn out before buying anything. $59 is definitely more in my affordability range. I'm finding the PhotoPass site to be frustratingly difficult; do they list the DLR...

I'm considering buying the PhotoPass CD credit before we leave for Disneyland in a few weeks. Will it be worth it to spend the $100 for two days in the parks? On the average, how many photos per day do you have taken? How many of them are unique enough that you wouldn't be able to capture...

We had planned our big trip to visit southern California in February, but now I'm looking at going during Christmas break instead, as we can spend more time in the area without the kids missing as much school. My plan is to visit DLR prior to December 22 when the crowds are estimated to be...

A good way to find rooms like you describe (two beds plus sofabed or bigger) is the site SixSuitcaseTravel. It's always my first stop when looking for a room for our family of six. Although they won't tell about parking fees, they'll list breakfast information, pool status, and how many beds...