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A few years back we took a *bonus* trip to WDW b/c my husband had a conference at the Boardwalk. Since this trip was pushing our vacation budget for the year, I had to minimize the money spent on Disney food. What surprised me were some of the non-food benefits to bringing our own. 1) Having...

I think it would be amazing if Rivers of Light is up and running by your trip. If not, I imagine the extended hours will continue. I think this would be a really fun park to be in at night, and I hope that you get to experience all of the new offerings. I think you're right about Katy's...

Day 5 - Thursday, May 26 - Part 6: Is it a Bird? Is it a plane? No, it's Zebra Girl! So, remember how I told you that I grudgingly let Pickle spend her souvenir money to buy zebra Mickey ears? Well, Pickle made a good call! As we got to the end of the queue at KS, the cast member loading...

Day 5 - Thursday, May 26 - Part 5: Dino-mite! We headed off to ride Dinosaur, our last of our three pre-arranged FP+ for the day. This was to be a first for Princess and Pickle, but as we got to the loading area, there seemed to be trouble with the time traveling jeeps. At first it...

Sanaa sounds great--haven't been there, but would love to go. I hope you have a great experience. It was very funny. :rotfl: I hope you have a great time. You know it will be crowded, but what a way to celebrate your daughter's birthday! I was blown away by the length to which Disney...

I definitely prefer touring AK in the fall, winter, or spring, and the heat makes me not want to eat at Flame Tree or Y&Y. The air-conditioning is great in the summer, and next time we'll just have to make a point of trying Restaurantasorous. The day definitely got better. :) The trails...

Day 5 - Thursday, May 26 - Part 2: This is Safari Land Coffee, and I'm Dana Brown After soaking up lots of water in our clothes, we retrieved our stuff from the lockers and headed off. We were sitting on a FP+ for Dinosaur that was good in about an hour, so I decided to take the kids to the...

Day 5 - Thursday, May 26 - Part 1: Are you yeti? With three day, one-park per day tickets, the kids and I had a hard time figuring out what to do on this day. We knew we were going to go to Epcot on Tuesday because the evening extra magic hours would mean more time to spend with Matt; we knew...

Thanks, Phil. It was a lot of fun. I hope you get to do one sometime soon. You definitely need to meet Joy & Sadness--they were awesome. I was surprised at how much I liked BB. Other water parks I've been to haven't been as nice...but of course, BB has the Disney touch. It's beautifully...

I'm amazed that your girls did Summit Plummet at 9 and 10. Very brave! I'm sure you'll get back again someday, and I am glad that your trip for December is on! I meant to do the family raft ride, but missed it! I'm glad I'm not the only one to miss the slides, though. This seemed to be a...

Day 5 - Wednesday, May 25 - Part 2: First Timers at Blizzard Beach What have you never done before at Walt Disney World? One of the things that I had never done until this trip was go to a water park. There are several reasons for this: we haven't often traveled to WDW during the summer and...

Another vote for Sushi Bay in Kapolei. Everything was very good and reasonably priced.

I wish I would have brought my own pillow from home, and I didn't because of how much space it would have taken up in my luggage. The pillows at Aulani were all too big and fluffy for me as someone who sleeps on her back. In retrospect, it would've been worth the luggage space. One thing...

Hi jodybird511! My family just got back from Aulani on Monday. I have three kids, dd16, ds13, and dd9. We only stayed three nights, so I don't have a ton of advice, but I'll let you know what we experienced. First off, the Painted Sky wasn't exactly what I thought it was going to be. I was...

Day 4 - Tuesday, May 24 - Part 4: Places to Go and People to See The kids let me take a 30 minute nap, which was great. After that, I had promised Pickle to take her to the pool. We played there for another hour and a half or so. There were lots of fun activities at the Boardwalk pool both...

Day 4 - Tuesday, May 24 - Part 3: An Epcot Morning Our first fastpass+ was ready for Test Track, so that is where we headed next with a brief stop for a picture. Pickle was excited because her car kept coming in 1st place in several of the categories during the ride. She was thrilled...

Day 4 - Tuesday, May 24 - Part 2: Joy, Sadness, and Baymax! The kids and I got up early for Epcot. We got to the entrance between France and the U.K. pavilions about an hour to 45 minutes before the park officially opened at 9:00. The easy walk to Epcot from the Boardwalk is great. This was...

Thanks, toystoryduo! I had a great time walking around and exploring the area. I hope to make it back there sometime.

Hi Pio! I think that tip would be handy even if you've just come to the Crescent Lake area for dinner to spend an evening, but would be fun if you stay there, too. Hi Phil! It's funny how things change when your kids get to be teens. There's both good and bad, and I really enjoyed the...

Day 3 - Monday, May 23 - Part 5: Fireworks x2 Pickle definitely wanted to see the fireworks, so we took the cast members' advice and walked to the bridge. This bridge spans the canal-like portion of the lake that the resort boats use, and in order to get to Epcot from the Boardwalk you have to...