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    The Canadian Film at Epcot - Star agrees with many here.

    I wouldn't mind it if they put in the rumored "Brother Bear Rocky Mountain Raft Ride"...anything to replace that awful brown "mountain" with something that actually resembles the Canadian Rockies (and also something that's actually taller than the Chateau that it sits beside). With a...
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    AAA discount

    I'm checking into POP on Friday at a rate of $68/night with tax after the AAA discount. Without the discount, it would have been $85.86/night with tax. It works out to about 20% off. I wasn't asked for my number when I booked it, but the confirmation letter from Disney says that I'll...
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    Any Theme Park Canada at Par Deals ?

    Sea World and Busch Gardens are offering them for use until April 30, 2005. You can buy them online: http://www.atpar.ca/ I don't know about Ontario, but the CAA in Alberta also sells them in store. The online purchase is actually charged in US funds assuming an exchange rate of 79¢, but...
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    is this rare? a picture with mickey and minnie?

    It was along the pathway that leads towards Toontown and Tomorrowland.
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    Hawthorne Suites near Sea World

    I would agree with pretty much all of these points (except for the pool and laundry, but only because I didn't use them, so I can't comment). It's not the nicest and newest hotel in Orlando, but it certainly isn't the worst hotel I've ever visited either. It wasn't noticably run-down or...
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    LAX to Disneyland - How are the shuttles?

    I wouldn't bother making a reservation for a shuttle from the airport. After you get your bags, walk out the doors and look for the sign for "shuttles and taxis" (something like that, I don't remember the exact wording). SuperShuttle is the "blue" shuttle. There should be someone standing at...
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    is this rare? a picture with mickey and minnie?

    That's exactly what happened with me. It was right after the first show of the day on the stage in front of the castle. In front of the castle, all the other characters were getting mobbed by kids, but Mickey and Minnie were around back all by themselves.
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    Rental Car Fuel Charge

    Also, keep in mind that you are paying for a full tank of gas, whether you return it empty, 1/2 full, or totally full. If the car has a 16 gallon gas tank, you pay for 16 gallons, whether it needs 2 gallons or 14. It would literally have to be running on fumes as you roll into the return lane...
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    Pleasure Island

    The rumor is that it will be an "Irish Style Pub", possibly sponsored by Guinness.
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    What is the Dinosaur ride like?

    If you've been to Disneyland, Dinosaur uses the same ride system as Indiana Jones at Disneyland (if you did that). It isn't really that much like Soarin', but it is similar to Star Tours. The last time I rode Dinosaur, it broke down and we had to be evacuated. It was interesting to see the...
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    MK tours - Where to store cameras?

    When I took the Keys to the Kingdom tour, the guide allowed people to bring their cameras as long as they didn't take any pictures in the backstage areas. She didn't do anything to stop them from taking pictures "on stage". Whenever we entered a backstage area, she reminded people to put their...
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    Disney Entertainment info.

    If you go to hob.com, you can look up the House of Blues to see who will be playing there. I don't know of any other sites that list info for the other clubs. The Disney Visa is not available in Canada.
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    Can we preorder Finding Nemo yet in Canada?

    I went into the Disney Store in Calgary on Saturday and they had a display up for the Lion King preorder. The CM mentioned that they had just received the Finding Nemo information but didn't have anything up for it yet.
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    Picture On M:S?

    I don't know if there would be a practical way to do it. The pods are so enclosed that there's no way they could get all four people into one shot. If you look at the commercial at the Mission:Space website, the shots of the people in the pods are probably what any on-ride photos would end up...
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    Question about Busch Garden Tickets

    Actually, I was just reading on Mousesavers yesterday that you can use unused WDW tickets at Disneyland because they have a higher value than DL tickets. You can't use DL tickets at WDW because they have a lower value - and an expiry date. I found that surprising when I read it, but apparently...
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    Piece of Cake...

    It's funny that Pearson was okay because my sister and her family were supposed to fly home from Halifax to Calgary Saturday morning, but their flight was cancelled because their plane and flight crew were apparently stuck in Toronto. The earliest flight that AC could get them on is Monday...
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    When will park hours for November be public?

    September's hours were posted during the first week of July. October's were posted during the first week of August. November's will likely be out sometime during the last week of August (27th or later) or the first week of September. When they are initially posted, they usually aren't...
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    Brita Water Bottles?

    I tried looking at Wal-Mart but they apparently are phasing them out, so they didn't have any, but they had the filters on clearance prices. I did find one at London Drugs - but I believe they only have stores in BC, Alberta, and Saskatchewan (which doesn't really help you in Nova Scotia). It...
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    Happy Birthday getbak! 8/15

    Thanks everyone! I had a pretty good day...and now it's only 5 weeks till I really celebrate in FLA.
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    The unofficial list of rehabs in Aug/Sept

    Rock 'n' Roller Coaster's rehab is now official. It's on disneyworld.com:




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