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Also, getting A boarding passes does not guarantee sitting up front. My family of 5 had A's, and we sat just behind the wing when we flew into Tampa last month. On the return flight (with A passes again), there were a lot of preboarders, and we sat nearer to the back. We were all together...

We had no problem keeping them our carryons, as well. No one ever questioned them. I don't think I would put them in my checked luggage. They are safer with you.

I tatally agree with pre-boarding getting out of hand. When we flew out of Islip 3 weeks ago, SW allowed only 1 person to board with the pre-boarder. However, when we left Tampa last week, there were entire families pre-boarding. After they all got onboard, a SW employee announced to the rest...

We used mapquest, too. It really wasn't too hard. We were fine going through Tampa. The problem was near the end - we could see the bridge to go over to Clearwater Beach, we just couldn't get to it right away (they are building a new bridge.) As soon as my DH stopped trying to get there a...

We just got back, and the 2 BR grande villas had 2 TVs - 1 huge one in the living room, and 1 smaller one in the master BR. There isn't one in the 2nd BR. As far as DVD or VCR, I'm sorry, but I don't remember.:confused3

We just got back from our FL trip, and because we were only doing Universal Studios for 1 day, I got the express plus passes. They have a bar code on the back for scanning, but the only ride they scanned was MIB. They initialed Mummy and Jimmy Neutron, too. At the other rides and shows, they...

We just got back from a two week trip to FL, and rented a minivan through Dollar out of TPA. The girl at the counter was very nice until she asked us if we wanted the Grand Caravan 'for a couple of dollars more a day'. Turns out it was $5.00 more a day. When I said to my husband that that was...

We just got back from Clearwater Beach on 8-28-04. We left Orlando on Saturday, 8-21-04, and I'd say it took us about 2 hours to get to the beach. There wasn't too much traffic on our side, but going towards Orlando was backed up. They are doing work on 60, and there are a lot of detours, but...

I was at Barnes and Noble today, and the 2005 editions were on the shelf.:wave2:

I am sooo relieved!! We leave in the morning for Tampa! I want to thank all of you. When I first booked my flight back in April, I booked us all together on 1 reservation. Through this board, I learned about getting boarding passes online and that I would have to get separate numbers for...

We're flying into Tampa from L.I. on Sunday morning. I know the storm will be over in FL by then, but I'm a little concerned about what it will be doing in my area then and how it will affect air travel here. Usually I'd be more excited about the hurricane- I am one of those people who enjoy a...

We're in the same boat, as well. The last time we flew was late August 2001, right before 9/11. I'm doing my best not to think about it. Besides, it would only scare my kids if they knew I was nervous, and so far non of this has occured to them.:worried: I just keep thinking of the fun we...

We're flying from Long Island Sunday morning. I know the storm will be over in FL, but I'm a little concerned about how it will affect take off here that day.:worried:

Thank-you all for your replies! It looks like I'll be getting some of those zipties for the bags that use the little locks. As for the others, I'm going to leave them unlocked and hope that they don't pop open if dropped.

gottaluvdis- You're right. If we went to WDW 2 or 3 times a year, the 4-day parkhoppers probably would be best. Unfortunately, the last time we were there was in 2001, and I know we won't be going back for quite awhile (we live in NY). This is actually a side trip for us which is why we...

Safetymom- Thanks for the website! I especially liked the projected storm path page. We are also leaving Sunday (from L.I.) although we are heading up to Tallahassee first. We'll be in Orlando on Tuesday, and it looks like we'll be missing both storms! From what everyone is saying...

Since checked in luggage may now be opened to go through, what are you supposed do? I don't like the idea of leaving it unlocked, but if they pick mine to go through and it is locked, do they break it open? We have such a mish-mosh of luggage;some with little locks, and some that you just put...

That's what I was afraid of!! Being too full and the hot August sun will not mix well with me! I think the lighter food at Teppanyaki's will better for me, although I did have to promise DS a dinner at an Italian restaurant sometime during our 2 week vacation (we will be all over FL!)::yes::

I also bought the 2-day park hoppers from Central Florida Travel for several resons: 1- They included Disney Quest 2- Gives me the option of park hopping 3- I also felt funny about using convention tickets and was afraid WDW would want proof 4- I wanted the tickets ahead of time. We...

Thanks for your replies! I just made a PS for Teppanyaki's (we took a vote) for an early dinner (4:30 pm). The latest lunch PS I could get was 2:45. I figured that if we ate then, my kids would be looking for another full meal later on. Now if they get hungry, a snack should be enough!:teeth: