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  1. dtauer

    Skip FastPass on some rides?

    I agree that right now the FoP lines are extremely long and I was glad we had a FastPass. However, the FastPass line is very dull, a long industrial looking concrete hallway. We could see the interesting exhibits in the standby line through a window, but until the wait times are down I don't...
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    Just back from our first family trip! 6/6-6/11

    We were there the same week and it was definitely an exception with the weather. We arrived 6/6 and it rained on us all evening in Animal Kingdom and didn't really let up all week. Out of our 8 days we had one day that it didn't rain so if you were able to have a good trip even with the...
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    DisneyQuest

    Just thought of something else in regards to DisneyQuest. In the elevator that took you to the main floor, there used to be a video of the Genie that played on the wall while you traveled. Because the voice was so close to Genie in the movie I assumed they had Robin Williams recreate his Genie...
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    DisneyQuest

    We go a lot because we also used to buy the 10 day non-expire tickets with the "more" option which included the 10 admissions to either water parks or DisneyQuest. As part of the ticket, I think it's a good diversion type attraction, especially on poor weather days, but I don't think I'd pay...
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    Has anyone done Backstage magic tour

    I don't think it works that way any longer. When our tour was over, we were returned to an area outside the gates at Epcot. A park admission was required if you wanted to re-enter any of the parks. Here's a quick rundown of what we did, hope it helps. Epcot - We went behind the scenes at...
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    Med Clinic to use...

    We've need to use the clinic more times than I would like while vacationing at DisneyWorld. A couple of ear infections for my daughter (plane trips seem to trigger them), an eye infection for my wife, and my wife also missed a step at the Boardwalk and tore a ligament in her ankle and needed to...
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    Jury found wdw 100% negligent in my slip & fall in vomit!

    Wow...it looks like the case number I had in my post above may have been correct. Of course we're hearing one side of the story, but reading through the court documents does seem to back up some of the claims in the original post. I'm no lawyer, but there are references to expert witnesses...
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    Jury found wdw 100% negligent in my slip & fall in vomit!

    Not sure if this is for real or not, seems like an unusual first post. However, I did find case #2008-CA-015834-0 that appears to be the same person based on the user name. Edit: Actually, the only record is on casetree.com which I'm not sure is valid case numbers or not. In fact, further...
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    Are food allergies now generic?

    My original post was looking for some experiences with allergies in regards to Harambe Nights. With a tree nut allergy I notified Special Diets and was told to ask for the Chef the night of the event, or to eat the Vegetarian option. I attended Saturday evening and here is my experience...
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    Backstage Magic Tour...Question for those that have done the tour.

    I agree with previous posters, we really enjoyed it as well. Everyone has mentioned the great parts of the tour and I'm glad we did it as well. You've heard the good, here are a couple of things we didn't like as much, just to provide another viewpoint. If you are somewhat new to...
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    Are food allergies now generic?

    Thanks for the replies. I'm sure the responses are correct, there are so many identified allergies now, in addition to those that avoid specific items for other reasons, that they just can't address every situation. That's kind of my thought behind the original title regarding the allergies...
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    Are food allergies now generic?

    In the past when inquiring about food allergies I was sent pdf documents of various locations and items to avoid for specific food allergies. This was very helpful as it addressed the specific allergy, which is in our case is a tree nut allergy. I just contacted the Special Diets...
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    Tell Me About The Legend of Captain Jack Sparrow

    My family thinks it's worthwile if you've never seen it, and the line isn't more than 5 or 10 minutes. We call it the pre-show without a show. :) Not much substance, several people who saw it with us had the same reaction. - "Thats It?" Saw it once, don't need to see it again.
  14. dtauer

    Disney Springs affecting SSR resale

    I think that's kind of my point. There were always so many SSR points available for a low price and could be purchased to use at other resorts. However, with VWL as low, or lower in price, right now I'm not sure it makes sense to buy SSR for that purpose anymore. Of course, because of...
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    Disney Springs affecting SSR resale

    As an owner at SSR, I've been been watching resale prices at SSR, but also at the other resorts where we may be interested in adding on. Previously, SSR compared in price to OKW with contracts in the $70s and some down in the $60 range. Over the past couple months or so, the price for SSR...
  16. dtauer

    Bedknobs & Broomsticks, Robin Hood, Johnny Appleseed, etc

    One of the shops on main street has Osh Popham as the proprietor which is a reference to the 1963 movie Summer Magic. As others have stated, there isn't necessarily an attraction related to these older movies, but if you keep your eyes open you'll sometimes find somewhat obscure references.
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    Aulani ~ top "outings" to do with children

    Regarding the turtles, we saw one occasionally on the beach, but the best we saw was with KoOlina Ocean Adventures which another poster mentioned. Not only were the fish amazing, but we swam within a group of turtles in the wild on this tour as well. I'm sure they can't guarantee a great...
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    Aulani Seasons

    We were there in January of this year and I probably wouldn't go again in January. Previously we were there in June and August and I would say the weather was close to perfect. This year in January it rained some almost every day and we had 2 days, including our last day, that were almost a...
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    Tour that includes topiaries behind the scenes

    Topiaries were part of the Backstage Magic tour in June of 2013. The stops we made on the tour were: Epcot - forced perspective architecture and American Adventure ride mechanics Hollywood Studios - Costume shop and Tower of Terror ride design and technology Animal Kingdom - Parade...




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