***** February 2022 Thread *****

[BelleGi]

2022 Festival of the Arts Announced!

Jan 14 - Feb 21, 2022

Excited!!

lol first full day of our trip and our scheduled Epcot day is the 21st

hopefully the fest is still in full swing even on the last day!

 

[Bama Mom]

2022 Festival of the Arts Announced!

Jan 14 - Feb 21, 2022

Excited!!

I am looking forward to it. It will be my first time experiencing this festival and I always enjoy seeing everyone's photos from it.

Now if only they would release a discount...UGH! I'm not holding my breath but it sure would be nice to get one.

 

[scrappinginontario]

We've attended all the Epcot Festivals over different years and for us, Festival of the Arts is our favourite by far! We love the 'hands on' activities and snacks!

 

[shawthorne44]

We've attended all the Epcot Festivals over different years and for us, Festival of the Arts is our favourite by far! We love the 'hands on' activities and snacks!

That is good to hear. Pre-lockdown, when I was planning our postponed Jan 2021 trip, the general impression I got was that it was a distant second place to Food and Wine. But, reading descriptions of both, I thought I'd prefer the Arts version. That wasn't the reason I picked the time, so the festival is a bonus.

 

[Disney loving Iowan]

We were supposed to go last January but had to postpone our trip because my husband had to have surgery so I'm glad we get to go to it this next year. Looking forward to seeing who the performers are.

 

[Disney loving Iowan]

2022 Festival of the Arts Announced!

Jan 14 - Feb 21, 2022

Excited!!

Can't wait till they announce who will be there and the food booths.

 

[Bama Mom]

Just like that, I am at double digits on the countdown calendar...

 

[Bama Mom]

Has anyone seen where you can reserve a time to go through security at MCO now? Its free (right now but I doubt it will be free forever). I went ahead and reserved a time slot for our return flight home. If I read bad reviews before our trip I'll just cancel. Our flight is at 9:50 so I reserved an 8:00 time. I will just make sure our transportation picks us up in time to get through Southwest's baggage check to make the 8:00 reservation time. That will also give us time to grab something to eat once we are through security and have time to eat it before the flight.

 

[Naomeri]

Has anyone seen where you can reserve a time to go through security at MCO now? Its free (right now but I doubt it will be free forever). I went ahead and reserved a time slot for our return flight home. If I read bad reviews before our trip I'll just cancel. Our flight is at 9:50 so I reserved an 8:00 time. I will just make sure our transportation picks us up in time to get through Southwest's baggage check to make the 8:00 reservation time. That will also give us time to grab something to eat once we are through security and have time to eat it before the flight.

I paid my $85 to the TSA for 5 years of pre-check and it’s the best thing I’ve ever done

 

[Bama Mom]

I paid my $85 to the TSA for 5 years of pre-check and it’s the best thing I’ve ever done

If I flew enough to justify it, I would too. But I just don't fly enough, at least in the past. I've flown 2 times since August 2019 but before then I hadn't flown since 2010.

 

[Wood Nymph]

We decided to shorten our February trip to just four nights. We had to change resorts since they didn't have availability for our room category at WL. Our new trip:

2/6-10 ~ Wood Nymph - Yacht Club
eta: switched from Beach Club to Yacht Club when discounts came out

 

[Bama Mom]

Any of our February travels able to get the AP discount they released? Someone said they were very limited and some not available when they tried. Hoping for a Disney Visa or general public discount soon. Even a small discount is better than no discount. UGH!

 

[Rick195275]

Any of our February travels able to get the AP discount they released? Someone said they were very limited and some not available when they tried. Hoping for a Disney Visa or general public discount soon. Even a small discount is better than no discount. UGH!

I looked earlier today and saw some for week of Presidents’ Day. Honestly weren’t great from what I saw. I didn’t book any or even intend to was just looking out of curiosity.

 

[Naomeri]

Any of our February travels able to get the AP discount they released? Someone said they were very limited and some not available when they tried. Hoping for a Disney Visa or general public discount soon. Even a small discount is better than no discount. UGH!

I switched from Pop to ASMu for Princess Weekend (Feb 23-Mar 2) and between the AP discount and the resort “downgrade” I saved $550

 

[notatallmagic]

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Any of our February travels able to get the AP discount they released? Someone said they were very limited and some not available when they tried. Hoping for a Disney Visa or general public discount soon. Even a small discount is better than no discount. UGH!

Yes, but only for two nights of our split stay. Nothing available at 6:55 am for our 3 nights at Pop for any rooms; but by changing our view, I was able to add the discount to our two nights at Port Orleans FQ. Saved about $150; and it turns out that our POFQ is $25 LESS per night than Pop. Nothing was available at all 5 minutes later for any value or moderate except Caribbean Beach - and Art of Animation - but that was showing almost $500/night. Minimal is a good word.

 

[scrappinginontario]

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Yes, but only for two nights of our split stay. Nothing available at 6:55 am for our 3 nights at Pop for any rooms; but by changing our view, I was able to add the discount to our two nights at Port Orleans FQ. Saved about $150; and it turns out that our POFQ is $25 LESS per night than Pop. Nothing was available at all 5 minutes later for any value or moderate except Caribbean Beach - and Art of Animation - but that was showing almost $500/night. Minimal is a good word.

Thanks for the info about what time you started looking. I'm going to set my alarm early for the next while to see if they offer any other discounts!

 

[notatallmagic]

Thanks for the info about what time you started looking. I'm going to set my alarm early for the next while to see if they offer any other discounts!

I always thought/have seen that discounts dropped at 7am. I've guessing these must have come out well before 7am, because there was nothing left by 6:55am. Random time? Midnight? Who knows these days? Maybe they keep it random to keep the system from crashing, because I was able to modify online and quickly.

 

[scrappinginontario]

I always thought/have seen that discounts dropped at 7am. I've guessing these must have come out well before 7am, because there was nothing left by 6:55am. Random time? Midnight? Who knows these days? Maybe they keep it random to keep the system from crashing, because I was able to modify online and quickly.

My experience is that they drop at various times overnight. I've seen them as early as 4:15AM when I used to wake up hoping for Free Dining. Guess I'd better change my alarm to earlier. Thanks for mentioning it was probably earlier than 6:55!

 

[Bama Mom]

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Yes, but only for two nights of our split stay. Nothing available at 6:55 am for our 3 nights at Pop for any rooms; but by changing our view, I was able to add the discount to our two nights at Port Orleans FQ. Saved about $150; and it turns out that our POFQ is $25 LESS per night than Pop. Nothing was available at all 5 minutes later for any value or moderate except Caribbean Beach - and Art of Animation - but that was showing almost $500/night. Minimal is a good word.

I'm hoping my TA will be able to apply one for me before they are all gone if one drops I'm eligible for, if not she does know I'm willing to change resorts if I have to if the price is comparable to what I have now.

 

[Bama Mom]

I switched from Pop to ASMu for Princess Weekend (Feb 23-Mar 2) and between the AP discount and the resort “downgrade” I saved $550

Wow, that's a good savings.