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Flights are weird right now. I just booked 2 round trip tickets non stop for my wife and me to Orlando for October for 212 dollars for both of us. Its one of those things that you have to do research on. I suggest downloading a App on your phone called hopper and look for airline flash sales.
 
I know it's not lax, but we found a southwest flight from San Francisco to Dallas for $61. We started the trip in Anaheim and ended in San Francisco.

Also just got Southwest flights from Kansas City to Orlando in October for $89 each way.

The good deals are out there. You just have to be a bit flexible on dates and times.

I wish I could go...

You'll just have to live vicariously through my social media :) I'm always willing to pick you up any merch though. Just not the 'camp out since 5 pm the previous day' type stuff, please.
 

I really wonder how much amazing Haunted Mansion merch will be on Sale durring D23. The Mickeys of Glendale sale at the Contemp this year had nothing Haunted. I feel my wallet will come back emptier and my bank account a little less fat. Disney is so good at getting me to part with hard Earned Money.
 
I really wonder how much amazing Haunted Mansion merch will be on Sale durring D23. The Mickeys of Glendale sale at the Contemp this year had nothing Haunted. I feel my wallet will come back emptier and my bank account a little less fat. Disney is so good at getting me to part with hard Earned Money.
I would imagine they will have at least something for the 50th anniversary.
 
Flights are weird right now. I just booked 2 round trip tickets non stop for my wife and me to Orlando for October for 212 dollars for both of us. Its one of those things that you have to do research on. I suggest downloading a App on your phone called hopper and look for airline flash sales.

I just watch for the JetBlue emails and frequently pay $49 per person per way, so $98 round trip. They do them all the time. Pair that with an annual pass and then we pay for the hotels with points from business expenses. It's how I've managed 10 trips this year so far.
 
This whole situation is just stupidly messy. Disney has to learn to get along with Anaheim. I know Disney is used to holding all the cards and having a sympathetic city counsel, but that's not the case. They are going to have to adjust to the new reality that while they are the largest employer, they aren't really the type of employer that places always want. Low wage job creators just aren't as in favor as high wage, so while areas need a mix, Anaheim has a lot of one, and not so much of the other. I think Disney needs to stop relying on incentives.

That being said, Anaheim is also being extremely petty right now. This is very late in the game to be screwing with your major tax base on a significant project.
 
This whole situation is just stupidly messy. Disney has to learn to get along with Anaheim. I know Disney is used to holding all the cards and having a sympathetic city counsel, but that's not the case. They are going to have to adjust to the new reality that while they are the largest employer, they aren't really the type of employer that places always want. Low wage job creators just aren't as in favor as high wage, so while areas need a mix, Anaheim has a lot of one, and not so much of the other. I think Disney needs to stop relying on incentives.

That being said, Anaheim is also being extremely petty right now. This is very late in the game to be screwing with your major tax base on a significant project.
Agreed, Anaheim certainly could have said something as soon as the location was changed. That said I think this hotel still gets built.
 
Agreed, Anaheim certainly could have said something as soon as the location was changed. That said I think this hotel still gets built.
I do too. That property is too valuable for Disney to leave empty for long, and I doubt they can attract retail to a spot with an uncertain future. They are locked in. So Anaheim may win this round, getting the hotel and holding on to the subsidies. But that kind of short term win usually has long term consequences. I think Anaheim is cutting off their nose to spite their face, while I think Disney has been thumbing their nose at the city for so long that they are going to spend some time reaping what they've sown. A bad situation all around.
 
I just watch for the JetBlue emails and frequently pay $49 per person per way, so $98 round trip. They do them all the time. Pair that with an annual pass and then we pay for the hotels with points from business expenses. It's how I've managed 10 trips this year so far.

Jet blue doesn't fly from my stupid City. At least Southwest does.

I am still planning on going too...and hoping @OhioStateBuckeye will be giving us some pointers!

I got ya. I haven't been to as many d23s as some others here (last d23 was my first one), but I've been to many, many cons and know a thing or two.
 
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