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You can absolutely do it yourself. He and his staff are friendly, cooperative, and we have always found they are very flexible/adaptable to our needs. We have had different guys meet us for pick up. I am sorry to read that someone had a bad experience, but again, I have only had the best of service from him and his staff. Hope you have a great trip and enjoy looping in your cart!

This may not be the right place for the article, but it was my best guess.....also I apologize if it's already been discussed! Article seems to point the bulk of the numbers at the film companies, but it does mention parks.......that's what they get for jacking up ticket prices and doing that tiered pricing thing (IMO)! http://www.cnbc.com/2016/05/10/disney-reports-q2-earnings-results-.html

Oh yes, I am very familiar with the "you just don't get it" eye rolling. Some things, I don't think I really want to understand, anyway :) Ignorance is bliss, sometimes! And, I meant no disrespect with my previous comment. I just got a chuckle out of someone "identifying" as an animal. That is all! Back to my cave. My philosophy is just to be kind and respectful to all, man, woman or beast! Unless you mess with my kids.

OK I just read that link you posted re: furries. I too have never heard of this. First, I am surprised to read the author is from here in Philly, and reports having seen furries out and about around here. I have yet to, but maybe I am also suffering from "old eyes", like you are. The other thing I noted as I read it was that it uses this new language we see so often lately "identifies as". So, if one declares they identify as say, a fox....which bathroom do they use? Or do they go outside like all of the other foxes? LOL sorry I couldn't resist! I know what you mean about the

I have checked in around here more in the past 2 months than I have in the past 2 years, just to see if you had returned! Delighted to see that you have, but once again discouraged with myself because I am still 2 years behind! You beginning a new TR gives me motivation to get reading! As you know I am a runner. Running at the Fort is among my top 3 favorites, along with Central Park and Jekyll Island GA. Yes, I have become one of those folks who excersises while on vacation. Never ever thought that would happen, but it did. When we were there over spring break I even used the g

Saw this on FB as well. I hope she gets it back and it's not trashed.

oooh I forgot one! My fort coffee mugs. I don't use them much b/c they aren't dishwasher safe and I despise washing dishes, but every once in a while I break one out for a little pick me up and reminder of my favorite place! Seems I have a few too many favorites, can't pick just one! But, these are all accumulated over many years, I typically do not spend much on "merch" while visiting WDW.

My favorites are similar to those already mentioned. Things that I see every day - kept in the kitchen where I spend most of my time: My spike, which is on a shelf in the hutch. Mickey salt and pepper shakers, purchased at the MK the day my son marched down Main St. USA with his HS marching band. Each time I see them I remember that day and just being there in general, and it makes me happy. Bamboo coasters with Mickey etched into them, purchased at (DTD when it was called that), on one of our many visits. Again, when I set my drink down on one, it makes me smile and think of all of

Just have to give a shout out to Kenny here.....we rented from him last week and had an issue with our cart. As it was one of the busiest times of the year, he had no other available carts to swap us out with. Cart still worked even with the issue so we just lived with it because Disney was also sold out. When we returned the cart he told us it was no charge due to the problems. Have done business with him for years, before we had our own cart and now on short trips it's too far to drag ours down there we use him. Always get excellent service!

Hi Oscar! I live in Doylestown, moved to PA 3 years ago this summer from FL (I know....). Took my boys up to that water park near you last summer...can't recall the name but it's a spring and there are a bunch of sunken things to explore, snorkeling, and slides.

Good to know! Thanks! Of course I would not want to be there if crowds were that bad. I was just curious, I didn't know anything about this had only seen "headlines" on here and on FB, was just trying to learn more specific information about how they handle it. I never knew there were phases. Yes, I use the crowd calendars in my planning, and take advantage of EMH on the rare occasion we are on property and going to a park. I was playing around online looking at crowd calendars, ticket options, etc. for possible future trips and that is how my question arose. When we lived

neither have we.....when we lived in FL I knew better than to go to the parks during busy times....now our visits are so limited I have no choice Thank you! Very helpful info. Anyone know if phase 4 happens very often?

Curious about what happens when parks hit capacity. Have never been there during one of those times, but I've read about it happening. If you go to a park first thing, then leave for a mid-day break, then return later but they've reached capacity, will they let you in because you were already there and part of that number? What if you have ADR's? Will you be allowed in for that? Questions are based on a single day ticket no hopping, no pass holders.

There is a GWL near us here in PA. Have not tried it yet, I looked into it the first year we moved up here but it so happened they had a bed bug problem and it creeped me out enough to say forget it. They of course remediated that issue long ago and it is a very popular place. Might see about going next winter, I see groupons for it a lot. As far as the FL location, it is odd to me also to have an indoor water park. Then again, having lived down there for many years and when my kids were very small, I might have considered it for reason already mentioned here - avoiding hot pavement,

I didn't choose that backsplash.....it came with the house....but I do like it! Other parts of my kitchen, not so much....the joys of buying an older house. But the whole 2 sons, Fort trips beginning in 2006 is an exact match! Somewhere I have prints of my boys on our very first trip to the fort in 2006.....but alas, no time to dig or scan right now.....that was pre-digital for me, I really resisted converting as I loved my old camera! Some time I'll try to put them all together, from our first tent trip there, to the many visits when we lived in FL with our pop up and TT, to our last vis

We have similar taste in mugs, and coffee makers! I haven't noticed the coffee getting cold, though my coffee almost always does because I set it down, then get busy and forget about it! They told me when I bought mine at the trading post not to put it in the dishwasher. So, it doesn't get used very much because I despise washing dishes!

A YC TR including the coffee mugs? Now I don't feel like the stranger I surely am around here! Count me in. Love it! You began going to the Fort right around the time our family did (also with 2 sons, who appear to be similar in age). We were fortunate to live only a few hours' drive back then and went often. Now, I am 6 states and many miles away, and my Fort visits consist of a few hours here and there while in the area staying in a hotel, and vicariously via my lurking around here and on FB. We still camp, and have upgraded from tent, to pop up, to TT over the years - we're o

How much are multi day tickets increasing? If I buy tonight for a trip in the next few months, will I get current pricing?

Love the pink Mickey cake!

Yes! I am so grateful that I was able to go and see him. It was an amazing experience that I will never forget! The trip was exhausting, but fun. All 4 days jam packed with travel, parks, performing, workshops, and very little sleep. A great group of kids though, and we had no issues whatsoever except for the first night when it took 2 hours to get all of us from Epcot to AS Movies. We had been up since 3 am the morning before and that was rough. Parks were very crowded. We did Epcot on Thursday (right from the airport - ugh!), morning workshop at Epcot and Universal Friday, MK Satur

Oh, thank you! No one told us this! I wish I had seen your comment before today, I am home now…..my girlfriend set up one photo pass account for a bunch of us so the kids could scan their bands on rides (they were all broken in to groups and roaming around on their own) and get pictures taken with characters and we'd all be able to see them…..I wonder if it's too late to add the parade shots to our account now? I would love to see what they got. I did have a good viewing spot but when my son passed, I didn't get a good shot of him. He plays trombone and was the second kid in his row. The

Hey all……sorry for being such a stranger…..I do still pop in now and then and miss hanging around here! This whole moving thing seriously cut into my FF time. I also miss being 3 hours away from WDW. But, I do love where I live now. Our high school's marching band will be traveling to FL this weekend and will be marching in a pre-parade performance along the parade route in the MK this Sat. the 14th! I was crazy enough to sign on as a chaperone, but anything to get me back to WDW is fine with me! As this is a once in a lifetime experience for my son, and I am the only one in our fam

Damn skippy! And you had the splinters to prove it!

bahahaha pun intended? I would add to the cart parking tips that you cannot leave your cart in any of the lots overnight…….correct?