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Thank you everyone for posting their experiences this far. DW and I are heading to Universal for the first time on Friday for a couple of days and I've been trying to figure out what our touring plan should be with Hagrid "open." We're staying at Royal Pacific and am planning on doing EE both...

Sitting at MCO waiting for our flight back to Chicago - post Disney trip depression is setting in fast. As are the "work scarries" when I think about heading into the office tomorrow morning. Quick thoughts: Crowds were higher than expected Friday and Saturday, but Monday Tuesday and today...

At MK for MNSSHP tonight - did RD this morning here at MK and had great luck with refresh. Crowds were very manageable before we left to rest at 2. It. Is. HOT!

Entered the park at 3:45, got the Orange Bird SoMK card, through the bypass and in line for Buzz Lightyear now. Here's hoping everyone here on the thread who's attending tonight's party has a great time! It. Is. HOT!

Very happy to report that crowds today at Epcot were extremely low. Didn't wait in a single F&W line, rode everything multiple times with refresh, etc. This is more like what we expected it to be! Also seemed fairly quiet at Typhoon Lagoon yesterday, but it had been over a decade since I did a...

Hopefully Typhoon Lagoon is empty for us tomorrow! We somehow managed to lose track of time and missed the Fantasmic FP we got before leaving this afternoon for a nap. Ended up as far left as you could go. I think it's been a while since we've done Fantasmic, and were shocked at how much space...

We managed to be at the front of the mad dash to SDD but the line stretched back past the entrance to TSL by the time we were done. Crowds still seem very high comparatively speaking, definitely not what we were expecting. Left at 1:30 to go back to Pop to cool off and nap. Back now and doesn't...

Agreed that there was zero chance that was a crowd level 1. While refresh worked in the morning, it felt like it was just wall to wall people everywhere we went. And the heat is brutal. We've done summer trips before but this is a whole new level of sticky. We RD MGM this morning and I was...

Refresh strategy has been working extremely well today. Original selections: Navi 950 Safari 1055 Everest 12 Today in park: RD FoP, off by 905 Pulled Navi to 930 Standby Safari 15 min posted at 910, done by 930, swap Safari FP for Lion King 1230 and pulled Everest to 1030 FP Navi at 940, pulled...

So true!! 5 hours at sleep at Disney feels much different than 5 hours at home! That is so generous! We actually also have a huge order from Garden so we're set, but thank you for the offer!! RD at AK today - got to the turnstiles at 7:50, Pandora bridge at 8:20, now holding at the beginning...

Unfortunately the major downside of a 1030pm arrival is 5 stops on DME. Of course, Pop is going to be the last one. :coffee:

A couple more hours here at work and then it'll be time to head to the airport - I've had the Magical Express loop on in the background all day and have essentially mentally checked out for vacation! :cool1:

DW and I will be arriving late Thursday night for our first stay at Pop - we would typically go for POFQ but this was a last minute anniversary trip booked this spring and the room rates we got at Pop were too good to pass up! Having only stayed at ASSp, Pop will be a new value experience for us.

We spent 6 night on Kauai, 2 in Waikiki and 2 at Aulani a year ago for our honeymoon - the weather was absolutely perfect just about every day on both islands. A few showers here and there, but definitely no rain outs. And as previously mentioned, rainbows galore, especially on the Kauai north...

Also worth noting for all of us flying that unless you're at one of the small spoke airports, it's extremely difficult to predict where your plane is coming from until the day of. As a million miler on United, I've seen aircraft swaps while sitting at the gate waiting to board. Same goes for...

Sending positive vibes to everyone who's driving down from the East Coast later this week - stay safe! :goodvibes Only 2 more sleeps until we head out! Hard to believe it's just about here!

I think you hit the nail on the head - there’s no true incentive to do it far in advance for Disney as people will be there regardless. While booking FP is great for us, Disney doesn’t see any additional revenue from extending hours far in advance.

4 days until we’re en route! We spent last night packing and just about have everything clean and in the suitcases. Made a last minute trip to Target this morning for some last minute items - shoutout to the Diser in this thread that mentioned the Coleman ponchos. They feel substantially nicer...

Great to hear! We arrive on the 13th and are hoping for the same!

:confused3 It will always be MGM to me!