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  1. ilovevacation

    How were you told about the birth of your first grandchild?

    With our first I had a scheduled c section and the sex was unknown. We were only allowed 2 visitors in the recovery room at a time (this was 3 years pre COVID). My parents are divorced and my dad is remarried and my in-laws are still married. We decided to bring the grandma in together, followed...
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    Tame WDW rides for anxious child?

    I have a 6 year old also but he has been there before so I suspect what he likes and yours may vary. Looks like you got some great suggestions. Maybe watching some ride through video on YouTube would be helpful. That way he can have an idea what to expect and maybe guide what you start with...
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    Calling on anyone with cats and hyperthroid / kidney disease!

    Our cat also had it. I believe she was 14 when diagnosed. Since she was elderly we opted for dietary management which actually worked very well. I had said if she was <10 and no other co morbidities that would anticipate her to die in the next few years I would have done the ablation. I didn't...
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    Random Kid Memories - What Special Event or Thing Do You Remember?

    Hope you had your matching Kennywood outfits. I always loved that. Our school picnic included a parade on our hometown prior to followed by the day at the park. We also went in May and the weather was unpredictable. We still love Kennywood, we had our 2nd baby this June and we went to Kennywood...
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    Backpack inspection

    On our last visit we were told umbrella, cell phone (>1 that are near each other, I believe) power banks and glass cases will set off the metal detector. By the end of our trip we finally got it worked out to leave all of those things on the strollers and were making it through without getting...
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    Best (and worst) stroller rental company

    We also used Orlando Stroller on our last trip since we now need a double stroller but have no need for one at home. We stayed at the Swan so they used bell services. They were great, reasonably priced and awesome communication. We had to rearrange our travel dates the day we were heading to...
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    Best Ground Transportation from MCO to Poly

    We planned to take sunshine flyer but beware the last bus leaves the airport at 11pm. We had major flight delays due to storms up and down the east coast so we didn't arrive at MCO until 2am. We ended up taking Mears to the resort since they have service 24 hours. We took sunshine flyer as...
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    Buses From Wilderness Lodge

    When we stayed at WL (pre covid) we were impressed how fast the MK bus trip was. If I were resort hoping I agree the MK route would be my plan.
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    3 years since our last trip - back to our happy place!

    Sounds like you are off to a great start. I hope you get some rest this morning. it's definitely difficult with the time change and the excitement of being "home ". Have a magical trip
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    GOTG intensity

    I agree not intense at all, my 5 nearly 6 yo loved it when we were there last week, he rode it 4 times. However in full disclosure his favorite ride is "the yeti" aka expedition everest
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    Walt Disney World SWAN, DOLPHIN & SWAN RESERVE RESORTS Information & Questions

    The slide was open last week. We were there mid-afternoon 2 days but both times got evacuated due to lightening. There was typically a handful of people waiting to go down the slide, there is an employee ( not sure if he was a lifeguard since there wasn't any at the pool), who would alert you...
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    Walt Disney World SWAN, DOLPHIN & SWAN RESERVE RESORTS Information & Questions

    I found this microwave info on the app today
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    Tweens and hair color

    I have a 5yo so I can't say for certain but I imagine if I would it would be semi permanent
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    Walt Disney World SWAN, DOLPHIN & SWAN RESERVE RESORTS Information & Questions

    We were just there last week. We went by the paper they gave us when we checked in that said bused start running 45 minutes before park opening. We took the AK bus on our rope drop AK day. The park opened for us that day at 0730. We arrived at the bus stop a few minutes after 0645 and watched...
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    Double Stroller rental questions

    Just a quick update on the stroller. We had a great experience with Orlando Strollers. We had flight delays due to weather and ended up shifting our stay by one day. I contacted the company and they said no problem. It was easy to text them and get an immediate response. The city mini GT...
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    Walt Disney World SWAN, DOLPHIN & SWAN RESERVE RESORTS Information & Questions

    I did check on our floor, no microwave at either east or west ice machine, I didn't get a chance to look at the other floors.
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    Walt Disney World SWAN, DOLPHIN & SWAN RESERVE RESORTS Information & Questions

    I will look tonight for a Microwave and report back
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    Walt Disney World SWAN, DOLPHIN & SWAN RESERVE RESORTS Information & Questions

    I didn't use Shipt but I did get an order from Walmart (signed up for a free month of Walmart + and it includes free delivery from store >$35). It was 10pm and bell services received it for us. called us to let us know it arrived and offered to bring it to the room but I went down and grabbed them.
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