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    Rain gear

    We were at the parks on a windy and rainy day last month. DW and I both had Columbia raincoats with hoods. My brother and his family all had ponchos. For some reason DW and I ended up getting much more soaked than the poncho wearers. Still not sure how, but a lot of rain got inside our...
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    Summer House restaurant in Disney Springs - anyone tried it yet?

    DW and I tried it a couple of weekends ago for brunch. We thought the atmosphere and service were great. We enjoyed our food. We are looking forward to trying the lunch/dinner menus.
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    Steakhouse 71 Lounge

    As far as I know they do not take reservations for the bar. The bar is first come first served. So you could make a reservation knowing that you have a table as a backup if there is no room at the bar. And having a reservation would allow you to park at the Contemporary if you are driving, as...
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    Candlelight Processional Dining Packages booking starts10/17

    This is because the guest did not read the cancellation policy for their Rose and Crown fireworks dining package. The cancellation policy is different than the standard cancellation policy for ADRs, or even the Candlelight Processional dining package. The Rose and Crown dining package clearly...
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    Warning about 3rd party tour guides

    Yes, they are picking and choosing who they want to go after. It is their business, they can do that. They can prioritize which rule-breakers they want to go after. I don't follow any vlogers. But my understanding is that they make their money from their viewers or ad revenue for their sites...
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    2023 Candlelight Processional Narrators list — Dining packages available for booking October 17/23 (link below)

    I do not think all of the reservations have loaded. We wanted Garden Grill for lunch and the 5:15 show on 12/9. It never showed up when I searched. I just called and waited about 53 minutes on hold and they were able to give me what I was looking for. It still doesn't show up as an option when...
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    Warning about 3rd party tour guides

    Coincidentally, I had family visiting WDW from out of town last weekend. They had hired one of these tour guides. They told us their tour guide got trespassed before their trip started. My family said they actually enjoyed the service more because the tour guide still made all of their plans...
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    Warning about 3rd party tour guides

    It is not about solicitation or money changing hands, its about the unauthorized commercial activities. Even if the money changes hands and the agreement is made off-site the private tour guides are making money off of being in the parks with their tour group. And they are most likely using...
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    New Figment Meet & Greet

    OP here. DW and I finally returned and successfully met Figment. We entered the ride line at 9:18am, walked on, and were in line to meet Figment at 9:28am. We met Figment at 10:13am. About 1 out of every 4-5 groups had children in them. Most of the children seemed genuinely excited to meet...
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    Disney to "Quiet the Noise" in Culture Wars

    Returning to the original post that started this thread, I find it interesting that most people seem willing assume that "quiet the noise" means that Disney will stop talking about certain things. Noise can also be understood as other things that are obscuring the message, such as static in...
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    Disney to "Quiet the Noise" in Culture Wars

    Maybe you're also a known hoodlum?
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    JoW, not going to waste my time

    I really feel like the features in this walkway are not enough to actually make it an "attraction". To me it felt like a well-themed walkway. It would have been a great queue for an actual Moana attraction.
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    JoW, not going to waste my time

    Yes there are some benches along the walkways.
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    New Figment Meet & Greet

    This was certainly the case this morning. There were some kids, who were miserable in the heat, but definitely a lot of adults in all of their Disney bounding glory. We even saw a service dog with Figment ears and other Figment accessories. This was the line at 10:38am. DW and I are...
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    Soarin’ Over California Returning to Epcot Until Feb 27, 2024!

    If that were true, it would seem like such an obvious quality control oversight. But if they did test all sections, would they really have said "well, its good enough. No one will notice the curved Eiffel Tower"?
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    New Figment Meet & Greet

    The new Figment character meet started today at EPCOT at 10:00am. We got in line at 9:40am and the line was looong, which we expected. We were told that there was the line outside, and then a line inside. By 11:00am, the outside line had moved about 10 yards, which means we had only made one...
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    JoW, not going to waste my time

    Went through this morning. Its a nice walking path. It has some interactive water features that I think will be more fun for the kids. There is also a splash pad area. I can see it being used a lot by parents with younger kids while they wait for other members of their party to to ride other...
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    How did you get your current job?

    By leaving last year and coming back this year. I left my current organization for a new job. Hated the new job. Heard my former organization was losing a bunch of people. Reached out and came back for a promotion and a raise.
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    Disney's CORONADO SPRINGS RESORT Information & Questions

    Just be aware that the Flamingo Crossings Target is not a full-size Target. They do have groceries. But we live 7 minutes from Flamingo Crossing and refer to it as "Tiny Target".
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