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We had to renew four of our passports (one adult, three children). I still don't have a firm travel date, but I booked a refundable hotel on the other side of the border for labour day weekend and went down to the passport office in downtown Winnipeg. It was on a Wednesday afternoon at around 3...

LA traffic definitely sucks, but whenever we had to actually go somewhere (for us it was usually to San Diego) we would plan the drive around their rush hour. If you're staying near Disney or Knotts, the traffic really isn't too bad. My Aunt lives near Fullerton and the drive to Disney ranged...

So...we did it. We were gone Dec. 30-Jan. 17. I should probably do a trip-report but I don't have the time right now. But I can give a few highlights. On the way down we stopped in Rapid City, Denver (saw the Jets play), Vegas, and then Cali. On the way home we stopped in Vegas and Rapid City...

Thanks @TammyLynn33 We have done the trip to Jasper a few times with the kids (not the one year old) and they handle it pretty well. So it certainly won't be their first long road trip. But we are certainly more nervous about how the one year old will handle being in a vehicle that long. I...

Has anyone driven to Disneyland from the prairies before? We are planning on doing the drive with our four kids after Christmas. Ages are 9, 7, 5, and 1 year old. I'm specifically wondering... Route recommendations? Because it's winter, I'd like to keep it on four lane if possible. Any stops...

I don't mean to hijack the thread, but we are considering driving to Anaheim from Winnipeg. Has anyone ever done that? We are now a family of six (DW, DD9, DS7, DS4, DS1), so flying is getting more expensive. We've gone to Disneyland six times over the last five years and have flown each time...

The eligibility dates have been all over the place. This past year they were different for WDW and DLR as each had different opening schedules for SWGE. Years past they expired at the end of the (following) calendar year. If they're not available by the first week of November, I think it's a...

I know that Disneyland hotels overall have been way more vacant than was expected. There's a lot of pressure being put on Disney by Anaheim hotels to bring in more "non-local" crowds. IMO, it's very likely that there will be another Canadian discount in SoCal again this year...especially before...

We were there almost the exact same dates as you @Tasscrapper and had very similar experiences. Line ups were the best I've ever seen in all my DLR trips (I've been five separate trips over the last four years). It made things SO much more enjoyable for our family. I couldn't believe how much...

@midnight star Your review really helped me prepare them for the experience. Thanks for all you shared. We really appreciate the effort you put into that! Side note - we also have three boys (6, 4, and 3 months). I took them into DL by myself and let the girls enjoy their experience without the...

I was shocked...SHOCKED at how low the crowds were last week when we went. Our park days were Apr. 13-17. It's our fifth trip to SoCal to come to DLR in the last five years and this was by far and away the lowest crowds we've ever experienced. We did maxpass on Apr. 16th and we pretty much ran...

We just got back from DLR (we're from Canada) and DW and DD8 did the Princess Breakfast. They really enjoyed it. It was definitely a splurge for us but I made it work. Here's a bit of feedback on the experience... They didn't offer DW the necklace but I warned her they wouldn't. She asked her...

Thanks for posting Figment. We are heading to the parks tomorrow (we're from Canada) for five days and we're really hoping to grab the YAH mugs. It's my personal tradition to get one each time we visit CA and I'm always worried they'll be sold out.

We are coming for our trip on Friday...my wife has a tough time getting up early enough for RD and I'm hoping she might let me come by myself or with just one or two (of our four) kids. I'd love to RD and do PP with you Rob.

Has anyone ever done last minute walk-ups to the GCH? I have friends up here in Canada that have gone and and say they have received deeply discounted prices when they walk up. This is something we would be able to consider as I'm staying with my Aunt near Fullerton in mid April. If I could get...

Yeah...for those people who don't like talking to strangers...I feel kinda bad for them when they get seated with me.

They were probably Canadian...we would wear shorts in that weather...lol.

I hope so too Rob. But to me, this is why it's not all bad that prices have gone up so drastically and consistently. I do think the last price hike priced a big chunk of people out. I am confident it will be nutso this summer, but I strongly believe it will come back to "normal" again. It might...

PUMPED!!! Thanks for the great news.

Thanks so much for the reply. What town is the flying J and Wendy's in that you stop at?