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  1. my*gracie*girl

    — July 2018 Check-In

    We broke down and booked another trip. Ha! I said we were going somewhere else this summer, but my family wore me down. Everyone is happy at DL! Dh and I will be at the Tropicana starting 7/27. Dd (16) will join us after her camp in the Catskills starting 7/29 (her first solo flights and...
  2. my*gracie*girl

    DLR and DCA now have separate blockout days

    Darn. Am super bummed about this. We will be there July 2018 and had planned to upgrade to DAPs for a return trip next summer at least. If we lived closer, I wouldn't care. I don't see us being able to make enough trips to justify the expense if Disneyland is blocked out for us for most of...
  3. my*gracie*girl

    Can you transfer e gift cards?

    You can transfer them to physical cards. We have a family picture Disney gift card (they don't sell those any longer) that we use on every trip. I buy one $100 Target gift card/month leading up to the trip and then transfer them to the physical card. You would need to have a physical card in...
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    Are there any extras we should add?

    We also like Flo's. Every meal has decent options and we love Cars Land. Did you read any reviews of the skylounge experience? I haven't in some time, but in the beginning I think it wasn't all that amazing. Perhaps is better now, but I might opt for a Fantasmic dining package over that if...
  5. my*gracie*girl

    Staying on harbor but UBER to DTD side?

    Honestly, if he is that opposed to lines, I would rent him a ECV. Your entire trip is going to be one long line.
  6. my*gracie*girl

    Would you change dates for Pixar Pier?

    Folded napkins work really well!!
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    Would you change dates for Pixar Pier?

    I am in the minority, but I would. Do everything else you want to do the first three days of your trip and then be one of the crazy people getting a first day glimpse of Pixar Pier. You will never ever forget that thrill. Especially if you aren't planning to go back when it is open. Try and...
  8. my*gracie*girl

    Early December crowd levels

    We got married at the DLH on 12/7/97, and love that time of year. I think there are CM parties and the processional the very first week?, but we have enjoyed manageable crowds on the times we've gone back around our anniversary. And this post is making me think we need to go for our 21st. HA!
  9. my*gracie*girl

    How far in advance do you book your flights?

    We booked Jan 30th for our July 27th (PDX to LGB) trip because Hopper said it was the lowest we would see. I haven't followed up on that to see if I am sorry. HA! I did just realize Alaska offers a credit if it goes lower so I booked my dd's New York trip because we knew she had to fly...
  10. my*gracie*girl

    Rain: Restaurants & WOC Party

    We had rain during our dessert party. We are from Oregon and very used to rain, but it was enough that it was rather uncomfortable. We had coats/ponchos, but we couldn't eat or drink anything because it was just all wet and gross. They gave us boxes to go. Also, the rain just ran off the...
  11. my*gracie*girl

    Which two restaurants?

    Blue Bayou and Carthay Circle...both for food and ambiance. I love sitting in both of those restaurants and both have above average good options and service, in my opinion. My 15yo dd always loves when her cloth napkin is placed on her lap at CC...ha!
  12. my*gracie*girl

    Hotels on the DTD side of the park

    I would do as the PP suggested. Stay where you are familiar with easy access for the other 5 days and drive/uber/taxi to the DTD area character meal.
  13. my*gracie*girl

    Photopass in relation to MaxPass

    I doubt they will give any special rate for the Maxpass if you have PP. We had the 7day PP purchased and paid full price for the MP. It was worth it to me for the fastpasses, but if I were to do it again I might not opt for the 7 day, but spend the extra for MP every day of our trip. It is...
  14. my*gracie*girl

    Fantasmic-fun place to watch

    Dd and I accidentally watched from there on Thursday night. We were just looking for a place to rest while we waited for a FP time and then realized we could see the side of Fantasmic and hear the music which made it more enjoyable. And then we realized the ship was moving towards us and it...
  15. my*gracie*girl

    How washable are Disney Princess dresses?

    I checked that website for the Moana dress because I wondered if that is where the cutest dress we saw at the parks came from. It was! You will love it! So adorable and stood out from all the other dresses we saw. Everyone in our group noticed two sisters wearing that Moana dress and we all...
  16. my*gracie*girl

    Thanks to everyone on this board for making our first visit great!

    So glad you had a great day! And I agree about Soarin. I don't like to ride in either of the side sections because I cannot get over the curvature. Sounds like you hit a lot of the high points in both parks though and I am glad you decided to go!
  17. my*gracie*girl

    Considering AP for the first time

    We had the same reasoning in March 2016. We knew we would be returning for a planned bday in Feb 2017, so seemed the only 'smart' thing to do financially. Of course, that ended up becoming a July 2016 and Oct 2016 trip as well since the passes were already paid for. Hahaha! It was great fun...
  18. my*gracie*girl

    Photopass in relation to MaxPass

    I lost my photos yesterday (probably who you are thinking of). They did get them back for me. I would suggest getting an actual pp card and scan that as a backup. That is what she put my retrieved photos on. I also took a pic of the code....just in case. I was so sad about my lost photos as...
  19. my*gracie*girl

    When did you let your kids roam the parks alone?

    My dd says she was 10 when we let her go off on her own. I have NO memory. I do know it changed my life. We started with her just going to get fastpasses for us. I was the fp runner prior and I was so glad when she was old enough and she LOVED doing it....probably mostly because she felt...




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