Tracking the New Lakeshore Lodge "Letters from Lakeshore" updates
I'm getting serious Aulani vibes...
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Saratoga vs Old Key West
Years ago I would have said OKW because it's a bigger room and costs fewer points. However, after they bifurcated the points at SSR between Standard and Preferred often times it is cheaper to stay at SSR and they knocked it out of the park with the room refurbishments, something OKW now really needs badly (hopefully th
WDW Dining Hot Takes
Hot Takes: Turf Club Lounge is the most underrated lounge at WDW Turf Club Restaurant is one of the best kept secrets in Disney dining I never eat at the Crystal Palace - when I was 11 (1981) we ate at the Crystal Palace. There were birds flying around inside the restaurant and the bleu cheese dressing (same approximat
Recommendations for DLR newbie / WDW vet
Make sure you spend time exploring the hotels. All three of them are great and you can easily walk to all of them.
Fixing Lightning Lane
I also wouldn't mind seeing them bring something like this to WDW -https://disneyland.disney.go.com/guest-services/hotel-park-benefits/ I realize it is more complicated because there are so many more hotels and only two more parks but maybe give people the option of choosing early entry or a free LL.
Fixing Lightning Lane
Free Fast Passes aren't coming back so I'm not going there so I will say that I actually liked the version where we made our LLs day of combined with the two hour rule. That allowed me to develop an effective evening strategy for the theme parks by booking my first LL for a little after 4:00pm (let's assume 8:00am park
Dining plan vs DVC Discount
We considered the Quick Service Dining Plan (two Quick Service Meals) and realized that for it to be "worthwhile" we have to get an adult beverage every time and we decided that might not be the best thing.
Accumulating points for long retirement stays?
We could sit here all day and argue about what is more economical but I will take paying DVC dues every time over paying property taxes, home owner's insurance, and condo fees along with having to deal with actually taking care of and maintain the place. A big part of the reason we've invested heavily in DVC is so we h
Unpopular DVC Opinions
We love Riviera too, loved it so much we bought there in 2022 despite having two contracts with SSR already and looking to inherit a substantial amount of points from OKW and BRV. Agree with you 100% on the 1BRs too, as one friend of mine said, "It's not about going more, it's about going better."
Accumulating points for long retirement stays?
So I can speak to this directly as my parents have been doing long retirement stays for awhile with their last one being in 2025. They are now 90 and not in great health so they cannot go anymore. Of course that means my wife and I just took possession of a fat amount of points split evently between BRV and OKW to go a
Best Restroom Locations- Parks
The restrooms in the MK in the access way between Adventure Land, Frontier Land, and Liberty Square are the most strategically located in the MK because you can easily get to them from three different lands.
Membership Magic Beyond — Yay or Nay?
We used to renew our APs so yeah, it's great...
Unpopular DVC Opinions
I think part of the problem is the members themselves. DVC rooms get used hard and some members go too far in terms of how they treat those rooms. Sometime ago this was actually a topic of one of Amy and Paul's videos and I remember Paul saying something along the lines of walking by rooms with the door open while peop
DVC and always looking for more experiences
Try birding at Disney World, lots of colorful birds to look at...
You are the DVC genie!🧞♂️
I am going to be modest and realistic - get rid of the chip readers for mugs and just have free soda/coffee/tea or whatever at the drink stations at DVC resorts. We pay thousands of dollars to join DVC and pay thousands of dollars in fees over the lifetime of a contract. Free non-alcoholic beverages is not too much to
Just in case Josh D'Amaro ever reads these forums for research reasons.. Let's give him some genius ideas to take Disney to the next level.
I agree, if you are going to associate a resort with a park, it needs to have some form of special access to that park.
Just in case Josh D'Amaro ever reads these forums for research reasons.. Let's give him some genius ideas to take Disney to the next level.
I know at Disneyland they've started experimenting with resort guests get a free LL instead early entry and for me I would rather have a free LL than early entry. To me early entry just means you shift standing in line for a ride to standing in line outside the park. I realize at Disneyland they only have three hotels
Just in case Josh D'Amaro ever reads these forums for research reasons.. Let's give him some genius ideas to take Disney to the next level.
In fairness I think right now it is a safety issue due to construction, hence the KEEP OUT sign at the entrance to the old path.
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