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    Christmas Eve and Christmas Day-Peak Capacity?

    Great idea for a gift, but those days might be tough. The parks will be packed and a closure could happen. Even if they get in, the lines will probably be long. Without EP, they'll do a lot of standing line if they want to ride. Restaurants will also be packed at the common times. That all...
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    Short trip, long day: 12/1-12/3. Live-ish report

    Final thoughts Vcolcano Bay is a beautiful park Aventura isn't a bad choice if you plan on visiting VB. It's short walk (when the pool isn't open, it a few steps longer) The rooms are on the small side, but they work for us The fancy technology gets in the way more than it helps. The...
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    Short trip, long day: 12/1-12/3. Live-ish report

    Walking towards Hagrids and the wait showed 25. Just as we were entering the queue, it changed to 35. Took about 30. the rest of the night is a bit of a blur, rode a bunch of things as walk ons. Ate a bunch of good food including fish and chips and all the different tots at Green Eggs & Ham...
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    Short trip, long day: 12/1-12/3. Live-ish report

    The OI event has started. The day crowds moved out pretty quickly. Rides are all listed as Ride Now except Hagrids. We rode everything we wanted in USF, and grabbed some drinks for the Hopping Pot. Tried to grab something at Minion Cafe, but the line was out the door and down the sidewalk. The...
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    Short trip, long day: 12/1-12/3. Live-ish report

    Spent more time in the wave pool and rivers, then headed back to the room. If VB had a ticket where they charged a bit less and you could only do the wave pool and rivers, we’d go more often. Napped for a bit, then went to check in for the OI event. Checkin is easy. It’s a bit of a walk to get...
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    Short trip, long day: 12/1-12/3. Live-ish report

    The longboard Hawaiian pizza is peak theme park food. Really good. My wife wanted chicken fingers, so she went to Bambu while I walked around to the longboard pizza shop in the back of the park. There was no one in line in either remand only 1 or 2 people eating - this was at noon. Stark...
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    Short trip, long day: 12/1-12/3. Live-ish report

    Thanks for asking - my right wrist and right hip are a bit stiff, but not too bad. My shoulders hurt more than anything. Nothing serious, though. Could have been a lot worse. The scooter company met us at the front of the hotel exactly at 9. It was just a dude in a small Toyota car. He somehow...
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    Short trip, long day: 12/1-12/3. Live-ish report

    Lots of clunking sounds from the elevators last night. If noises bother you, as for a room further down the hall. We woke up around 6 and headed to breakfast at 7:30. Ate at Urban Pantry. I got the bacon, egg, and cheese croissant, my wife got the pancakes. Bot we’re fine. Nothing special, but...
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    Short trip, long day: 12/1-12/3. Live-ish report

    When we walked in the lobby, we saw 4 scooters from another company sitting there lined up. My wife sat on one of the benches while i checked in and the renters of those scooters showed up. They told her they had a bunch of issues with the scooters including one that would constantly reset. They...
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    Short trip, long day: 12/1-12/3. Live-ish report

    We’re on a very short trip and I’ll be doing some live posts as we go. My wife and I have tickets to the Orlando Informer event on Saturday 12/2. It’s our first time at the event. We also decided to spend some time at Volcano Bay that morning. We made the drive down this evening, it takes...
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    ***Winter OI Meetups*** November & December, 2023

    We're driving down on 12/1 (Friday), we'll get in late in the evening and are staying at Aventura. We enjoy our stay there a few years ago, and we got a good AP rate. On Saturday, we plan a lazy day at Volcano Bay if the weather is good (So convenient from Aventura). We'll do our first OI...
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    2023 Universal Holiday Info

    We've not done either of these things: the OI event or seeing Manheim Steamroller at the parks. I'm not at all interested in Manheim, but my wife likes them and might be interested.
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    2023 Universal Holiday Info

    Interesting that Manheim is playing on Dec 2 and there is also an Orlando Informer event that night. Does anyone know when Manheim usually plays? We have tickets to the OI event that evening.
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    Rip Ride Rocket Reduction (in music)

    According to Orlando Informer (and I’ve seen some TMs confirm) the playlist on RRR has been greatly reduced. LOL at My Chemical Romance being listed as Classic Rock/Metal. It’s nowhere near either of those. Kids today ;) Hearing that the secret playlist still works.
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    Gift Cards

    Fair point. The closest Targets to me are in FL and they have them in stock. Unlike Disney cards, they don't sell them online :(
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    Gift Cards

    We've used them to pay for the hotel balance (deposit was on a credit card, we didn't try to have the gift cards replace that), food in the parks, and food in City Walk. If you have a Target Red Card, you can buy gift cards at Target and get a 5% discount.
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    Rainforest room

    Yes, it will be open. If I remember right, it was open after 4:00 or so. Maybe right after the muster drill??
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    Wish - July 2023 Trip Report

    If it were up to me, I probably wouldn't sail Disney again - it's just too expensive for what we get out of it. If we had kids using the kids club, then that might add enough value for us. I'd choose a longer itinerary on another line for less. If I did choose to cruise on Disney, I'd prefer a...
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    Wish - July 2023 Trip Report

    Random Notes Bathroom door in the Marcelline hallway that opens out. That hallway is already crowded with the sinks. One bathroom door opens in, the other out - not sure why. Would have been nice if you could see outside more. The Rainforest Room especially needs some outside views. Venues...
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    Wish - July 2023 Trip Report

    Castaway Cay day. Not much to report. Spent day at adult beach. For the most part, the first row of loungers are useless. They are on a very steep hill. If you manage to get to them, it's difficult to sit down. I don't think we saw anyone in them all day. the second (back) row of loungers was a...
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