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Day 4: Sleeping in, and Tron Attempt Two Is there anything as purely decadent as sleeping in at WDW? Knowing that you can get up at any moment to face a world of fun possibilities? There is something about laying there, Disney music playing, contemplating all your options. It makes me feel so...

Day 3 part 2: splish splash It was hot. I was hot. I was full. I was on vacation. I was feeling relaxed and lazy. I was going back to the Lodge and go to the pool. The boat ride back was shady and breezy, cooling me down just right. I slipped into my swimsuit. My room was so wonderfully close...

Day 3 part 1: Tron Attempt One The first thing I did when I woke up was grab my phone to check the weather. I was so afraid it would be another cold day! Happily it was 50 degrees, and would be getting a lot warmer. I flipped from MK to Epcot yesterday. Let's flip it back and head to the Magic...

Day 2: Brrrr I woke up at my usual time of 6 am in a soft warm bed. Magic Kingdom Day! I can't wait to start my day with Big Thunder. I grabbed my phone to buy a certain ILL, but checked the weather first, and OMG, it's 39 degrees. Thirty-frickin-nine. It's going to be 43 degrees at rope drop...

Day 1 Part 2: Wilderness Lodge and Animal Kingdom Newly arrived at the Lodge, my room wasn't ready, so I dropped everything with Luggage Services. I was hungry, and there was a bison burger in my future! Geyser Point is such a beautiful restaurant/bar. It's all outdoors, looking over Bay...

"You know Tamora Pierce's books!! I read her books on repeat back when I was in high school, so it is always great to see others who know her series. Have you also explored the Circle of Magic books? Although I use Keladry as my handle, Trisana is my ultimate favorite character from both realms...

Day 1: Travel Day Is there anything harder than sleeping the night before vacation? I live close to the airport, so figured I needed to be up at 4 am to get ready, and leave for the airport by 4:30. Naturally, this meant I woke up at 2 am. I was wide awake, not just unable to sleep, but...

Day 0: Getting Ready I love my dad. He's a good guy. But at almost-89 with a lot of health conditions, he's pretty frail. He's also completely unwilling to live anywhere other than his home. I get that. I do! But boy, it's hard. In addition to working and taking care of my own life and house, I...

Hi all I'm K, a 57 year old program manager for a Very Large Company. Long divorced, no kids, a happy solo, but with heavy elder care responsibilities. I love Big Thunder Mountain, Animal Kingdom, Moana, Star Wars, plants and gardens, good wine, Dole Whip, and mornings. I hate brussels sprouts...

Love the user name - Protector of the Small is my favorite of all her works! It seems like Southwest has been either wonderful or terrible this year. I'm sorry you got hit with the Terribles.

I was there at the end of February. Great food. The mussels were the best I've ever eaten. As a solo diner, though, the service wasn't good. It was very clear to me that I was not a priority, especially compared to the larger tables around me. I've had good service there before, though, so I'd...

I'm so glad for you. As a former runner, I could empathize with every part of your race (including that delightful pre-race caffeine buzz lol). Congratulations!

Just a few days out now. With Soarin Over CA ending the same day Flower and Garden fest starts, I've been debating whether I want to switch my Epcot day to Monday, in hopes the crowds will be less. I've read MK has heavy crowds on Monday so I could easily switch those dates. But I have a lunch...

Inside the aquarium. Dark, cool, watch the fishes. I often spend an hour in there every trip.

What a nightmare with Frontier! I bet it took several days to catch up on missed sleep and stress. I'm glad you got a fun Disney time to balance out the rotten travel time.

I love that you have shared memories of your time in Africa and compared them to your time in AK. Really fun to hear your stories.

I'm waiting to see what the crowds will be like to decide on which days to get G+. I think Epcot will be really busy that day since it's the first day of Flower and Garden, but I'm hoping if I stack some rides, it will make for a more fun day. I'm a heretic - I think Frozen is just ok, so I...

@tigerlilly and @Newsies Thank you so much for the replies! I appreciate it. It's nice to know other people understand the worries. I was able to book Steakhouse71 for lunch on my last day, so right now my schedule looks like: Sunday Arrive Lunch either at WL or AK depending on timing AK in...

Hey all! I just booked a solo trip at the end of February. This will be my first trip in 3-4 years, and I'm so nervous about it! My last trip was just after the parks reopened from covid, and it was not a good trip. Some of that was me, and some of that was the parks, and I've never been fully...

How crowded will the first couple of days of the festival be? I'm there the first 3 days of it, and trying to figure out which will be the least crowded day to go.