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  1. TheSouthernBelle

    Help Me Decide between Pop and CBR

    So while I think $800 is a good chunk of change, the questions you need to ask yourselves is- will you be at the pool alot, if so, yes CBR could be a better option than the POP pool for the kids ages will you plan to be in your room a lot or out and about/at the parks, if yes, then CBR could be...
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    Walt Disney World SWAN, DOLPHIN & SWAN RESERVE RESORTS Information & Questions

    No issues with using the disney buses from BC/YC, we do the same from S/D and it's not an issue or against any rules. Imo, it's not really a big deal to bus to TTC, after a few days of visiting and we don't feel like walking as much we'll just go the TTC route. I'll have to check out the two...
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    Best Place for Pizza at WDW

    I like Blaze for cheaper, decent pizza and via napoli is a nicer dining experience but varies based on which pie you order. We like the white pizza but their regular cheese or pepperoni is pretty meh. The boardwalk pizza window is decent for QS and a pie to go. It's even nice to grab a pizza...
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    Standard vs Preferred at Pop?

    I'd say pretty accurate. The buildings listed as preferred based on room type/bed, make sense to me with some caveat on bldg 10 depending what side you're on. Short walk to lobby, pool, food and skyliner. Maybe they're not the closest to the parking lots but otherwise, they all fit the bill. I...
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    Grand FLoridian or Beach CLub

    The pool at BC is really nice but spread out whereas the pools at GF are much easier to track all the kids. Plus as much as kids love SAB, it can be chaotic and even with only a handful of kids, when mine were that age, I didn't like not being able to easily see my kids and felt like I had to...
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    What’s up with park hours?

    Here's historical park hours https://www.wdwmagic.com/calendar.htm But post covid, hours have been a little different, plus you add in the EEH for deluxe guests and then AH paid ticketed events, there's less dates on the calendar that the parks stay open late to all.
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    Epcot After Hours, can I return to Pop with the Skyliner?

    I'm pretty sure it's bus only for the after hours. The skyliner will stop running about an hour post park closing.
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    Port Orleans Riverside- Which building to request?

    Agree w PP There are woods view rooms all over the AB section. It could be that there are no woods view rooms available for your dates and perhaps there was a miscommunication.
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    Looking for ideas/suggestions on where to stay

    Right now with no discounts, the prices are probably nuts but there will likely be summer discounts that you'll need to keep your eyes peeled for to update your booking if you go that route. When those discounts are released, they can only be allocated to a certain number/type of rooms at...
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    Port Orleans Riverside- Which building to request?

    Yes west depot is first. On occasion, POFQ and POR share a bus but that's not typical. Most of our stays at FQ and POR, they've not shared buses. But if they do, the first stop is FQ, then the POR lobby bus stop then west. But it's still an early stop when shared. Overall, in terms of bus loops...
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    I must be crazy……AUGUST?!?!

    Overall, I think visiting in summer is great, we sweat, we complain we say never again and yet we go back lol---- Like I said we go when my kids can go. I equate summer trips to disney to my labor experiences, it's painful but rewarding and all the bad stuff like heat and pain eventually fade...
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    Looking for ideas/suggestions on where to stay

    I get grandma is paying for it but perhaps each group having their own space is more feasible and easier to manage but I don't know how you all do Disney days. With larger groups, it's worked for us even being at different resorts since we were mostly at the parks. Then it was nice for each...
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    Caribbean Beach 5th Sleeper Bed

    We stayed in a 5th sleeper room at CBR, among others like Boardwalk villas. The pull down sleepers aren't bad but they're intended for children and not very comfy. Some people don't mind where they sleep and some are super picky, I'm probably more towards the I can pretty much sleep anywhere and...
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    VQ que wait times lately

    I think it really varies on time of day and season. We visited last spring and one return time was around 11am, we tapped in for GoG and waited another 30 min, another time our bg was called back around 6p and we waited 10 min and it was a day apart, same for Tron. I think it just depends on...
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    Port Orleans Riverside- Which building to request?

    We like building 26, it's a ~5 min walk to the food court but it's the first bus stop/west depot and we prefer that location so we can be on and off first. We stayed in the royal rooms a few times and 1 out of every few times we'd wait for the bus in the morning, a full bus would just pass us...
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    Which Deluxe Resort for a girls trip 3 adults (80s/50s/30s), 1 tween, 1 pre-teen?

    So I've not stayed at RIV yet but the 2 showers with 5 ladies would be a big selling point for me. I have two teenage girls and two showers would be a game changer for us. I'd swap that for a larger living room. I think GF comes into play if you will be at MK more than the other parks. The boat...
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    Should I switch? Pop vs Dolphin

    Breakfast at dolphin is pretty good, the QS Fuel has a lot of options and is pretty decent, think Starbucks but more variety. There's also a restaurant on property, picabu that has basic breakfast but it's a little more money and not as conducive to grab and go. The parking fee is steep at...
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    I must be crazy……AUGUST?!?!

    When my friends ask me why I go to WDW in the summer my answer is I go when my HS aged kids can go and not miss school so they aren't stressed. I'm not taking my kids on vacation to be worried about missed work or projects so we usually go over spring break or summertime. Yes it's hot but it's...
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    Switching our reservations...or not?

    I would say not worth switching. I am not a huge proponent of the DDP for my family but if you've got character meals booked and know how to maximize your meal credits, you can do pretty good. You just need to be sure you have a general idea of where to eat to spend your DDP dollars as some of...
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    Magic band question

    You don't manage their MB in your MDE account so you can't link it to yours. That relative needs to login to their own MDE and manage their MB from their own friends/family list. From their own MDE they can make sure it's active, etc. You can add them to your Friends and Family list but I'm not...




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