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Everyone is different, but June, July, August, and September and central Florida aren't my cup of tea. I'd rather stay home or if I am down in the area I just do water based stuff -- hot weather weenie here -- the heat and humidity for me mean theme parks which I normally enjoy aren't something...

I know when we visited the Magic Kingdom and wanted to do a break and were offsite (please note we were an all adult party) we just took the monorail over to the Polynesian, sat down in their lobby for a while, had a Dole Whip down in the quick service place and then sat out in the beach chairs...

Neither would have worked for my three year old, but everyone is different. In fact when my son was three we decided to do "It's a Small World" with him, and he said, "Mommy please don't make me go, I'm scared.". This was not my best mom moment, but I said, "This ride isn't scary at all. You...

We for years and years would do a week long stay annually (extended family group) staying offsite (so many really nice reasonably priced condos -- usually we'd rent a timeshare condo or two or three from an owner depending on how many people -- usually three condos). We would just do three...

Good point. I could fly round trip to Salt Lake City directly on Delta for $536 round trip basic economy direct. The Southwest flight there with the connection in Denver would be $400, and I have Southwest points that I could do that with no cash outlay (opportunity cost though -- and to date...

I feel your pain on Delta prices. My 87 year old dad who till January lived just a five hour drive away from me in his own home, just moved into an Assisted Living apartment in Idaho Falls, ID (near where my brother lives in January). I am planning to go see dad from July 4-6, really want to...

We used Nationwide last year for insurance including cancel for any reason insurance for our trip to Paris, Disneyland Paris, and Belfast. I liked it that for medical they contract out to GeoBlue who has a good reputation for paying medical claims. With working with GeoBlue too the Nationwide...

Although you don't get to do the evening entertainment if I am going with people who are OK skipping that, my favorite time to hit the MK is on a party day - go as early as possible and leave at 4 when party people can come in -- It's a rare opportunity to go on a day that is less crowded as...

I feel for you OP and sympathize. It's a bummer looking forward to a magical day and things just being so crowded. I think over spring break the parks have been too crowded now for a few decades. Used to be my favorite time to go. We went two years ago during that week what would be next...

Whistler we thought would always be such a cool place to ski. Love the setup. Everything is so close. We've only been out there in the summer. It's crazy though how expensive airfare is from the US to Canada. Unfortunately FYI when we've priced it out, those high airfares always killed what...

I haven't been yet, but DH and I are doing a mini trip to Charleston in April (high season). Everyone on the Charleston TripAdvisor forum says the historic district is the place to be, but FYI hotel rooms are pricey. We are staying at the Barksdale House that is in the Historic District, and...

I really like the original version. It's a great ride either way, but how cool that the original will be back for some people. I prefer it to the World version.

When we've had to go from Orlando to Port Canaveral we used uber -- easy, convenient, and you just arrange when you are ready to go.. We were staying at the Residence Inn SeaWorld and spending two nights there before a cruise (doing one day at Disney's Magic Kingdom before the cruise). That...

This was in February FYI and out of Port Canaveral a few years back and pre-Covid, so obviously pricing is old. On RCCL I was able to get a mid ship balcony room (real ocean - not one of the inside rooms) seven night cruise on the ginormous amenity filled ship, Harmony of the Seas. On Disney...

The one behind the scenes tour was on the Carnival Valor. The other was on one of those big RCCL ships, the Harmony of the Seas. They were both excellent tours - small group and lasted about four hours or so. They aren't free -- first come / first serve signup and they usually aren't...

It reminded me a lot of the bottom floor of a cruise ship (We've done two behind the scenes cruise ship tours which I just loved). I think I expected to see more action in the utilidors, so that part of the tour was sort of ho hum for me. On the cruise ship bottom floors you see a lot more...

What Karin said about the food was our experience. We just ate at quick service / moderate price places. I like the food at WDW, but Disneyland Paris, not so much (It was pretty bad). I had no problem with Annette's Diner and the Royal Pub in the Village (we liked those), but other than those...

I'm a big fan of the offsite timeshare condos near Disney for amenities, space, and value and that's where we always stay for WDW vacations. I just can't pay Disney onsite prices. All that said, I have to say that I really miss being able to do rope drop. We bought Genie + but it still IMHO...

I didn't watch the video, but my advice is to leave them at home. Why pay the expense for someone who doesn't want to go? Plus negativity negatively affects the fun of the Disney theme park loving group.

On cultural differences -- This might be something you already do in dealing with people in the US, but in France it's even more important -- Always say bonjour first (friendly greeting) before asking any question or request of anyone. Not doing this is considered rude. -- As noted by the...