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Shame about the bike path looks like I should actually have room for my bike this trip.

Great photos, I've been meaning to look into the afternoon tea at the Grand Florida. Really want to now, I think my Grandma had that tea set.

I think last July I was something like 3 hours plus setting up, two tents, two A/C units, EZ up, grill, kitchen stuff etc. Really hoping I can get that time down a lot with the PUP, and make it easier to justify more trips. Although I can see myself doing more state parks than the Fort for a while.

We booked one night at the double tree near Disney Springs last fall, it was quite a refreshing change just being able to walk to Disney Springs and not wait on a bus.

Not March 23rd to the 27th by any chance? I've only just bought a used PUP and have Lake Manatee State park booked (was pleasantly surprised at the cost, after bring used to Fort prices) for one night in a couple of weeks to try it out before taking it to the Fort for the first time. Having not actually used it yet I may be being naive but I'm hoping the setup is quicker than with tents. Still having young kids, when it comes to hotels I preffer suites so we can have some space, which still makes the Fort cheaper in comparison.

My wife started doing this the last time we were there.

I have trip planned for the end of next month, and will hopefully do trip report.

Just got the Fort Wilderness ears, thank you for prompt service. I have put them away until the end of the month, as an anniversary present for my wife. I'm sure she'll love them. I showed my daughter your etsy site, and told her she could have a pair if she got her math grade up by our next trip in March.

Agreed I find a lot of this unsettling. However I've certainly seen more than a few people looking very lost looking for HDDR at the wrong end of Fort Wilderness, and one of the things the cabins suffer from over other moderates is not having a restaurant nearby.

Good to know as we got a switch for Christmas and are talking about a cruise, saying that I haven't decided if it's coming with us to the Fort yet, let alone a cruise.

Actually quite excited by this, weren't doing an MK day on our upcoming March trip, now hoping we can get there on the day we check in and see them. Assuming the rotation stays the same that is.

At last something, I can vote in. I'm not a huge fan of sweet snacks, so going to say pretzel. Although my daughter is a huge fan of the corn dog nuggets.

Wasn't there a special event at Backyard BBQ last year, I guess it makes sense that they would offer an alternative given that is closing. Looks like the soonest I could even consider being at the Fort over NYE is 2020, so goodness knows what they will charge for by then.

I've just let my wife know about this, she won a starbucks gift card for winning the best trunk at Trunk or Treat where she works.

My wife is jealous, she was debating making a trip on Saturday for a cake and Funko Pop but they were sold out by then.

They are quite popular with people booking from the UK with the free dining offer. Comparable price to the AoA suites but classed as a moderate rather than a value so get them a better deal on the free dining offer, especially with the DVC resorts being initially excluded from the offer this year.

So FL resident tickets are no longer valid for 6 months, as things stand right now might not actually affect my plans for next year as I only have one park trip planned, but if I end up doing next year the number of short trips I did this year I'm going to be a lot better getting an AP. I'm guessing that if discovery tickets are offered for 2019 they will be only valid for a set number of days.

Moving on, and wrapping this up, Gem and Disney Springs. Gem minning was closed. Didn't end up as Disney Springs as my son didn't quite seem him self. My wife went to fetch breakfast while I packed away. Kids were happy to help this time so went faster. Although as I moved the kid's air mattress to fold it, I noticed a hole in it, so we ended up throwing it out. When asked both kids told me it was like that all night, does make me wonder why I bothered with it given they didn't say anything. My wife sept out the tent, which as good given I think there was s

My son like them, my daughter didn't. I'm not entirely sure what it tasted like, bit of a gimmick. We've had breakfast there before and he was OK, although I'm not sure which direction he was facing, but it may well have been the motion combined with the long day in the eat.

Probably could have done with a quiet day at the Fort after that but we only had the weekend and it was Food and Wine. So off after a light cold breakfast at the site we got the bus to Epcot. This is the bus we got. Got there about 9:15, which wasn't bad going. Headed to the festival center to see if there was any chance of signing the kids up for the children's cooking thing. I knew this was a long shot so wasn't too surprised when the CM told me they were fully booked. Apparently, they booked out around 9am on the previous day. I had actually considered upgrad

Wonder if this means that they won't be offering the FL resident Discovery tickets next year.

I'm assuming this will effect my current strategy of buying a four day FL resident ticket and using the reaming days over 6 months. Might well drive me towards APs if this is the case.

A friend has gotten the trading card, unfortunately, they went back to the UK the day before we were in Orlando last, so it will be mailed from there at some point. They aren't passholders though, so no pin.

Thanks for sharing, it's great that Annie still has such a positive attitude and was able to enjoy the shows.

That was the impression I got, given it was explicitly nothing fried or grilled. Didn't go back the next night. Did consider the Roaring fork as well.