GaDawgFan.....Kelly

With the expensive party on the beach at the Fort, I'm trying to decide what to do for New Year's Eve. The original plan was to watch the fireworks on the beach. I'm a little worried that the party could take up the whole beach, although I'm wondering like TCD if the check in area indicates it will be on the smaller side. We've never done a park on New Year's Eve. I really can't imagine the madness, especially getting back. But we are pondering that option. Having a 9 year old makes that a bit tough though, too. What would you do?

I tried finding out as well.... no luck. That's what I'm thinking as well.

Ugh... that's all I have to say about this. We're taking family pictures in the Settlement this trip. I'm worried it will be mostly gone when this is done.

I’ll be eating that chicken in a little over 1 month!

That Mac and cheese was awesome! Even better than the year before.

I think these tickets are going to make planning longer trips a bit of a nightmare.... for example at Christmas, we spread our park days. I also think it's going to be super confusing for first time guests. I wish the 14 days would stand and that there weren't such huge ranges close together All that said, it's all supply and demand. Disney said awhile ago that they were OK with fewer guests that were spending more. We all complain about crowd levels. The way to control crowd levels is to increase prices. Businesses do it all the time.... raise prices until you hit equilibrium. The issues

Same!

It’s such an amazing experience! We will make it back some day.

I'm in crazy late but in! How beautiful! I really want to do a trip out West. So glad your damage wasn't more serious!

Does anyone know how big the original resort was? Grumpy- I wouldn't care except for the parking issue and loosing the Settlement.

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Our room was very close to the spa, and I kept being tempted by seeing it and these signs. I’d heard that there was a groupon for it. Since tomorrow was going to be a pool day, I decided to check. There was a Groupon and availability. #winning After our rest, we headed back to IOA for dinner and more rides. This is the view of our resort from the water. We had to play around in a gift shop. We had reservations at Mythos, which bills itself as the best restaurant inside a theme park. I was interested in that claim since I believe Tiffins is by far the best. The inside and outside of

So strange. I wonder what the deal is with that. It did seem like the hall went forever! I think these were $12. But they were huge and had whole desserts attached. I think they were worth it. We also got to keep the cup. It was a ton of food! I want to hear what you think of Kong. The technology is cool. Ha ha! I could totally see doing that! I feel that way about a ride at our local fair. It’s slower and seems to last forever too. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Nice job on last to board, and as always, great trip report! I love the Chip n Dale pic! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

After leaving the Harry Potter area, we headed to the Jurassic Park area. Our first stop was the Pteranodon Flyers. This ride is an interesting concept because there’s both a minimum and maximum height requirement. You can’t ride unless someone in the party is between those. You basically soar around the land. It’s a decent ride. There’s also a playground around there. We headed over to Jurassic Park the ride. It’s kind of like dinosaur and splash mountain put together. I wasn’t really prepared for how wet I got. The funny thing is that Haley wasn’t wet at all. I guess it dep

That might be cool in some areas.... You're bad! Welcome back! I can't wait to hear more about your trip. The coasters we rode were very smooth. I was impressed with that.

Or maybe you'll care less?

There's a new menu.... maybe it will be better? https://disneyparks.disney.go.com/blog/2018/05/a-rootin-tootin-new-menu-at-the-diamond-horseshoe/

For some of the rides, you can’t have bags or anything in your pockets. The lockers are free for a period of time. It’s just a bit inconvenient. Like Keith mentioned, the train really moves, but the stuff you see in the window is a screen, and then there is frosted glass with more effects on the other side. It’s very well done! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

You know what is hard? Writing a trip report during the busiest time of year year! Sorry this is taking so long, but here we go again. Today we are heading to Islands of Adventure. We had early entry to both parks all week, so that means an early start to the day, of course. Boat was waiting for us though! I think it’s really only a 5 minute ride. Once again, people lined up at the traditional turnstiles on either side, and leave the middle open even though there are kiosks there. The priority this morning was Forbidden Journey.... just like everyone else. These UO people don’t

Is it possible to actually be left at Castaway? I’m thinking no because they know who gets off the ship. I might be willing to try.... ha ha ha Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

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Oh wow. I bet we’ll never see it in action again. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Here’s an article with pictures.... http://blogmickey.com/2018/05/more-permits-filed-for-potential-river-country-area-hotel/ Good catch Fiends! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

I'm willing to do that research with you!