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Good to hear that fiends have ridden Irma out in relative safety. Buddy of mine is a firefighter in Clearwater, said the damage wasn't as bad as expected but was still a mess. flooding, wind debris, etc.. They resumed responses around 5 AM this morning, I believe. Preliminarily, internet postings I've seen from WDW show an awful lot of trees down and wind debris, some minor damage, but obviously that's centered around some of the larger resorts where people have been able to shoot through windows or walk around a bit. AK reportedly has a lot of tree damage, but I suspect it will be a

To all the FL fiends and families, I wish you all good luck over the next few days! Stay safe and be smart!

Mo I'm happy to take the bullet and do some legwork for you on this

Florida people - http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/nationalsurge/ Interactive hurricane storm surge maps

Bummer about those vegetable rolls, they were great. I will say that they were a little hard to eat, the filling spilled out all over the place once you dipped them in the sauce unless you downed them in one bite. Looking forward to hitting the Nomad lunge again in a few weeks.

We're going in three weeks, will hit F&W mid week. We will have to plan it out and do a little menu research this year to try some of the new items.

Pets are not allowed in any of the cabins, at least as of our last trip. I specifically asked one of the CM's at the outpost and was told the same thing as above. There's a cool app called BringFido for hotels, parks, restaurants etc and a quick search does not list any Disney hotels. It does, however, list the Four Seasons, so the next time you want to spend the big bucks I guess you can bring your dog.

We've had it booked for a while now, with some friends of ours (who also haven't told their kids, lol). It has kinda been off the radar but I just got a ship notification for our magic bands, so it got real all of a sudden! Less than a month to go!

a two day/one night trip to hit food & wine and Pandora without the kids? (Asking for a friend)

Maybe Shady Point is the shoe tree? lol.

I'm guessing there was a glitch on the menu site and there was some overreaction. However, I have heard that the food quality has dropped off a bit since the head chef left (not the service).

Rumors are floating that the menu at Cali Grill is changing to buffet type stations. Anyone been there lately that can confirm? If so, that would really change the value of the meal.

It's debatable.

We just booked a down-and-back one night trip for Food & Wine, but we'll miss this offer. Not that we'll have any room left after noshing around the world...

Yep, agreed. Rumour I heard about that is the parade floats are too big for the MK, but who knows. Totally agree.

Yeah, I think you will see some more announcements coming in the next year about EPCOT. I still believe you will see a new country in World Showcase, plus an overlay on The Seas of the Marine Life Institute. There are so many rumours about the Imagination pavilion (inside out! phineas and ferb! Figment!) as well. Plus, what is really going to happen with innoventions east and west, the old wonders of life pavilion and the Odyssey? EPCOT's 40th isn't until 2022, so I'm sure we will hear more. Also, no mention of a new night time parade for the MK?

That's why I use flickr.

This one's for TCD. I know HE wants to find out what FUEGO tastes like. I'm sure these will be for sale there.

I believe they went ebay only and just closed their storefront location, but I could be mistaken.

Mwomp mwomp mwomp. :D

What?!?! They're getting a Brazilian home base over there! What more do they need? Now they can have the EPCOT Carnivale Festival! Flags! Vuvuzelas! GooooooooOAoOl!

I would think it would also read 'Please be mindful OF other guests' anyway.

I don't know if I would call this as 'confirmed', but it sure seems likely to be announced at D23 this year. http://wdwnt.com/blog/2017/07/confirmed-tron-lightcycle-power-run-rollercoaster-replace-tomorrowland-speedway-magic-kingdom/

Thanks for the updates, TCD - looks like you had a great trip and the TCD luck/magic still holds!