Katman1356...Jason

Thanks Jason!!

I believe still $150 for the airport. 

Just checked again and was able to download for my iPhone X

Good news: it lives! 
Even better news: now I can start cleaning it up and adding the missing new loop. The work continues!

Just to chime in on this we did After Hours last month and paid out of pocket for it. I would pay for it again in a heart beat. We walked onto every ride in the Magic Kingdom and soem we walked on to multiple times in a row. Had my fill of Mickey Premium Ice Cream Bars and bottled soda as well. 

It goes down as one of the most awesome nights we have had in the Magic Kingdom. 

My sister lets me know every year how old I really am. If involves adding or subtracting the two numbers. I forgot to find out if I am 2 or 6 this year. LOL

A certain page that started all this retracted it last night with a statement. 
 
http://www.wdwinfo.com/news-stories/hoop-de-doo-musical-revue-will-not-be-closing/
 
 

Saw this in a Facebook Group this morning. Purchase a bag of sand at the Meadows then take it here to see what gems you may have found. Supposed to be up and running this weekend.
 
Edited to add it may be the Bike Barn where you will purchase the bags of sand  



 
 

Extension Confirmed. 

This was in my TA email just now. 

Not the interesting wording on the Cabins in the last paragraph. 
 
We will continue to evaluate our pilot offering Guests at four Disney Resort hotels an opportunity to bring their canine companions with them for an additional charge. These include Disney’s Art of Animation Resort, Disney’s Port Orleans Resort – Riverside, Disney’s Fort Wilderness Resort & Campground and Disney's Yacht Club Resort.
Designated dog-friendly rooms are available to accommodate Guests traveling with up to two dogs per room. Guests traveling with their dogs must register them with the front desk at the resort and adhere to the pet policies they receive upon registration. These include reminders about proper care and behavior, as well as the need for the dog to remain on a leash at all times while in public spaces. Guests must be able to provide documentation that their dog’s vaccinations and inoculations are up to date, upon request.
While the majority of areas will remain canine-free, certain floors or sections of each of these four hotels have been designated as dog-friendly. Guests who prefer rooms in canine-free areas may make a request at the front desk. Please note that the campsites and cabins at Disney’s Fort Wilderness Resort & Campground will remain pet-friendly. Walt Disney World also continues to offer 22 resort hotel options that do not have similar dog-friendly policies.

I'm going to wait until I hear it "straight from the Mouse's mouth" until I believe it.
Or at least from the Mouse via you.  🙂

You were just reading my mind. My fingers come equipped with a filter. Lol

According to the current Disney TA refurb calendar nothing is showing on it for any park in 2019. Will things get added, probably. Then tend to do refurbs in the "slower season". Often Splash is down for maintenance and one of the water parks. Beyond that I think it is too early to tell. 

Home from the cruise. It was FANTASTIC! Loved the Wonder. There were a couple of things that are better on the Dream, such as Senses Spa, but the smaller ship was just so much fun. We were surprised that our Captain was the same Capatain we had on a previous cruise aboard the Dream, Captain Henry Anderson. The weather was great, the scenery even better, and the crew was Awsome. I learned a lot that may be valuable to other Fiends in the future and I will get that out in a trip report coming soon. Now to catch up on laundry and recoup from the trip. Left Vancouver at 58 degrees and arrived home to 103 degrees. Talk about wanting to go back right now!

Just for comparison sake I wanted to share the same rates seasons table for Pop Century. 
 
https://www.mousesavers.com/2019-pop-century-room-rates-season-dates/
 
Date Range Season Standard Room Standard Pool View Preferred Room Preferred Pool View Jan 1 New Years $235 $241 $246 $252 Jan 2-Jan 9 Value $130/$142/$172 $136/$148/$180 $145/$156/$187 $155/$166/$192 Jan 10-Jan 12 Marathon $182 $188 $194 $206 Jan 13-Jan 17 Value $130/$142/$172 $136/$148/$180 $145/$156/$187 $155/$166/$192 Jan 18-Jan 20 MLK Day $183 $194 $199 $206 Jan 21-Feb 13 Value $130/$142/$172 $136/$148/$180 $145/$156/$187 $155/$166/$192 Feb 14 Spring $186/$197/$226 $191/$202/$232 $197/$209/$238 $206/$218/$245 Feb 15-Feb 17 Presidents Day $224 $240 $246 $260 Feb 18-Feb 23 Spring $186/$197/$226 $191/$202/$232 $197/$209/$238 $206/$218/$245 Feb 24-Mar 7 Regular $161/$172/$208 $166/$178/$215 $181/$192/$220 $189/$200/$226 Mar 8-Mar 23 Spring $186/$197/$226 $191/$202/$232 $197/$209/$238 $206/$218/$245 Mar 24-Apr 6 Regular $161/$172/$208 $166/$178/$215 $181/$192/$220 $189/$200/$226 Apr 7-Apr 13 Spring $186/$197/$226 $191/$202/$232 $197/$209/$238 $206/$218/$245 Apr 14-Apr 25 Easter $235 $242 $249 $264 Apr 26-Apr 27 Spring $186/$197/$226 $191/$202/$232 $197/$209/$238 $206/$218/$245 Apr 28-May 23 Regular 2 $160/$172/$201 $166/$178/$214 $181/$194/$219 $189/$200/$226 May 24-May 26 Memorial Day $210 $216 $230 $235 May 27-Aug 10 Summer $178/$208 $183/$214 $195/$224 $205/$230 Aug 11-Aug 24 Summer 2 $158/$169/$198 $164/$176/$204 $180/$191/$209 $190/$201/$219 Aug 25-Sep 14 Value 2 $144/$155/$173 $150/$161/$179 $162/$173/$187 $173/$186/$210 Sep 15-Oct 10 Fall $159/$170/$199 $164/$176/$205 $180/$191/$212 $190/$201/$224 Oct 11-Oct 13 Columbus Day $207 $213 $231 $236 Oct 14-Oct 26 Fall $159/$170/$199 $164/$176/$205 $180/$191/$212 $190/$201/$224 Oct 27-Nov 7 Fall 2 $144/$155/$176 $150/$161/$181 $163/$174/$188 $177/$189/$202 Nov 8-Nov 10 Veterans Day $177 $182 $195 $217 Nov 11-Nov 22 Fall 2 $144/$155/$176 $150/$161/$181 $163/$174/$188 $177/$189/$202 Nov 23-Nov 29 Thanksgiving $196 $201 $217 $223 Nov 30-Dec 7 Fall 2 $144/$155/$176 $150/$161/$181 $163/$174/$188 $177/$189/$202 Dec 8-Dec 12 Winter $160 $165 $179 $189 Dec 13-Dec 19 Peak $186/$227 $191/$238 $198/$245 $207/$251 Dec 20-Dec 31 Holiday $245 $256 $266 $271

Thanks for the info, Jason

Thanks Jason!

I have made an updated set of files designed to print the park maps on standard paper. I often see people who want to print them out to be able to easily mark them up but they file from Disney does not print well. If you know anyone who would like to have some send them to this link. I update them every so often. 
 
https://www.facebook.com/pg/JasonWithMouseCounselors/photos/?tab=album&album_id=2126204557422053
 

Thank you!

Thanks

Let me lead with what you all want to know. Campsites are not included. With that out of the way...
 
Walt Disney World released an unanticipated discount this morning. 
You can save up to 20% on rooms at select Walt Disney World® Resort Hotels! Book through Oct. 7, 2018 for stays most Sunday through Thursday nights Oct. 8-Nov. 8, 2018. Book through Dec. 24, 2018 for stays most nights Nov. 11-Dec. 24, 2018.
The number of rooms available for this is limited.
Offer excludes the following room types: 3-bedroom Grand Villas, Cabins at Copper Creek Villas & Cabins at Disney’s Wilderness Lodge, Bungalows at Disney’s Polynesian Villas & Bungalows, Campsites at Fort Wilderness, and Disney’s Art of Animation Resort—The Little Mermaid standard rooms. 20% savings is for select Moderate, Deluxe and Deluxe Villa Resorts; lower savings may be available at other select Disney Resort hotels.
You can request a Free No Obligation Quote at [email protected]

I know I am in the minority but I enjoyed his description of the battle he has been waging. I like learning new things. 

I am always happy to battle trolls. :-)

Still working, folks.
Good news: I have a working version under iOS 11.4 and below now uploaded to the App Store.
Bad news: I have to update all the screenshots that go into the App Store page and write all the update copy, and then we have to wait on Apple to review the whole business and post it.
I have no idea how long that takes these days. Used to be at least a week or so, but that was back in the day, and this is an update and not a brand new app, so things may be different.
I'll keep everyone posted.

I know I am in the minority but I enjoyed his description of the battle he has been waging. I like learning new things. 

I am always happy to battle trolls. :-)

Indeed it does. My wife just updated the app, and that's one of the first things she mentioned. 

OK so working on 6-year-old code that Apple's development environment "helpfully" updated to modern times is cool and good and entirely not making my hair turn greyer at a faster rate than my teenager does already.
Here's where we're at:
The old, busted version of the app that was released lo these many years ago still works great- if you haven't upgraded past iOS version 10 or so. (I think that's right, might be version 8, your experience may vary, consult your dealer for details, for external use only, etc.) But nobody's using that who has anything close to a modern iPhone, so you probably don't even see it in your app store yet.
So I have to figure out what is making it not work. Most of that work is so boring that even I don't want to get into it. Just clearing out digital cobwebs, mostly.
But the big stopper was that we store the site images on this very site, hidden off in an obscure corner of our web space. And the URL to get to it was a plain old http:// address, just like everything else. Apple had the fabulous idea a couple of iOS versions ago to require any app that makes a call to the web to retrieve something must make it via a secure connection. Since that was failing, no images were coming through, which is a Bad Result. So I had to fix that. I think I have that working now, and I'm about to try switching it on, so we can throw two stones at one bird (to coin a phrase):
As a result of all that back-end mucking around, we're going to flip the switch and make fortfiends.net light up your browser as a secure site. This is a Good Thing, because it will help our Google rank, and hey, it's secure. Secure is good, and I have it on good authority that it's at least somewhat better than Not Secure.
And if all that works, one of the main barriers to having an app update out that actually works for everyone will be gone. I don't like giving myself deadlines, but I would say that before the week is out, you Apple folks should have a little gift waiting for you.
Thank you, once again, for reading all the way through another episode of Chris Talks Way Over Everyone's Head About Web Stuff. I love you.