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Interesting. That has not been my experience staying in villas at Boardwalk, Saratoga Springs and the Villas at Wilderness Lodge (nka Boulder Ridge). Some DVC resorts I've stayed at (like Boardwalk and Vero Beach) have hotel style rooms in addition to Villas that are serviced like regular Disney resort rooms, but when I've stayed in a villa booked directly from Disney, I got treated like a regular DVC guest- which meant no housekeeping. TCD

Bingo! And it's not limited to guests renting DVC points, it applies to guests who pay out of pocket to stay in a DVC property. You can book those rooms directly on the Disney site, and I suspect some guests don't even know that they're booking a DVC room. TCD

It's no fluke. Everything they do is carefully calculated. They got away with shutting down the railroad at Disneyland for a year last year while they did some substantial infrastructure work for their Star Wars Land. But it did not need to be shut down for as long as it was. Shutting down an attraction for longer than necessary is a major cost savings tactic- they save on the payroll and operating expenses, and they know that guests will accept these long closures, as long as they're spread out. TCD

I hope not too, but it's a page in the current Disney playbook. World of Color at California Adventure has been down almost all year. True, they ran into some technical problems, but it's pretty clear that they will drag their feet until they notice a dip in attendance before putting the show back on the schedule. TCD

Wow, the official announcement is almost a year in advance. I am glad that they are confirming that there will be a replacement. But, I'll bet there will be a big gap between the end of Illuminations and the replacement show, and those details won't be revealed until next summer's D23 Expo. That's just the way things are done now. TCD

I once saw two CM's falling over themselves helping two atttactive ladies park their trailer. One CM actually got in the truck to back it up. TCD

That's a genius idea. The sand is probably the old coquina that they dug up in the 1500 loop. They would have gotten a lot of money from me back in the day. TCD

I am full of good ideas. i hope it wasn't a mistake to share this one, as it wouldn't be so great for those camped on the 100 loop if too many guests did this. TCD

Too late. The last performance was on Sunday August 19th. The TCD twins were there. TCD

If I have to drop off or pick someone up at the Settlement, I drive into the 100 loop and let them out at the walkway adjacent to site 114- that way I won't be blocking traffic at the stop signs described by Carol- it's very busy there. TCD

Amen, brother. TCD

Great job! Nice boogie boarding. TCD

Guests without bags do not have to go through bag check, but they will likely have to empty their pockets to go through a metal detector. There are times and places where every guest has to go through a metal detector, and other times where they only make random selections go through the detector. Going bagless is not that much of a time saver. Yes, the Food and Wine booths accept Disney gift cards. They even sell special small gift cards that are attached to wristbands at the booths. The Nutella and fruit waffle is still available and is sold at Sleepy Hollow refreshments, which i

Same. I wouldn't have invited her in the first place. Tent camping in central Florida in July is not the best situation to find out if someone likes camping. Even if it's at Fort Wilderness. TCD

Nice job so far. I didn't catch that this report was from 2017 until I saw your MSEP photo. FYI WDW does have a double decker bus and some other antique vehicles that operate in the MK, but not nearly as regularly as they operate them in Disneyland. TCD

I agree. Can tent stakes even hold in gravel like that? And won't it tear up a tent floor? My kids used to go barefoot around the site, and even dig with shovels and pails in the coquina. This gravel is not kid friendly. Or pet friendly. TCD

No, you will not lose your FP's. I've moved reservations around a lot. They've never messed with my FP's. TCD

That's another excellent video, Nick. Luckenbach Texas might be world famous, but I haven't heard of it before. That was a long way for you to go! The food all looks great! TCD

Blake- I'm surprised you didn't mention the failed fences and railings. They have already had to block off an overlook that they built for the Slinky Dog attraction because the welds on the railings failed. Also, they are only operating one exit gate for the Aliens ride for the same reason. They have Castmembers posted at all of the other exit gates blocking them off, and one gate that another Castmember opens and holds open for all of the guests to exit. It is definitely slowing down the capacity for the ride. It's unbelievable how cheap they went, and the dummies are already paying fo

I was just at Disney Springs the night before last, and I saw the construction walls for the new Wolfgang Puck location, and the size of the Jaleo and NBA buildings. I honestly can't believe how much has already been built, and how much is about to be added. But, you know what else I saw on a Monday night? Huge crowds of people. Like it was a holiday or something. But, it was a Monday night. And most of them had shopping bags. And the bars and restaurants all had customers in them. I thought Disney Springs was a huge mistake. But, it's just another thing that I was dead wrong about.

Yup. I've tent camped in July. And, I've been involuntarily without AC in summer months courtesy of hurricanes. I know how brutal it can be. It's not for the light of heart, and especially not for cousins from MA. TCD

It's really mind boggling to think about the amount of construction we've seen in Seaside and along 30A over the past 20 years that we've been visiting. When we first visited, Rosemary Beach was just empty roads, and Watercolor was an untouched forest. Over the years, we've seen plans for moving the Post Office, and developing the shopping/restaurant area across the street. There have been a lot of plans that were abandoned. It's really interesting how things have still evolved, and are still evolving. We really were hoping to get to Seaside this summer, but with all the girls wor

I'm in. Tent camping in Florida in July? You're a brave man. I can't wait to hear all about it! TCD

Wow that video is awesome! Props for all the Great Southern visits. And Seagrove Market too I'm jealous! I got choked up when I saw you playing with your kids in Ruskin Park. My oldest was 7 and the twins were 3 the first time we visited Seaside, and those big trees in the park had just been planted. We used to play wiffle ball in the grassy area between the trees. Every summer. Good times. TCD

I didn't know they had cabins like that at KOA's. It looks nice. TCD