southernview -- Ray

I couldn't help but notice one of the advantages of an RV cited above. The only thing that I can think of that an RV doesn't have to do, as opposed to a trailer, is to disconnect the hitch when setting up and re-connect when leaving. This takes me all of five minutes to do either way, but I do know that there are some campers that consider this a chore. Not knocking an RV by any means, just commenting.

Sitting outside at Beaches & Cream, we noticed that they seem to be extra diligent about checking those that use that pool. I wonder why that is true? I got checked once at Wilderness Lodge, just sitting around the pool. The DW had gone inside the lodge to look for something in the store and I was just waiting on her to come back out. The lifeguard that was doing the checking asked me to leave the area although I wasn't even wearing a bathing suit and the pool was only about half full at the time. I just chalked it off as more Disney Magic in action.

I wonder how many people here have ever been asked for their guest card when sitting around another resort's pool, and how many times have you ever seen anyone check the people at the Fort's pool? Other tnan on special holidays of course.

In full disclosure I should have mentioned that I have allergies that have adversely affected my sinuses over the years. Most airplane rides leave me with stopped up ears for at least 12 hours and sometimes a lot worse. My company insisted I fly even though it sometimes meant an in-state trip--once had to fly from Birmingham to Mobile and made several trips from Birmingham to Tupelo, Mississippi. I could have driven to Tupelo in less than 3 hours (would be much faster now with the advent of I-22) and to Mobile in a little over 4 hours. As for the hotels, I always had good luck with them

I'll second that; I had enough flying before I retired and I believe my last flight was in 1998. Carol's episode is just one of the reasons that I detest flying and I'm sure that it is worse now than it was back when I was flying so much. Kristie has came up with my next worst thing. I hate Disney's buses and will only get on one if I have no other possible way to get to where I want to go. I'll bet that there is a lot of people here that could tell some horror stories about being on a crowded Disney bus, some of my stories came about when the bus wasn't even crowded, as was the case when

I was stuck on the Monorail just past The Polynesian for over 45 minutes in the middle of one of the most severe thunderstorms that I have seen at Disney. For the first 30 minutes they kept repeating on the intercom that we were "holding for further traffic." It was only in the last few minutes of the episode that they mentioned they were having technical trouble. Reminded me of the time I was on an airplane at Atlanta when the pilot kept saying that we were going to be cleared for takeoff in about 15 minutes. Problem with that was when we turned from the tarmac to enter the lane for the

Were it not for the uniqueness of WDW, this would have caught up with Disney a while back. Thing is, where else can one go to have the Disney experience and what other place has the mystique of Disney going for it, and has the national, and even global draw, that Disney enjoys because of this? There is a lot of truth in what lightbikes says: It's just my opinion, but I think that Disney can give the poorest service possible and raise rates at the same time, and still have their business increase. There are so many people in this country, and abroad, that have never been to WDW, that th

Dang, I hope my DW doesn't read this.

X2 on the above.

You are probably correct and that really mixes things up even more. Who would make this determination? Would it just be at the whim of some manager? Perhaps the whole new reservation system is not a system at all, it's just a way to stop some activity that was going on in the past and can be modified without notice if they desire. Bottom line, Disney needs to get a handle on this and produce a schedule or some way that one could know what to expect when attempting to make reservations. The way it's working now makes them look like a bunch of plain idiots. The next time we go I'm going t

One thing is for sure--this company does not have to be concerned with any complaints unless they just want to do so. Understand that I am not anti-Disney, but what I am saying is that the average patron shouldn't be surprised by poorer service or ever increasing prices. Looks like I need to call my broker and see about getting in on the fun.

We had this same thing happen to us one year at the Fort and every time that they shut the doors they would push the keyless lock and toot the horn.

This has got me wondering just how many televisions that the average camper has. My camper came equipped for two sets and I thought that would be about the average. On second thought, I forgot about my outside connection that I added, so maybe three is the average. Another thing to keep in mind, if you are using a digital converter it has to be HD capable or you will view only in SD. Most of the converters on the market were only capable of SD.

That expresses my sentiments very well and I thought it was ironic that the next day after my post I see where Disney is raising the prices again. You may be more of a prophet than you think with that last line.

I cracked up on that last line, but the whole post is very accurate.

This was a predictable situation from quite sometime ago and this is why I also think that FP+ is also just a means to an end. Sooner or later the lines for FP will be just like the regular lines always were. When you have finite space and ever increasing crowds who will be taking advantage of FP, how can it not be? When the attractions are not increased and everyone is trying to get on the same popular rides it appears to me that the situation can't get any way but worse. Have you ever wondered why the campground is never enlarged? By Disney standards of building new resorts and the suc

I have about given up trying to watch the fireworks from that area just because of the rude crowds. The last time I was there, having arrived a tad early to get a decent spot, just before the fireworks start a man comes running through the crowd, steps in front of me and raises his child up on his shoulders, totally blocking my view. It was just more than I could take, so I tapped him on the back and told him that he was blocking my view and probably others behind me. He gives me a dirty look and moves over to the side where he was doing the same thing to people there. On that same trip w

During the time that we stayed on the 2000 loop, we found that it is a roll of the dice situation, meaning that, at times it can be very crowded and noisy, or it can be normal like any other loop. We were there last October 10th thru the 17th, staying in another loop and we biked through the 2000 loop several times during our stay and found it to be very calm and not at all crowded. If you stay on the 2000 loop the best sites are the ones near the center of the loop as you come into it. There is a bus stop on the loop near its exit and it can be noisy on that side. As with the others here

Thanks Carol, I appreciate that.

First names doesn't help us people that don't know anyone. How about adding their board user names along with them so some of us can visualize what a person looks like when they post. It would take a mighty long time for me to meet all of those face to face.

All the talk about removing the Sorcerer's Hat and changing the view in a park has reminded me of a favorite view that I always liked in Epcot that was changed over the years. This picture is a scan of a slide that I took at Epcot in 1987. The picture was taken at twilight without a tripod, so it could be a little clearer, but I am wondering if anyone remembers that lighted glass prism in the foreground. I always really liked that view, it really looked good viewing back toward Spaceship Earth. Anyone know about when it was removed?

I could not have said it any better. As much as we love the Fort, we can stay at plenty of nice places two nights for $130 per.

It's going to be quite a bit further to go to Millenia than it would Florida Mall. Might be worth it though if you have never been.

From what I have read the owners of this hitch give it positive reviews to the tune of at least 90 percent.. The only really bad report that I have seen came from someone that did have a heavier TT and had trouble with the weight distribution feature on it. For any new hitch to be as well received as this one seems to be, it would have to be good. I've been using the same EQ hitch for 10 years now and have no complaints against it. Once it is set up properly, I don't think I could ask for any better performance than it delivers. As with anything new to the market only time will tell if t

I've read a ton of reviews on this hitch on several forums and it gets good reviews for the most part. From what I can gather there may be a problem using this hitch on heavier trailers with tongue weights of over 400 lbs, or so, due to what may be a problem with weight distribution on heavier rigs. That seems to be the main question about the hitch, that along with some concern about wear and tear with use. Other than the noise made by some other hitches, I can't see a great deal of gain by using this hitch. It is lighter and supposedly reduces "bounce" of the TT going down the road,