Enjoy!  Thanks Loretta!

Here ya go folks!

December activities are posted and pinned at the top.

If something happens with the forums and Chris and I are not actively watching, please let me know via the facebook pages or by texting.  If you need our numbers, just send a message.

I have a charger for the golf cart that has a "switch" (it is a little more complicated than just flipping a switch though) for the lithium batteries.  Obviously I will have to do a bit more research, especially because I have an antique coach, to make sure changing over is the best option.  Thanks for the insight.

We have a 2017 Chevy Bolt that I use to commute to work and back.  I know all to well about the not charging below freezing, lol.

Supergeek and I have an antique Monaco.  We have always used regular batteries but are considering replacing them with Lithium.  Anyone have these in your rig?  I do know that we are going to replace the golf cart batteries with lithium.  Both will cost a bit more, but replacing batteries all the time is for the birds.

I won't be going to MK until Christmas eve, but already I am wondering why?  Am I the only one that thinks putting the Hatbox Ghost next to the never ending hallway with the candelabra is wrong?  Help me out here. 

Thanks to Loretta and her wonderful daughter for getting this for me!  ♥️

I saw from Santa Settles that there were sites open on Halloween that you could get reservations for!  I know they were going for a good penny too.  It is sad honestly.  I long for the days when I could go for a couple weekends a month again.  I wouldn't even mind the drive now that I am further away.  

I also wish DVC wasn't so freaking full all the time with their reservations.  (off my soapbox now)

Thanks to Shalynn (Loretta's daughter) for going over to the Fort and getting this for me!  She is such a doll!  

For those of you who need a download on apple of the app, it is under construction.  Apparently France has made a coding requirement on the Apple platform that Supergeek needs to rewrite some things.  Hopefully he can get a couple of minutes to himself and be able to tackle that without interruptions.

am I the only fool these days who has an annual pass?  lol

Wow, I didn't realize I had not updated this, sorry about that!

https://wdwprepschool.com/disney-world-crowd-calendar/

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Here is the updated list as of 2023.  Thanks to brbgoingtodisney.com for the info!

FuelRod Locations at Walt Disney World (Updated 2023)

Magic Kingdom

• Curtain Call Collectibles
  • Main Street, USA
• Tomorrowland Light & Power Company *currently closed due to Tron construction
• Merchant of Venus
  • Tomorrowland
• Cosmic Ray’s Starlight Cafe
  • Tomorrowland
• Big Top Souvenirs
  • Storybook Circus
• Pecos Bill Tall Tale Inn and Cafe
  • Frontierland
• Adventureland Bathroom Breezeway
  • Adventureland

Magic Kingdom Resort Area

• Disney’s Contemporary Resort
  • 4th Floor
• Disney’s Grand Floridian Resort
  • Convention Center – South Foyer
• Disney’s Polynesian Village Resort
  • BouTiki
• Disney’s Wilderness Lodge
  • Lobby

EPCOT

• Gateway Gifts
  • Shop under Spaceship Earth
• Mission: SPACE
  • Shop at ride exit
• Test Track
  • Kiosk
• Seas with Nemo and Friends
  • Shop at ride exit
• The Land
  • Kiosk
• ImageWorks
  • Journey into Imagination with Figment ride exit
• World Traveler
  • Shop as you enter World Showcase
• Disney Traders
  • Shop at International Gateway

EPCOT Resort Area

• Disney’s BoardWalk Inn
  • Dundy’s Sundries

Animal Kingdom

• The Dino Institute Shop
  • Dinosaur ride exit
• Island Mercantile
  • Discovery Island
• Discovery Trading Company
  • Discovery Island
• Serka Zong Bazaar
  • Expedition Everest ride exit
• Rafiki’s Planet Watch
  • kiosk

Animal Kingdom Resort Area

• Disney’s Animal Kingdom Lodge
  • near Phone Bank
• Disney’s Coronado Springs Resort
  • near El Paso
  • near Pepper Market
• Disney’s All-Star Sports Resort
  • Game Point Arcade
• Disney’s All-Star Music Resort
  • Note’able Games Arcade
• Disney’s All-Star Movies Resort
  • Reel Fun Arcade

Hollywood Studios

• Rock Around the Shop
  • Rock ‘n’ Roller Coaster ride exit
• Tower of Terror
  • kiosk at ride exit
• Celebrity 5 & 10
  • Hollywood Boulevard
• PizzeRizzo
  • kiosk inside restaurant
• Pixar Place Restrooms
  • kiosk
• Frozen Fractal Gifts
  • shop next to Vacation Fun theatre

Disney Springs

• Sundries
  • next to Coca-Cola Store
• Disney Springs Welcome Center
  • next to Zara
• Disney PhotoPass Studio
  • next to Marketplace Co-Op

Disney Springs Resort Area

• Disney’s Port Orleans Resort – Riverside
  • Lobby
• Disney’s Port Orleans Resort – French Quarter
  • Lobby

Wide World of Sports Resort Area

• Disney’s Art of Animation Resort
  • Pixel Play Arcade
• Disney’s Pop Century Resort
  • Fast Forward Arcade

https://brbgoingtodisney.com/fuel-rod-free-swaps-locations-at-walt-disney-world-updated-2021/

Has anyone been recently and seen more empty sites?  Just curious.

Thank you to Loretta for all this extra information!  She is da bomb!

https://blogmickey.com/2023/10/disney-patents-immersive-drive-in-theater-to-pass-the-time-while-you-charge-your-car-or-wait-for-curbside-pickup/

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A new patent from Disney aims to reimagine the waiting game that you play in your car. From waiting for a pick-up order from a take-out restaurant to spending an hour charging your car on a long road trip, there are a few scenarios where Disney is looking to reimagine the experience of waiting around in your car using immersive technology that is readily available and used in its theme parks already.

In the patent, Disney starts off by describing how modern cars have increasingly sophisticated onboard computing and infotainment systems, but the medium to deliver the content (sometimes small screens on a dashboard) is hardly immersive.

While Disney does describe conditions where drivers of a combustion-driven vehicle will sit and wait in their car, we’ll focus on the electric vehicle aspect described in the patent. Disney says that electric vehicles may need long periods of non-driving time to charge. During that time, occupants may find themselves in their vehicle with little to do while their vehicle charges – sometimes for several hours depending on charging time and desired charge levels.

To fix that problem, Disney envisions an immersive entertainment pod where people can drive their vehicle into an immersive pod and be fully surrounded by entertainment while they wait for their car to charge (or, for example, for a to-go order to be completed).

Inside the pod could be a charging area for your vehicle to connect to, but also a way for the surrounding entertainment pod to integrate with your vehicle. As seen in the patent image below, you would drive your vehicle into the pod and then be surrounded by entertainment. In the implementation imagined in the patent, you would be able to “drive” around a safari and experience different animals while your vehicle charges.

I really love Trader Sams.  With that being said, why are all the cool things at the Trader Sams in Disneyland?

https://blogmickey.com/2023/10/ursula-themed-tiki-mug-coming-to-trader-sams-enchanted-tiki-bar/

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In a social media post this afternoon, Disneyland teased an Ursula-themed tiki mug coming to Trader Sam’s Enchanted Tiki Bar at the Disneyland Resort. Details such as availability date have not been released as of publish time.

I am all for that cider, let me tell ya!

https://www.disneyfoodblog.com/2023/10/10/19-new-snacks-announced-for-disneys-animal-kingdom/

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19 NEW SNACKS Announced for Disney’s Animal Kingdom!

By Kayleigh Johnson Leave a Comment

If you ask us, it’s always a good day when Disney announces that some NEW eats will be joining the lineup.

Disney’s Animal Kingdom

What’s even BETTER is when Disney announces that these new eats are arriving to Disney’s Animal Kingdom, which is one of our FAVORITE parks when it comes to food. If you’re hoping to join us in grubbing on some new treats, take a scroll through this post to check out all the new things to come.

 

These eats will each be available starting October 11th, so you can get these starting TOMORROW. Check it out!

Harambe Market

• Chicken and Shrimp Rice Bowl — with jollof rice with kachumbari tomato salad and tzatziki sauce and you can choose between chermoula-marinated chicken, peri peri-marinated shrimp, or both
• Chicken Rice Bowl — with jollof rice with kachumbari tomato salad and tzatziki sauce and you can choose between chermoula-marinated chicken, peri peri-marinated shrimp, or both
• Shrimp Rice Bowl — with jollof rice with kachumbari tomato salad and tzatziki sauce and you can choose between chermoula-marinated chicken, peri peri-marinated shrimp, or both
• Beef and Lamb Kofta Pita — combines house-made beef and lamb kofta with a deliciously refreshing tzatziki sauce, chermoula, and house-made chips

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• IMPOSSIBLE Kofta Pita — IMPOSSIBLE kofta accompanied by a plant-based aïoli, chermoula, and house-made chips.
• Harambe Salad with Chicken — combines chermoula-marinated chicken with quinoa, grilled corn, black-eyed peas, and crispy chickpeas topped with a tasty chermoula-herbed vinaigrette
• Mango Passion Fruit Cheesecake

Drinkwallah, Pongu Pongu, and Trek Snacks

• Stuffed Pancake Sandwich — filled with sausage, guava paste, egg, and cheese

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Kusafiri Coffee Shop and Bakery

• Egg and Bacon Croissant Sandwich with Tomato Pepper Relish — croissant with a cheese omelet, crispy bacon, and tomato-pepper relish served with potato barrels
• Breakfast Totchos with Eggs, Bacon, and Cheese — potato barrels, scrambled eggs, nacho cheese sauce, cheese curds, and crumbled bacon

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• IMPOSSIBLE Gatsby — pita pocket with plant-based picadillo, tomato-pepper relish, and crispy potato sticks and tops it off with a plant-based aïoli
• Harissa Chicken Wrap — harissa chicken salad with vegetables and an avocado spread rolled in a spinach tortilla

Pongu Pongu

• Cinnamon Roll

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Flame Tree Barbecue

• IMPOSSIBLE Burnt Ends — paired with french fries and coleslaw on the side
• French Fries with Pulled Pork and Cheese

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Pizzafari

• Plant-based Italian Sausage — served alongside a side salad with Italian dressing
• Antipasto Side Salad

Tamu Tamu Refreshments

• DOLE Whip Orange Soda Float with strawberry syrup on top
• DOLE Whip Hard Cider Float featuring DOLE Whip and ACE Pineapple Craft Cider

©Disney

 

https://www.disneyfoodblog.com/2023/10/09/guys-we-have-to-talk-about-the-new-rundisney-princess-half-marathon-weekend-medals/

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Guys. We Have To Talk About The New runDisney Princess Half Marathon Weekend Medals.

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If you’re part of the Disney community on social media, you probably scroll through seemingly endless photos of runners posed at Disney World as they embark on distance races through the park a few times a year.

Princess Half Marathon Weekend (2023)

You might think to yourself, “These people pay to run? On TOP of walking through the parks for hours on end throughout their trip?” Well, the answer is… kind of. We’re actually paying for the gorgeous MEDALS that we’re rewarded with upon finishing a race. One fan-favorite race weekend hosted at Disney World each year is the Princess Half Marathon Weekend, which includes sunrise yoga, three distance races through the parks, and a race challenge that allows you to compete in the 10k and half marathon. Well, Disney just shared the bling that you can score for participating in these races, and believe us when we say they are fit for royalty.

 

Without further ado, let’s check out some medals! 

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For those who participate in the 5k (3.1 miles), this medal with Ariel will be awarded! We were really surprised by the art style used for these medals, as it doesn’t resemble anything we’ve seen before on Disney Princess merchandise. It almost looks comic-style!

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Next up is the 10k! Those who participate in the 6.2 mile course will receive this Rapunzel medal. We love that this one resembles the Sundrop Flower!

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Those who participate in the half marathon (13.1 miles) will receive this gorgeous medal featuring Tiana. This one is our favorite!

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Those who successfully complete both the 10k and the half marathon while maintaining an average of 16-minute per mile pace or faster will receive this Fairy Tale Challenge medal! 

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NEWS: One Airline Is Offering Flights to Disney World for UNDER $50 for a Limited Time!

By Kayleigh Johnson Leave a Comment

There are two things that fall pretty high on our list of favorite things to do.

Who else can’t get enough TRAVEL?

One: travel. Two: save money. Sounds a bit contradictory, huh? Well, lucky for you, we’ve just found a way that we all can do BOTH. We know many of you are currently in the throes of planning your fall and winter vacations, and since this time of year is especially hectic and a bit expensive because of the holidays, we think you could really benefit from this great deal.

 

JetBlue is currently having its Fall Real Sale where you can score flights from only $49 one way. What’s even better is that there are even vacation packages available that are as low as $295.

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So, what’s the catch? Well, you have to book by October 12th at 11:59 EST. You also must travel on Tuesdays and Wednesdays between October 17th, 2023, and February 14th, 2024. Blockout dates also apply, and you can’t travel between November 21st, 2023 and November 28th, 2023 (Thanksgiving travel) or December 19th, 2023 and January 9th, 2024 (winter holiday travel.) 

Up, up, and away!

The good news is that there are flights available to Orlando, so you could book these flights for a Disney World vacation! We found flights as low as $49 to Orlando. 

©JetBlue

https://www.disneyfoodblog.com/2023/10/10/one-airline-is-offering-flights-to-disney-world-for-under-59-for-a-limited-time/

no, you are not seeing it wrong

some of the categories we listed don't have much traffic, but it is my aim to get people back here talking and to get new people here as well

we don't have to talk about the fort everyday, I certainly do not post about the fort on the fb pages and that sometimes gets me yelled at, but I just don't care, lol

Ok, so a bit of an update here...

In order to get this particular update done, Chris has to crack open the code and insert a tidbit.  He says that he believes that is going to cause some other things to go down, so this might take a little longer than expected.  However, if you have already downloaded the app, it will still work just fine with no issues.  The problem is going to be with anyone who needs to download it from the apple store.  As far as I know, the google store is fine.