Goober's Wife

When we do it on the 4th or NYE (done Epcot on both those super crowded days), we go very early, well before rope drop. We are always able to get parking in the rows right behind the handicapped section of the lot, so it's just a quick walk to the main gate, no tram required. :)

Yeah that's what I was referring to when I said getting out of the MK after close on a crowded night. Getting back across the lagoon is a huge bottleneck, whether you're taking a bus or the monorail back to the parking lot. And people are running in all directions, yes. :)

I'm honestly not sure how Disney's booking system works for Fort Wilderness but I will honestly say I think it's bizarre. In the past, I have had to make reservations for a larger window than we wanted, and then I would call back and drop the extra days. For example, if I tried to reserve say a Wed-Saturday 4 night stay, the system would tell me there were no sites, but if I changed it to Tuesday-Saturday nights or Sunday-Saturday nights then suddenly like magic there was a site. They just didn't want to give it to me for 4 nights. In other words, I think they try to force people to book

Departure is one reason we favor Epcot on NYE. If you get there before rope drop, you're at or near the front of the lot. No need to even ride the tram, just hike the sidewalk under the bridge and go. One of the things I like least about WDW is the bottleneck of getting out of MK after closing on a busy night.

This definitely works on regular black garden ants. I have killed entire massive ant hills with 1 cup of borax and 1 cup of sugar. I've never tried it on fire ants, no idea if they will eat it or not.

You couldn't actually pay me to set foot in HS on NYE; that park is not built for crowds. Too many of the walkways especially on the "north" and "west" sides of the park are excruiciatingly narrow. Last year we did NYE in Epcot and it was awesome! We went in at rope drop and stayed until about 1am. My suggestions to make it a workable day: 1. Wear lots of layers so as it warms up and then gets cold again you can adjust your clothing. Don't forget scarves and mittens for late night, it got pretty chilly once we sat down on the grass to wait for the fireworks. 2. I don't usually let our k

During the coldest nights last NY week (there were some nights in the 30s IIRC) we used our little wooden box infrared heater inside the tent, but only in the morning when we were awake and getting ready. We would never leave it plugged in or turned on while sleeping or away from the campsite. My husband would turn it on and let the tent heat up while he fixed his coffee before waking the rest of us up. It actually warmed the tent quite a bit for the hour or so we had it running. We also took electric blankets and we did keep those plugged in and turned on for the colder nights.