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Whoa... that is wild.... literally.

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ADORABLE (love the ears!) These days most "experts" will tell you that the lifelong benefits of socializing your pup with people and other animals FAR outweighs the relatively low risk of disease. Further, you actually have a pretty small window of true "socialization" for young dogs (6 mos?) - outside of that window you're now playing catchup and doing more "desensitization" than anything. Which is a heck of a lot harder (oh boy do I know that one first hand!) All interactions at this age are critical for your pup - and there are fear periods that they'll go through when this is even more i

no :dance: Seriously though - it was pretty cool and a perfect day to go up. You could see for miles. I kept our receipt (can you say packrat?) and we were hoping to go back at night this year and time it for fireworks, but we never got around to it. Maybe this year. :D

Welcome Jay!

I thought that might help lure him out of hiding. :dance:

Agreed! We shopped for the new TT with this very thing in mind. So when we got our Open Range Roamer, very first thing we did was rip out the extra couch and bunk and install 3 big crates for the kiddos. Then DH set about building a bar for the top of it... They each have their cushy bed, water bowl and a couple of favorite toys in them, and this is their hangout when we're away from the TT. There are fans installed above the crates (raised part of the bar that flips open) for when we need a little extra circulation. Because this slideout was intended as a bunk, there's a TV hookup right ne

This one is my desktop - and probably my favorite (and luckiest) fireworks photo...

No Fort photo thread would be complete without this little beauty...

This was on the 300 loop in November. These folks had at least 2 sites - one which had no TT on it, just a string of tables, coolers, chairs and popups. The festivities overflowed out onto the 300 dog walk... Check out the right edge of the pic - you can see some of the coolers/pots. There had to have been at least 15 coolers stacked up - of varying sizes. Amazingly, one morning it all just VANISHED! Even more amazingly, aside from a few stray kids playing in the street, these folks were quiet and respectful of their neighbors. They clearly had a heck of a gathering, but we never heard a

Boy that dog park works like a charm!

Paradiso 37 at Downtown Disney

Prove how good (or bad) you are at Toy Story Mania... I'm on the left, DH on the right. My arm is STILL tired! :D

Personally I'm a fan of the pineapple floats at Aloha Isle in MK. We spent 3 weeks at WDW in November. This is #6... For your Dole Whip purists out there, this was my self serve at Capt. Cook's at the Poly. I was pretty proud of this one, but it could have been a little higher...

Lots of people ask about whether they should get the Disney Dining Plan when camping at the Fort. What do you think? IMO, there are definitely pros and cons to DDP that are specific to every family. I'd encourage people to price out the plan and check the menus to see if it's worth it for you - in terms of food and $$. Some questions to consider... - What are you camping in? (do you have an easy-to-stock/use kitchen setup?) - How much do you like to cook on vacation? - How do you and your family eat? (quantity/type?) - Budget The last 2 are the big determining factors for us as to whether the

We did this the weekend of Nov 14-15, 2009 - Festival of the Masters was going on so DTD was pretty busy. We walked up, bought our tix and got on the 2nd ride after that. Although the line behind us formed pretty quickly. Rides are only about 10 minutes long though, so even if the line looks long, it might not be a super long wait. Also something to keep in mind, if it's a bit breezy, but not windy enough to actually stop flights, they will load fewer people on the balloon to compensate. Also depending on wind speed, they may not go up as high as the full 400'. So timing is key to get the best

Christmas - New Years week is THE busiest time of the year at WDW. This is generally followed by July 4th, Spring Break (especially if it falls near Easter) and Thanksgiving (Weds-Sun). Capacity closures are common and this is good information to keep in mind... There are 4 states to park capacity closures. 1) Parking lot entrance is closed. You can only get to a park via Disney Transportation. 2) Ticket windows are all closed and automated ticket vending machines turned off. If you are not already holding a valid ticket, you cannot get in. 3) Only those with annual passes or current KTTW c

If your dog is not used to being in the TT when you're not there, I'd strongly recommend some practice runs before you get to FW so you can figure out the best setup. You can even do this at home in the yard. We crate our dogs in the TT, but they're very happy and comfortable in their crates and often hang out in them with the door open at home. If your dogs are happy in their crates, I'd recommend bringing them. If they're not, you might want to work on crate training before your trip. Big reason we crate our dogs is because if we didn't, they'd be in the windows all the time barking at every

Waggin Tails is the fully enclosed dog park located just outside the entrance to the 300 loop, across from 500. Most of the park is very grassy and there are poop bag dispensers and trash barrels conveniently located. PLEASE PICK UP AFTER YOUR DOG The entrance is double gated/latched to make it easier to let dogs in/out without anyone escaping. There are a couple of picnic tables and some benches for the humans (one that's generally in the shade). There are auto-refill water bowls along the fence. If the water is warm (stagnant) just splash them empty and they'll refill. There's also a hose

We scour the menus before we go just to avoid this. AllEars has a decent MENUS section - fairly accurate and up to date. And super easy to read on your phone while waiting in line... http://allears.net/menu/menus.htm Last trip in November we tried out several new places, but the fave for meat & potatoes was the short rib DH got at Jiko's. He's still talking about it.

10/22-11/11/11 11/11/11... Gotta be good luck, right?

334 from November 2009 To give y'all a sense of space, the TT is almost 30' open and we had a 9x12 pen setup behind it for the dogs. Still plenty of room for the picnic table and to park the Explorer and golf cart in front. The site has large bushes behind (very private) and is about 3-4 sites from the entrance to the 300 canal dog walk. Here's site 333 from November 2008 Ditto above. Both of these sites are on the outside curve of the loop, so the space is kind of pie shape, allowing for a good chunk of space between you and your neighbors. 333 and 334 are separated by an enormous (and ve

What are your favorite out of the way places to sit, relax or explore in the parks? Post pics if you have them and tell us a little about what makes the spot so great. Shhhh!!! They're out little secret. I'll start... Cinderella's wishing well This is located on the pathway up to the castle on the right side. There are a few benches here and it's a lovely out of the way place to site and enjoy the view. You also get this view of the castle that not many people see ETA: Found a photo of one of the benches... don't mind the Fiends perched on it...

I already drank to that and I'm working on doing it again! ;D