mouseketab.....Carol

We were at the Fort yesterday morning for breakfast also. While I didn't physically go over toward the construction area, I can also note that Purple/Orange is now combined. The bus goes through the cabins, then by 2000, then down to the group camping area, then U-Turns at the turnaround, and then goes back to the 4-way and down the center road. (Reverses the process from Settlement to Outpost). I also did see Wilderness Lodge buses at the Outpost stop. Have no idea if it turns into Yellow, or if it's a standalone bus.

My boys were 10 & 11 our first trip, so no strollers for us, but a few years ago we brought a friend and her 3 yo grandson in a stroller. HATED it. The kid was fine in the stroller, but you had to go park the stroller, and deal with squirmy, possibly escape artist kid in the lines. Then after the ride, you had to go find the stroller again. If and when I bring grandkids to the parks, they will be in the 7 and up age range.

They've been prepping for this for years. When the designated smoking areas first started, they were plentiful and in beautiful little hideaway areas where you could sit and relax, and enjoy a quiet corner of the park. Then they slowly started moving them around, eliminating some, and moving them to less than desirable areas to spend time in. For the last 3 years or so, there have only been 2 areas in each park. (Epcot was the exception, I think 3 in World Showcase and 2 in Future World).

I know at Magic Kingdom, there is a designated smoking area on the pathway to nowhere (the one that starts to go to Grand Floridian, but stops at the canal). You have to go through the resort boat dock entrance, and to reenter, you have to go through security. I'm guessing that one will stay there. I have no idea at Epcot, AK, or Studios.

Welcome!! The campground is so popular, that many people reserve 499 days out regardless of special events. The packages are not out yet, but you can reserve a campsite only by calling 499 days before your checkout date. You can book for Feb/March 2020 now if you just call or have a travel agent call. [email protected] is a great travel agent that knows Fort Wilderness and can take care of your needs 🙂

We've also cut our trips way back, but for us it was just the massive amount of hours I work, and when I finish a project, I could take a few days off without using leave. I was at my old job for almost 20 years, so was earning 4 weeks a year, and with the massive amount of hours worked, even when I had planned time off, I had to use very little leave due to deferred holidays, and part of the time having spare hours. For example, for one 17 day trip we took, we started the trip on a Wednesday, and I didn't need to use leave for the 3 days, because I was already over 80 hours for the pay period

Oh, and we took SuperShuttle from LAX to Anaheim, then rented the car for just a couple of days from a Hertz place just a block from the hotel. We stayed at the hotel Indigo around the corner on Katella. We were using rewards points so the cost was $0, so having just a little further walk was worth it.

We're super small and I still park the truck in overflow. I like having plenty of space for the cart, guests, etc.

Just enough time for mom and dad to have dinner at on of the nice restaurants there around the lake. Not too bad.

I believe they still should be good. They didn't start selling the date specific hoppers until last fall. Yep, just did a search. They didn't start selling the date specific tickets until late October.

4 days at Disneyland is still 4 busy days. We were out there for 8 nights, spent 6 in the parks, and still didn't see it all. We spent 1 day driving on the PCH. Even rented a convertible. A Mustang convertible is the most uncomfortable car ever!! But we were stylin with the top down 🙂 We weren't able to get far enough North to see the pretty stuff. Lot's of city streets. We should have headed South. We also spent a full day for the Price is Right. Ordered the tickets ahead of time. Fun once, but a VERY long day. Don't think it's an option with kids though. My layover on the flight out was in S

Yep, even does run of the mill hotels at other locations 🙂

There are also the empty nester days to come! We didn't get our T@B until both of the boys were gone. When they were at home, we were Scout camping, and running to baseball games year round. I was the camping mom. For our rare vacations that were not baseball trips, it was hotels. Once the boys left, I still wanted to camp, but Rick was having nothing of the tent camping, so we got the T@B. While I go solo more than not, at least Rick will join me at the Fort with the T@B, and will go on an occasional state park trip locally so he can fish. Even as expensive as the Fort is, its still less expe

The buildings on Clementine's beach look smaller than the "villas" over on Cypress Point. I'm guessing cabanas or play areas. One thing I see, it looks like the resort gets it's own dock. But are they gonna get new boats? The boats are stretched thin as it is. Especially when one goes in for refurbishment. The "Slow Boats" won't cut it.

Looking on the Disney Website, I'm seeing a "Sun n Fun Offer", with availability, but the rates are the same as standard rates. Weird

Jason, is that just an AP discount, or general?

I ended up stopping in Adel, GA for the night. It was probably a bit too far. I didn't take into account not being familiar with towing something actually narrower than my truck. My back window was blocked by "stuff", and at night, I couldn't see the trailer in my mirrors, so I stopped a bit more than I normally would just to check on things, and took it a bit slower. However, the extra tow time paid off as I got to Disney fairly early in the morning, was able to pick up stuff at Wal-Mart, and get all my errands done just before the camper arrived 🙂 As I was leaving Wal-Mart, Dawn ca

Cool, I'm wondering if as the construction ramps up, if folks will start cancelling due to the possible disruption, and more of this may show up

We needed to go over there our trip in October because we needed something printed, signature witness, and notarized. They have a FedEx Kinkos onsite. Very nice place the little we saw.

What an awesome day!!!

The Poly has Dole Whip Floats at the new stand outside the back doors on the first floor. There is also a Spikey Pineapple Float at the Trader Sam's outdoor seating area 🙂

We actually stop in Valdosta on the way home too. Spend the last day in Disney till 7ish that night, then head North, get to Valdosta at 11ish. Have a good night sleep, then head on home. I find it much easier to leave a nondescript hotel off the interstate early in the morning than I do Disney.

Very nice update. I used to play SOTMK many years ago all the time. It was lots of fun, but it most definitely has waned quite a bit. Also, the fact that you have to play in between every day of picking up cards, makes it a bit of a downer.

A 30 second email to Jason at any time of day or night, even last minute, no phone call, done!! The ONLY time in the last 5 years, even last minute I haven't used Jason was when I was playing with the website myself, found an AP discount and just booked it. I was afraid it would disappear between the time I found it online and the time he could pull it up.