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We go very infrequently, 5-6 years between trips, and Magic Kingdom is the magic spot. The castle, the rides, the railway, the smells, the music it all stirs the imagination of our kids and us. Nighttime, especially so. Walking past Haunted Mansion and into Frontierland as the wolf howls give...

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Yeah, it's push and pull. We were pretty worn out most days, but I got a lot of thank yous and Kudos. They seemed to appreciate the work and the fact that they missed most lines and still hit everything they wanted.

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Yeah it was bonkers. I have been seeing the times for that day on easywdw and it was a very very crowded day. As for the separations: if people know what's up they are more likely to follow the lead. I am blessed with a really great family-in-law and we are used to doing stuff together so it...

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I had a spreadsheet and then minute by minute day sheets for each day. I just emailed it to them. I am out of the closet on the whole Disney madness thing, so it was less weird for me to do that. It was a source of mirth for them, but they had very little to say that was negative once we had a...

It was spoken about before we even left Canada, the kids were very compliant, and once the plan started to really pay off against the crowds, everyone just started looking to me and asking 'What's next?'

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I was there last week March 11-18. I was the 'planner' for my wife's family, 16 in total, 8 children (4-11) and 8 adults (38-65) we go about once every 5-6 years, so was important to make the most of it. Working on my Trip Report here...

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It was our last park day. We were flying out the next afternoon and this was our first morning at Epcot and our last night at the Magic Kingdom. The sense of impending loss wasn’t really at the surface, there was a lot to do and part of being a ‘tour guide’ for your extended family is monitoring...

8:00am ropedrop at Magic Kingdom (and a word about Magic bands when off-site) By now we were settling into a decent rhythm. We would work to make our lunches the night before, make sure our shirts were clean and gather all the magic bands before the kids went to bed. We were not resort...

Water Parks Cancelled I swore I wouldn’t be one of those idiots who didn’t know what was going on. I would be on top of things, check Park hours for changes, watch for news each night. Instead I got caught up in the pitch and yawn of the Disney days. I checked the weather, high of 62, but not...

Brunch at 1900 Park Fare and Magic Kingdom After having spent two early mornings I had planned two sleep-in days. Today was to be the first. One of the obstacles in planning ‘our perfect Disney Vacation’ was that we had to account for everyone else. This seems like an obvious conclusion, but...

Day Two in the Parks: Hollywood Studios and Epcot Wakeup was to be at 6:45, leaving the house for 7:45 am. This was our first morning with all four families aboard the good ship "Fun Times". Our son was getting sick and coughing upon wakeup, but this is the thing about a Disney vacation: you...

Day One At the Parks - Animal Kingdom and Magic Kingdom So my plans called for us to be up and out of the house at 8:00am for Animal Kingdom's 9:00am RD. This, of course requires a 7:00am (or so) wake up. This was going to be the first test to see if the Family was willing to do it my way. I...

DAY ONE: We had a luxurious morning sleeping in and then finalizing the suitcases (two large IT luggage items) and carry-ons. We popped into the car and drove the 20 minutes to the airport through a frigid -10 C morning. Once there we were through customs and sitting at our gate with enough...