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    Help deciding disneymoon accommodation

    I'm guessing the cost differential between POR and a 1 bedroom suite at Boardwalk Villas would be substantial, even for someone renting points. As the OP's question was between POR, SSR, and OKW, I'm assuming those are probably the ones that are closest in price in which she's interested...
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    Yachtsman or Raglan Road?

    Another vote for Raglan Road - good food, good service, and if you look at the menu, it's not just run-of-the-mill pub food as others have suggested. We're not huge fans of the Yachtsman Steakhouse. Sure, it's steak, but it's not outstanding. If you are really, really crazy about steakhouses...
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    victoria and alberts chef table

    I just checked our dining reviews page, and see that this thread is still directing traffic to our 2006 review! That being the case, I wanted to post the link to our more updated Chef's Table reviews. http://hpandaw.wordpress.com/category/disney-restaurants/ It's got our 2009 and 2007...
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    45 Kids Rewarded with Dream Preview Cruise

    We just booked this cruise, too! Cheers! Heather
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    Open letter to Disney concerning new TSA full body scan.

    Anyone who thinks that Disney can't play a role in this policy decision is being incredibly naive. What makes this country go 'round? Money. And Disney is full of it. Why do you think the TSA has jumped on the whole-body scanner bandwagon kit and kaboodle, with 500 more units expected to be...
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    For what reasons could you be requested to go through the full body scanners?

    OK, here are a few links I think are useful. First, here is a video of a 3-year-old girl being forced to go through the pat-down process (this was taken BEFORE the "enhanced" pat-down process, which is much more intimate and is what would be used today)...
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    anyone have experience w/ children and the new body scanners?

    I read this on the Cruise Critic website about a family's recent experience with the whole body scanners and "enhanced" pat-down. Which is worse: allowing your child to be photographed naked, or allowing him or her to have their groin rubbed twice, palm facing the groin? If interested here is...
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    Renting a car seat but not a car?

    Thank you! That is exactly what we were looking for! Heather W
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    Renting a car seat but not a car?

    Hi! I have a question & am hoping someone here can answer it. My brother is flying in with his 2 daughters to visit us here in Orlando. Since it's just him with the 2 girls, he doesn't want to lug a car seat into the airport, so we were wondering about renting one. I would meet him at the...
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    Reviews: Yak & Yeti and Raglan Road

    I'm going to post the links here to our reviews of each place. The Raglan Road review contains pictures, though the Yak & Yeti one does not, mainly because there was not one single, solitary vegetarian entree at the Yak & Yeti. It does down in our hall of shame as the ONLY table service...
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    Interesting article about Florida restaurants

    Anne, that was because of me! I called in to report insects, and they went out, inspected, and called me back to let me know the outcome. But the problem is that people eating there, unless they actually see roaches themselves, would have no idea about this. I don't understand the Florida...
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    Clearly my SIL has never been on these boards...

    Or you could do what I saw people doing at Ice Station Cool: fill up their non-Disney mugs with the beverages there. Sure, you have to press the dispenser quite a few time, but at the end of the day, you've got a free mug full of soda. :rotfl2: Cheers! Heather W
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    A Fish Eating Vegetarian's Guide To The World..(UPDATED 8/28 p.3 #40!!)

    Spring rolls are always fried; summer rolls are the ones that are not fried. See Wikipedia: Summer rolls (gỏi cuốn, literally "mix salad rolled" in Vietnamese) are unfried wraps with pork, shrimp, herbs, rice vermicelli, and other ingredients wrapped in rice paper. Summer rolls are often...
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    A Fish Eating Vegetarian's Guide To The World..(UPDATED 8/28 p.3 #40!!)

    Not so much a matter of technicality, as a matter of misnomer. True vegetarians would shriek in horror to hear the term so loosely defined. I've known people who called themselves vegetarians yet ate seafood AND poultry! :scared1: I figure if it's worth making the effort to label...
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    Old Hickory Steakhouse Tour de Fromage Review

    We weren't bothered by the fly - I figured it was part of the whole "outside yet inside" experience. Beaucoup tropical plants = beaucoup insects buzzing about :) Cheers! Heather W
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    Favorite Places To Eat In WDW and Kissimmee Area

    Look at the sanitation scores - Boston Lobster Feast is questionable. WDW restaurants generally score higher than others in the area; I don't think I'd recommend many places in Kissimmee. A very nice dining area is West Sand Lake Road in Orlando - it's not too far from WDW, and it's got places...
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    how to find a vacation home to buy?

    I would just make sure that, whoever you use, it's a buyer's agent that doesn't accept real estate listings. Realtors who accept listings, no matter how sweet and personable they may be, are legally obliged to look out for their clients, the sellers, primarily. The exclusive buyers' agents can...
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    California Grill

    You can find the menu with prices at www.allearsnet.com. That should give you an idea of what you can expect to pay. I have a recent review with photos: http://hpandaw.wordpress.com/2007/08/16/california-grill-august-7-2007/ Cheers! Heather W
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    Food Poisoning Question

    Crystal Palace, on their last food inspection, had 9 violations, 3 of them critical: http://www.orlandosentinel2.com/data/restaurants/inspectResultsBeta.php?l=5800724 FWIW, there was an Orlando Sentinel article out yesterday about how Florida restaurants had more incidents of making people...
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    Best Cheeseburger (inspired by my...well...Best Cheeseburger? thread)

    Yep. They have changed to the small, frozen, unjuicy patties. My husband used to love the B&C burgers. They were voted one of the best places for burgers in Orlando on Chowhound. But times they are a-changin', and the burgers are delicious no more. My husband reported that his was very dry...
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