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    offsite vs on..not much difference in price?

    It depends what you are looking for. We like 2 bed/2 bath with a kitchen. Offsite prices for this type of room (eg. Sheraton Vistana Resort Villas) is much cheaper than getting an equivalent onsite room. I just checked for the first week of July. I could get 5 nights at Sheraton Vistana Resort...
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    Where to eat in Niagara Falls, US side

    It's nothing special, but my kids like the all day breakfast at Bob Evans. (They do also have regular lunch food.)
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    Questions regarding new rides

    We went this past October, and FOP, Rise and GotG were all new to us. I have never seen a Guardians movie, but GotG was still a really good roller coaster. Some of the preshow was lost on me. Rise was also amazing and I am not a Star Wars fan. FOP was meh. We paid ILL for all three, and only...
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    Early morning strategies for offsight guests

    We were offsite in October. We always arrived early so we were at the front of the offsite pack. At MK, we started at Jungle Cruise and ended up on the second boat (which saved us from having to get a Jungle Cruise G+). At AK, we started at the safari as it was opening 1/2 hour after park...
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    ILL Rise Availability for Non-Resort Guests?

    It's always worth checking for the Rise ILL. When we were there one day in late October, I don't know what happened, but Rise was closed for early entry (based on the app - we were staying offsite), and the ILLs only came up for sale around 9:00am or something. I randomly checked the app and...
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    Does using your phone as your magic band work okay?

    My phone and the readers did not work well together. It was always a challenge to get it to read. However, my husband's worked fine. I have a bulkier case, which may have been the culprit. I gave up and used one of the plastic cards.
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    March Break Flights - YHZ - MCO - Advice

    Westjet has been doing that for years. 15 years ago, they cancelled my direct YYZ to Kelowna the night before it left. I ended up with 4 hours in Edmonton.
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    NEXUS renewal

    AFAIK, it is unlikely to change to approved. My husband and I both applied for renewals in 2019. He got the "no interview needed" approval in a week or something. I got conditionally approved in June 2020, and finally had an interview in April 2022. Thankfully I live near the US border and could...
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    Sirloin Tip Roast Advice?

    I also use a sous vide with roasts. I cook at 142-145 degrees and then sear on our BBQ. We have a VERY hot infrared burner on the side of our BBQ for searing. The cheap cuts don't have the same flavour as other cuts, but they are not tough. With the sous vide, the roast is medium rare to...
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    Have Ontario schools changed the 2022-2023 holiday calendar?

    In my part of Ontario, the calendar for the following year isn't finalized until the previous spring. So we didn't know until spring 2022 what the Christmas 2022 holiday dates would be.
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    Welcome to Holiday Week G+ Surge Pricing

    We were there about a month ago. It wasn't super busy, and we had pre-bought Genie+ with our tickets. We did pay to ride each of the ILL rides, and the Genie+ purchase was worth it. However, we did one ADR and zero character meals (very different than previous trips), and we stay offsite. In the...
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    What are some the cheaper resort communities that have decent rentals

    We just stayed there a few weeks ago and were very happy (although no lazy river). Getting to Disney/Universal was fine at the times we were going, but the traffic on 535 in certain places/times was a nightmare. It took way too long to get to the Publix that is a bit further down 535, and going...
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    Animal Kingdom Animal Trail Opening Time

    A few weeks ago, Kilimanjaro Safaris was advertised to open 1/2 hour after regular park opening, but actually opened 15-20 minutes after park opening. We were on probably the 5th bus or so. Gorilla Falls was not open when we got off.
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    Which Harry Potter restaurant?

    I hated the low chairs at the Three Broomsticks, and my short 9 year old had to sit on her knees. However, the menu at Leaky Cauldron did not appeal to our family.
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    Harmonious Oct 27

    Does anyone know if/when Harmonious started on Oct 27? My kids were exhausted, so we left as soon as the CM announced it was delayed. We heard rumours as we were leaving that they were having trouble with the audio.
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    How uncomfortable is flying with a lap infant?

    From a safety perspective, it is ideal to purchase a seat and use a car seat. Aborted take offs/landings and turbulence can cause injury to a lap child. Granted it was a smaller plane, but there was a runway overrun crash in Canada where everyone survived except the lap infant...
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    What if we test + on the way to WDW?

    I would think it would be the same as any other medical issue that prevents you from travelling. As a previous commenter mentioned, purchase trip cancellation and interruption insurance (and read the fine print before purchasing!)
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    Are Canadians allowed to fly to the United States right now?

    https://www.canada.ca/content/dam/phac-aspc/documents/services/publications/diseases-conditions/coronavirus-disease-covid-19-how-to-self-isolate-home-exposed-no-symptoms/coronavirus-factsheet-self-isolation-at-home-en.pdf While self-isolating, the only allowable reason to leave the property is...
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    Are Canadians allowed to fly to the United States right now?

    https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/travelers/after-travel-precautions.html Your sister would be considered unvaccinated, so would need to self-isolate for 7 days after entering the US and be tested 3-5 days after entering the US. I'm not sure if a test is required for the flight to the...
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