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POST #16: SAT DEC 3- ANOTHER FULL DAY ON 95 FINAL DRIVE AND FINAL REFLECTIONS Final Drive... We did indeed make it into Southern Georgia on Friday night, and stayed specifically at the Best Western Plus in Kingsland, GA-- I do recommend this as a nice economical hotel with a free low-frills...

POST #15: FRI DEC 2- DEPARTURE :( SQUEEZING OUT EVERY LAST OPPORTUNITY AT WDW If you've read this trip report from the beginning, you read previously that my wife and kids and I fell hard for the Poly during a Departure Day breakfast at Ohana in 2018. From our brief couple of hours at the Poly...

POST #14: THU DEC 1- HOLLYWOOD STUDIOS THE LAST RIDES, THE LAST FAMILY DINNER, AND TAKING IT ALL IN Ooooookkkayyy, I'm behind now wrapping up this trip report, wow 6 months goes by like that and I'm now 9 removed from this trip-- let's try to bang this out while the memories are still fresh...

POST #13 (MAGIC KINGDOM) CONTINUED: Meanwhile, inside the castle, magic was happening: I was leaning against my trash can and texting back and forth with my wife for updates. Shortly after 7pm (an hour before Enchantment), I started to see the Photopass photos roll in on the MDE app and my...

POST #13: WED NOV 30- MAGIC KINGDOM MORE MAGIC, BEAUTIES AT BIBBIDI BOBBIDI, AND THE FINAL FIREWORKS FAILURE We were now starting to feel the end of our trip coming 😢 with the arrival of our last of 3 Magic Kingdom days. The priorities were pretty clear, focusing on the rides and attractions...

I went to TS on 11/30 which was a "lull" in the holiday season and also a Tuesday, so probably a slower night than typical for TS. For a group of 5, around 7pm I was quoted a 45 minute wait, which I passed on because I was heading into a dinner reservation. After dinner (around 830-845) the wait...

POST #12: TUE NOV 29- ANIMAL KINGDOM POTS STRIKES AGAIN, BUT HAKUNA MATATA! AND MORE TREATS (AND SAM'S!) AT THE POLY I will say that both heading into the trip, and in retrospect, our day in Animal Kingdom just seems somewhat of an afterthought. I think that says more about Walt Disney World in...

Wow, almost a month since my last update-- sorry to everyone who had been following along! February has been a bit busy-- I interviewed for, and accepted an offer for, a new job, and the Eagles were in the Super Bowl so I did get distracted from finishing this trip report! I have a nice quiet...

POST #11: MON NOV 28- EPCOT DOLE WHIPS, LOVING THE LIGHTS, AND A HARMONIOUSLY LOW-DISAPPOINTMENT DAY! After a full week at Disney World, during one of the busiest times of year at that with all the crowds and the $29 Genie+ which that entailed, we were now (at least partially) recharged from...

POST #10: SUN NOV 27- REST DAY + MVMCP TONGA TOAST, ERRANDS, AND A MERRY (BUT NOT VERY MERRY) CHRISTMAS PARTY Sunday was setup to be a day of rest (mostly). We'd be able to enjoy our new resort, rest our legs/feet/bodies, but still scheduled our Mickey's Very Merry Christmas Party for this...

POST #9: SAT NOV 26- MOVING DAY GREAT BREAKFAST, GOODBYE CARIBBEAN, HELLO POLYNESIAN, AND HELLO BROTHER! Everyone was more than ready to turn over a new leaf, in more ways than one. This was check-out day from the Moderate resort portion of our vacation and check-in day at the Polynesian! In...

I agree, it would be great if they could offer a standalone HP experience of some sort. It's hard enough to stomach the "gotcha" of having to buy a 2-park ticket if you want to ride the Hogwarts Express. We obviously were willing to spend $1,000 for just Harry Potter, and after the experience we...

OOF, 11 days since my last update! Sorry about that, lost a little momentum with getting back to work after the holidays. Let's keep this going! POST #8: FRI NOV 25- UNIVERSAL STUDIOS THE THOUSAND DOLLAR WAND CEREMONY I'm not even going to leave you in suspense-- our Universal Studios day was...

Thanks! I really do think that just trying to be as "chill" as one can be at Disney World helps alot. It doesn't mean that disappointment won't occur, but that disappointment won't affect your experience significantly. I know that we said outloud a bunch of times, whatever the scenario may have...

POST #7: THU NOV 24- MAGIC KINGDOM WENDY MEETS PETER, MORE POOL TIME, AND THE LATEST THANKSGIVING MEAL EVER So, we actually consciously planned our first Magic Kingdom day to be on Thanksgiving, one of the busiest days of the year. Why did we do this? Because we had become enamored with the...

POST #6: WED NOV 23- HOLLYWOOD STUDIOS / MONORAIL LOOP A LEISURELY JAUNT ON THE MONORAIL LOOP AND DINNER IN THE CARS It was time to slow down a bit. Although my brother and his family were going to continue on with another go go go park day (at Animal Kingdom), my family and my mother needed to...

POST #5: TUE NOV 22- HOLLYWOOD STUDIOS SOMEONE'S GOT A FRIEND IN WOODY, SALTY SNACKS, AND FANTASMIC IMPRESSES For the second park day, my family was still in pretty decent shape in terms of getting up early for arriving close to rope drop. They were starting to rustle and get up as I was...

POST #4: MON NOV 21- EPCOT HEAT, FATIGUE, AND CROWDS ATTACK, WHILE GENIE+ HAS ME BY THE... So here was our attitude about Genie+ heading into the trip... obviously, we were no more pleased about paying for something that was included in our last trip, but I'd gotten over it. Now, were we going...

Yep it was the coldest day of our trip too! Wish that wasn't the case because aside from the rain we couldve used several more days in that temp range. By and large, rain didnt end up being a big problem on our trip, just ruined our pool plans the first day thats all!

POST #3: SUN NOV 20- ARRIVAL!! THROUGH THE GATE ON OSCEOLA, A RAINY CHECK-IN DAY, AND SOME FRONTIER-STYLE FUN As I mentioned in the intro, the rest of my family would probably prefer a slower start to the day in most cases. With a 9:30ish reservation for breakfast at Trattoria Al Forno, I was...