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First visit in years that falls during Food & Wine. Any intel on when to expect menus to come out? I do have the app downloaded.

5:11pm by Call me Leota

Us too - following along for intel.

5:15pm by DestinyCalled

Last year the Festival started on the 28th and menus were released on the 13th. Disney usually keeps to about the same schedule (about 2 weeks before the festival).

5:33pm by PrincipalTinker

Thanks @PT, I will make a note to start checking around that timeframe. I'm sure I will have a million questions before we go lol!

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We are staying at Grand Flo for the first time ever. We want to rope drop HS- do we drive our rental car or take the bus? For both, when should we be ready to leave?

10:05am on 7/22/26 by HallofPOTUS

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This is more of a question if younare a bis person or car person. Lol. We are car people so we would drive. Parking lot opens an hour before park open. So leave 75 minutes before Early Entry to allow for 15 minutes to get there!

12:45pm on 7/22/26 by Jennyhirsch

I think general bus consensus is to be at bus stop 90 minutes before park open? Not sure about that.

12:46pm on 7/22/26 by Jennyhirsch

If you are in Sago Cay, way faster to get to bus stop past Gasparilla Grill, shortcutting across employee arrival/backstage area towards conv center, hang a left and bus stop is there. Easier than all the walking thru main lobby, just not scenic.

12:48pm on 7/22/26 by Jennyhirsch

I always have a rental these days. I agree, drive and leave 75 minutes before EE.

1:37pm on 7/22/26 by PrincipalTinker

We are at big pine key.

11:06am on 7/23/26 by HallofPOTUS

Oh well, you will have a walk to both bus stop or car thru lobby. I forgot in my calculations how far away guest parking is at GF, but that's when I detail DH or an adult child to go get the car and bring it around to the porte cochere.

11:13am on 7/23/26 by Jennyhirsch

I am that DH! Funny!

11:16am on 7/23/26 by HallofPOTUS

From Big Pine I never go through the lobby. I just go on the path near the DVC pool to the main parking lot.

11:30am on 7/23/26 by PrincipalTinker

From BPK, we always go thru the lobby, but we travel in July--so it's HOT!! We never have a car when go to Disney, we depend on buses and mono. We always get to bus stop at 700am, no matter if it's AK or HS. That's what works for us.

4:45pm on 7/23/26 by jbreen25

Great, I think we have decided to go bus. Does anyone know when the actual first bus leaves? The first bus is always earlier than the suggested times says. Also, for monorail on our MK day?

2:09pm on 7/25/26 by HallofPOTUS

On MK day you're better off walking to the park. Monorail doesn't run early enough.

2:22pm on 7/25/26 by allanadale

Be at bus stop 90 minutes before park open seems to be rule of thumb. Others know better than me though.

3:43pm on 7/25/26 by Jennyhirsch

Agree with @jenny. All parks. All hotels. First bus is between 75&90 min before EE. Closer to 90 at the multi stop resorts. Closer to 75 at the one stop resorts like GF.

4:16pm on 7/25/26 by evamarie320

I just looked at my notes from June 3rd. Security from the GF walking path opened 1 hour and 3 minutes before the official start of EE (7:27) turnstiles opened at 7:53. I thought the monorail issue was sometimes it is too early and will repeat loop?

6:45pm on 7/25/26 by PrincipalTinker

Correct about the monorail. If you arrive before 60 minutes before early entry the doors will stay closed and you make the loop.

6:56pm on 7/25/26 by popupcamper

All I know is, we were first at the TTC last year (walked from Poly) and the only option when we were let in was the ferry boat. Which worked out perfectly - we still beat everyone from the buses.

8:28pm on 7/25/26 by allanadale

Thank you to everyone for advice. If we walk what time should we leave the room?

8:14am on 7/26/26 by HallofPOTUS

Walk to bus stop for HS? Or walk to MK? Although since my brain engages as I type rather than before I type, I'd think the walk to both is about 15 minutes.

8:22am on 7/26/26 by Jennyhirsch

Walking from BPK took us 15 min in March, including stops for pictures. We left the room around 7:20 I think

8:48am on 7/26/26 by KLuck

I think we have decided to walk to MK and bus to HS. If walk at 7:30, we should be ok?

4:29pm by HallofPOTUS

You will not be at the front of rope drop if you leave at 7:30.

5:34pm by PrincipalTinker

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7am?

19 min ago by HallofPOTUS

Lol! This is where you need to decide if you are going to "rope drop like a boss" or rope drop like my family. My family (at their best!) gets to entrance 5 minutes before open. Real rope droppers are 90 minutes before park open!

17 min ago by Jennyhirsch

HS will open taps an hour before opening

1 min ago by Phillylaura

"What's cooking'?" I'm preparing chicken and stuffing casserole for dinner. Banana walnut muffins for dessert. Share your dinner ideas!

4:52pm by TacMed

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We lost power in the storms so it was a great excuse to get Chinese carry out! Ate on disposable plates too; it was easiest dinner in a week!

20 min ago by Jennyhirsch

Breakfast for dinner - pancakes, bacon, and hashbrowns.

17 min ago by JoeyPotter98

Teriyaki kebabs on the grill and rice.

13 min ago by njhyndman

Ok i have a funny ask. Im going to be in disney for the next 4 weeks. And im in the middle of job interviews that require more professional clothes. Know of any local stylists? Ive been a tomboy all my life. I live in mickey shirts and sprit jerseys.Help!

6:01pm by Totsypooh

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And by adult i mean - finally got rid of my right-out-of-college stuff. Wore that stuff many many years.

27 min ago by moondance07

I have had good experiences at White House Black Market with salespeople helping me. I think they may also be owned by Ann Taylor parent company. WHBM is one of the few places remaining big where I can find petite sizes.

24 min ago by evamarie320

Thanks for all these recommendations! loft was where I built my grad school interviewing wardrobe. Probably worth a look again!

19 min ago by Totsypooh

We have a family of 6 going to Disney in June 2027. Last time I've been to Disney was back in 2021. I dont believe anything is the same, lol. I just renewed TP bc it was a game changer back then for us. It sounds like LL is a must, but will end up costing

8:03pm on 7/18/26 by Lynn23

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Over $600 total for 1 day at each park (that's a lot). Is it really worth it or a must have. We are only doing 1 day at each park. The kids were so little the 2 youngest dont even remember it.

8:05pm on 7/18/26 by Lynn23

I feel like Im learning the system all over again. If anyone has a new tips, please share. Any help would be so appreciated!!

8:06pm on 7/18/26 by Lynn23

LL is very helpful for MK and HS. You can probably skip for AK if you RD as well as EPCOT. However, I would pay for Guardians bc it's amazing.

8:09pm on 7/18/26 by mayhem521

Are you sure it's over $100 a person? That doesn't sound right.

8:11pm on 7/18/26 by popupcamper

Yeah MK is the most expensive at $69 next week per person. AK is only $32. There's tax but still. I think it's worth it. Bring sandwiches to make the money.

8:14pm on 7/18/26 by popupcamper

Oh I dont even know the prices. I just saw average is $25 per person per day in early June. So total for 4 days with 6 people each day around d $600. I might be totally off though.

8:18pm on 7/18/26 by Lynn23

$69 for MK?!? Is that LLSPx2 and LLMP all together?

8:20pm on 7/18/26 by Totsypooh

@lynn im sorry to say its going to be more than that...

8:21pm on 7/18/26 by Totsypooh

I would budget $40 per person per day - $960 for 4 days.

8:49pm on 7/18/26 by njhyndman

Touring plans staff has done great blog posts showing how they got a ton done, without LLs, during spring break week. So it can be done. All depends on your priorities.

8:55pm on 7/18/26 by evamarie320

Here's the blog post on Hollywood Studios. https://touringplans.com/blog/hollywood-studios-touring-without-genie-april-2023/

8:57pm on 7/18/26 by evamarie320

Wow! Just for the 3 old school free "fast passes," that is terrible. What happened in 5 years?

8:57pm on 7/18/26 by Lynn23

You can be fine without MPLL for AK and EP, although I'd buy SPLL for FoP and GotG, if you think kids want to ride twice (rope drop plus LL). MK is fun for MPLL because so many rides for LLs. HS is a must for LL. HS is hardest park without LLs.

8:59pm on 7/18/26 by Jennyhirsch

I would totally plan on saving $$ by limiting meals out and spending on LLs! Food is so very overpriced. Have fruit, snacks, bfast, even lunch foods in hotel.

9:01pm on 7/18/26 by Jennyhirsch

Check TP crowd predictions before purchasing. We bought it but really didn't need it at AK or MK last month. We mostly just appreciated it bc it meant we had time to ride our favorites a couple of times.

9:22pm on 7/18/26 by ls2000

It saved us some time at Epcot and then we didn't buy at HS bc we just did AH event there.

9:23pm on 7/18/26 by ls2000

Yes @totsy. I was trying to see how OP was getting to $100 per person per day. I misunderstood that they were calculating the entire trip at $100 per person.

9:40pm on 7/18/26 by popupcamper

Lots of people go without LLs. It just depends on your priorities. We rarely eat in the park - I bet we spend $15 per person per day, but I don't go a day without LLs.

9:41pm on 7/18/26 by popupcamper

If you are fortunate enough to be able to buy it without being fiscally irresponsible, bite the bullet & do it. It stinks to spend so much more on top of park tickets but having LLMP and knowing how to use it efficiently cuts time spent in line notably.

10:18pm on 7/18/26 by SecondFavoriteDuck

e.g., my fam rode 21 rides on Thursday and 14 more on Friday this week with LLs. Our longest LLMP queue was 15 minutes. Another strategy for cutting time in lines is using single rider options whenever available.

10:25pm on 7/18/26 by SecondFavoriteDuck

Yes its much more than just three that you can get. With a bit of research, planning and fast walking you can get pretty much every ride in every park done in a day using LLs/ low standby waits except maybe for MK depending on your go power.

12:28am on 7/19/26 by Totsypooh

Thanks so much for all of the replies. This really has helped me decide! I will do some research on how to use the LL's to get the most of them. If you have any resources that would be great

10:16pm on 7/19/26 by Lynn23

Check out Ear Scouts with Rob on you tube. Awesome videos on how to use LL. There's a general how to and then individual park videos also.

4:52am on 7/20/26 by cdlla

If you buy LL's (we do) I chose to think of it as "part of the cost of a ticket." Disney is just not going to give up all that extra $$$, so I frame it as park tickets being way more expensive now. (And I frame the mouse as greedier than ever, sigh.)

7:25am on 7/20/26 by PeculiarMademoiselle

I am here now, and even with low crowds I am so glad I have LLMP and purchased LLSP! We are literally just walking from ride to ride to ride. We aren't out in the sun trying to decide what to do. Wait Magic is a game changer! Getting us everything we want

9:03pm on 7/22/26 by Chrissy-T

Is it better to buy 2 SPLL (tron and sdmt) at MK or buy 1 MPLL if you had to decide between the two options?

6:10pm on 7/23/26 by Lynn23

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@lynn, depends which 3 Mo you would get. But in general I'd say the two sp are very valuable because those two rides have very long lines much of the day. Whichever you don't get passes for, do a headliner at EE RD, maybe another when full park opens,

8:00pm on 7/23/26 by evamarie320

and a third during FW or right before closing.

8:00pm on 7/23/26 by evamarie320

Sfl

21 min ago by crushinonlen

Southwest is limiting travelers to one power bank/portable charger per person. My question is...how would they know? I ask because there are 4 of us but only 3 carry-ons.

8:55pm on 7/26/26 by allanadale

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They wouldn't know. Wouldnt sweat it. If you are on a Max8, you will have USB A and C ports, which helps.

9:20pm on 7/26/26 by Jennyhirsch

Oh hey really? Didn't know that. Will have to put cords in the carry-on. Thanks!

10:57pm on 7/26/26 by allanadale

They'd have to search every bag and that ain't happening. Announcements have been more of the "don't charge devices in overhead bins" and "no charging portable chargers onboard". Some 800 series planes have in-seat charging too.

11:47pm on 7/26/26 by MarioMom

I feel like Breeze also does this but i could have been listening to the Sw gate agent when I heard it lol. We had a liner many years ago whose battery pack started to smoke/catch fire I think in the airport so I can see why the limit now.

7:30am on 7/27/26 by koolaid

Can you just have 4th person carry it on in their hand or put it in their personal item? If it's a child I am sure they'll understand if you are packing theirs.

7:31am on 7/27/26 by koolaid

Yeah that's what we will do - one in a carry-on, one in a purse. I understand the need to regulate the chargers - I guess I wanted to be sure it was one per person, not one per 'bag' (even though we are getting around it).

7:48am on 7/27/26 by allanadale

Whoops, I was just on there with 4 in my carryon. How do they know? TSA is separate from the airlines. Just don't USE them on board.

8:15am on 7/27/26 by Ali Ababwa

They use remote viewers or see-ers to scan each passenger as they board.

6:22pm on 7/27/26 by JackOfAll

"Remote seers" wasn't on my bingo card for airline security myths.

11:08am by Ali Ababwa

I wonder if the answer is closer to they won't know but depend on us all to be smart about this. I get the batteries not going in cargo hold. I get having them out/visible. But the limit on number doesn't make sense. Esp since the airlines are differing.

12:56pm by evamarie320

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I always wonder how they can tell people have put their phones into airplane mode.

12:57pm by evamarie320

But I sure hope everyone has. Or hope it doesn't really matter that much.

12:59pm by evamarie320

Chargers show up on the luggage xrays.

22 min ago by Elaine5715

Would like tips from those who bring a small backpack in WDW: while on attractions, can you wear your pack on your back, or do you need to store it near your feet during ride - or do you just keep it in a locker when not needed? Thanks.

4:23pm by 19WDW55D

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I always have a full backpack. 7D is the only ride that comes to mind where its hard to find a spot. Otherwise its easy.

6:10pm by Totsypooh

Bag at my feet here, too. Foot in the loop on coasters and ToT.

50 min ago by TumbleMonkeys

Ditto - on the floor and around leg on coasters etc. Tron has lockers. I tend to take my sling off even on stuff like Small World because it's just more comfortable.

31 min ago by moondance07

Recent experiences/thought on eating at Tony's?

6:45pm by PureParagonPaPa

We enjoy it. My mama and I usually split the garlic bread appetizer (which is amazing) and then the rigatoni with vodka sauce.

6:48pm by utang44

Caesar salad was good. Drinks are preboxed though; not a bar. So you cannot get anything custom or specialty.

6:53pm by Jennyhirsch

Oh @Jenny that's so good to know!

7:00pm by KLuck

Its very important to know, @Kluck! I wanted a Bailey's floater on my espresso martini. So sad I couldn't get it.

7:03pm by Jennyhirsch

NDR - Southwest credit- I have SW credit expiring 8/5. Is there a way to book a ticket but then get the refund? I have read about it here but not sure I understand it. I can take credit as well to fly later - just dont want to straight up lose money.

4:26pm on 7/27/26 by jeanne771

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There is a Facebook group that describes how to do this. Looks for Southwest companion to the max or something like that.

6:44pm on 7/27/26 by JodiF

@utang44 It is the same thing. And you still got a GC for your next try.

7:24pm on 7/27/26 by JackOfAll

Thank you all! Will keep you posted!

6:00pm by jeanne771

131 days. Good morning Liner friends! How many days for you?

6:17am by TacMed

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3 to Poly, which means we still have 3 days to enjoy DCL Fantasy

11:04am by Ali Ababwa

72 to our resort only trip which has morphed into 2 park days plus Mnsshp. I'm such a sucker loll

1:16pm by Call me Leota

14 - 2 weeks to DLR for the D23 Expo! Have a great day Liners.

4:50pm by njhyndman

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