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Hi All! I am a lifelong diehard RDer. In May we are taking my 80yo DM for her 1st trip, and we're going to start later in the am. Gasp! Can you please advise what bus lines are like at ~9am from Kidani? I assume long? She'll also have an ECV. TYIA!

4:16pm on 12/24/25 by wdw ocd

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I think that's a safe bet. It's handy to check MDE for the next bus time while in your room so you know what to expect and whether to move a little faster.

9:17pm on 12/24/25 by utang44

I put my 80-year-old mom in a wheelchair. She could not keep up and it was much easier to keep track of her.

9:32pm on 12/24/25 by JackOfAll

We'll be with dfil83 & dmil 82- know they will not need wheelchairs tho we will slow the pace a bit- they coped v well walking round NYC recently. However I may well be attaching AirTags to them for when we do split up..

2:23am by hodg

Merry Christmas everyone. Thanks for a fun group and all the information. You guys all made the nice list in my book.

11:14pm on 12/24/25 by stosh13

Merry Christmas to you too!

12:41am by snowdiz

"What's cookin'?" DW and I are going out later to celebrate Christmas Eve with our friends at their home. Unknown dinner but DW will make a tray of her Christmas cookies and various strudels for all to enjoy. Share your Christmas Eve plans please!

4:26pm on 12/24/25 by TacMed

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Merry Christmas Eve!! Our fridge is exploding so we're cleaning up random leftovers before the big turkey dinner tomorrow. I tried to talk DH into making crab legs or something special, but he's way too practical, lol.

4:31pm on 12/24/25 by hauntedmansionnurse

Spent the day baking, wrapping, and cleaning, so dinner is going to be frozen pizzas before we head out to our church's 9:00pm Christmas Vigil Mass

4:53pm on 12/24/25 by JoeyPotter98

We had breakfast at 1900 park faire, walked to Polynesian then contemporary(monorail), then we played golf at fantasialand mini golf. Now back at hotel to watch the snowman, mickeys Christmas carol and bake cookies.

5:07pm on 12/24/25 by stustaff

Turkey and the fixings!

5:12pm on 12/24/25 by 4wvufans

First year with Chinese for Xmas Eve. If only I had ordered at 4. Didnt order till 5. Won't be ready till 7:30, hahahaha! So we have pulled out all the stops on cheese, crackers, crab dip and spinach dip to tide us over till dinner!

5:41pm on 12/24/25 by Jennyhirsch

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6:02pm on 12/24/25 by HalfBludPrincess

Ham or beef sandwiches, cheesy potatoes, lots of snacks -veggies & dip, taco dip, cranberry relish, roll ups, shrimp, chips, deviled eggs & more. Lots of cookies and treats for dessert. I ate way too much. Now I'm ready for a Brandy Old Fashioned :)

6:29pm on 12/24/25 by WendyMarie

We had a feast after stuffing ourselves with appetizers. Yummy ribs, mashed potatoes, green beans, rolls. The 12 plus dozen cookies we made will be dessert.

9:01pm on 12/24/25 by snowdiz

Steak and roasted farm share vegs. Poppy seed babka and eggnog lattes for dessert.

9:48pm on 12/24/25 by Magicalday2011

Big extended family dinner at sister-in-laws-dh made a pear-gingerbread cake to share plus we brought wine. Had some great roasted beg, beef tenderloin, etc Lovely to spend time w young adult nephews and nieces

10:41pm on 12/24/25 by KLuck

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Visiting the inlaws - prime rib, ham, scalloped potatoes, green bean casserole, and my honey ginger carrots. Yum!

10:43pm on 12/24/25 by njhyndman

Had our traditional tamales and chili. Last of the Christmas cookies for dessert.

11:29pm on 12/24/25 by aliceinwonderla

We had homemade tamales made today by DS's girlfriend and her family. So yummy!

11:31pm on 12/24/25 by erinfarquhar

I was just at a Christmas party with someone who is going to WDW in May. It was all I could do to not sound insane. My family keeps reminding me this isn't my problem. But y'all. It's so hard!

10:26pm on 12/22/25 by popupcamper

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LOL :)

10:46pm on 12/22/25 by nightowl04

It's so hard not to start asking questions about their plans! And painful when they say they're just going to show up and wing it...

11:44pm on 12/22/25 by daisylover78

Yes! It's the one thing I feel like I can really be helpful with. I do feel like people probably think I'm insane, so I try to hold back my enthusiasm.

5:59am on 12/23/25 by WendyMarie

I only let that Disney freak out on occasion and it depends on the person.

7:40am on 12/23/25 by JenniferB1975

I'm always questioning whether or not I should let my freak flag fly when someone mentions WDW. Real dilemma.

9:12am on 12/23/25 by HeiGirlHei

Or the one that KNOWS everything about DW, but is RUDE!. Not helpful, but nasty because u arent doing what they DEMAND, u must follow their instructions or life will end as we know it. We have a relative like this, we keep it a secret when we.r going!!!!

7:09am on 12/24/25 by dianabonn

Oh no @diana! That's no fun at all!

7:22am on 12/24/25 by popupcamper

I have a bff, who is lucky to go several times a year, i love love love when she comes home with new tips to share!! I obsorb her info because she is sharing not demanding!!

10:40am on 12/24/25 by dianabonn

The best thing about this chat and the TP forum is we're all tip sharers. :)

10:52am on 12/24/25 by JJT (staff)

It's so hard. Coworker went prepandemic on Feb vaca wk stayed offsite At Seaworld SW pkg. Calmly I stated that will be busy, let me know if I can help plan I have tested tips. Response- Nope! I've been there alot in '80s. NoMK closed 2 days for capacity!

1:39pm on 12/24/25 by Magicalday2011

I always talk to people about WDW if they're going. I work in a biggish hospital & everyone comes to me for help. I'm known as "Disney Melissa in L&D", lol. But it's hard starting from scratch or when they know everything because they went 30 yrs ago.

4:39pm on 12/24/25 by hauntedmansionnurse

Omg It is hard not wanting to pick the plans apart and want to know everything

6:05pm on 12/24/25 by RileysBirthday

There are many ways to do wdw. You all love the bus, bake boxes and plans. I prefer commando, driving And off-site

6:43pm on 12/24/25 by JackOfAll

That's true, Jack, but most of us here know enough not to end up miserable on our trips, which often happens to people who don't know what they're doing.

6:58pm on 12/24/25 by utang44

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I know !!!! I want to be so helpful and not sound judgemental. " Love how you have crafted this plan! You might want to consider .......fill in the blank....and explain why in your experience the alternative might help them reach their goals.

7:02pm on 12/24/25 by ndnarchitect

I found it best to live life with the thought "No good deed goes unpunished".

7:11pm on 12/24/25 by JackOfAll

Who else just started singing the entire wicked soundtrack?

11:30pm on 12/24/25 by popupcamper

Some pixie dust this morning. We RD AK for the sole purpose of riding EE a couple times before FoP came. We were at the front of everything. At the bus at 5:50. Front of taps, security, everything. But when we were heading, we were told EE...

7:40am on 12/24/25 by meggie228

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I'm super impressed you got 20 people to the bus stop at 5:50! Well done. :) Fingers crossed you can ride EE.

1:00pm on 12/24/25 by mcmillertime

Thanks! This group is really good at being where I tell them to because no one wants to be the weak link. We did get to ride it 2x. I was worried about 20 people at Christmas but it's been enjoyable and not too bad. It ended up being a good day!

10:42pm on 12/24/25 by meggie228

Nice work!!

10:47pm on 12/24/25 by goofygardiner

Data point- CLP line on Xmas eve doesn't seem bad. Got in line 5:45 for 6:45 show- and one row away from fence next to water. Pleasantly surprised!!

5:56pm on 12/24/25 by Gusgus5

Wow and zero line of ight now for 815 show!

7:38pm on 12/24/25 by Gusgus5

That's great! And here we were all worried the line would be outrageous! Ha!

10:34pm on 12/24/25 by Jennyhirsch

I just want to state my LOVE for the parties! They are great! Love low crowds :-) Ride all the rides (-: See characters not usually out(or in different costumes)

12:55pm on 12/23/25 by DeeMac

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8:28pm on 12/24/25 by TheREALniter

We're planning on attending the parties next year @Dee, hopefully we'll enjoy some low crowds too!

10:11pm on 12/24/25 by TacMed

We love MNSSHP but definitely not a low crowd event. It's just fun to see unique characters and all the different costumes

10:12pm on 12/24/25 by youcanfly

Is anyone at DW now and has seen Christmas pins anywhere? I haven't had any luck so far (except a Jollywood Nights pin which I didn't want). Thanks!!

3:46pm on 12/24/25 by kimberly.leblanc

The resorts had a resort-themed collectible pins. I got at least 8 different ones for a Liner friend.

4:08pm on 12/24/25 by snowdiz

Akl did but this was December 3 they said they just got them in

4:10pm on 12/24/25 by WorldTraveler34

Sometimes they're at the register and not with the regular pins. I have still seen some this week. But I was not specifically shopping for those.

4:38pm on 12/24/25 by nightowl04

I didn't see anyone checking Xmas pins downstairs at GF this evening.

10:11pm on 12/24/25 by nightowl04

Are hotels still giving guests with ADRs 3 hour limit papers to display on their dash while parked at the resort? If so, is that 3 hour limit being enforced?

2:28pm on 12/23/25 by DeepInTheHeartofTexas

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I'm not sure but on my last trip they were giving those out of the boardwalk which is unusual. Also I got a message yesterday for my Poly stay. I'll try to post it in a minute

2:51pm on 12/23/25 by youcanfly

Thank you for staying with us at Disney's Polynesian Villas & Bungalows! To help make sure you and all resort guests staying with us have enough parking and amenities, we'll only be allowing guests listed on a resort room, dining or recreation ***

2:52pm on 12/23/25 by youcanfly

*** reservation to park at the resort. All others, including those visiting registered resort guests, will be asked to park offsite at a different location and take transportation to the resort.

2:53pm on 12/23/25 by youcanfly

I have stayed at the Poly before and don't recall getting this

2:54pm on 12/23/25 by youcanfly

Friends parked at GF with an ADR recently and were given that, too.

2:59pm on 12/23/25 by TumbleMonkeys

We were given it at the Poly 2 weeks ago with our ADR. I used valet so can't speak to enforcement. A friend did try hard to hold to the limit though. There were no times written on the paper to be displayed and tires weren't marked.

3:32pm on 12/23/25 by snowdiz

Thanks everyone! @youcan I just got that exact message from WL for our upcoming stay also. I don't remember getting it before either.

12:46pm on 12/24/25 by DeepInTheHeartofTexas

@snowdiz that's what I remember getting also. Last year we parked at BW for our Cake Bake Shop ADR and received that slip (no time listed or noted) but then went to Epcot for a few hours after and it wasn't an issue. I actually plan to do that same thing

12:47pm on 12/24/25 by DeepInTheHeartofTexas

This time. Cake Bake Shop and then EP for WS. It'll be marathon day of our Dopey challenge so if I can save a few steps walking from IG instead of the main gate I'm going to!

12:48pm on 12/24/25 by DeepInTheHeartofTexas

Parked 11:30 at GF got one marked lunch. We had planned to resort hop. Strolled over to Poly and decided to ask concierge how it works. Basically they had no idea! They said be careful though because you could get a ticket. I asked how when there has....

1:34pm on 12/24/25 by stustaff

Been no warning of a ticket, no charge or fee info posted and they didn't record what time we arrived even. Also it's a cast parking lot and many cars don't even have the papers in so presumably if you just leave it off dash what can they do?!

1:36pm on 12/24/25 by stustaff

They could get your name from your adr and flag your account. You don't have to pay a private lot tickets are they aren't linked to you dmv profile.

4:15pm on 12/24/25 by WorldTraveler34

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We went last Sept to brunch at the GFC and went to MK after. We didn't display the sheet on the dash. We were a bit nervous as our vehicle is unique and stands out, but it was totally fine and no ticket or anything.

4:35pm on 12/24/25 by hauntedmansionnurse

@worldtraveler they don't have our ADR linked to our vehicle though. We gave security our name and he handed us the sheet. You then leave and go and park in cast car park. He didn't note our cars plate down and there are no cameras on the cast car park.

4:55pm on 12/24/25 by stustaff

I didn't see anyone checking this evening. Not sure if they would be more watchful during the day. I have a feeling this is more on the honor system.

10:10pm on 12/24/25 by nightowl04

Goofy family Christmas trip day four... Up and at 'em for Animal Kingdom of rope drop. I know we will get passed between the taps and the ride, but it's time to ride a banshee.

6:07am on 12/24/25 by goofygardiner

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Lots to see today, also. We saw the elusive cheetahs! They always seem to me along the back fence, but today they were up and roaming around.

12:10pm on 12/24/25 by goofygardiner

Cheetahs. That's a fantastic sighting. Fun!

12:29pm on 12/24/25 by Magicalday2011

Shopping at Disney Springs, then supper in the United Kingdom. The glimmering greenhouses were down, so figment instead. A busy on a rail home, and time to call it a night. Merry Christmas Eve, everyone.

9:48pm on 12/24/25 by goofygardiner

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