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Is there anywhere in MDE that lists character meet times? AK in particular? Looking for Up characters- we can just go past & see who's there but still wondering if any chance of Mr Frederickson. Didn't see any sign of Kevin yday either.

10:44am by h0tdOg

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Not a high priority-not like when we had kids collecting autographs competitively. We saw Russell walking on our way over to FotLK. Just wldv been great if MrF was still around as in-laws love him.

12:52pm by h0tdOg

I didn't know that MrF meets. Is this new?

31 min ago by vickiwaffles

Mr Frederickson- there were some posts on Instagram a couple of weeks back that he was in the park Maybe was just for Earth day

14 min ago by h0tdOg

Hello my Internet friends. We have arrived back in the world. We have never before been here in May. We arrived in good time, did a lap around tomorrow then with some shopping on Main Street and a trip on the people mover.

5:49pm on 5/2/26 by goofygardiner

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Our room is ready around 3:30. Back to the hotel, unpacked our luggage and our Water Butlers order. The girls are now getting a quick nap with the thought that we will head to Animal Kingdom for a last minute FOP.

5:50pm on 5/2/26 by goofygardiner

May is a great time to be here because the wheather is ussally good and the crowds are not that bad also I know because I come ecery time in May.

5:55pm on 5/2/26 by DisneyDad_NYRRavensfan

Waving from Disney springs @goofy. Tho we move on site tomoro.

6:22pm on 5/2/26 by h0tdOg

Have a wonderful trip! We love early May! Nice weather, love Flower & Garden.

7:05pm on 5/2/26 by WendyMarie

At Animal Kingdom, and walk with purpose to FOP. Walk through the queue with no resistance. We finally met resistance at the floating Navi. Now we see how long we wait on the ramp.

7:26pm on 5/2/26 by goofygardiner

13 minutes on the ramp. Now, um, we just, um, watch; um, some films.

7:37pm on 5/2/26 by goofygardiner

26 minute total wait until we got on the ride. Inside the building, however, my phone would not submit the wait time.

7:57pm on 5/2/26 by goofygardiner

31 minutes in total from the TIRE entered the queue until we got on the ride vehicles. I'm going to call that success.

7:59pm on 5/2/26 by goofygardiner

That is amazing timing on FoP! Hopefully the rest of your trip has low wait times too!

8:23pm on 5/2/26 by hauntedmansionnurse

8:35 PM, we're off to Hollywood.

8:35pm on 5/2/26 by goofygardiner

20 minutes for Rise, followed by 15 minutes to break plates! We just waited longer for the bus than either ride. Home time for bed; we've been up for 20 hours.

10:56pm on 5/2/26 by goofygardiner

That's a pretty amazing 1st day! Go get some sleep!

12:13am on 5/3/26 by h0tdOg

Wow, impressive first day! We just arrived also. Settled into Kidani 2BR - love the refurb! Dinner at Sanaa, then MK Starlight parade, Buzz (love the changes!), WtP, HEA, PPF, back to hotel between exoduses. 80 yo DM is already enjoying 1st WDW trip!

12:35am on 5/3/26 by wdw ocd

Have a great time fellow goofy!

8:02am on 5/3/26 by goofygrandpa

Sounds like a great 1st day! Enjoy the rest of your trip!

8:22am on 5/3/26 by kslawyergirl

Sounds like a great start @goofy! Hope you have a fabulous trip and you too @wdw ocd. Looking forward to first stay at kidani on our summer trip.

8:25am on 5/3/26 by act72

@act You will love Kidani! I am in heaven right now! :))

8:28am on 5/3/26 by wdw ocd

Perhaps we will run into each other sometime,@ocd. If we both just wander around yelling, "dang daddy!" We're sure to hear each other.

8:52am on 5/3/26 by goofygardiner

Have a great trip @goofygardiner

10:44am on 5/3/26 by cdlla

Haha @goofy! We're at HS today, how about you? I will definitely respond to Dang Daddy!

10:56am on 5/3/26 by wdw ocd

We are starting at Epcot today. DD 19 and I will be at DHS for supper, though.

1:18pm on 5/3/26 by goofygardiner

DW and I got up and walked the path between GF & CR, stopping at MK to tap in. DD's slept in. Now breaking at DVC lounge after watching butterflies

1:53pm on 5/3/26 by goofygardiner

After the passport lounge in Morocco, next. Something's free is always nice, but I wouldn't hurry back. Perhaps I'm spoiled by the DVC lounge. Divide and conquer after that; two of us to separate at 50s, the other two to Via Napoli.

12:05am on 5/4/26 by goofygardiner

Star tours with no wait for DD 19 and die; her first time. I'm back to Epcot to meet up with the other two. A quick tour around the countries then GOTG. We got held at the merge in the lightning lane, but no wait other than that.

12:07am on 5/4/26 by goofygardiner

Another quick visit to the DVC lounge to say hi to Mickey and Minnie with membership magic beyond, and then hustled over to Magic Kingdom. Buzz took 25 minutes, but space was super fast. We finished with curbside seats for the late parade.

12:08am on 5/4/26 by goofygardiner

Time for bed, then up for Star Wars day at DHS tomorrow. We have no intention of fighting the crowds for rides, but we want to be a part of the action.

12:09am on 5/4/26 by goofygardiner

Gnight @goofy. We've just finished trying to unpack our stuff in the living area of a 1 bed villa- not sure they thought this thru that the folks staying in this part of the room do bring clothes.

12:15am on 5/4/26 by h0tdOg

@hOtdOg, we share the bedroom dresser space with our daughters who sleep in the living room. It is tricky because those staying in the living room are in the heart of the action whether they want to be, or not.

12:20am on 5/4/26 by goofygardiner

There are not enough drawers in any of the rooms except maybe the king master. We were in the studio of a 2-bed and had to use the living room drawers!

6:33am on 5/4/26 by melcort10

Can't really keep going in & out of in-laws room. We managed using shelves in laundry. Rooms are beautiful but they could've been a bit more thought out. Even thru to a mirror maybe- it is a bedroom for most booking that room type.

7:37am on 5/4/26 by h0tdOg

Goofy family trip... Day three. Every year seems to have a different strategy for success. This year, it seems to be DW and I getting up early and heading out on our own while the young adult daughters sleep. Today is May 4 at Hollywood Studios.

10:01am on 5/4/26 by goofygardiner

Thanks to Joel, we had BG one for merchandise and walked straight in. Very exciting to have a shirt from this special occasion, seeing as I should be at home working but took the week off. Now time to skyline over to Riviera.

10:02am on 5/4/26 by goofygardiner

That's fantastic!

10:35am on 5/4/26 by h0tdOg

We decided not to risk taking in-laws into HS with the craziness today. And we're likely to leave them in bed while DH & I RD at MK I think!

10:36am on 5/4/26 by h0tdOg

We decided to get off the Skyliner at Caribbean Beach and go exploring. We filled our mugs, looked in the store, and then walked over to Riviera. We are now sitting at a patio umbrella by the lake, watching the skyliner.

10:57am on 5/4/26 by goofygardiner

We have never before been here in May, but this might be our new favourite travel time.

10:57am on 5/4/26 by goofygardiner

Hi @goofy! May is my fav month to visit! I hope you have a wonderful trip.

1:36pm on 5/4/26 by the.darlings

Hello @the.Darlings. It is nice to hear from you. We are having the best trip we have had in many years. I hope all is well with you and your family.

2:16pm on 5/4/26 by goofygardiner

Sounds amazing- early May is my holy grail in Disney!

2:25pm on 5/4/26 by LaurenInWonderland

Back to the resort for homemade nachos for lunch. We are doing a monorail shopping crawl.

2:28pm on 5/4/26 by goofygardiner

Bust the boardwalk. Epcot to the international Gateway. Some ice cream and udon from Japan, then the girls each picked a pearl.

4:53pm on 5/4/26 by goofygardiner

Lots of time with the butterflies, wandering the world, and a snack in the DVC lounge. Now busing to AK for extra hours. Has anyone done the evening hours at AK? What should we expect?

6:36pm on 5/4/26 by goofygardiner

We're at AK too. When we asked at GET they said EE, Fop, Navi all open. Maybe zootopia. So not loads really but we mostly want to see Pandora after dark. Do not plan on watching xootopia on reoeat- that was weird.

6:44pm on 5/4/26 by h0tdOg

I'm sure there will be shops open..

6:45pm on 5/4/26 by h0tdOg

Awesome. I'm wearing a black May 4 Star award tshirt from DHS today. If you see us, say hello.

6:54pm on 5/4/26 by goofygardiner

DH in black incredibles short, orange cap & shorts. I'm in a short w elephants across, grey shorts, might be pink long sleeves if chilly later.

6:57pm on 5/4/26 by h0tdOg

Three times on Everest with wait times all under five minutes.

7:51pm on 5/4/26 by goofygardiner

Fantastic! We're waiting to do that last thing in dark. In line for FoP now- not sure if dfil will love it or if it will finish him off for the night. They liked navi

8:07pm on 5/4/26 by h0tdOg

Yay- dang daddy!

8:13pm on 5/4/26 by h0tdOg

A successful "Dang Daddy" liner meet. @hOtdOg, @goofygardiner, @audreyantwoman, with @itsmollymouse taking the photo. Photo to follow.

8:19pm on 5/4/26 by goofygardiner

https://www.instagram.com/p/DX77wX4gxf9y886UUOCFGdNeERO1neinIwZfys0/?igsh=MTZra21lODhhbnRmeA== Liner meet photo!

8:22pm on 5/4/26 by goofygardiner

Ask to follow for the photo.

8:22pm on 5/4/26 by goofygardiner

Awesome!

8:31pm on 5/4/26 by TumbleMonkeys

Fun to meet you all! (& it's hodg really!)

8:32pm on 5/4/26 by h0tdOg

You're incognito!!!

8:38pm on 5/4/26 by goofygardiner

Ah man - we were at AK tonight too! Sorry I missed the meet up! Love Pandora after dark!

9:30pm on 5/4/26 by wdw ocd

Nice pic!

9:38pm on 5/4/26 by cdlla

Back to the resort, and time for bed. I've been running on fumes today. We have the wilderness back trail adventure tomorrow morning, followed by brunch at whispering Canyon. Should be a great day.

9:59pm on 5/4/26 by goofygardiner

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Up early for our Segway tour. We decided to Uber there, rather than trust the timing of the boat. For anyone thinking about this in the future, you are told to arrive at 8:15 AM, but they don't actually start until 8:30 AM.

27 min ago by goofygardiner

Had me known that, we probably would've saved the Uber money and just taken the boat. Oh well. If that's the worst thing that happens, we are blessed.

27 min ago by goofygardiner

This tour was fun. I'm happy to answer questions if anyone has any. We then took the bus to wilderness Lodge for Passholder 40% off brunch. Four milkshakes later, I am quite full and we have returned home for a nap.

26 min ago by goofygardiner

Is anyone trying to use BG1 today? Disney may have turned the security back on?

8:30am by PrincipalTinker

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I used it twice in animal kingdom today. Worked fine.

12:54pm by Micromouse1

I'm getting network failed messages when trying to modify plans.

12:54pm by Denamac

I've got LLs tomoro so can see how it goes in mk then

33 min ago by h0tdOg

Majort Pixie Dust! Our trip is in 10 days, May 15-26. We were going to miss the reopening of Soarin and Rockin' Rollercoaster with Muppets. Just got email from DVC saying we get sneak peak of Muppets on 5/24 and Soarin on 5/21! Pixie Dusted!!!!

10:35am by cobia

Yay! Enjoy!

10:39am by PrincipalTinker

That's great!

11:44am by h0tdOg

That's awesome!

11:51am by youcanfly

Yea!! I was wondering about DVC previews. Enjoy :)

44 min ago by Rjcsmom

Len just posted an update regarding the optimizer and new upcoming TP website and app feature. https://forum.touringplans.com/t/the-lightning-lane-thread-all-wdw-info-here/100342/1571?u=principaltinker Hopefully this brings you directly to post 1564.

9:20am by PrincipalTinker

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I've not been successful at the drops yet this visit anyway- did way better on old G+ system.

12:50pm by h0tdOg

The last time completely accurate drops were listed on a website (and not behind a paywall or buried on said website), Disney changed them. Depending where on the site/app these will go, I am concerned that this will undo a lot of Liners' hard work.

12:58pm by JERancher

Not a fan of the drops on there either.

59 min ago by cdlla

AP previews of Muppet RNRRC on May 21, 22, and 23.

9:46am by Ali Ababwa

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Will BG1 work for these?

11:51am by momma4fun

I had a pop-up regarding AP previews, I clicked it and it disappeared....

12:52pm by cdlla

I would think so, @momma, since it worked for a merchandise queue yesterday.

1:03pm by utang44

Has anyone had any success with a mini fridge request? I need to store breast milk safely during our trip. I feel kinda weird about leaving it with bell services. Just wanted to know if anyone had any luck!

12:50pm by HakunaMatata93

Icymi - Spirit flyers. Spirit airlines is making plans to cease operations. Official announcement still pending.

4:24pm on 5/1/26 by Incredible_Family

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https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/01/business/spirit-airlines-shutting-down.html?unlocked_article_code=1.fFA.vZob.kTj54ZFRgAuP&smid=nytcore-ios-share

4:36pm on 5/1/26 by evamarie320

Good riddance.

6:11pm on 5/1/26 by Ali Ababwa

I was trying to bite my tongue @Ali, lol.

6:15pm on 5/1/26 by cdlla

About 5 years ago my disabled DD (in a wheelchair with a badly broken leg after surgery) were put off the last Spirit MCO flight of the day, because she was crying in pain. Flight crew later lied about it and falsely claimed she was kicking them.

6:48pm on 5/1/26 by Ali Ababwa

I subsequently learned that commercial airlines have all the legal rights in this situation, like ships at sea, they can put anyone off at any time simply by claiming that they presented a hazard to crew or fellow passengers.

6:54pm on 5/1/26 by Ali Ababwa

And no, I didn't do anything to escalate the situation, kept my composure despite how outraged and exhausted I was at the time. So yes, good riddance to Spirit Airlines.

6:58pm on 5/1/26 by Ali Ababwa

Used to be able to get $50 round trip from SDF to MCO on Spirit. It made more frequent trips possible.

8:36pm on 5/1/26 by JenniferB1975

I feel bad for people flying this weekend who found out this morning at 2 am that everything is cancelled effective immediately.

9:06am on 5/2/26 by evamarie320

Oh no that would be terrible!

9:09am on 5/2/26 by aliceinwonderla

I did have a flight the next week using points but after a third flight change I was over it and rebooked somewhere else. Guess it was a good thing.

9:11am on 5/2/26 by melodicwords

But people waking up to no return flights home today I feel for.

9:12am on 5/2/26 by melodicwords

You got what you bought. Lasted longer than I thought.

12:15pm on 5/4/26 by JackOfAll

Tom Bricker had a thoughtful post about how this will impact everyone who flies to MCO, less supply=higher demand and higher prices for everyone. I didn't fly spirit much but the low price made trips available to more people.

9:51pm on 5/4/26 by royjoyahoy

And that is horrendous @ali. That kind of behavior is inexcusable and I'm sorry you experienced that.

9:52pm on 5/4/26 by royjoyahoy

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It cost my friend a extra 150 to change your flights. I didn't tell her I told you so she should've booked round trip on southwest instead of doing two one ways

9:55pm on 5/4/26 by WorldTraveler34

Thank you @royjoy. It came immediately after DD had broken her leg badly at a WDW resort and was hospitalized 5 nights with a 3-hour surgery, so we were both exhausted and just wanted to get home. Nothing we could do about Spirit, the lawyers said.

8:56am by Ali Ababwa

They actually refunded my flight for later this month automatically (like they said they would). Thought for sure I'd have to dispute it with the cc.

12:36pm by sandwich78

Favorite way to get to WDW from Orlando airport for a family of 7 with luggage and we want to all go in one vehicle.

7:20pm on 4/26/26 by stosh13

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Gearfusion.

7:26pm on 4/26/26 by Jennyhirsch

Agreed. They meet you at the luggage and take you to their private exit. We really like GearFusion.

7:28pm on 4/26/26 by MrsNesbitt05

Sometimes renting a vehicle might cost less for that many people. Depends on how long you're staying. Plus this way you can go to the grocery store for snacks!

7:35pm on 4/26/26 by PackFan0202

We still need use Mears and pretend it's the Magical Express.

7:47pm on 4/26/26 by cobia

Gear Fusion user here, too. They will stop for groceries if you want to, instead of having the groceries delivered to resort. 35 minutes beats 2.5 hours on Mears.

8:05pm on 4/26/26 by cdlla

@cdlla does Mears really take that long?

6:19am on 4/30/26 by stosh13

We have never been on Mears for longer than 55 minutes. That was to YC we were last.

7:24am on 4/30/26 by Magicalday2011

Sunday, Mears Connect at Terminal B to the Grand Flo for me was 1 hour 54 minutes at about 2pm. Waited to board bus, waited to leave and was 5th/last stop. With Mears a lot depends

7:39am on 4/30/26 by McMinnie

I'd definitely rent a car, for a party of that size you're going to want to stop at Walmart and get supplies.

8:26am on 4/30/26 by Ali Ababwa

I'd opt for a car service, which can accommodate larger parties. They'll pick you up at baggage claim and ferry you away. We use Orlando Magical Rides and love them. I wouldn't rent a car unless you plan to drive around Disney.

8:33am on 4/30/26 by utang44

Yes. Mears we have had 2-2.5 hours several times (my last experience was just over 2 hours and 15 minutes last May). Waited 35 minutes to board then we sat for another 30 minutes before we left. Riviera was stop 4 out of 4. I now use car service

10:57am on 4/30/26 by cdlla

Tiffany Towncar is great.

12:17pm on 4/30/26 by Figment20

Away We Go

12:47pm on 4/30/26 by awvy

Less than a hour for me on Mears to POP on Sunday. Bus left after I got on, POP was second stop.

3:12pm on 4/30/26 by Elaine5715

Gear Fusion vote here

6:21pm on 4/30/26 by missWishes

Thanks for all the information and options. Its always get to know what to expect.

8:36pm on 4/30/26 by stosh13

Orlando Magical Rides has large vehicle options and car seats. I've used them several times with zero complaints.

9:00pm on 4/30/26 by CinderelliesMom

Sfl

12:53am on 5/1/26 by kateschmidt

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@stosh I received an email from GF for 10% off large vehicles for larger parties. enjoy 10% off our premium 6-7 passenger SUVs and spacious 11-14 passenger vehicles-designed to deliver comfort, style, and seamless transportation for your group.

10:07am by Magicalday2011

Thank you for asking this. We have six on our next trip and I was debating using a car service instead of Lyft. Gear fusion has bag drop as an extra service, anyone know what they mean by that?

11:23am by ladyulrike

@lady, my understanding is if you want them to drop you off somewhere besides your hotel, they'll take your bags to your hotel for you. (Like if you want to go to Blizzard Beach they'll take you there and then take your bags to your hotel.)

12:33pm by popupcamper

Does anyone know how to check palooza times or does anybody know a palooza time in HS.

10:01am by DisneyDad_NYRRavensfan

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More recently I've heard about them at EP. I don't think they are ever announced, just happen randomly.

11:15am by njhyndman

Yep, they're random. At Epcot, they're at the doors next to Joffrey's next to the UK pavilion OR to the side of the American pavilion.

11:27am by utang44

Ok thank you

12:30pm by DisneyDad_NYRRavensfan

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