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Boom! Fabulous location for both parade and fireworks! To the right of the partner's statue in front of Mickey and Minnie gold statues. You are welcome.

7:28am on 3/8/26 by Jennyhirsch

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Protip. Use the monorail to exit MK, not the small boat launches. Added 30 minutes easy to end of night.

7:29am on 3/8/26 by Jennyhirsch

And finally, WDW posted a 95 wait for Tron at 9:45 (park close at 10). We waited 33 min to the lockers. Were the inside switchbacks empty while huge line waited outside, to scare off people from waiting? Why, yes!

7:30am on 3/8/26 by Jennyhirsch

Awesome tips! Thanks! How long before parade/fireworks did you stake out your spot? I hate to waste park time waiting and usually hop in wherever I can. Usually that means fantasyland for just a fireworks view.

8:11am on 3/8/26 by Dis_stacey

Parade at 7:45, HEA at 9. We got there at 5:40. But while our exact spot leaning against garden fence would not be available after 6:45pm, tons of room bc people crowd up to curb for parade and not back towards garden fence.

8:14am on 3/8/26 by Jennyhirsch

As soon as parade is through the hub around 8:15, most personal space is gone as folks push up for HEA, but still had 2 boys stretched out behind me playing video games on phone until last possible moment.

8:16am on 3/8/26 by Jennyhirsch

Forgot. There needs to be a 10th circle of hell for tall, bubble producing, light up, swords. Easily over 90 minutes of a steady stream bubbles from families around. I didn't realize they sold huge ones now, with unlimited bubbles.

8:19am on 3/8/26 by Jennyhirsch

Thanks for spot info, @Jenny (and sorry about all the bubbles).

8:26am on 3/8/26 by TumbleMonkeys

Thanks, Jenny!

8:54am on 3/8/26 by rickelwoman

Curse the bubbles! So rude to have them enter personal space of others. I saw a CM collapse from bubble allergy. And double curse when they land in my food!!

10:21am on 3/8/26 by snowdiz

Hate the bubbles

10:48am on 3/8/26 by Elaine5715

I wish there were bubble free zones at WDW.

11:48am on 3/8/26 by evamarie320

Ok I call BS on a CM collapsing from a bubble allergy. Come on.

12:05pm on 3/8/26 by melcort10

Great tips! Thanks @jenny

1:07pm on 3/8/26 by act72

@melcort, I witnessed it myself. Not sure where you are coming from with your comment. He went into a sneezing fit and had to be led away.

1:51pm on 3/8/26 by snowdiz

While I do believe it's possible to have a bubble allergy I would also argue Disney is probably not somewhere you should work. I work with someone who has a chocolate allergy. In our office we can keep chocolate away, but if he tried to work at a bakery..

2:23pm on 3/8/26 by popupcamper

...that would be ridiculous.

2:24pm on 3/8/26 by popupcamper

Oh my gosh, I loathe all the bubbles also. It is fine walking through them since I can easily walk faster; but just please don't allow your toddler to keep the machine going while you are right in front of me in a line.

4:25pm on 3/8/26 by h2olly

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Who wants that splattering all over them? Not me.

4:55pm on 3/8/26 by Ali Ababwa

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11:11pm on 5/26/26 by jeffg4

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6 min ago by CVC

What are some of the best decorated restaurants for the Christmas holiday season

2:12am by momshappyplace

I think my family is going with Scooterbug based on recommendations from the chat. My only concern is do they last all day in the parks?

11:51pm on 5/26/26 by bing.randy31@gmail.com

And also which model is the best?

11:53pm on 5/26/26 by bing.randy31@gmail.com

We always rent from scooterbug since they deliver. We have rented from them dozen I'd time. However last week the overall experience was not good at all. They were 3 hours late getting the scooters to us andthen argued with bell services they had

2:05am by momshappyplace

Them. Thye did not and we waited in WL lobby for 3 hours waiting for them. We rented larger scooter thinking with a lower weight they would last longer. Not the case, they had to be charged at least ed twice while in the parks. Really considering

2:07am by momshappyplace

Other options for our Dec trip

2:08am by momshappyplace

Buzz question from my DS16: He wants to know what the new maximum score is after the refurb? He got 1,289,000 yesterday and is wondering how much higher it might go. What high scores have Liners gotten?

6:21am on 5/26/26 by JoeyPotter98

That's about the highest score I know of.

2:51pm on 5/26/26 by maurine08

Tim Bricker posted almost a million four hundred thousand in his article. I still struggle to hit the black dot...I thought I just had to hit the target circle, sigh ... Lol.

4:48pm on 5/26/26 by cdlla

That's pretty fantastic! Is there a record low score? Dmil got 2300 with 1 target hit. She worked out how to tirn the car then cldnt concentrate on that & shooting. She got 9000 when not turning.

5:58pm on 5/26/26 by hodg

Thanks for the info about Tom Bricker. DS16 now has a goal of 1,400,000 for when we ride Buzz tomorrow during deluxe hours :)

10:58pm on 5/26/26 by JoeyPotter98

Finally planning a trip again, can someone send me a link, or point in the direction for a good place for stacking LL. I seem to remember doing it last trip, but don't remember the strategy.

7:41am on 3/15/26 by ladyulrike

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The main stacking strategy was under Genie Plus, not Multipass, where you could book a new one every two hours. Now you have to use one to get a new one. What remains is booking a new one when your first expires, and using the first in its grace period.

8:22am on 3/15/26 by TumbleMonkeys

Hopefully someone has a link for what I just described! But just a heads up that stacking is not like it was during Genie Plus, if that's when your last trip was.

8:23am on 3/15/26 by TumbleMonkeys

Looking for this helpful info too.

10:09am on 3/15/26 by MakingMemories2020

The fun days are over. So sad. It is pretty straightforward now. Most you can hold is 6, by booking a new one when one expires. But that means those first three are in the unofficial expired timeframe and if they break down, you lose them.

10:56am on 3/15/26 by Jennyhirsch

WDW also wont let you overlap time by much and won't let you overlap or book LLs during ADR times. ADRs can really ruin efficient LL booking, so keep an eye on that. (I have had ADR for noon & for 1:30 in past bc didnt know when I would be hungry.)

10:59am on 3/15/26 by Jennyhirsch

Now we plan on QS or picking up ADRs last minute, once our LLs are settled.

10:59am on 3/15/26 by Jennyhirsch

How much time is blocked off from LL bc of ADR's?

11:40am on 3/15/26 by CVC

My last trip was with LL, I think, and I thought I did stacking. Well thank you everyone for the responses even if it wasn't exactly what I wanted to hear.

11:59am on 3/15/26 by ladyulrike

ADRs block LLs 35 before and .65 after.

12:31pm on 3/15/26 by PrincipalTinker

Wasn't @totsy the queen of zombie stacking setting up expired LLs to book more?

4:04pm on 3/15/26 by hodg

Zombie stacking is posted on the advance thread https://forum.touringplans.com/t/the-lightning-lane-multi-pass-advanced-strategies-thread/100361 You need to be logged into the forum and only read 1st post.

5:04pm on 3/15/26 by PrincipalTinker

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8:01pm on 3/15/26 by R2D2family

I dont think its changed. Book first three as close as possible as early as possible and then book another 3 in the same tier once the original hour expires. Make sure to get to the rides before the 3hour window per ride ends. Downside is if rides go down

9:06pm on 3/15/26 by Totsypooh

You dont get a recovery one. But you can always cancel the expired one (but still inside 3hr window) and try to book it again if its still available.

9:07pm on 3/15/26 by Totsypooh

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5:11am on 3/16/26 by hangthecode

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9:10am on 3/16/26 by bdncfv18

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11:04pm on 3/19/26 by jeffg4

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2:09am on 3/26/26 by Momto6

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6:44am on 3/26/26 by LuvsKonaCoffee

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8:09am on 3/26/26 by BillSmith

If one of the expired ones goes down, are you able to cancel it at that point?

5:32pm on 3/26/26 by jeanne771

Yes as long as it hasnt hit the 3 hour mark

5:56pm on 3/26/26 by Totsypooh

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7:21pm on 3/26/26 by penguinmom98

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2:39pm on 3/27/26 by CVC

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10:18pm on 5/26/26 by jeffg4

Here's a Shenkel list item I did not want: there was a snake in our room at CCV this evening. A small one, but I have a fear of snakes. Took an hour for pest control to come and remove it. Next time I get a ground floor room I will ask to be reassigned

6:58pm on 5/26/26 by JoeyPotter98

OMG. So scary and crazy. Did you ask for reassignment?

7:18pm on 5/26/26 by momma4fun

Oh no! Everytime we stay at WL/CCV, we have a snake encounter. Twice in the pool and a few times on the pool deck. They were huge and everyone was hysterical. I'm glad yours was small but no way would I want any sized snake in my room. I'm so sorry!

7:37pm on 5/26/26 by Rjcsmom

Oh! I don't have a big fear of snakes, but that would really freak me out if it was in my room.

10:00pm on 5/26/26 by WendyMarie

On the ground and on our way to POFQ. Got our room numbers, and we got exactly what I requested! Double-requested with TP and then with an email to the manager (after a little mishap with my solo stay room). So excited!

3:15pm on 5/26/26 by utang44

Fav resort! congrats on the room pick! Have a magical time

4:08pm on 5/26/26 by tddusina

I loved my stay there.

4:11pm on 5/26/26 by NateBoogie

Here's some of our day 1 photos for anyone interested: https://www.instagram.com/p/DY0vwp6DTzf/?igsh=MXJ4eXhyb2R3ejliYw==

9:48pm on 5/26/26 by utang44

Looks like a great day! Love POFQ.

9:54pm on 5/26/26 by WendyMarie

A NO PARKS Disney trip is in the works! Tell me your favorite days / plans / stops outside the parks for a family of 4, 2 kids are 7 and 10. Decent eaters, no stroller!

12:55pm on 5/26/26 by Cinderellie15

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Following because my DIL is doing this with grandkids soon. About same ages

1:03pm on 5/26/26 by h2olly

We like the fort for no parks days: horseback riding, pony rides, archery, tri-circle D ranch, fishing, biking, etc. They have a ton of family friendly activities.

1:07pm on 5/26/26 by WildernessPixie

Monorail ride!

1:17pm on 5/26/26 by 58breezy

Animal Kingdom Lodge!

1:18pm on 5/26/26 by melcort10

Will you be there when the free water park tickets are given?

1:27pm on 5/26/26 by PrincipalTinker

Check out the magical resort guide website and find fun things to do at the resorts

1:39pm on 5/26/26 by ls2000

Arby's!

1:42pm on 5/26/26 by Fatty McButterpants

AKL would be great for this with multiple pools, tons of activities, excellent food, and obvi the incredible animals.

3:02pm on 5/26/26 by Lindsey740

Like a poster below, considering the Four Seasons so no water park ticket, but water park vibes and still "around" WDW

3:04pm on 5/26/26 by Cinderellie15

Skyliner! It's a free ride! And you can do a great "crawl" through Riviera, CBR, AiA & PoP. I bet the kids would LOVE walking AoA with all the life-sized cartoons - especially Lion King & Cars! Hit some ice cream along the way.

3:23pm on 5/26/26 by DestinyCalled

Anything specific at Disney springs??? We'll def do a dinner stop there at minimum, and some shopping...

6:53pm on 5/26/26 by Cinderellie15

For Disney Springs: if the kids like LEGO they can build their own mini figures. (They're pretty cheap, like under $15, but a reservation is a good idea.) If they like art stuff, there is a color-your-own drinking glass in Arribas Bros. There's also....

7:10pm on 5/26/26 by JERancher

...spin art at the Art Corner, and make your own ice cream bars at Goofy's. Just some fun cute little things like that. The amphicars are pricey but a big hit too. I did the Baked Alaska at Boathouse with my DS last month- that thing is nuts, and so fun!

7:12pm on 5/26/26 by JERancher

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Oh, they have pick-a-pearl at DS too; it's not as fun/showy as EP's, but that's a nice souvenir if you have jewelry wearers.

7:13pm on 5/26/26 by JERancher

Last summer we did this! Had a great time. DD4 was heartbroken not to ride SDD and ToT, so she and I did after 1 tix for one day and hit all her faves. We also did Hoop Dee Doo, pony rides, you could do a fireworks or fishing boat ride, so much to do!

8:56pm on 5/26/26 by RememberWhen

We've done mini golf, horse & carriage ride (at POR), pool day of course, dining at another resort, fireworks from the Poly or boardwalk area, Fort Wilderness for lots of activities, Disney Springs, skyliner, boat, or monorail ride, resort activities

9:53pm on 5/26/26 by KBrite15

I haven't watched any in a couple of years and can't remember... which shows in World Showcase have seating?

1:38pm on 5/26/26 by ls2000

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That sounds right. Canada and China are standing.

4:18pm on 5/26/26 by evamarie320

Not WS (and not a spot I usually recommend), but you could add Awesome Planet to this list of sit-down theaters.

5:58pm on 5/26/26 by JERancher

Awesome Planet has been our rest out of the sun/rain spot. It stormed all weekend, so I've been thinking we may need more this year, and it is so disappointing when you go in to rest and realize you are in a standing show.

9:51pm on 5/26/26 by ls2000

Dining recs? We can go anywhere but avoiding DS. We liked Shiki Sai, Chefs de France. Looking for beef, seafood options. Dont want to break the bank but do want table service. Any thoughts?

11:17am on 5/26/26 by jeanne771

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Yay! And happy anniversary.

8:49pm on 5/26/26 by TumbleMonkeys

Also expensive but I'll throw Narcoossee's in there for seafood. Steakhouse 71 is a good option for steak at a more reasonable price point.

9:43pm on 5/26/26 by njhyndman

Ooops, didn't read that you had already eaten!! Glad you had a great meal and happy anniversary. Ate art Flying Fish for the first time on my last trip and it was excellent.

9:45pm on 5/26/26 by njhyndman

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