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qs plan with kids (16 eats like 7 year old) got it free with stay. Trying to budget how much to plan on bringing with us. No table service. 6 nights 2 adults 2 16 year olds.would love other people's thoughts. No using credit cards on vaca.

2:45pm on 4/13/26 by Crazycatlady3

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Since most food covered and we aren't big souvenirs family would 1000 cash be enough?

2:46pm on 4/13/26 by Crazycatlady3

I haven't had that much cash on my person in 35 years. Why?

4:35pm on 4/13/26 by Ali Ababwa

I wouldn't think you need that much. Sounds like maybe you'll only buy a few more quick service meals, maybe a few extra snacks? Anything else? There are some kiosks and snack stands that do not take cash. I would bring gift cards instead.

4:58pm on 4/13/26 by rickelwoman

How many days? Will you pack and have bfast in room? Bring some snacks of yr own? I'd think $100/day in that case?

5:37pm on 4/13/26 by Jennyhirsch

I would not want to have that much cash on me. Would you consider buying Disney gift cards instead for at least part of your extra expenses? Your food is most likely going to be fully covered. DD and I can eat for $75 a day with no dining plan.

5:43pm on 4/13/26 by JenniferB1975

We do gift cards instead of cash, so I agree with that recommendation. I wouldn't be comfortable taking that much cash on vacation. At least with gift cards, I know I can move the money to another card if I lose one or it's stolen.

5:46pm on 4/13/26 by utang44

Aren't debit cards a thing in US? Tap and pay as if it was a credit card but it comes direct out of bank account like cash. Or our regular credit card gives all the protections of paying that way but is automatically paid in full at the end of the month.

6:09pm on 4/13/26 by hodg

We took a fair bit of cash to pay ski instructor/guide last week & I was so happy to get it handed over to him so I couldn't lose it. Poor ds21 had to be the carrier to take it to him & was so stressed.

6:10pm on 4/13/26 by hodg

Is the question about how much money to bring?

6:17pm on 4/13/26 by royjoyahoy

@hodg We do have debit cards in the US! I got a Venmo debit card a couple years ago which I use for almost all my minor purchases, gas stations, etc. I can reload it with cash in about 10 sec on my phone. Easy peasy and low risk.

6:22pm on 4/13/26 by Ali Ababwa

Never use a debit card. They are not as safe as a credit card. Speak to a banking professional for more info. Also I get 2% or more back on my credit cards. I am not a gift card guy though. Too much work.

7:50pm on 4/13/26 by JackOfAll

Took me two minutes to buy $500 worth of Target gift cards this morning. Another two minutes to add them to an existing card. The discount is well worth that "work." LOL

7:52pm on 4/13/26 by utang44

And I have flown for 15 years for nearly free,

7:55pm on 4/13/26 by JackOfAll

I was a victim of fraud at Disney because I used a debit card at Disney. I was not the only liner that got hit that weekend.

7:56pm on 4/13/26 by PrincipalTinker

Debit cards are tough when you get fraud. Credit Card fraud is so much easier to deal with.

8:00pm on 4/13/26 by JackOfAll

Loaded debit cards (prepaid, such as my Venmo) limit loss to the balance on the card, so I only load as much as I expect to spend that day - and that's all I risk even if someone learned my PIN.

8:54pm on 4/13/26 by Ali Ababwa

Sorry I should have been clearer. We use cash. I do not use debit either. I travel with a card in case but we don't like vacation debt.

10:29pm on 4/13/26 by Crazycatlady3

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I also work fraud at my job. We never have that amount on us at once. I was wondering if it would be enough for 6 nights.

10:31pm on 4/13/26 by Crazycatlady3

We did the QS plan on our last trip. The only thing we paid for was a breakfast at topolinos. I had some groceries delivered for breakfast items/ snacks in room. It was plenty of food for us. 1K is more than enough. Also, cash is king :)

7:34am by skemp

How do you travel there with your cash if you don't ever have that much cash on you?

8 min ago by Ali Ababwa

246 days. Good morning and have a great day Liner friends!

5:32am by TacMed

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19 DCL Good morning! Making magic in Epcot today

8:18am by pod4christ

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55 min ago by IMarriedMyEllie

One week from today!!

8 min ago by danielle.817

I'm overthinking and getting myself flustered. Dessert party tonight. Treats post fireworks. What time do we need to be at the viewing area and where should I be setting myself up? Check in says 8:30. Fireworks at 9:30, starlight parade at 8:30.

5:41pm on 4/13/26 by wozDisney

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How was leaving the park after dessert? I've never seen MK fireworks due to massive crowds leaving! Thinking of doing dessert party after fireworks.

4:10am by grannymac

Dessert party afterwards is excellent way to wait out the big crowds.

7:59am by Jennyhirsch

Yes, dessert party is the only way that I'll watch MK fireworks, I can't deal with standing too long and fighting crowds for hours to hold a spot. And I do love the projections.

10 min ago by Ali Ababwa

Since the room request feature is going away, looking for opinions. We rented points and our rooms are linked. Should we leave it at that? Is it risky to select something in the MDE even if we select the same thing? Also I've seen people say not to do

5:45pm on 4/13/26 by momtwofour

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Online check in. Would it be better to check in when we get there? Or does that even make a difference? Staying at BWV and really would like to be closer to the elevator than further. We will have a stroller

5:46pm on 4/13/26 by momtwofour

We always do online check-in. I would check in that way and await room assignment, then go to the front desk if you don't like the rooms. They're gonna end up with a lot of that.

5:50pm on 4/13/26 by utang44

I always do online checkin.

5:56pm on 4/13/26 by evamarie320

One of the first things I said to Len, although they think they can do this and save money, Disney better be prepared to increase front desk staff at every resort (might cost more?). Do the online check in- it could save you a lot of time.

5:58pm on 4/13/26 by PrincipalTinker

Room request going away? By Disney? Or by TP or both?

6:00pm on 4/13/26 by hodg

@hodg, by Disney. They will only be accepting requests in MDE, no emails or calls.

6:07pm on 4/13/26 by PrincipalTinker

Ok. I'll stick w online check in. Should I skip the requests on MDE? And I agree this is going to create a lot more traffic at the front desk. Although maybe some people don't have a preference or realize they can ask? I've been very happy w my TP

7:04pm on 4/13/26 by momtwofour

requests in the past so I guess I was spoiled lol

7:04pm on 4/13/26 by momtwofour

Darn! I had no idea this was happening....will TP still have the room finder tool. I hope so and definitely agree this could make a mess for CMs at the front desk.

7:30pm on 4/13/26 by youcanfly

Yes @youcan. This just happened today. There's another thread where Len explains.

7:37pm on 4/13/26 by evamarie320

@momtofour, since this is only effective this week, I don't think anyone can predict whether you should or shouldn't do a request in MDE. I haven't even seen a place to do that in MDE yet.

7:38pm on 4/13/26 by evamarie320

Thanks @eva. I've been a bit out of the loop recently and thought I could have missed something.

7:44pm on 4/13/26 by youcanfly

@eva I just meant the generic requests. Close to elevator, high floor etc.

7:46pm on 4/13/26 by momtwofour

I think you'd be OK to fill in online check-in with your request in those basic areas, as long as they match. I'd call to talk with someone if you're trying for connecting or adjacent rooms, though, unless they get the room request set up in MDE pronto.

7:53pm on 4/13/26 by utang44

You can call Disney and have them cross reference the room confirmation numbers as "traveling with". But MDE drop down options/selections are pretty much non existent.

9:09pm on 4/13/26 by cdlla

I'm a wait until I get there person

11:14pm on 4/13/26 by WorldTraveler34

Well this is a bummer and disappointing!

12:20am by kslawyergirl

Is Len's post on the chat or forum? Not seeing it.

1:13am by kslawyergirl

Disappointing. Hopefully the room finder facility will remain so will have some idea of what the view is like before checking in.

2:27am by tiggertypooh

@kskawyergirl, Len's forum posts around 1473 https://forum.touringplans.com/t/please-post-your-room-request-results/58625/1376?u=principaltinker Blog post https://touringplans.com/blog/wdw-room-request-feature-last-day-is-april-19-2026/

5:23am by PrincipalTinker

We rented DVC so unfortunately I can't call Disney direct. I'll just select the same for both reservations and hope for the best.

6:16am by momtwofour

@PT, when I was at BWV at end of March I was shocked at how many front desk CMs there always were. I was like "what is going on?" Maybe they are prepping for this? Even later at night there were about 5 at front desk w/empty lobby and only 1 bellhop.

7:38am by missWishes

I don't do online check in. We arrive early and have convos with front desk who calls assigners, if need be. Lol. Last 2 trips I've shown up with room numbers of the rooms in area I want in my notes app. I share this with CM.

7:51am by Jennyhirsch

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For NYE our room wasn't ready, they couldn't tell us which room we were assigned too (all normal & understandable) but CM looked at the 16 room numbers I had listed, laughed, and said we were good to go, one of those rooms was ours. Got text at 3pm.

7:53am by Jennyhirsch

@Jenny, how will that work now since there will not be anyone to call (just AI)?

42 min ago by PrincipalTinker

I guess I'm alone in not wanting to spend a single minute of vacation time haggling over room locations.

13 min ago by Ali Ababwa

So I could only get a break and barrel for 2 people we are group of 6. Is it wrong of me to leave the group of 1st timers for a hour to go to the bar??? I really want to do it. I'm paying for there park tickets. It's my trip too.

11:16pm on 4/13/26 by WorldTraveler34

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lol @irene!

8:28am by evamarie320

@eve, I'm not kidding, sounds pretty easy to me. Not sure why @WT thinks it's a big deal, big groups need to split up sometimes

48 min ago by irenek

Or big thunder depending on when they are going There are often (always?) B&B day of reservations available. Never not been able to get in same day

31 min ago by irenek

If we book a DAS (while in the park) to enjoy after we take a resort break/return to the park, will the DAS still be vailed if we exit/reenter the park?

8:05am by danielle.817

Definitely.

46 min ago by irenek

Yes. DAS doesn't have an end time, so you're good to go. You can only hold one at a time, but you can take a long break between making and using that one. Sometimes we need a sensory break back at the room. It's come in very handy.

40 min ago by RememberWhen

DD24 texted me in a panic this morning about a devil wears Prada tote somewhere in Epcot and she NEEDS it!! Anyone know where it is? Says "flowers in spring, how groundbreaking" (She's works on Mercedes Benz marketing currently regarding the new film)

49 min ago by irenek

Apologies if dumb - struggling to recover from multiple bereavements. First visit in 4yrs later this year. Is BG1 still a thing? How long before my trip should I be working on this? Thx

4:13am by grannymac

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@hodg will know more from the UK perspective though. I don't know if there is an issue booking LLs from there? Fairly sure you are UK? So sorry for your rough year. Glad you are back.

7:58am by Jennyhirsch

I'd set it up two weeks before trip so that it's ready to go right after you book your ls 7 days out. As soon as you book them you can use BG1 to modify them.

8:11am by evamarie320

UK is all normal now (the issue with overseas LL got fixed a while back). Indeed it's pretty great as our long tickets allow far in advance booking. We had our Studios LLs at 9,9.20,9.40 yesterday for Slinky, TSM and ToT. What luxury!

8:13am by Sarahmun

If you landed at MCO at noon would you go to MK on a level one day, it closes at 5:30 for a private party. Or go to Epcot for the last day of Soarin' before it closes for quick refurb the rest of the trip. Just can't decide.

9:10pm on 4/13/26 by madhattermomof4

9:13pm on 4/13/26 by JackOfAll

EP of depending free water park with check in depending on your dates

11:11pm on 4/13/26 by WorldTraveler34

In theory, it feels like it would be quick to get to MK and enjoy, but the reality may not pan out that way. Car rental or Mears or Uber? What happens with your bags? Maybe not at MK taps till 2pm if all goes smoothly?

8:03am by Jennyhirsch

We are thinking of getting the DDP for the first time in years. I was looking at the list of restaurants & it seems like many are missing- Whispering Canyon, Via Napoli, Coral Reef... are they actually on the DDP? The list seemed very short. Is this ri...

1:04am by hauntedmansionnurse

They will show up eventually. Happens every year as some restaurants are not Disney owned.

2:28am by tiggertypooh

Are you looking at an old list? WCC says that it takes the dining plan right on it's website.

5:21am by melcort10

I would check each restaurant's page as @mel suggests if the list doesn't sound right.

7:36am by TumbleMonkeys

For example, this page, then check the dining plans section: https://disneyworld.disney.go.com/dining/epcot/via-napoli

7:37am by TumbleMonkeys

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