Fun! My idea of a last minute trip is within 3 months lol I'd love to do a DVC stay with 2.5 weeks notice!
9:18pm on 7/30/26 by
KLuck
Have a great time! It'll be hot and wet (but you knew that)!
9:32pm on 7/30/26 by
allanadale
Have fun! Sounds like the crowd levels warrant the trip! Looking forward to following along
10:43pm on 7/30/26 by
deejason
Safe travels and have fun!
4:51am on 7/31/26 by
youcanfly
Have a great time! We will follow along!
8:04am on 7/31/26 by
goofygrandpa
Safe travels! Where are you staying this time?
8:07am on 7/31/26 by
hodg
Safe travels!
9:06am on 7/31/26 by
PrincipalTinker
This will by our first time at OKW. I I'M HOPING WE LOVE IT BECAUSE THE ROOMS ARE BIGGER AND THE POINTS ARE LESS.
9:40am on 7/31/26 by
goofygardiner
Oops...caps lock.
9:41am on 7/31/26 by
goofygardiner
I wondered why you were yelling that part!
9:57am on 7/31/26 by
utang44
OKW is quite a way from anywhere- have to shout to be heard
10:06am on 7/31/26 by
hodg
Actually looks pretty nice there
10:07am on 7/31/26 by
hodg
We loved OKW when we stayed there last month. So much so that we are staying there again for Xmas. Yes...the rooms are huge.
10:45am on 7/31/26 by
Phil H. Magic
Mears Connect...15 minute wait, 3 minutes at terminal C...off and running. 3 resorts on this run; SS, OKW, POFQ...13 people in total (including the 4 of us).
We got upgraded on the flight, and little wait for Mears...great start so far!
11:05am on 7/31/26 by
goofygardiner
We love OKW! It's such a relaxing resort and the 2 bedroom is bigger than my house! ;)
11:25am on 7/31/26 by
popupcamper
Enjoy that southernmost buttermilk chicken at Olivia's :)
11:27am on 7/31/26 by
cdlla
Hey @goofy! Also on the DCL resort dropoff bus, AKL to ASM, now headed to Coronado and Poly. Started getting room texts at 11:15.
11:28am on 7/31/26 by
Ali Ababwa
Have a magical time @goofy!
11:59am on 7/31/26 by
TacMed
OK, so it's almost midnight on arrival day. We've been up since 3:00 AM to make the flight here.
We took our time and got settled in to our room; unpacking our Water Butlers order and our personal belongings.
11:56pm on 7/31/26 by
goofygardiner
Lunch at the quick service here at the resort, and the girls had a nap while DW and I went to Disney Springs for free DVC ice cream. Some quick snacks in the DVC lounge and we headed back to the resort. A short bus ride to Epcot for LTWL and Soarin.
11:57pm on 7/31/26 by
goofygardiner
We were not fans of the new show, although it was nice to see Patrick still involved.
Some supper at connections and then monorail back to MK.
We toured around on the people more,, last-minute spot for HEA, bussed back home.
11:59pm on 7/31/26 by
goofygardiner
We missed the second bathroom from BLT, but we are figuring out a new routine for this week.
Everyone has talked in, and time to sleep. We will see what tomorrow brings.
11:59pm on 7/31/26 by
goofygardiner
What a great first day!
2:26am on 8/1/26 by
AreWeThereYeti
Great start for a last minute trip! I'm excited to hear more about your experience with OKW. We have our 1st stay in September.
6:04am on 8/1/26 by
youcanfly
I HOPE YOU LOVE OKW TOO!!!
Have a great trip!!!
9:19am on 8/1/26 by
lizshiv
DD 19 got a late start, but we're having fun at AK. We checked off some boxes on our family
bingo, and now we're heading to Jambo to do some shopping.
12:46pm on 8/1/26 by
goofygardiner
Have fun.
12:49pm on 8/1/26 by
mickeyforlife
Bus roulette has us heading to Hollywood Studios next. From there, I think we will skyline to Riviera for some food.
1:46pm on 8/1/26 by
goofygardiner
Have a magical day!!!
1:53pm on 8/1/26 by
jbreen25
free DVC ice cream, and then Beef Bolognese at Primo Piatto... yummy.
5:13pm on 8/1/26 by
goofygardiner
Someday I will try that beef bolognese!
5:19pm on 8/1/26 by
Jennyhirsch
I am wildly jealous of the Primo Piatto meal.
5:26pm on 8/1/26 by
utang44
The skies opened up while at Riviera, so we hissed to MK. we shopped for a bit, then hissed back to the resort.
The girls have homemade thank you a for cast members, and are enjoying handing them out.
A quick snack and off to the pool.
8:14pm on 8/1/26 by
goofygardiner
Everyone's tired. So much for Fantasmic. AK rope drop tomorrow? We will see.
Good night Liner Nation.
10:14pm on 8/1/26 by
goofygardiner
Well done pivot! Better to have an early bedtime and have a great following day.
10:31pm on 8/1/26 by
Ali Ababwa
We are up and at it for Animal Kingdom rope drop. The bus should be here in five minutes. Sivako!!
6:34am on 8/2/26 by
goofygardiner
Have a wild time @goofy!
7:21am on 8/2/26 by
TacMed
Have a great day!
7:28am on 8/2/26 by
hodg
Have a BLAST!
7:29am on 8/2/26 by
DestinyCalled
I look for you in the FOP line today, @hodg. It wasn't the same without you.
9:19am on 8/2/26 by
goofygardiner
We got the longest delay I've ever had in the FOP matching chamber. At one point, they had our scans created with bubbles.
9:19am on 8/2/26 by
goofygardiner
That's happened to us before! I wonder if they decide to move a different chamber in front? I always get matched with a guy which I don't care about, but my younger DS always gets matched with a girl, and his older bro drives him nuts about it -tradition.
9:41am on 8/2/26 by
Operaml
Lighter is still up at Everest. The weight was 25 minutes, and they told us a single rider might be longer. We took a chance, and got to ride together in the last row with a four minute wait. When we got off, they had closed the single rider line.
9:56am on 8/2/26 by
goofygardiner
Wow... I really have to reread my messages before posting.
That last post should have said the single rider line was still up, and the wait was posted as 25 minutes for standby
10:30am on 8/2/26 by
goofygardiner
I understood it! It was fun, trying to decipher what you voice texted!
10:39am on 8/2/26 by
Jennyhirsch
My coworkers consistently get a kick out of what shows up when I voice text.
11:11am on 8/2/26 by
goofygardiner
After Magic Kingdom for snacks at the DVC lounge, followed by the 3 o'clock parade in frontier land. Go back to Saratoga Springs for free DVC ice cream.
3:18pm on 8/2/26 by
goofygardiner
We walked over to Disney Springs to look around, then back to Saratoga Springs for supper at artists palette. We have now claimed seats at Fantasmic. I know it's early, but everything else we want to do has a big wait time.
8:20pm on 8/2/26 by
goofygardiner
At Fantasmic, I recognized a CM who was kind back in May. I stopped to tell her how much I appreciated it and Inthiught she was going to cry. She came to find me near the end of the show and gifted me a Fantasmic t-shirt.
10:00pm on 8/2/26 by
goofygardiner
I have been amazed how appreciative the CMs are when treated with kindness. We ALWAYS treat them well, but they seem exceptionally appreciative, almost surprised, this trip.
10:02pm on 8/2/26 by
goofygardiner
Cast members in tomorrowland are saying space will not be opening this morning.
8:15am by
goofygardiner
@goofy, I just read there was apparently a big brawl in the FOP queue yesterday. Wonder if that's the same time/why you were so delayed in getting to the actual ride!
8:50am by
missWishes
TRON done, now for Buzz.
9:07am by
goofygardiner
Friar's Nook for breakfast. We got food and headed over to Pinocchio Village house to eat it. Ross is not yet open, but the doors are unlocked, so we have the entire place to ourselves.
10:05am by
goofygardiner
Not Ross, village house. Where did that come from?
10:10am by
goofygardiner
We are heading to MK today as well - just moving a lot slower than you !
10:28am by
tl5
Small world done... Time for us to head out.
10:34am by
goofygardiner
We took Shelton for a brief rain, and have now made it to the bus. It looks like more rain coming in. Poncho up and soldier on, @tl5
11:05am by
goofygardiner
Did Shelton like his brief rain?
1:17pm by
Jennyhirsch
Poor Shelton. Only got out for a brief time.
1:56pm by
cdlla
@DD here - cackling
4:07pm by
itsMollyMouse
My family always mocks me, and now you are providing them with wonderful opportunities to do so again.
4:08pm by
goofygardiner
I LOVE the idea of an anti-commando trip. On day one of a commando trip having woken up at 5:10am in Atlanta, and I am EXHAUSTED!
4:13pm by
jolavi
Time for more free ice cream. Perfect timing for a bus to DHS. Our bus arrived seconds after the SS bus, and right across the walkway from our bus. Now back to SS. We could not have had better timing if we had paid for it.
4:22pm by
goofygardiner
Thousands of dollars annual dues, but some free ice cream seems to make it all worthwhile.
4:23pm by
goofygardiner
So true @goofy! Sounds like a great trip!
4:37pm by
act72
I'm sure many of my fellow liners are shaking their heads at our style of vacation, but after so many visits, it's no longer about the rides.
4:45pm by
goofygardiner
IMO the way to do it right is having fun the whole time, which sounds exactly like you're doing it! Not that our opinion matters on YOUR vacation!
4:59pm by
Ali Ababwa
So, today they had chocolate covered Keylime pie as an option. I think I will be forgoing my afternoon in the park again tomorrow to come back here for more of this!
5:00pm by
goofygardiner
Key lime pancakes at Steakhouse 71 a couple days ago were better than they sounded!
5:02pm by
Ali Ababwa
EMH tonight from 9 till 11. What is the best time to get in line for GOTG?
I know that anyone not staying for EMH will get in line at 8:55 PM. Those people should be gone by 10:00 PM, I would think. Am I best to go then, or wait until almost 11?
5:11pm by
goofygardiner
@goofy im there tonight too. Getting in for about 7.30 SR Remy slowly heading over to GOTG grabbing some snacks as we go. Then I've LL for GOTG. Going to then SR TT and head back over to GOTG. Aiming for it to be about 10 by then.
5:30pm by
shopaholicjane
Sounds like another EEH liner meet in line?
5:35pm by
hodg