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265 days. Goood morning and have a great Monday Liner friends!

51 min ago by TacMed

Good morning liners! 76

47 min ago by PrincipalTinker

Good morning everyone! Happy planning!

8 min ago by pod4christ

My daughter wants to create her own tiara at magic kingdom, does anyone know if I would get 10% off using my disney visa card?

9 min ago by CADAMS2454

WDW FL 3-DAY PLAN HELP for 1st-time Family! Try to decide whether to SKIP a AK all together, or split days with EP/DHS. Dad: Nerd - will die inside if we don't have time for a lightsaber build. Kid: 7yr F. eclectic - likes princesses, Jedi, Spidey, etc.

3:32pm on 3/15/26 by Darrielle.pannos@g-929016

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With the exception of the Avatar ride, my family is Team Skip AK. They tell me the zoo is better if they want to see animals. But 7 year olday not be interested in EP bc so spread out?

3:37pm on 3/15/26 by Jennyhirsch

HS needs a whole day, IMO. The rides are popular with long standby waits and rides go down frequently too.

3:37pm on 3/15/26 by Jennyhirsch

I am with Jennyhirsch. Skip AK unless one of you really like roller coasters or Flight of Passage. I went solely to do FoP, but had 5 park days.

3:39pm on 3/15/26 by h2olly

Finally, do you have parkhoppers? Can you purchase LL for FOP (at AK) in morning, also ride EE then Uber (so no time wasted waiting for buses) to EP. Purchase LL for Guardians. This is assuming 7 yr old likes big rides.

3:39pm on 3/15/26 by Jennyhirsch

Buy LLMP for EP for the other rides.

3:40pm on 3/15/26 by Jennyhirsch

Kiddo isn't a fan of the 'big' roller coasters, or generally anything "scary". --> Gwi-ma v. Huntrix climax battle (K-Pop Demon Hunters) required a mid-movie break. ?\_()_/?

3:43pm on 3/15/26 by Darrielle.pannos@g-929016

@jennyhirsch - yes, we do have park-hopper passes. Military Salute option (non-water park version)

3:46pm on 3/15/26 by Darrielle.pannos@g-929016

My kids always have loved AK even pre Pandora. Safari, Kali, all the animals, shows, plus they love EE. But tricky choice if you give up 1/2 a day EP or HS for AK.

3:56pm on 3/15/26 by hodg

And a Bluey fan? Or best not to mention that as it'll prob be mobbed.

3:57pm on 3/15/26 by hodg

What's your hotel, what time of year? If Star Wars is important id give HS the whole day and split AK with EP. You can be done at AK by midday.

3:59pm on 3/15/26 by popupcamper

Are you buying the lightning lane passes?

4:00pm on 3/15/26 by popupcamper

We're heading down in April - I think we'll miss Bluey, which is okay - we're boarding the Disney Wish on day 4, and there's a Bluey encounter onboard :)

4:01pm on 3/15/26 by Darrielle.pannos@g-929016

If you aren't gonna do EE at AK, it's even easier to do a half day there(with Dino closed) or skip AK. Same thought for EP, half day or skip if Guardians is off the list (and prob no interest in FEA?). Go with your son's interests for the 2nd tier rides?

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

Yes - absolutely going to get the lightning lane. We're going to be in Epcot during the Garden Festival, and we're suckers for a food-crawl. That might be the final nail in the AK coffin...

5:46pm on 3/15/26 by Darrielle.pannos@g-929016

I like the idea of an AK/EP split day. AK is my fave park so I can't endorse skipping it. Where else can you take a safari without spending 10k per person lol.

6:06pm on 3/15/26 by evamarie320

At a minimum I would do an early-morning at AK & do FOP, the safari & maybe EE. I rope drop FOP and buy a LL for it bc it is that good. It usually opens at 7:30; you can get all of that I mentioned done quickly and head to another park.

6:14pm on 3/15/26 by boardwalkbum

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And some advice-if you like, you can change your user name if you prefer to not have your name shown on your posts.

6:15pm on 3/15/26 by boardwalkbum

I would do MK, HS, AK and skip EP altogether (but I am not a foodie). AK has so much to offer...FotLK was my then DS6 fav part of the trip. And FOP is the best ride in WDW.

8:31pm on 3/15/26 by trishr.

Definitely a full day at DHS to enjoy SW and have time for rides. Then-will you likely do DW again as a family? If so, do a full day at Epcot (so much to do, and split day is busy!). If you won't return to DW, then split AK/Ep for best rides in both.

16 min ago by PeculiarMademoiselle

Ok - looking to buy my first AP. Tell me where to start? Can I get the 40% AP room only discount?

11:35pm on 3/15/26 by Britta4986

We didn't do as much deluxe stays, mostly moderate when we 1st got AP. Room discounts are not always available and sometimes other discounts are available that equal. Look at all the savings to be sure AP is worth it.

6:08am by youcanfly

I think you should be able to see AP room discounts in your accounts once your AP is linked.

46 min ago by PrincipalTinker

Can someone share strategy/tips for rope-dropping La Cava in EP?

8:50pm on 3/15/26 by boardwalkbum

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Haha-thank you?

9:57pm on 3/15/26 by boardwalkbum

I am curios about this also. Want to go on my next trip. Is it walk up?

1:57am by h2olly

We typically arrive 30 minutes before opening, that's if you want a table. We've also had success arriving around 30/45 minutes after opening because those at tables are starting to leave.

6:04am by youcanfly

Have any of my fellow Liners purchased Disney Resorts Home Collection bedding sets (not pillows) from Sobel Westex? How is the quality? There are very few mixed reviews online. It looks like they sell only on their own website and Amazon.

10:19pm on 3/14/26 by SecondFavoriteDuck

Following.

10:57pm on 3/14/26 by popupcamper

Bumping to start out the work week.

5:15am by SecondFavoriteDuck

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

Sfl

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

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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

Sfl

5:11am by hangthecode

The forecast high for my discovery cove day next week is 61 degrees. Such a bummer. Anyone been when it's that cold? I think I need to reschedule

8:38pm on 3/9/26 by VikeQueen

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80's would be nice. We froze on a 62 day.

9:52pm on 3/9/26 by JackOfAll

Yeah that's what I'm afraid of. You are confining I need to move that date if I can

10:14pm on 3/9/26 by VikeQueen

I'd move it if possible. It's too expensive an adventure to be miserable.

10:29pm on 3/9/26 by TeacherGrandma

Not sure where you're seeing that. The lowest I see is 74 on 3/19. I did change once when it was to be chilly but have been fine there on 70 degree sunny days.

10:30pm on 3/9/26 by snowdiz

Maybe it's 61 Celsius

10:55pm on 3/9/26 by Fatty McButterpants

I'll check again. The weather channel for me is showing 61 on the 17th and mid60s on the 18th. With storms on the 16th apparently bringing in a cool front?

1:47pm on 3/10/26 by VikeQueen

@vike definitely looks like a chilly morning on the 17th with "feels like" temps forecasted only in the 40s most of the morning. I would reschedule - we did last year due to cool temps and it was an easy phone call

2:34pm on 3/10/26 by disneymama3

Thanks very helpful to confirm your experience so I will get to work on this! We have a cabana so a little complicated ...

3:20pm on 3/10/26 by VikeQueen

FYI that was easy to change w a quick phone call even w a cabana. I hope the storms stay away! We have a short spring break trip and the weather forecast isn't great.

4:35pm on 3/10/26 by VikeQueen

I hope so too @VikeQueen. My family is coming from WI for their spring break Saturday night, and we have filled every day with outdoor plans, including a beach trip.

5:25pm on 3/10/26 by snowdiz

@snow is the winter storm going to hit your family? Saturday night here in MN is going to be rough I hope your family makes it out ok.

9:40am on 3/13/26 by VikeQueen

@VikeQueen, they depart Milwaukee at 3:30 tomorrow so hopefully they are leaving just in time. $200 each more to move up the flight.

10:06am on 3/13/26 by snowdiz

Did they make it @snow? We did ! And so glad to miss the foot plus of snow falling at home!

6:11am on 3/15/26 by VikeQueen

Yes, they made it only 20 min late! So glad it wasn't today!

10:30am on 3/15/26 by snowdiz

I am very happy to be enjoying a glorious day at discovery cove instead of shoveling!

1:17pm on 3/15/26 by VikeQueen

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Are you there now VikeQueen? Looks .ike it is in the 80s there today.

2:56pm on 3/15/26 by h2olly

Yes! We ended up with a spectacular day and made it back to the hotel just before the skies opened up. So after a lot of stress planning , it was a pretty perfect day :)

7:49pm on 3/15/26 by VikeQueen

Yay VikeQueen. Glad you had a great day.

1:59am by h2olly

Got a long email from a Southwest customer service specialist, after I emailed Bob Jordan & various execs about my last flight. To sum it up: 1) sorry about the overhead bin space. 2) preboard to wipe down seat due to nut allergy.

11:39am on 3/12/26 by Jennyhirsch

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Getting a response was a small win, I think.

11:40am on 3/12/26 by Jennyhirsch

They did send out an email about changing up the front bin space rules, hopefully that really happens. Preboard for sure, but if pistachios are as bad as it sounds I might start packing a power washer.

12:13pm on 3/12/26 by JJT (staff)

I know of no one with a nut allergy but, find it bizarre to give out nuts on any flight. This is not the 90's!

1:43pm on 3/12/26 by JackOfAll

I agree Jack. How badly does someone need nuts that they can't go a few hours without them?!

2:16pm on 3/12/26 by evamarie320

I obviously agree. :) You might be amazed at how many people get 100% indignant about it in various contexts. Out in the world, people with allergies just gotta deal. But would be nice to not have to worry about it in the confined space of a flying tube.

2:34pm on 3/12/26 by JJT (staff)

My daughter's dairy allergy is airborne. She wears a mask on every flight and never eats or drinks. It sucks :(

2:41pm on 3/12/26 by KLuck

How long must one go without nuts, you ask? There's a That's What She Said in there somewhere.

9:59pm on 3/12/26 by hol74976

Leave it to @hol to drop by with a "that's what she said"!

10:49pm on 3/12/26 by TumbleMonkeys

8:54am on 3/13/26 by JJT (staff)

Must admit I thought that too when I typed my response.

9:02am on 3/13/26 by evamarie320

My April trip is starting to feel real, gotta reengage and entertain my Internet friends ;)

9:32am on 3/13/26 by hol74976

I have a son w a nut allergy and a SIS who deliberately sent food to school in violation of policy because it wasn't fair her kids couldn't eat what they wanted. People suck. Glad you at least got a response from the airline! They screwed up here.

9:35am on 3/13/26 by VikeQueen

Wait, do we have the same SIS?

3:45pm on 3/13/26 by Ali Ababwa

I got frustrated when my kids were in school tbh because we weren't allowed to send dairy in lunch kits even though the cafeteria provided dairy. Also my kids had a teacher that would throw away anything MADE in a facility with nuts even though the....

3:54pm on 3/13/26 by popupcamper

....items didn't contain nuts themselves. My niece has a life threatening banana allergy so I get it. It was just frustrating for sure.

3:55pm on 3/13/26 by popupcamper

Also funny story once. I was driving carpool and had a kid with a nut allergy. I would always bring snacks and forgot to check that the Ritz crackers didn't have nuts before I passed them out. Once I heard him bite it I realized I hadn't and yelled....

4:06pm on 3/13/26 by popupcamper

....spit it out! Cracker crumbs all over my car. He was in middle school so it's not like I was giving them to a 3 year old but still. (No nuts in Ritz crackers.)

4:07pm on 3/13/26 by popupcamper

That is funny picturing spitting out on demand. Lame response to your complaint. There would have been a Reply All to that email for sure!

6:33pm on 3/13/26 by Magicalday2011

Heard the comedian Kathleen Madigan ranting on her podcast about the SWA changes. She says they announced they will only be wiping down the expensive seats in front of plane to save time and money. Can't vouch that she's accurate on that but sounds right

9:56am on 3/15/26 by evamarie320

It's actually the opposite I think. They never wiped down seats between flights. This would be adding wiping down seats for the extra legroom (that has pistachios). SWA has a PR problem and aren't explaining themselves very well.

11:01am on 3/15/26 by popupcamper

https://www.foxnews.com/travel/major-airline-reportedly-considers-deluxe-cleaning-premium-seats-passengers-vent

11:02am on 3/15/26 by popupcamper

Pardon the pun, but SW is nuts. I mentioned that in my email. They've finally limited the 20 wheelchairs preboarding where half were people wanting overhead bin space. Replaced with 40 people preboarding with "nut" allergies.

11:03am on 3/15/26 by Jennyhirsch

Step 1: Change all the rules in the name of cost and time savings. 2. Introduce snack that both makes it dangerous for some flyers and makes a big mess. 3. Add extra cleaning for messy snack that both costs more & increases turnaround time. 4. PROFIT.

12:13pm on 3/15/26 by JJT (staff)

Oh that's interesting @popup! Kathleen Madigan is very funny about a lot of things but this week and last she ranted about SWA. She's a frequent traveler and used to be a SWA diehard. She says she thinks the current board is actively trying to tank SWA.

2:05pm on 3/15/26 by evamarie320

Perfectly said @JJT.

2:08pm on 3/15/26 by popupcamper

@eva, did you watch her on last comic standing? I loved that show so much.

2:10pm on 3/15/26 by popupcamper

Sorry about your bad experience jennyhirsch. I used to only fly SW. Not anymore. I may have to start again because they're starting non-stop flights to Orlando soon out of Little Rock. All others there is a,ways a connection. If the FAs would enforce rrul

2:53pm on 3/15/26 by h2olly

rules, there would be more bin space. Talking about all airlines. I often see people's backpacks and whatnot taking up space in overhead bins and people with nothing under their seat. Also still see lots of oversized carry ons.

2:55pm on 3/15/26 by h2olly

@h2lly, are you in Little Rock? I sing the song to DH every time that name gets mentioned. He's not amused. (Reba, not Collin Ray. But here's both videos for anyone's viewing pleasure. )

3:00pm on 3/15/26 by popupcamper

https://youtu.be/38iv2u2ubAA?si=tpzoDhKgF6YpVyPI Reba

3:00pm on 3/15/26 by popupcamper

https://youtu.be/2kynobz0vq0?si=52F3136U4MaZa3Y7 Collin rate's which is actually about the place (kind of)

3:01pm on 3/15/26 by popupcamper

Ha ha. That's a great song. Thanks for link. Have never seen the videos. Not in LR. An hour southwest-Hot Springs.

3:40pm on 3/15/26 by h2olly

I had forgotten about the Collin Ray one. Never liked that one though....too depressing for me. So accurate though.....working at Wal Mart and Church of Christ. Ha

3:44pm on 3/15/26 by h2olly

I know of Hot Springs but haven't been. Have done Arkadelphia though. Our experience with Arkansas was the kindest most welcoming people with beautiful country. If we ever left Texas AR would be in the list.

4:02pm on 3/15/26 by popupcamper

I have lots of family in Arkadelphia. I agree. Lots of just really nice people in Arkansas. I have lived in lots of different states, but eventually settled down for good back here.

4:14pm on 3/15/26 by h2olly

Headed to Little Rock AND Hot Springs next weekend! Love AR.

5:11pm on 3/15/26 by aliceinwonderla

I went to college in Arkadelphia! Live in Jonesboro now. Moved back home after 5 years in Colorado Springs. Home is where the heart is :). Or where the cost of living is below average....

10:28pm on 3/15/26 by CinderelliesMom

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Have a great trip Aliceinwomderla! Small world. Wow. Didn't think many of us even knew where Hot Springs was....then I saw your and Cinderellie's comments...

1:52am by h2olly

Agree Cinderellie. My son and his family are in Denver for one year for his job, then moving back here. Things are so much more expensive out there. It's a trade off for sure. Great cost of living here, but honestly kind of boring. I like the quiet life s

1:55am by h2olly

so not an issue for me.

1:56am by h2olly

I have a cruise planned for a July 4th departure out of Port Canaveral this year. Guesses on traffic in the morning? Normally the drive is pretty smooth. Just unsure that specific weekend with beach goers too.

5:17pm on 3/15/26 by nightowl04

Figure extra time. I'd go the day before. One accident backs up that highway

5:34pm on 3/15/26 by Elaine5715

We are coming down the 2nd but will be at WDW. We might try leaving extra early.

6:31pm on 3/15/26 by nightowl04

We have sailed out of Port Canaveral on 7/4 before. Although, it has been a few years. We had no problems with traffic. But, I do want to say, if it's a DCL, we didn't get fireworks that night. I don't remember why...blah, blah, rules or something.

11:39pm on 3/15/26 by NYGIANTMickeyFan

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