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Anyone at FArts today and doing the (free) Lorcana stuff? We are really excited for it - we'll be there Tuesday!

11:55am on 1/17/26 by BlastThatPeterPan

No but Touring Plans IG account has been saying how fun it is. Think they did it yesterday.

1:13pm on 1/17/26 by h2olly

Did it today. Pick up your cards/booklet on bridge between FW/WS. 1 pp each day. Two free special cards, you get one by trading to get the four cards pictured in your booklet, and the other by matching big cards ink color to location on park map.

5:28pm on 1/17/26 by krb2g

Card pickup starts at 9 am, redemption starts at 11 in Morocco (also at Odyssey but we did Morocco). We got in line about 11 and out by 11:30. Found someone to trade with. Didn't get quite 100% completion, but were able to do both redemptions anyway.

5:30pm on 1/17/26 by krb2g

Third special card (Stitch) only available with $50 illuminaeer's trove purchase (no thank you). Boosters are from Archazia's Island. If you don't want to trade, you could probably bring cards from home. There are at least 4 different sets of 4

5:32pm on 1/17/26 by krb2g

Finally if you want to participate, there is a limit to the number of cards they give out each day. On the first day, it was apparently 1:15. Not sure about today.

5:49pm on 1/17/26 by krb2g

Thank you! We are excited for this!

4:35pm on 1/18/26 by BlastThatPeterPan

So jealous of this! DH and I play Lorcana (he's at a set champs right now actually) and we would love to be at WDW to experience the Lorcana community and do the activities. Hopefully someday we can sync up a trip with Lorcana!

5:09pm on 1/18/26 by tlrg4488

BTW, who is Lorcana? Sorry...I am old. Lol

6:19pm on 1/20/26 by h2olly

You are not alone, @h2olly. No clue who or what Lorcana is. Hah. I've been scrolling on by!

7:27pm on 1/20/26 by Jennyhirsch

Some sort of game with cards.

7:50pm on 1/20/26 by utang44

Disney gave us Lorcana cards on our Disney cruise in October in trick or treat bags. We have 3 packs and weren't sure what to do with them.

8:53pm on 1/20/26 by JenniferB1975

Lol @jenny. Glad I am not alone. It sure sounds fin though

2:36pm on 1/21/26 by h2olly

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The latest Mammoth Club video (on Festival of the Arts) discussed Lorcana at Epcot starting at about 9:30 going for 4ish minutes

2:47pm on 1/21/26 by KLuck

Ooh I need to finish that video!

4:17pm on 1/21/26 by TumbleMonkeys

It's very fun! The boys want to go back and get more cards ASAP. Going again tomorrow morning!

4 min ago by BlastThatPeterPan

For geo 82 during fireworks but not the fireworks package - any experience? From videos seems as if all seats would have some view? Although one video had the wall support beam right in the middle of the view

10:03am on 1/21/26 by zarbado

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I've done a regular res after 8:15 twice and saw the fireworks great! I wouldn't recommend the fireworks package to a friend.

11:21pm on 1/21/26 by BlastThatPeterPan

Was it price that steers you against the package or something else ? I have it booked upcoming now I'm worried

7:12am by VikeQueen

Price for what you get - we'd rather pick our food and drinks than the menu they offer; and the prime seating isn't necessary.

5 min ago by BlastThatPeterPan

DL 1st timer~ which rides should we hit first? I made a TP but put all kiddie rides 1st and feeling like headliners should be 1st. Not loving it. Thoughts?

38 min ago by lorilcleveland

The old school dark rides are all very close together and none have LL, so whipping through them one after another at rope drop is actually a great use of time. But you can manually rearrange your steps if you like, then use Evaluate instead of Optimize.

31 min ago by TumbleMonkeys

I guess that's why they recommend hitting them 1st. Planned today. Leave Monday. I can zoom through DW with my eyes closed and serious planner so this is way out of my Type A comfort zone. Lol. Any tips graciously appreciated!

9 min ago by lorilcleveland

We do get 1 complimentary LL in place of early entry. Rise will be closed. Should we use for Space?

7 min ago by lorilcleveland

NDR: Snowmageddon 2026 post. My BIL is meteorologist in Shreveport, LA. He is not one to hype every storm up like TWC people sometimes do. He actually messaged me today and suggested buying essentials. Said we could get up to 14 inches in central Arkansas

2:33pm on 1/21/26 by h2olly

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I am prepping pipes/outdoor plants and going grocery shopping today. Could possibly snow all weekend and won't get above freezing for several days next week. Arkansas Power & Light thankfully out now on my street cutting tree branches. Hope all of my fell

2:34pm on 1/21/26 by h2olly

Hope all of my fellow Southerners weather this storm ok.

2:35pm on 1/21/26 by h2olly

We are at the middle of the max amount on the east coast. Sounds like it could be 18-24 inches. That gives me a week to dig out and get to me cruise. I'm good!

4:02pm on 1/21/26 by Ali Ababwa

We're in mid-north NC. Anywhere from 5-30 inches of snow total. Generator being hooked up tomorrow as we prep. Got everything else we need already. Stay safe!

5:13pm on 1/21/26 by ejhnstn

We are in the Dallas area and my dd is supposed to fly out Sunday morning at 6. I had her make a backup flight for Monday. Not looking forward to driving her to the airport. It is what it is.

5:34pm on 1/21/26 by matterhorn55

I'm in SE MO. Our forecast is for either 3/4 inches of ice or over 12 inches of snow. Just made a reservation in Clearwater Beach for Saturday so we can avoid that disaster.

6:12pm on 1/21/26 by MOJoe

After your patient countdown, @MO, you better get yourself south asap!

6:21pm on 1/21/26 by Jennyhirsch

I have my $100 round trip for DH and me from Fri-Sat. I think we need to cancel. I am mostly sad and not being able to capitalize on these amazingly cheap flights.

6:23pm on 1/21/26 by Jennyhirsch

Dreading this weekend, DD lives in the Delta and they are expecting it to be rough. We never know what to expect here just south of Jackson,MS. The last ice storm we had, couldn't even get water because pumps were down too. Highly recommend filling a **

7:16pm on 1/21/26 by youcanfly

*** bathtub just in case you need tank water to flush

7:17pm on 1/21/26 by youcanfly

I'm up in the Smokies this week to help with dad, and no one quite seems to know what will happen here. We're headed to the grocery store in the morning and going to grab some jugs of water as extra just in case.

8:32pm on 1/21/26 by utang44

DS is at college in NC and I keep reminding him to run to the grocery store to stock up and to charge his portable chargers. All he's done so far is create his "homemade sled" in case it actually snows 15 inches... smdh

9:04pm on 1/21/26 by Rjcsmom

@RJ- wishful thinking on his part! Depending on where he's in school, I don't think there's much of Nc that gets snow. Latest weather report for central NC is ice and we don't have a generator. But hopefully mostly sleet and not freezing rain

11:31pm on 1/21/26 by koolaid

@kool, he's at Wake. It definitely looks more like ice/sleet than snow! I'm concerned about power outages too. Fingers crossed for you and all liners in the path.

7:33am by Rjcsmom

We're at WDW this weekend avoiding the crazy weather in NC but a little concerned at getting home Monday. Oh well!

8:02am by cltwdwtraveler

Got a pile of new books and photos to scrapbook. Hunkering down and refusing to go out in below zero temps after we get the 12+ cleared. Dreaming of my hot, hot, hot August trip

8:02am by Magicalday2011

@Rjcsmom, that made my morning! Still laughing. Totally what my DS would do, too.

8:36am by Jennyhirsch

Sent DD a care package at school with a battery powered lantern, books, snacks, phase 10, gloves and a hat. She's looking forward to being stuck inside the dorm with friends.

9:00am by popupcamper

@jenny, what is it with these boys?? Never a dull moment- @pop I sent a few snacks, but he lives in a suite with 5 other boys so I'm guessing those will last about 2 minutes if they don't do a grocery run...

9:19am by Rjcsmom

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I went grocery shopping yesterday and it was a little crazy. Is looking more like an ice storm here. I saw someone with a flight out of dfw on Monday. Good luck. The temp won't get out of the 20s till Monday. Major roads might be clearing but minors impas

9:59am by melodicwords

I am really concerned about a heat source in my home, we are near the line of a lot of ice and a little ice sigh. Our gas fireplace supposedly will work with batteries to start - we'll be testing that tonight after turning off the breaker

10:33am by koolaid

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20 min ago by utang44

Any experienced DVC owners who have rented points/confirmed reservations: what do you think is better? I have these expiring bonus points and not sure if I should offer them for rent or book a reservation and try to rent the confirmed reservation?

10:12am by HalfBludPrincess

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Normally I would say rent the points but if you are looking at availability in the next 6 weeks it's going to be very fluid. IMO your best bet is something confirmed and price it very aggressively.

46 min ago by melcort10

Call and ask rental companies. When I wanted to rent out our Poly points I called and was told confirmed reservations worked best for peak season (Christmas etc.) and general points worked best for the rest of the year because it allowed more flexibility.

42 min ago by Rjcsmom

Thanks, everyone. I snagged the 3 nights Poly reservation just in case. Since these points are all a surprise bonus, I'll take whatever u can get but obviously the more I can get, the better lol

32 min ago by HalfBludPrincess

So if I wanna book LLs at AK late afternoon, but start my day strolling EP festival I can only do that if it's an AP "good to go day"? Otherwise I'd have to burn an EP LL 1st, right?

10:37am by TonyCross

Bc my park res will be my 1st park (EP)

10:37am by TonyCross

No, Disney doesn't care about where you start as far as buying LLMP. If you don't plan to use LLs at Epcot, just buy the LLMP at AK and make your preselects for there.

40 min ago by utang44

Ah ok, good! Thanks, I thought you could only make LL selections for your 1st park res

33 min ago by TonyCross

Help keep my mind off waiting for my final DVC account setup email (member number)... DSis had weight loss surgery a little over a year ago so what are your favorite higher protein snacks in AK/EP/MK or outside the parks?

11:41am on 1/21/26 by HalfBludPrincess

I've been trying to think of snack ideas but failing. Shrimp cocktail could be considered a snack though it's found at many sit down restaurants and lounges.

11:04pm on 1/21/26 by KLuck

Does she also need to be mindful of fat and sugar content?

11:05pm on 1/21/26 by KLuck

Time frame for visit - during an Epcot festival? I'd be inclined to pack along protein bars. Most of the menus have low-carb options like HB eggs, cheese, charcuterie, but not necessarily low fat.

53 min ago by Ali Ababwa

Lower carbs but I don't think low fat is as important. We'll be there day 1 of Flower and Garden.

34 min ago by HalfBludPrincess

LL day tomorrow. Been so long since I only used MDE without any help from BG1. Does Disney let you overlap any LL times.

11:00am by Bubbakirby

A little, but you may still have luck using BG1 to modify your times after booking them. It has been hit or miss, but I know a Liner used it that way successfully yesterday.

41 min ago by utang44

Well, we out thought ourselves on Geo-82. Original plan was 2 separate reservations at different times and trade off who had the kids. At 63 days out, my aunt volunteered to keep kids so we could all (my parents, me, DH) go together. So we booked one ADR

48 min ago by krb2g

At 3 days out, my aunt decided to leave before the time of our Geo-82 reservation. We asked if we could send three up (ADR was for 4) and trade the 4th person in after one round. (Couldn't get last minute availability to do original plan)....

47 min ago by krb2g

Geo-82 said you can't do that, so my DH missed out. I did take him a drink to go. Very frustrated with Disney on this. I get wanting adult spaces, but it feels super family unfriendly in the heart of Epcot.

44 min ago by krb2g

Lot of bad reviews on Apple App Store for the past several months... did functionality change? Had it been rectified? I'm considering the premium plan for our trip with the kids but don't want to be steered wrong. If there were issues, are they fixed?

8:54am by DisneyFrogBird

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I think us longtime took that in stride. Maybe brand new people were upset to not have spot on wait predictions. But TP is so much more than just wait time predictions. This chat, for example, of other TP users, is a bottomless well of knowledge and help.

9:14am by evamarie320

Touring Plans has recently updated their software with an adjustment for plans to reflect the most recent experiences in the park. Users must optimize the plans in the morning and at times during the day to real time update your plan.

9:16am by PrincipalTinker

Bad reviews are probably from people who misunderstood the functionality of the app. I've neve used the app how it's suppose to be done. Crazy to plug in a plan and follow it line for line for me if it isn't concurrently always changing it.

10:01am by melodicwords

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