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No, Jungle Book is no longer running at AK. The only "show" would be the Tree of Life awakenings which happen periodically throughout the night.
good to know! thanks! that's not a must do for me, as i've seen it (though it is mesmerizing). and i don't think my husband has a burning desire to see it either. great! that frees up another evening.
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what this means for me is: the pass i will be buying in october will be good through late november next year. which means i can go next year over my mom's birthday week!
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Sounds like a good deal. Nice change with the ADR!
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October 6, 2017-Enjoying an amazing dinner at Victoria & Albert's with PP's Dot and Drew
My TR from my most recent trip is now underway. Includes: Universal Studios Florida, Disney World and Sea World Orlando Trifecta TR -Updated December 10th! TR is now COMPLETED!
Sounds like a good deal. Nice change with the ADR!
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That's great news!!
thanks all!!!!
and...an update AGAIN;
so remember my rental car woes? yeah. well i set a calendar reminder for today to remind me to check for cheaper rates. and i found them! i cancelled my initial refundable reservation and made a new (also refundable) reservation, and now i'm down to $252 for 10 days. which is totally a number i can live with.
of course, i'm me, so i'll continue to look for even cheaper rates as the date approaches. maybe i can get them to pay ME to take a car.
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If you find that deal let me know Prices for Jan are still sky high and I am not ready to commit to any I've seen so far
i've been renting cars sort of for a living for almost four years now. it is definitely supply and demand. and the car rental companies don't know what the demand will be more than, say, two weeks out (in most cases). so it pays to keep checking up until you arrive.
Great plans! Love your ADRs and am so jealous, I want to try Art Smith's place so badly! I loved him on Top Chef Masters and every time he shows up on TC!!
I gotta say though, Skipper Canteen is pretty good! I ate dinner there and we did lunch there just this past Friday. It's getting to be busy! Don't know if it's people walking up or ADRs. Anyhoo...it's a place to put in check for your next trip...
Great plans! Love your ADRs and am so jealous, I want to try Art Smith's place so badly! I loved him on Top Chef Masters and every time he shows up on TC!!
I gotta say though, Skipper Canteen is pretty good! I ate dinner there and we did lunch there just this past Friday. It's getting to be busy! Don't know if it's people walking up or ADRs. Anyhoo...it's a place to put in check for your next trip...
Congrats on the car savings!!!
i love him on top chef too! super excited about homecoming.
and to be fair, i've been to skipper canteen. it was good. i was there right after it opened, so either last october or last january (i don't remember which trip). it was good. and the theming was nice. but i wasn't wowed. and i also hold out hope that we can do a walk up. i just don't want to have too many meals planned, you know?
i love him on top chef too! super excited about homecoming.
and to be fair, i've been to skipper canteen. it was good. i was there right after it opened, so either last october or last january (i don't remember which trip). it was good. and the theming was nice. but i wasn't wowed. and i also hold out hope that we can do a walk up. i just don't want to have too many meals planned, you know?
and i WANT to be excited. i SHOULD be excited. but here's the thing. my next two weeks look like this:
this week: three days of work, one of which is in ohio (to which i am driving) and two of which are in NJ. so around a thousand miles of driving, three days of work, and a separate work project that i've not even started yet that needs to be done before i leave for WDW (around 15-20 hours of work, i'd estimate). oh and one doctor appointment for a new issue that i'm having.
next week: two more doctor appointments. one on monday for a CT scan for my 6-month surgery follow up and one on thursday--THE DAY BEFORE THIS TRIP--to find out the results. so, like, hey tracy--you're all better! or hey tracy--it didn't work and now this is happening to you.
so i'm kind of...stressed.
to be fair, this past week was INSANE with work. and i keep telling myself 'only x number of days until disney'. i just feel very overwhelmed.
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