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  1. seashoreCM

    All Star Music vs. Pop Century

    The Skyliner has a big drawback. It gets shut down often for weather. Leaving Epcot the alternate transportation is a long walk away -- Boardwalk or Futureworld, and/or a long wait before it is pressed into service..
  2. seashoreCM

    Adding a park day?

    There has been a "special" 4 day ticket allowing exacty one day each at the 4 parks. I am not sure if it is upgradable at all, but at the very least you would have to pay the difference between this (4-day) ticket's price and a "standard 5 day" ticket's price
  3. seashoreCM

    Earliest bus back to resort from the parks?

    Theoretically park buses take guests back to the resorts at all times in the morning after any guests arrive at that park. A dispatcher is supposed to check to see which berths guests are waiting at, and have buses pick up mimicking the 20 minute or so wait between buses. Unfortunately the...
  4. seashoreCM

    The old thread full of little tips?

    Here is one list from long ago: http://www.cockam.com/disscav.htm It's so old that I might suggest that the best thing to do with it is to see how many of the things on the list are still there or still valid.
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    Is WDW Room only or package reservation better?

    Crunch the numbers. Do the math. This will tell you whether the package or the room by itself is the better deal. Especially since the cost of meals will differ with the package versus with room only. If you are getting water park fun on your tickets, then the mini-golf that comes with the...
  6. seashoreCM

    Ticket Usage Question

    Have you prioritized the tickets (which one to get used first)? Normally you do this at the resort concierge's or Guest Services counter or at a park Guest Relations counter but there may be a way to do this over the phone.
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    Ensuring transponder shield box is in closed position

    Some transponder boxes had a slide out tray like an old fashioned matchbox. If there was nothing in the transponder box, perhaps the rental company changed over to a plate recognition system with no transponder in the car.
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    Very Merry Parking question

    Depends on the level of closure (in turn depending on expected crowding) of the resort main lot at that hour (not readily determined by guests). At a minimal level of closure the guard will let you right in. At a near maximum level of closure only guests staying at that resort are let in. At...
  9. seashoreCM

    Resort monorail - how late at night can you get on at a resort?

    Have the big ferry boats from Magic Kindom to Transportation & Ticket Center ever been completely out of service? There are two docks at each end of the run and at least two boats (maybe three)
  10. seashoreCM

    Will Disney ever connect Epcot two entrances?

    A shuttle connecting the two Epcot entrances is sorely needed. To get guests of the "Skyliner resorts" to some form of transportation "back home" when the Skyliner goes down, without the need for a (n additional long walk).
  11. seashoreCM

    Mears - How punctual do I need to be?

    The problem with bringing food aboard to eat on the plane is the confusion of the gate agent treating your food as your carryon and your having to check your intended carryon. Or having to buy overpriced and undertasty airlplane food. One big box of cereal and space inside your carryon to put...
  12. seashoreCM

    How do we get from Magic Kingdom to Animal Kingdom?

    Yes there is, by making a connection at any resort. To/from Magic Kingdom, the advantage of a private automobile is diminished by the need to connect also e.g. at the Transportation and Ticket Center. As mentioned just above, sometimes one of the legs can be done on foot (no pun intended).
  13. seashoreCM

    Mayonnaise roulette

    1. Can mayonnaise be safely eated to 180 degrees F (without separating or decomposing)? 2. Can a mayonnaise bottle be heated to 180 degrees (without melting or shattering)? 3. Can you get your oven to and to hold an accurate180 degrees F for several hours, some downward undulations to 170...
  14. seashoreCM

    Mears experiences…

    "" On way back international get picked up even earlier it was 6:15 for our flight at 10:30. "" That is normal, about 4 hours before your flight for international. But if there are a lot of pickup stops then even 4 hours before flight time (for the first international guest) might not be enough.
  15. seashoreCM

    Grand Floridian Monorail Concern

    Don't CMs restrict Transportation & Ticket Center boardings of the resort monorail (and start of express monorail service) until close to public rope drop? A few random mornings several years ago I observed the first express monorail and the first big ferry arriving at Magic Kingdom about 15...
  16. seashoreCM

    Question about Hertz Gold Plus with manager special

    "" 15 passenger van "" Some credit card car rental collision benefits exclude some models of cars. It varies from one credit card company to another. Pickup trucks and convertibles are likely to be in the exclusion list. So if you get assigned something unusual you may end up having to buy the...
  17. seashoreCM

    Our theme park tickets got linked to another guests accounts! Any experiences with the Ticket Usage department?

    I would say just create a quick diary of your 2017 vacation (park visit dates and, if possible, times) and submit that. Even credit card receipts can help jog your memory. That may be all it takes to get it resolved for old non-expiring tickets. Easy, quick, and not very dirty for the back room...
  18. seashoreCM

    Transportation from Airport

    The standard Mears service (Connect) works very similarly to Magical Express but there are more stops for each bus on average at resorts. Reportedly there have been more times when multiple stops were widely scattered. Also, Mears buses stop at Terminal C as well as Terminal B (not Terminal A)...
  19. seashoreCM

    Is Non Human Blood Hazmat?

    A deliveryman, upon dropping off the package, saw a rattlesnake at his feet. He jumped aside, then saw a shovel and killed the snake. In his text to the recipient (at that house) he explained that and added, "Sorry about the blood." He did not do a meticulous job of cleaning everything up up...
  20. seashoreCM

    Bus Transportation to All Star etc

    After the "one hour after park closing" and after exiting guests slows past a trickle to a drip drip, buses may go to multiple resorts, over and above the change from individual resort buses to shared among the three All Stars. In addition, wait at the park for the bus to fill somewhat.. "" If...
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