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I was sent the video with info for the new Carnival Cruise and it seems like a weird mix to me. On one hand, it looks like they're trying to go more upscale with a lot of their areas especially that outside patio stuff. A lot of it looks just like Quantum/Anthem. But then they talk about their new biggest water park and it doesn't look comparable to the NCL ships. So if you're going for water attractions I think you'd still choose NCL for their water slides over Carnival. Now, onto the Cycle Monorail...some whores will try to count this as a credit I'm sure but it's just another very odd choice of attraction. It will make the outside of the ship look kind of weird, it's pretty low capacity, and just a very odd choice. At this point they would have been better off just putting a small coaster on the side instead of these two random tracks with cycle pods hanging off!

^I'm not so sure. The ride ran just fine this past summer, and pretty much every time we've ridden it. As we've seen from past disasters (Gwazi) GCI isn't always some magical fix. Now if they want to RMC it, that's fine with me!

So was this whole update just to try and get you to buy electric cars for donuts!!??

Knoebels.

Yeah, I also built both of them at the same time. Hopefully we can get them done by Tuesday.

^To get excitement built up, support, and funding for the project you announced.

Trust me, I'm not judging at all! I once asked Robb to take me to Waffle House for my birthday dinner!

You're brave! Mentally and physically prepare for the crowds, heat and humidity. Staying on property is a great idea as you can take breaks, relax, swim, etc. Let me try and answer some of your questions: - Dining package - They've recently become less strict about it so I'm not totally sure, but it seems logical that they would let you add it on without tickets. We've done this once or twice. As for the worth of it? It depends on your family. For us it was TOO much food and I think that's what you'll hear from most people. The other issue we have is that they always include desserts but not appetizers. We are much more an appetizer than dessert family so for us we always were paying more and leaving desserts over. If your family can eat and like desserts though, by all means go for it! It makes things easy and there's less out of pocket spending once you're in town. - Hub - I haven't been following the progress but it certainly would not distract from your children's first view of Disney, the castle, etc. When Disney does construction they do a VERY good job. Seriously, this shouldn't even be a back of the mind concern. - Tickets - You are correct. The savings are only a few dollars when going through AAA or authorized ticket sellers. Put your mind at ease, and make things even easier and just book the whole thing through Disney. - Kids - Staying on property is great. Check out the French Quarter side of your resort as there's a better pool/playground area for children there than at Riverside. Take advantage of the Extra Magic Hours. When there's a super late one at MK, let the kids sleep in, play around, then go to that park late. The water parks are really nice, mini golf is fun, etc. My daughter loves Fort Wilderness at night. They do a Chip and Dale Campfire Singalong with Smores, a movie, and more! Seriously though, try and take it easy and go back to the resort for AC and Rest at the heat of the day. Hope this helps!

Lots of questions here... First off, I don't think driving is crazy and as long as 95 sucks somewhat less than normal you'll be fine. 1. Sure it's feasible. Is it practical? Not so sure. Is it worth the money? Also up to you. 2. It will be busy. I expect most times to be in the 30 - 45 time range with the big rides much longer. Seven Dwarfs yesterday on a random Tuesday during the day was 140!!!! Like you said, Splash and most rides get much shorter towards the end of the night. One hour after Wishes usually. You do mention though that it's an EMH night so more people will be there later than normal. 3/4. If you buy your tickets and setup a Disney account then yes, you can do Fastpass +. I'm looking right now and I can get EVERY thing at Magic Kingdom on that day except 7D, Frozen girls, Mermaid, and Wishes. So you could reserve Thunder, Space, Mansion. Standby the rest. Save 7D till the very end of the night. 5. MK will NOT hit capacity on that day so nothing to worry about there.

The second week would certainly be better. Many schools are still out that first week in addition to the marathon crowds. It's not holiday busy or anything, but the crowds can certainly be annoying and there are random road closures and parties.

The guy who plays Japanese Olaf already looks awesome and I know nothing about him!

Wonderful story! Good luck with everything and don't forget to have fun!

I wonder how many 20hr cleans is it going to be after these first two? I do feel like this game keeps more things constantly going as opposed to the Simpsons which seems to have more time between updates.

Same here...finally got New Years Jillian! I'm not going to spend the clams on New Years Brian.

Kind of...

Still need one of each of the extra rares.

^Good catch. Stupid marathon though.

I hope they make Space Mountain rideable again!

^^FYI - Never believe anything off that Cruise Law News site. It's run by an ambulance chasing terrible lawyer that has ruined a lot of aspects of cruising with pathetic lawsuits and lies. For example, he just had an article about how someone fell off of Oasis after the ship was hit by a rogue wave. Nope, video shows the guy jumping off deck 5!

^I thought there was a screen at some point that said January 15.

I'm gonna call BS on that, Radiator Springs Racers cost ~$200 million, I am extremely skeptical of them spending double that on a single attraction. I would never be skeptical of Tokyo Disney spending money.

Of course!

So how is everyone doing on Jillian's new costume? I haven't gotten any of the rings or collars to drop yet. I'm not going to pay the clams for Brian Costume so we'll see how this goes.

Going snowboarding next week for the second time ever. I did 'ok' for an old lady's first attempt last year so I'm hoping to make some progress this time!

How did that family friendly thing work out for Vegas? Seriously though, I'd be surprised if this ever really sees the light of day.