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momeja
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by momeja » Feb Sun 06, 2011 10:49 am
MadEye wrote:mindflipper wrote:MadEye wrote:Most rely on sent in information from other guests at the park so accuracy is always going to be in question. Wait time change constantly.
...and thus the reliability is questionable. I was not impressed the apps the mousekecouple had on their iphones.
Even the tip boards at the parks are somewhat questionable. The CM stationed there contacts all the attractions for their wait times every 30 minutes if not every hour (I could be wrong, it's been a while).
To me, the fun of the app is not having it at the park but using for a Disney fix at home, since I don't ride any attraction listing a wait time on the board of more than 15 min, unless I have an FP for it. I figure there are plenty of other attractions to enjoy. I've just always wanted to know what the wait times are on peak days in peak season.
Guess I should add July 4th to my list, too.

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by boilerbabe » Feb Tue 08, 2011 11:41 am
You make a dining reservation at a restaurant but refer to it as your "ADR"
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by mindflipper » Feb Tue 08, 2011 12:54 pm
boilerbabe wrote:You make a dining reservation at a restaurant but refer to it as your "ADR"
Well, it is a ADR, just not at a Disney World restaurant. You can always pretend where-ever you're dining is at WDW resort.

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by dichuy » Feb Tue 08, 2011 5:25 pm
mindflipper wrote:boilerbabe wrote:You make a dining reservation at a restaurant but refer to it as your "ADR"
Well, it is a ADR, just not at a Disney World restaurant. You can always pretend where-ever you're dining is at WDW resort.

Hmmmmm, I like that idea. I wonder if Rosa Mexicano will understand when I call and say I'd like to make an ADR?
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by SimonTemplar » Feb Tue 08, 2011 6:24 pm
You routinely get on Bing or Google Earth just so you can explore WDW from an aerial point of view. I can take up some serious time just "flying" around the property using one of those programs.
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by jlpeaches255 » Feb Tue 08, 2011 7:49 pm
SimonTemplar wrote:You routinely get on Bing or Google Earth just so you can explore WDW from an aerial point of view. I can take up some serious time just "flying" around the property using one of those programs.
Combine that with some ride video footage and you can waste a whole day!

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by Polynesian Princess » Feb Tue 08, 2011 7:51 pm
Any time I use Google Earth, I have to look at Disney World first. I get upset when my husband forgets this rule.

Can't wait to take my twin boys on their first trip to Walt Disney World! Planning on heading there sometime Feb-May 2014!
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by aboden » Feb Tue 08, 2011 8:04 pm
momeja wrote:MadEye wrote:mindflipper wrote:
...and thus the reliability is questionable. I was not impressed the apps the mousekecouple had on their iphones.
Even the tip boards at the parks are somewhat questionable. The CM stationed there contacts all the attractions for their wait times every 30 minutes if not every hour (I could be wrong, it's been a while).
To me, the fun of the app is not having it at the park but using for a Disney fix at home, since I don't ride any attraction listing a wait time on the board of more than 15 min, unless I have an FP for it. I figure there are plenty of other attractions to enjoy. I've just always wanted to know what the wait times are on peak days in peak season.
Guess I should add July 4th to my list, too.

Heheh I could see that

watching your phone going "If i was there..."
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by mindflipper » Feb Tue 08, 2011 9:05 pm
Polynesian Princess wrote:Any time I use Google Earth, I have to look at Disney World first. I get upset when my husband forgets this rule.

What? He has not been completely indoctrinated into being a Disney theme-park fan yet? Sounds like some heavy brainwashing is gonna be the next step...

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by momeja » Feb Tue 08, 2011 10:13 pm
aboden wrote:momeja wrote:[
To me, the fun of the app is not having it at the park but using for a Disney fix at home, since I don't ride any attraction listing a wait time on the board of more than 15 min, unless I have an FP for it. I figure there are plenty of other attractions to enjoy. I've just always wanted to know what the wait times are on peak days in peak season.
Guess I should add July 4th to my list, too.

Heheh I could see that

watching your phone going "If i was there..."
Either that or "Suckers!"

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by Len90 » Feb Tue 08, 2011 11:38 pm
When you are working feverishly on some school work and suddenly get the urge to get a drink so you can whip out your Mickey mug. Did that earlier and it made the work go by quicker.
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by Polynesian Princess » Feb Wed 09, 2011 12:09 am
mindflipper wrote:Polynesian Princess wrote:Any time I use Google Earth, I have to look at Disney World first. I get upset when my husband forgets this rule.

What? He has not been completely indoctrinated into being a Disney theme-park fan yet? Sounds like some heavy brainwashing is gonna be the next step...

Oh he's already come a LONG way. He had never been until he went with my family in 2007. I don't think he really knew what to expect before he went and he said the first day he hated it (though in his defense, my family was moving ridiculously slow that day - it took them two hours to get from the front gate of Epcot to Canada because they kept stopping for water and bathroom breaks

)He liked it much better later on in the week and even better when we went just us after we got married. Now I've got him trained on proper attraction names and such. He's not a crazed fanatic like us, but he is an annual passholder and has taken me 5 (about to be 6) times in the 2.5 years we've been married, so I don't think he's too bad.

Can't wait to take my twin boys on their first trip to Walt Disney World! Planning on heading there sometime Feb-May 2014!
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by joeybTNU » Feb Wed 09, 2011 5:37 am
Len90 wrote:When you are working feverishly on some school work and suddenly get the urge to get a drink so you can whip out your Mickey mug. Did that earlier and it made the work go by quicker.
Thats what my Mickey Mouse mug is for!
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by wewantsdaredhead » Feb Wed 09, 2011 6:47 am
"When you wake up in the middle of the night, look over at the clock at 4:07am and all you think is 407-WDISNEY"
Yup--happened to me last night. Wow!
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by Amy » Feb Wed 09, 2011 7:59 am
wewantsdaredhead wrote:"When you wake up in the middle of the night, look over at the clock at 4:07am and all you think is 407-WDISNEY"
Yup--happened to me last night. Wow!
That's a new one H ~ cool!
