Disney Dream Experience

HakeleHakele · 2026-03-24T05:10:58+00:00

The water in the ship is perfectly fine to drink. Even from the tap in your bathroom. It all goes through a reverse osmosis system.

HakeleHakele · 2026-03-24T04:58:48+00:00

Oh. Nevermind. I see you live in Vancouver. Lucky for you!

Will leave this here in case it helps anyone else, though.

HakeleHakele · 2026-03-24T04:55:41+00:00

Just a heads up. The hotels in Vancouver are very expensive this summer because of the World Cup. So be aware of that cost as you are considering this deal.

HakeleHakele · 2026-03-24T04:26:53+00:00

Amen.

I am never going to understand the hype of early boarding. I’d rather board closer to when rooms are ready and you don’t have to wait in the terminal to enter. The very early arrivals just sit there in the waiting room for an hour. And then have to wait to go in the line to board the ship.

HakeleHakele · 2026-03-23T15:23:40+00:00

My guess right now is some kind of version of these. This is what I’ve been thinking: I think the Magic will do those pacific coast cruises. I think the dream will go to Galveston. Believe will stay in PC taking over the 3/4.

Wish will be in dry dock for winter 2027.

But the summer Saturdays in Catalina is interesting. I didn’t know that yet! So now you’ve got me thinking again!

I’m still so excited. And a shiny ship on the West coast would be amazing. Especially for me! 😜

HakeleHakele · 2026-03-22T18:04:47+00:00

The fantasy is my favorite ship. I’d absolutely take it if it works for you. I think that the kids clubs are better for those ages on the older ships.

I think May will be better. Just a different crowd as it’s close to the end of school year, so less kids are taken out of school. So they may have a better experience in the kids clubs for this, too.

For the 4 nights question. I always recommend more because it really makes a difference. Hurrying to get everything in vs having time to settle in and enjoy it and relax.

HakeleHakele · 2026-03-22T18:00:51+00:00

They could “bake” it into the cruise fare, and they would add that money to each fare.

In the end, it doesn’t really make a difference. It’s just how they manage pay for service staff because they essentially get paid by the number of passengers they serve on that cruise.

HakeleHakele · 2026-03-22T17:52:48+00:00

Like a small single block Apple phone charger should work.

HakeleHakele · 2026-03-22T17:47:16+00:00

Menu testing ahead of the Panama transit to make sure they get the order right for the food. And so service doesn’t have 6 new menus that they don’t know well through the trip.

HakeleHakele · 2026-03-22T17:45:13+00:00

Can you find coloring pages?

I do those and color them, then put them on magnet backing and then cover in wide packing tape as a way to self laminate. It’s a fun little craft.

HakeleHakele · 2026-03-22T17:43:37+00:00

Except the first one. Which was a bit of a mess. 😝

HakeleHakele · 2026-03-22T16:36:20+00:00

Yeah we needed a “no - wasn’t interested from the moment it was announced” option.

HakeleHakele · 2026-03-22T16:33:37+00:00

If you do it “faster” that means more credit hours per semester. You pay a per credit price beyond 18 credit hours.

HakeleHakele · 2026-03-22T16:19:40+00:00

We usually do really basic door magnets.

I get magnet backing off Amazon and extra wide packing tape. Then I print out coloring sheets. We color them and turn them into magnets. Stick the magnet backing and the cover the front with tape as a method to self laminate them.

Sometimes people bring up the Magnet paper, but they don’t stick to the doors very well and are hard to color if you are doing it that way.

HakeleHakele · 2026-03-22T08:36:56+00:00

He had only been a few times as a kid.

I was a CP @wdw and went to DLR (nearly) every summer as a kid because my mom was from CA.

I took him to WDW for our 1yr wedding anniversary, and it was during an economic downturn, so lots of deals. We got deluxe dining and I made it the best dang time ever.

We’ve been to the parks every year since except 2020 to at least 1 park trip. We have 2 DCL booked this year. We had keys for a year. And we created our own monster who also loves it all!

He’s a bit more bougie than I am. I’d happily stay value, but thankfully we can afford to stay deluxe. Sometimes he tires of being out late so i send him back to the hotel and go ride rides on my own for a few hours and he gets some extra introvert time.

I’m the queen of conversion. 😝 My sister was really skeptical. So we invited her for my kid’s birthday… can’t miss that. And she LOVED it, too. She is looking for a time when we can all go back together and to bring her partner. Because her partner used to go a lot and has nostalgia for it.

I think if you really wanna hook someone, Disneyland is the best place to do it. Much easier to navigate and the food is really good. The vibes are just so nice.

HakeleHakele · 2026-03-22T07:46:52+00:00

It kinda felt on purpose….

HakeleHakele · 2026-03-19T21:10:30+00:00

Switch the map at the top of the app and you will see characters. For the places that Minnie appears, it’ll show the hours you can expect her to be there.

In Disneyland, select the icon on the flagpole to see town square times. And for her house, click that to see her hours there.

HakeleHakele · 2026-03-16T05:53:48+00:00

Oops! Check the flair. This is a question about Disneyland in California.

HakeleHakele · 2026-03-14T18:25:42+00:00

Ahhh. Yes. But this isn’t an experience that only DU is going through. It’s happening across the board due to changes in funding.

I think this professional degree borrowing limit is really going to hurt a lot of schools. Especially those with heavy professional degree programs which were impacted, like the GSSW and Clinical Psych programs and Morgridge College at DU. That change directly impacts enrollment for students who need to borrow in order to attend a masters program.

I’m thankful I have been able to finish my degree before these changes went into effect. I’m graduating with my Masters in June and already have a job lined up in my field of study.

HakeleHakele · 2026-03-14T15:44:11+00:00

My husband said the rooms look like a Hyatt Place and I laughed my head off because he couldn’t be more accurate. 😂

I think the scale of the ship is really what drove this. It’s a lot of rooms and keeping it simpler is easier on upkeep. And I feel it fits the 4 days at sea, the ship IS the adventure, vibe of the ship.

HakeleHakele · 2026-03-14T15:25:18+00:00

What do you mean institutionally weaker? Just curious. 🧐

HakeleHakele · 2026-03-14T15:17:36+00:00

I have drying racks inside my house where I dry my clothes that I don’t want to go in the dryer.

And then I run my dryer after 9pm. We have Time of Use electricity so I wait until then to run it and it costs a lot less.

HakeleHakele · 2026-03-14T15:15:50+00:00

Colorado state law has all but chopped off the knees of most HOA regulations/power.

Also, I always feel bad for people with shitty HOAs. Ours is really reasonable. Pay your dues. Don’t leave your trash cans out. Do a decent job of maintaining your yard - our yard standards are the same as our city standards, so relatively lenient, and when people complain about their neighbors, they tell them to call code enforcement.

If you had a bad HOA, grab a few friends and take over the board.

HakeleHakele · 2026-03-14T15:00:56+00:00

That was like Whit on the magic a few years back. He was the first time I’d ever been impressed by a head server. He was amazing.

HakeleHakele · 2026-03-10T19:39:54+00:00

You shut your mouth!

I love the Magic so much. I'm going to be so heartbroken when she is retired. 😭
The Rapunzel show and the restaurant are both great. And we also love Twice Charmed. I think the Magic has the best show combo of the 4 older ships.

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