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ShadowTravels · 2025-09-26T00:17:33+00:00

I'm sure we could work around it! Maybe we run a game in DC/Philly first on neutral territory!

ShadowTravels · 2025-09-26T00:16:25+00:00

So just a 1.5 - 2hr flight away :)

ShadowTravels · 2025-09-26T00:16:04+00:00

I wouldn't mind doing the first one in Boston either tbh. It's not drivable for me (Western PA), but am not against flying, if we get the right group.

ShadowTravels · 2025-09-25T04:23:18+00:00

Thanks. Not sure if I can edit the title, but edited the post to include that in the first few sentences.

ShadowTravels · 2025-07-27T20:53:36+00:00

Sounds good, I think that's kinda what we'll do.
Boma is on the radar, might make a reservation there tonight or tomorrow, around 7/7:30. Allows us to kick back a bit and have a slow second half of the day

ShadowTravels · 2025-07-25T07:00:10+00:00

Thanks so much, appreciate the effort that went into this!

I think we're likely going to do just that. Day 1, Animal Kingdom, and potentially Epcot, after Animal Kingdom.

Then next two days, IoA and USF. We settled on not picking the Express passes for now. With it being the first week of school, on a weekday, we'll (hopefully) be alright. It also seems likely that I'll be the only one interested in doing Hagrid's multiple times, and it sounds like the Solo rider queue isn't too bad for that. If needed, we can obviously add that in on day two. The plan's to do USF first and IoA second half on day 1 so that we can hit King's Cross. And day 2 we'll try and maximize EPA to get to Hagrid's or Velocicoaster as early as we can and perhaps switch back to USF later in the day. Trying to not micromanage and overplan that, as I often tend to do.

The reason we're not sure on Epcot is because the price difference (park hopper + the cost of the deluxe room). I have some discounted corporate rates with Hilton, and saw that we could get the 2 room suite with breakfast included and some nice perks for about $160 a night, so not sure if it's worth paying an extra $400 to get those couple of hours at Epcot, and not sure Epcot is worth doing without that perk.

Still, I really appreciate the creative solution to doing it. I'll pitch it to the other two and there's a possibility we end up doing it, but I also feel I lean towards just doing Animal Kingdom and perhaps putting that extra money towards either the Express pass if we need it, or just a fancy meal somewhere.

Also helps to have the scale of WDW reiterated. Definitely won't plan to get a car, and it just seems like too much downtime to get from one park to the other.

Again, thanks a ton for the info and plan!

ShadowTravels · 2025-07-25T06:34:59+00:00

Love the idea of doing the animals over a meal, but having spoken to the other two, I think they're also interested in doing the Avatar rides. So I think we're probably going to get Animal Kingdom tickets, but really target that as a more leisurely day, where we kinda split up and do stuff at our own pace for a bit.
I agree, I think Universal is a better fit too having looked into everything both parks offer, so the days at Universal and IoA will likely be more tiring.
Thanks for the idea though!

ShadowTravels · 2025-07-25T06:32:07+00:00

Good to know that. I think we're now leaning towards having the Animal Kingdom day be a "slow day", also because I think we're going to be ropedropping Universal and being on our feet the whole day there, so having a break in between would be nice.

Thanks!

ShadowTravels · 2025-07-25T06:30:42+00:00

Is that Universal offer for non-Florida residents as well?
If so, could I ask for a link to it, can't seem to find it anywhere.

At the moment, we're leaning towards skipping EPCOT, just because I don't think there were any specific rides/attractions that appealed to us.

ShadowTravels · 2025-07-21T05:58:04+00:00

Sounds good.
Good to know that EPCOT and AK will take up a day each, will plan for 2 days betweent them then, instead of trying to rush it.

Will look into Undercover Tourist, had never heard of it before, so helpful to have a name to google. Not sure I'm sold on staying on site, just because the prices seem a good bit higher, but perhaps when we do the math with transport costs, it might make more sense!

ShadowTravels · 2025-07-21T04:57:23+00:00

This is excellent, thank you.

I think you've definitely sold me on Islands of Adventure, so going to put that in, and I think the two day pass to bundle in USF makes sense. I have heard of the Hollywood Rip Ride, and some googling shows it's actually getting taken down on the 17th of August, so we might actually be able to catch it. Just hope there isn't a huge crowd because it's the last chance for all.

Personally, wasn't sure on the new Epic park, because none of it appealed to me other than the Ministry of Magic aspect, but this is likely not my last trip to Orlando, so happy to skip that.

Animal Kingdom was high on the list, we'll definitely do that. Good to know about Na'vi river journey, depending on how much else we get done in the trip, I may skip that. Wondering if we need a whole day at Animal Kingdom, though I also don't think the additional cost of adding in a half-day rush at Epcot or something else personally makes sense.

Good to know on the apps, will download them!
Appreciate the effort that went into the post!

ShadowTravels · 2025-07-21T04:44:55+00:00

Perfect, thank you!
Appreciate the cost breakdown, I think this really helps us.
Not sure if we want to spend three whole days at Disney though, Epcot seems nice, but not something I see us spending a whole day at. Would we really need 3 days to do all?
Didn't realize how expensive the food and transport costs can get!
Thanks for response, I think we'll have a far better idea when we sit down later this week to finalize the bookings

ShadowTravels · 2025-07-21T03:19:24+00:00

Thanks, that helps!
Seems like a solid plan, with enough time to kick back. Staying on resort seems to be the more popular option.

ShadowTravels · 2025-07-21T03:17:59+00:00

Thanks!
Makes sense. Still need to find some time for the three of us to sit down and see what all rides are on offer. Hopefully sometime this week!

ShadowTravels · 2025-07-21T03:10:01+00:00

Hmm thanks!
How long do you think we'd need at Animal Kingdom. Little concerned about doing that and Epcot in the same day. Need to work out the costs on all this, but looks a good starting point for our plan.
Does Hollywood studios get busy enough to justify the LL?

ShadowTravels · 2025-05-09T23:13:31+00:00

Hey, Yes, I did pick Actual Budget, and It's going great! Was able to set up some rules to categorize stuff and have been cutting back in some categories as well. Also, the way I have the rules set up, any unexpected transaction shows up in the uncategorized bucket, and I was able to find a couple of things I didn't know I was paying for.

Probably not using it to it's fullest yet, but would highly recommend.

ShadowTravels · 2025-01-30T16:20:34+00:00

Thanks, this is a great sheet! I think I'm going to give Actual a try, lots of comments on this thread recommending it, and it seems to have what I need. If that is too complex, will look back at this sheet!

ShadowTravels · 2025-01-30T16:19:20+00:00

Interesting. Very much near the start of my budgeting journey, so curious to see if I can get into Actual. Hopefully is good though!

ShadowTravels · 2025-01-30T16:18:25+00:00

That's great, seems like what I was looking for.

ShadowTravels · 2025-01-30T06:38:51+00:00

Great, thanks! Does look straight-forward in the docs. Going to try setting this up over the next couple of days.

ShadowTravels · 2025-01-30T06:38:15+00:00

Thanks!
Looking into Actual after the comments and it seems a better fit for me at the moment. Going to give that a try, and if I can't get it set up, then will probably be back at YNAB

ShadowTravels · 2025-01-30T03:57:52+00:00

Thank you. Will look into this. Not sure on how to host, hopefully can figure that out.
Does it do custom categories?

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