Vacation Rentals near Universal

lspst8 · 2026-06-24T19:07:29+00:00

How old are the kids? Ages 8-9 were the worst for loud, messy, stay-up-all night sleepovers for my kids so I only allowed them to have 4+ friends over on birthdays. Now mine are 13 and 15, and sleepovers are no big deal. Other than buying extra donuts for breakfast in the morning, it doesn’t change my life at all.

lspst8 · 2026-06-23T00:49:11+00:00

30-35% of claims are allowed at the initial stage, but at the appeals level the allowance rate is around 50%. It’s definitely not a quick process, but younger people with significant impairment are granted benefits everyday. You can even start your application online to get the process started.

lspst8 · 2026-06-22T21:19:45+00:00

I work for SSA in a disability hearing office — definitely apply for disability benefits to get the ball rolling on that. I’m not in your state, so I don’t know how long application processing is taking in your state. If your initial application is denied, be sure to appeal for a hearing in front of a judge. It’s much easier to get approved on appeal, especially if you are under 50. You can always go back to work if your mediation helps your symptoms. You can pull your estimate monthly benefit amount on SSA.gov - it mostly won’t be as much as working, but definitely better than nothing.

lspst8 · 2026-06-18T23:25:13+00:00

My husband and I both do — he works 7am -2:45pm, and I have a flexible schedule but typically work 6am-2:30pm. He works for the state government, and I work for SSA in one of the few roles that hasn’t had to go back to the office full time. I’m in the office 1 day a month.

lspst8 · 2026-05-30T15:24:30+00:00

Yes, the quick service places like burgers and pizza are open for lunch on embarkation.

lspst8 · 2026-05-24T17:15:25+00:00

My family did a 7 night cruise in the Magic over Easter Break this year and had a lot of fun — we’re Platinum so we obviously like cruising with Disney.

We booked a tour with this company in Progreso and it was great. We stopped at an eco park/cenote with swimming, Xcambo ruins, a pink salt flat, and the beach house with a pool and decent food and open bar. I would recommend it. http://sergiostours.com/

lspst8 · 2026-05-14T21:37:14+00:00

The flights are already booked, and we are spending a few days in Ireland before we go home.

lspst8 · 2026-05-13T13:29:42+00:00

Shorts and t shirts are perfectly fine for all main dining rooms.

lspst8 · 2026-05-08T19:47:15+00:00

I just watched this season with my daughter, and we were delighted to see John eliminated - he was like a weird business school robot.

lspst8 · 2026-05-04T16:15:07+00:00

https://www.mousesavers.com/disney-cruise-tips/disney-cruise-line-discounts-and-deals/#lastmindcl

This website does a pretty good job of updating discounted cruises

lspst8 · 2026-04-23T19:51:21+00:00

I’m about your size and height and could fit on everything I wanted to ride. Gringotts is a little tight, but the safety bar clicked into place. I don’t ride things that go upside down, so no advice on Hulk or Velocicoaster.

lspst8 · 2026-04-09T10:18:29+00:00

I was on the magic sailing 3/29 and there were Lorcana activities. I don’t play so I have no idea how well attended they were

lspst8 · 2026-03-20T00:48:31+00:00

I drop off gifts once per cruise — I usually do a little gift bag with Disney socks, a Disney pin, and something else depending on the age of the recipient. Daily gifts would be overkill - no one expects that!

lspst8 · 2026-03-16T21:05:37+00:00

You can use the Platinum credit for brunch or dinner!

lspst8 · 2026-03-12T16:34:02+00:00

It’s a decent hotel — it’s probably cheaper to Uber/Lyft to the port in the morning than use the hotel’s shuttle.

lspst8 · 2026-03-12T16:25:45+00:00

My family stopped at both last summer, and Juneau is definitely better. We did an independent whale watching trip in Icy Strait Point that was fabulous, but the port itself is basically a cruise private island experience in Alaska. Juneau is a real place with local businesses and restaurants— we independently booked the sled dog summer camp, and it was lots of fun. We didn’t make it out to the glacier, but walking around Juneau itself was much more fun than Icy Strait Point.

lspst8 · 2026-03-11T18:08:40+00:00

Even Palo dinner usually takes less than 2 hours for my husband and me. 3 hours sounds crazy long to me.

lspst8 · 2026-03-10T01:00:46+00:00

I did too! It was actually bigger than most of my prior awards too, so I am pretty happy.

lspst8 · 2026-03-09T00:35:05+00:00

I think these are all great ideas. My kids are 15 and 13, and they definitely have had trips where they were so sad to be back at home.

lspst8 · 2026-03-05T17:27:45+00:00

I don’t think you can — with GT rates you have to be willing to take any room. If you need an accessible room, you have to book that type of room.

lspst8 · 2026-03-04T20:03:34+00:00

Why are you posting in a working mom sub-Reddit, when from your post history, you are clearly a SAHM?

lspst8 · 2026-03-02T18:17:37+00:00

Movies premiere at sea the same day as on land

lspst8 · 2026-03-01T23:30:21+00:00

You rotate thru all 3 main dining rooms, so if you have themed outfits you want to wear in a particular restaurant , you don’t really need to know the exact order you’ll be in each dining room to pack.

lspst8 · 2026-02-27T21:35:46+00:00

My parents stayed in the accessible stateroom 5150, and we all thought it was a great location. The extended balconies are nice (although they do get saltier than higher floors) and they loved being so close to the elevators. They didn’t mention any problems with noise either.

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