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Danny K is asking on disboards.com for feedback from people who have used one of this site’s  itineraries.

His question is comment #158 on this page of disboards.

I’d really appreciate it if any of you who have either used one of the itineraries as is, or used one mostly, modifying it here and there to suit your family, would weigh in! 

If so, let him know what you think, good, bad or ugly, because bad and ugly helps me make the site better…

You have to be a member of disboards.com to comment–but signing up will just take a second…

Thanks, Dave

FAVORITE COMIC ATTRACTIONS AT WALT DISNEY WORLD

Welcome to those coming from Capturing Magical Memories and those of you just hopping aboard.

I am the 2nd stop on our Magical Blogorail. Enjoy the ride as this month Magical Blogorail Teal discusses April Foolishness–our favorite comic shows, attractions and such at Walt Disney World!

TURTLE TALK WITH CRUSH AT EPCOT

There’s lots of places I could have gone with this, but for comedy and drop-dead cuteness, nothing else at Walt Disney World can hold a candle to Turtle Talk with Crush.

This site’s Comprehensive Guide to Rides rates all the rides from the point of view of both little kids and older kids and adults.  There’s one group of around twenty rides ranked both as “Best-Loved” for little kids, and “Favorites” for older kids and adults.

Turtle Talk with Crush is one of the rides that’s top ranked for all age groups. 

And it’s both quite funny and quite cute–with much of the comedy coming from reacting to the cuteness…

REVIEW: TURTLE TALK WITH CRUSH AT EPCOT

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I’ve been lucky enough over the years to get some really nice notices here and there–for some examples, see the top of the right sidebar and the bottom of the left one. (Look for the word “Puffery” in the header!)

But so far as I’ve noticed, the site has never gotten a full page review–that is, until yesterday.

Yesterday Chip & Company published a review that you can find here.

It’s really nice, and I greatly appreciate it! The more people that know about this site, the more it can help!

If you don’t know about Chip & Company, it’s been on this site’s list of recommended websites for years. Chip & Company publishes all kinds of brief articles touching on any Disney World topic you can imagine, and it’s got tons of readers and followers.

Thanks to Jodi, the writer of the review, and Chip, who runs the site! And check out the review!

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DISNEY WORLD NEXT WEEK: APRIL 20, 2013 TO APRIL 28, 2013

The material below details operating hours, Extra Magic Hours, parades, and fireworks.

The same stuff is in the table, but organized by park, not by topic.

(For more on April 2013, see this.)

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Extra Magic Hours next week (and to a lesser extent, operating hours) are a little different than the typical pattern for this time of year.

• Disney’s Animal Kingdom has morning extra magic hours Sunday the 21st and Saturday the 27th, instead of Monday and Wednesday. It also has unusual 8a openings on Saturday the 27th and Sunday the 28th.
• Disney’s Hollywood Studios has its typical Saturday morning EMH on Saturday the 20th, but instead of them being scheduled again Saturday the 27th, they are booked for Wednesday the 24th.
• On Sunday the 28th, instead of evening EMH at the Magic Kingdom, evening EMH will be at the Studios

Those following this site’s Autumn-Winter-Spring itinerary for arrival dates of 4/20 and 4/27 will need to be at the Animal Kingdom an hour earlier than indicated for its “First Sunday.”

OVERVIEW: NOVEMBER 2013 AT DISNEY WORLD

This page reviews November 2013 Walt Disney World crowds, prices, deals and discounts, weather, and operating hours; adds a few other notes; and ends with week by week summaries.

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