Just got back from 5 days at OKW. Had a great time! We did Epcot and MK this trip. Random thoughts.
Soarin' is Awesome! But, we did not do the fast pass and waited an hour in line.
You can actually hear music under water at the Poly pool - very cool.
Saw many wedding partys running around! My 11 year old daughter startd getting stary eyed and wondered how cool that would be! I had to explain that our bank account will only allow for a justice of the peace!
Behind the castle is no place to stand for the evening fireworks.
Heard no rumors about the potential DVC expanision at the Contemporary. But, did notice they have a HUGE amount of land between the Contemporary and the TTC that will not stand vacant for ever.
Mickeys Philharmagic was way cool (first time I have seen it).
Not sure how the Weather Channel stays in business. The website and the tv forecasts were always wrong! They called for storms throughout the day 3 days straight and none came. That was good for us, but, on one day we opted out of a water park based on the report!
They have a horn that plays the "call to riders" at Saratoga - that is new from last year. Very cool stuff - classic Disney touch.
I saw rumors on other sites about a full-time Fast Pass and witnessed it on numerous occassions this trip! I guess they give them to VIP's. Would make the ultimate DVC perk!
Security was visible and full force around the property! I saw dozens of marked and unmarked cars! A CM told me that it has been that way for 3 months.
Got stuck on almost every ride: Mission to Mars (stuck strapped in the car for 5 minutes), Test Track, Carousel of Progress (had to watch first act 3 times), Monorail (10 minutes), Stitch, and a few others. It was comical!
6th Trip to see Bob Jackson at the Port Orleans (Riverside). If you have never caught his act (4 or 5 nights a week) you are missing out on a WDW Gem!
None of us wanted to leave for home. As I said, if you wanted to leave then it would not have been a good trip!
Soarin' is Awesome! But, we did not do the fast pass and waited an hour in line. You can actually hear music under water at the Poly pool - very cool. Saw many wedding partys running around! My 11 year old daughter startd getting stary eyed and wondered how cool that would be! I had to explain that our bank account will only allow for a justice of the peace! Behind the castle is no place to stand for the evening fireworks. Heard no rumors about the potential DVC expanision at the Contemporary. But, did notice they have a HUGE amount of land between the Contemporary and the TTC that will not stand vacant for ever. Mickeys Philharmagic was way cool (first time I have seen it). Not sure how the Weather Channel stays in business. The website and the tv forecasts were always wrong! They called for storms throughout the day 3 days straight and none came. That was good for us, but, on one day we opted out of a water park based on the report! They have a horn that plays the "call to riders" at Saratoga - that is new from last year. Very cool stuff - classic Disney touch. I saw rumors on other sites about a full-time Fast Pass and witnessed it on numerous occassions this trip! I guess they give them to VIP's. Would make the ultimate DVC perk! Security was visible and full force around the property! I saw dozens of marked and unmarked cars! A CM told me that it has been that way for 3 months. Got stuck on almost every ride: Mission to Mars (stuck strapped in the car for 5 minutes), Test Track, Carousel of Progress (had to watch first act 3 times), Monorail (10 minutes), Stitch, and a few others. It was comical! 6th Trip to see Bob Jackson at the Port Orleans (Riverside). If you have never caught his act (4 or 5 nights a week) you are missing out on a WDW Gem! None of us wanted to leave for home. As I said, if you wanted to leave then it would not have been a good trip!
bullets! Great report, thanks 
The Weather Channel stays in business by making sure their advertising revenues exceed their meager costs. If you must watch weather reports, watch them only on local TV stations. They don't know either, but at least they have some sense of what the local weather is normally like.
