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Our Southern California Six Flags, Magic Mountain, has a really cool Fright Fest and sooo many coasters, at least three of which are VERY innovative (and by innovative I mean terrifying). Maintenance and cleanliness are questionable at best, as is the professionalism of the ride staff, and food is not much better, but the shows are surprisingly entertaining. Our park is open year round we usually experience wait times under 15 minutes on Sunday evenings and Monday mornings in early October.

Universal Hollywood used to have misters to keep the lines cool waaaaaaay back in the day. Florida is still on my bucket list; do they have them too? I feel like I never see them at Disney so maybe it's a thing of the past.

We bring a neoprene lunch box with frozen drinks (water bottles and juice pouches), nuts and cheese, apple slices, celery sticks, and protein bars. If our hotel has free breakfast, we'll take donuts, bananas and yogurts to go. Just remember that no glass can come through security! There are so many blogs for best value snacks, and I've had great experiences with mobile order, but I feel like we usually get our snacky urges once we're already in a ride line. At Disney, counter service restaurants will give you a cup of ice for free, and you can fill it at a water fountain or I think they usually have spigots by the soda machines. In Florida we bring flavor drops! We don't bother with ponchos in the spring/summer/fall at Disney World because it is too sweaty, but at Disneyland we'll have a packable windbreaker or puffer (32 Degrees makes a good one!) We also have bandaids (also available at first aide, but you don't always want to walk to get them), sunglasses, chafing gel, and Starbucks gift cards (if they're not loaded to your app)! I haven't been since I got my Loungefly, but I've read a tip to bring a plastic bag to put them in on Kali River Rapids. If you are bringing a stroller, you're better equipped to bring your own souvenirs if you want to save on ears, bubble wands, light up necklaces, autograph books, etc. by ordering them online in advance. You can also bring cushions to sit on if you're planning to scout out spots for the parade. I've seen guests reporting differing experiences with collapsible stools, but I would say skip it, because you don't want to risk having to toss them or take them back to your car/hotel.

We've just experienced a light sprinkle in late spring and fall; didn't gear up or let it slow us down. Once in the winter we got a shelter in place alert (maybe those are common?) but went to Epcot anyway because we were on the meal plan and my brother had saved all his snack credits for the holiday kitchens. The rest of us couldn't even hack moving from the land pavilion to the seas pavilion, but my brother stuck around and visited I think 7 nations? I felt like the wind was worse than the rain because it broke our umbrellas and blew water straight in our faces, but I believe China and Japan were closed for flooding, so I guess the rain was pretty bad too 😆. Disneyland is different because it's chilly enough when it rains to layer up. We do raincoats and boots and then hide out in the Star Wars launch bay or the Captain E.O. theater if we need a break. Only once did we call it quits, and of course that was the night Blake Lively and Leonardo DiCaprio visited!

If you are looking for reasonably priced Disney apparel, Walmart.com currently has "play dress" 2 packs (made of t-shirt fabric, not nightgowns or costumes) in Minnie, Ariel, Stitch, Grogu, and Encanto, $9 for 2 dresses, girls size 4-12. Where have you scored great deals on vacation outfits?

We just watched the Dollywood episode of Guy's American Road Trip on Food Network. His sons Hunter and Ryder learned how to make cinnamon bread and said they were going to make more at home! I'll likely be giving it a try for the 4h of July! What copycat park recipes (from any park!) have you tried?

I could definitely put this to good use! 😍

Chiming in from California!

This year my brother went to DisneySea. He was expecting to be blown away and he said it didn't disappoint!