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Forum: Theme Parks Florida 21 Apr 24, 10:46 PM
Replies: 43
Views: 1,660
Posted By Flamingo
We went to Typhoon Lagoon on a Wednesday in late...

We went to Typhoon Lagoon on a Wednesday in late August 2022. We got there for Rope Drop and it was honestly scary at how many people were there, how squashed we were whist waiting and how aggressive...
Forum: Trip Planning Florida 21 Apr 24, 10:04 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 643
Posted By Flamingo
The first time we took our son (in 2015), he was...

The first time we took our son (in 2015), he was 3. I bought Disney clothes for him from H&M, Asda, Tesco, Sainsbury's, Next, Primark.
Also, try Vinted.
Forum: Beyond the Parks 21 Apr 24, 11:37 AM
Replies: 9
Views: 759
Posted By Flamingo
Thanks so much for sharing this. We're hopefully...

Thanks so much for sharing this. We're hopefully heading to Orlando in August (if we can get decent flight prices!). We aren't doing the parks but definitely want to explore all tge Disney things...
Forum: Trip Planning Florida 21 Apr 24, 11:21 AM
Replies: 103
Views: 7,011
Posted By Flamingo
POFQ for 2 weeks in August. We've stayed at...

POFQ for 2 weeks in August. We've stayed at Riverside before but this will be our first time at FQ. So excited!
Forum: Trip Planning Florida 21 Apr 24, 11:03 AM
Replies: 1,482
Views: 187,219
Posted By Flamingo
DH & I were having at chat last night at about...

DH & I were having at chat last night at about 10.30pm, and that chat resulted in an impromptu booking for 2 weeks in August 2025 at POFQ!
We were supposed to stay at FQ in 2020 but that was...
Forum: General Chat 8 Apr 24, 04:09 PM
Replies: 57
Views: 4,831
Posted By Flamingo
It might be that they've not been on Vinted for a...

It might be that they've not been on Vinted for a while. If you click on the sellers profile picture and go the the 'About' section in their profile, it will show you how long ago they were last on...
Forum: General Chat 7 Apr 24, 03:46 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 964
Posted By Flamingo
I 100% agree with both! I've had the holiday...

I 100% agree with both!

I've had the holiday blues since we returned from our last Orlando trip in August 2022 (in fact, I think I had the blues before we even went as I was anticipating the...
Forum: Trip Planning Florida 6 Apr 24, 01:57 PM
Replies: 40
Views: 4,596
Posted By Flamingo
We're still holding out for mid August. We booked...

We're still holding out for mid August. We booked our hotel back in October (fully refundable until the day before check-in) as it was a great price.

For our August 2022 trip we got a great price...
Forum: General Chat 24 Feb 24, 03:39 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 880
Posted By Flamingo
As other have said, I'd be changing my rating to...

As other have said, I'd be changing my rating to a lower one and explaining why I'd done so. I'd also be reporting the person to Etsy.
Forum: General Chat 16 Feb 24, 04:11 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 1,707
Posted By Flamingo
Many moons ago after we moved in to our first...

Many moons ago after we moved in to our first home together, we decided to have the very wonky kitchen floor screeded with unfloor heating and tiles laid.
We had no experience of home renovations...
Forum: Trip Planning Florida 13 Feb 24, 04:54 PM
Replies: 38
Views: 4,209
Posted By Flamingo
We have a hotel booked for August 2024 ( full...

We have a hotel booked for August 2024 ( full cancellation policy in place) but if flight prices don't come down we'll be looking at August 2025 instead!
Forum: Disneyland Paris Trip Planning 13 Feb 24, 04:50 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 659
Posted By Flamingo
Thank you very much for your replies and...

Thank you very much for your replies and information, I've passed it on to my friend who was very grateful.
Forum: General Chat 13 Feb 24, 04:24 PM
Replies: 31
Views: 1,750
Posted By Flamingo
We've never had (the crepe style) pancakes for...

We've never had (the crepe style) pancakes for breakfast before but as it's half term & DD suddenly requested it last night, that's exactly what we had for breakfast.
We'll be having more this...
Forum: Disneyland Paris Trip Planning 7 Feb 24, 07:13 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 659
Posted By Flamingo
DLP if you have Fibromyalgia / invisible disability?

Hello,
I'm asking here on behalf of a friend who is heading to DLP next week for her first visit (2 adults & a 12 year old). This is their first visit to any Disney park.

My friend was diagnosed...
Forum: ADR's, Dining, Food and Restaurants 4 Feb 24, 04:11 PM
Replies: 34
Views: 2,679
Posted By Flamingo
Our tradition is lunch or dinner at San Angel Inn...

Our tradition is lunch or dinner at San Angel Inn (Mexican pavilion in Epcot). We love it there so that would be our #1 ADR (closely followed by TRex or Rainforest Cafe in DS).
Forum: Trip Planning Florida 4 Feb 24, 02:01 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 327
Posted By Flamingo
Connection times in USA airports?

We've not booked a connecting flight for many, many years (& not at all since having children).
With the current ridiculously high direct flight prices we're now debating whether to book indirect...
Forum: General Chat 31 Jan 24, 07:54 PM
Replies: 37
Views: 4,037
Posted By Flamingo
It's not the one you're looking for but there's a...

It's not the one you're looking for but there's a Jim Shore ornament of Glinda & Dorothy on Vinted.
https://www.vinted.co.uk/items/4026103285-wizard-of-oz-jim-shore
Forum: Trip Planning Florida 27 Jan 24, 05:38 PM
Replies: 54
Views: 5,576
Posted By Flamingo
We have a hotel booked for mid-August (found a...

We have a hotel booked for mid-August (found a great fully refundable deal back in Ocober) but still no flights.
For our previous trip in 2022 we found a great direct flight price with BA that...
Forum: General Chat 27 Jan 24, 05:21 PM
Replies: 58
Views: 4,864
Posted By Flamingo
DH & are coming up for 17 year. We got married in...

DH & are coming up for 17 year. We got married in the garden of The Flamingo hotel in Las Vegas, followed by a buffet reception at the Paris hotel. We had 16 guests.
It was extremely untraditional. ...
Forum: General Chat 21 Jan 24, 06:37 PM
Replies: 33
Views: 2,543
Posted By Flamingo
Stay another day by East 17 - I'm not sure if it...

Stay another day by East 17 - I'm not sure if it was ever considered a great song (but it was certainly a huge hit in 1994! ). I heard a cover of it at Christmas by Jorja Smith. Absolutely dire!
Forum: General Chat 21 Jan 24, 06:28 PM
Replies: 137
Views: 8,924
Posted By Flamingo
I was 22, he was 27 when we met. Married at age...

I was 22, he was 27 when we met. Married at age 28 & 33. Been together for 22 years & married for 17 years in October.
Forum: Trip Planning Florida 2 Dec 23, 02:58 PM
Replies: 215
Views: 31,133
Posted By Flamingo
That's how we feel too! We booked our hotel at an...

That's how we feel too! We booked our hotel at an excellent price a couple of months ago with the hope we'd find decent flight prices. However, as time goes on I'm feeling more and more likely that...
Forum: General Chat 1 Nov 23, 11:06 PM
Replies: 278
Views: 13,532
Posted By Flamingo
Our last gig was to see Train at the O2 in 2015. ...

Our last gig was to see Train at the O2 in 2015.
Our next gig will be to see Train at the Royal Albert Hall in 2024.
Can't wait!
Forum: General Chat 20 Sep 23, 12:30 PM
Replies: 81
Views: 5,653
Posted By Flamingo
Whitby & the Yorkshire Moors (admittedly my last...

Whitby & the Yorkshire Moors (admittedly my last visit was a day trip 30 years ago, I was 15 and loved it. I've always wanted to go back but never made it yet! )

Plymouth (finally made it back...
Forum: Theme Parks Florida 18 Sep 23, 11:51 AM
Replies: 24
Views: 2,037
Posted By Flamingo
Congratulations in advance! I absolutely love...

Congratulations in advance! I absolutely love your idea of proposing on the People Mover (it's my favourite ride too! ).

Are you stating at a Disney hotel? If so, you can get badges from...
Forum: Shopping in Florida 18 Sep 23, 11:40 AM
Replies: 66
Views: 13,014
Posted By Flamingo
Not medication but from the health section... ...

Not medication but from the health section...
Equate Beauty Benzoyl Peroxide 10% acne cream. This is less than $4 per tube (significantly less than the branded equivalent) & fantastic if any of your...
Forum: Shopping in Florida 18 Sep 23, 11:29 AM
Replies: 12
Views: 1,794
Posted By Flamingo
There's a lady called Liz who runs the Shopping...

There's a lady called Liz who runs the Shopping with Character Facebook page. I've not used her personally and not sure of the exact scope of her business (how long she'll hold items etc) but might...
Forum: Trip Planning Florida 16 Sep 23, 02:28 PM
Replies: 18
Views: 1,026
Posted By Flamingo
My American sister-in-law loves Cadburys from the...

My American sister-in-law loves Cadburys from the UK as it apparently tastes so much better than the American version. She'd also never seen Heros or Roses.
French Fancies went down well.
Cadbury...
Forum: General Chat 15 Sep 23, 12:05 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 1,153
Posted By Flamingo
I've not had it but my DH had it many years ago...

I've not had it but my DH had it many years ago (before we met) and he said it was very unpleasant. He caught from the son of his then girlfriend as there was an outbreak at school.
Hope the cream...
Forum: Accommodation 13 Sep 23, 02:47 PM
Replies: 17
Views: 1,763
Posted By Flamingo
We stayed at POR last August. Between the noise...

We stayed at POR last August. Between the noise from the air con, the fridge & the neighbours (we had a room with a connecting door!), we've never had such horrendous nights sleeps on holiday. We...
Forum: Accommodation 13 Sep 23, 02:38 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 795
Posted By Flamingo
Blue Heron Beach Resort has decent sized...

Blue Heron Beach Resort has decent sized balconies overlooking the pool & lake. You can sometimes get a good price on Booking.com & Expedia etc (it was quite heavily discounteda few days ago).
Forum: Accommodation 12 Sep 23, 09:46 PM
Replies: 20
Views: 1,470
Posted By Flamingo
Blue Heron Beach Resort in LBV is very nice. You...

Blue Heron Beach Resort in LBV is very nice. You can get 1 or 2 bed apartments, the pool area is nice (situated right on the lake) and various shops/restaurant and mini golf in the immediate area.
Forum: Accommodation 12 Sep 23, 02:26 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 978
Posted By Flamingo
Polynesian or Contemporary?

If you could stay at either the Polynesian or Contemporary, which would you choose, and why?
Personally, I think I'd choose the Polynesian because I absolutely love the theming, plus the pool area...
Forum: Accommodation 31 Aug 23, 03:18 PM
Replies: 16
Views: 954
Posted By Flamingo
Thanks. Good to hear. That's pretty much the same...

Thanks. Good to hear. That's pretty much the same companies that I have on my price watching list too.
Forum: Accommodation 31 Aug 23, 03:17 PM
Replies: 16
Views: 954
Posted By Flamingo
Thanks. I've not heard of Trip.com so I'll add...

Thanks. I've not heard of Trip.com so I'll add them to my list of site to price monitor.
Forum: Accommodation 31 Aug 23, 02:32 PM
Replies: 33
Views: 5,305
Posted By Flamingo
We stayed at the Blue Heron a few years ago. It...

We stayed at the Blue Heron a few years ago. It was a one bed with bunks in an alcove, however they also have 2 bed apartments too.
It's very close to Disney with shops and amenities nearby. The...
Forum: Accommodation 31 Aug 23, 01:18 PM
Replies: 16
Views: 954
Posted By Flamingo
What's your experience of booking a hotel through Hotels.com?

Hi,
I'm currently looking at / monitoring hotel prices for August 2024 in the Orlando area (not staying on-site).
So far, Hotels.com keeps coming up with the best prices. I know it's early days and...
Forum: General Chat 31 Aug 23, 12:53 PM
Replies: 31
Views: 2,532
Posted By Flamingo
We have dark brown leather sofas that we bought...

We have dark brown leather sofas that we bought when we moved in to our previous house 16 years ago. They are still very comfy & going strong but we'd like to replace them so that instead of having 2...
Forum: General Chat 24 Aug 23, 03:05 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 1,902
Posted By Flamingo
Thank you for that. I thought I'd previously read...

Thank you for that. I thought I'd previously read messages on my phone but honestly couldn't find them again! I'm obviously losing the plot :confused2
Forum: General Chat 24 Aug 23, 02:30 PM
Replies: 67
Views: 7,093
Posted By Flamingo
I have 2 backpacks and a purse. I've used the...

I have 2 backpacks and a purse. I've used the purse lots but not used the backpacks yet, but I do love them!

I bought them both from a Loungefly Facebook selling page where people sell the one's...
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