Pixelmania 2024 WDW thread

Joanie Eddis-Koch

Joanie Eddis-Koch

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The dates for the December 2024 Pixelmania meet at WDW are Wednesday December 11th to Sunday the 15th 0t 2024

Chime in with a post here to let us know if you will be coming and where you'll be staying. I'll aggregate the responses in this post. This post is also the place to post discussions about the trip.

13, Guests total, if you include celebrity appearances by Don S. and Jeff K.

1. Joanie's dates in Orlando, Cabana Bay, 12/5/24 to 12/11/24 (with Karl, Evan & Lewis). Then at Hilton Tuscany Villages until Friday Dec. 20th 2024

2. Dennis: Dec. 6 - 10 Cabana Bay. Dec. 10 - 17 Pop Century.

3. Gary, Michael and (John counted below) plus a party of 37 hangers on, @ Beach Club Villas, tentative dates are 12/9 to 12/16

4. Red w/riff raff giraffes in Animal Kingdom Lodge, Jambo, 12/7 to 12/20

5. Gary & Sherry Wed.Dec. 11th to Sunday Dec. 15th @Bay Lake

6. Justin and a plus one guest, Wed. Dec 11th to Monday Dec. 16th @Boardwalk

7 Nancy 12/9 -12/16 Pop Century

8.John m̶y̶s̶t̶e̶r̶y̶ d̶a̶t̶e̶s̶ a̶n̶d̶ r̶e̶s̶o̶r̶t̶ l̶o̶c̶a̶t̶i̶o̶n̶ u̶n̶l̶e̶s̶s̶ h̶e̶ i̶s̶ j̶u̶s̶t̶ s̶l̶e̶e̶p̶i̶n̶g̶ i̶n̶ t̶h̶e̶ C̶a̶r̶o̶u̶s̶e̶l̶ o̶f̶ R̶e̶g̶r̶e̶s̶s̶ f̶o̶r̶ t̶h̶e̶ d̶u̶r̶a̶t̶i̶o̶n̶ o̶f̶ t̶h̶e̶ t̶r̶i̶p̶. UPDATE!!! The mystery has been SOLVED! John is flying into MCO on Thursday Dec.12th at about 5:30pm. He upgraded his flight to a biplane with a Briggs and Stratton lawn mower engine, so his arrival time may actually be 5:29pm.

He is a guest at Casa De Gary where bathing is "optional". John will be reluctantly departing Orlando on Sunday at 7pm because work.

9. Polynesian Medic, a local yokel and Pixelmania computer

Due to his unexplained absence, he will bring photo ID so that we can verify his Pixelmania membership.

10. Tim with special Guest Ryan at Casa De Gary

 
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The schedule for Pixelmania 2024 has been deciphered and declassified!
  • First, park reservations will open on October 8th for Annual Pass holders.
  • Please see the DINING SIGN UP post in this Pixelmania forum for Dining sign ups so we have a number for the ~DINING COMMITTEE~ to make reservations.

Wednesday Dec. 11th Dinner at Toledo, Time TBD followed by Yehaa Bob Jackson, at Disney's Port Orleans Resort

Thursday Dec. 12th MAGIC KINGDOM in the morning and afternoon, we will NOT be going to MVMCP this year so we hop to EPCOT when they kick us out for MVMCP and ride Guardians until brain damage ensues.

Friday Dec. 13th EPCOT all day, with a lunchish TBD meal at the Biergarten with a Candlelight processional package for those that wish to indulge.

Saturday Dec. 14th Hollywood Studios all day and we are doing the Jollywood nights party in the evening here. We will have Lunch at 50's Primetime Cafe, time TBD

Sunday Dec. 15th Animal Kingdom Dining will probably be counter service somewhere in the park
 
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gary and others, beach club villas, dates tbd but probably 12/9 to 12/16

update, beach club villas, 1 bedroom, 12/9 to 12/16 reservation made this morning
 
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I’ll know my actual dates mid January… but tentatively it’s 12/7 to 12/18 and most likely staying with the riff-raff at AKL (Jambo for a change)


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My dates are now official (**save any airline conflicts with Allegiant**)…

I will be my usual RiffRaff self, but now Kidani-Adjacent… I got a Savannah View at Jambo from 12/7 (Saturday) to 12/18 (Wednesday).


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Whereas me, with my big honking Manfrotto tripod, waltzes through security with absolutely zero resistance.

However, every two or three years a clueless Karen CM at the gates (not security), (why is it ALWAYS at Hollywood Studios??), will stop me because she thinks no one is allowed to bring any tripods into the park at all.

I call for backup from a manager and ̶r̶e̶q̶u̶e̶s̶t̶ ̶ INSIST!! to go to guest services with the Karen cast member to ̶s̶c̶h̶o̶o̶l̶ ̶ ̶ educate her dumb ass in the proper tripod policy.

This almost always results in Karen backing down.

Thank you for coming to my tripod TED talk.

PS, Guest services is very friendly concerning tripod clearances.
 
For those flying in and renting a car, I have found that the prices from Dollar, Budget and Alamo are significantly cheaper when renting in Tampa and dropping off in Orlando. I don't see any drop-off charges. The one-way rental is just under $500 for 11 days, which, while still ridiculously high, beats the $700-$800 prices for renting and returning in Orlando. It remains to be seen if prices drop further in the fall.
 
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If you have an Annual Pass but are not rich enough to afford DVC, there is a new discount available for Pixelmania. It saved me over $600 on my stay at Pop. Check your reservation or contact your travel agent.
 
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