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Can anyone verify you can use or cash in casino chips ($25 and $5 chips, not table chips) that are over 1 1/2 years old? I switched to a handbag I hadn't used since our Vegas trip last year and found them in a compartment. We are going back to Las Vegas in a few months, I can make a trip to the Venetian then but would like to know if they're still worth anything before we go.

I have a few necklaces that I love but the gold finish has rubbed off in some spots and the underlying metal is showing. I am looking for something I can buy to redip or plate the metal to make it look shiny and gold again.

We are visiting Orlando in a little over a week here in March. Our schedule is pretty much set except for Saturday and Sunday. We were originally thinking of going to Hollywood Studios on Saturday (10th) and Magic Kingdom on Sunday (11th). However, I just checked and both those parks are having 'extra magic hours' on the days we planned. We are not staying at a Disney property so we wouldn't be able to take advantage of the hours anyway. We are taking our 4 year old son and infant in a stroller.

Given all that, are we better off going to the parks when the extra magic hours are not offered? We want to obviously go when the lines will be the shortest and least crowded. Or because it is the weekend will it just be so busy that the extra magic hours won't matter?