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We entered Epcot one afternoon through the International Gateway entrance. It was slow (this was 12 years ago) and we were the only ones coming in. On the other side of the turnstiles was Snow White. My (then) 5 year old daughter struck up a conversation with her. Some background: this was...

Yes, but - don't you have a wealth of info in your head to draw upon? So while you can go for a day and not have a set plan and have a great time - you still have many strategies you employ as you spend that day. You know what moves fast and slow, when a crowd is too big and where your...

Agreed, mostly. Some people like to "book it and forget it" or like the element of surprise. I just got back from a trip to France as a chaperone for high schoolers, and I have to say that it was kind of nice to not look at ANYTHING before going, except where to catch my plane. I'd also say...

I'll tell you what the misconceptions are - because I have no idea how FP+ works - so I have nothing but misconceptions. I haven't been to WDW in about 5 years. I was an "uberplanner" when we used to go more often (5 years ago), but haven't really looked at anything since, or kept up with the...

More than 20 minutes represents, to me, either a mistake in planning OR a concession that there's really no better alternative at the time. For instance, we just ate, it is the peak of the crowd density for the day and this is a fast-moving non-headliner with a shaded line...that happens to be...

Also note that most of the time is spent scanning the horizon, kind of a 'middle distance' away. This helps. Plus there's lots of moving of attention - this side, that side, near, far...not in a nauseating way, rather in a slow but steady distracting way that helps keep nausea from happening...

Looks like Disney's purchase of LucasFilm has already brought new excitement and realism to some of the old rides.

Safety is a piece of it, but mostly it'll be a violation of the terms of service. That's an important distinction because no appeal to safety ("hey - this is on a granite counter...it is UL rated...we're using it on the balcony!") will work. The hotel has to have a policy and enforce it, no...

My DD11 was about 6 or 7 last time we used the"kids club" at the Dolphin resort. Not sure if that kids club is what you mean but...our experience was excellent. She was then (and continues to be) on a pump. She had some familiarity with it at that age but wasn't self-sufficient. The...

I'm not a fan of park hopping. I think it takes more time than most care to admit (especially with kids), it can sap your energy and it lessens the "magic". I'd stay in DHS the whole day. Take it slow, eat at Mama Melroses, enjoy some of the interactive stuff. Do Epcot again some...

I try to get to a new park every year or so, someplace we haven't been. So we've been to lots of amusement parks, probably 20 or more. One of my favorite things to do is to go 'blind' the first time and kind of let the park tell me what to do, and follow instincts and 'shiny objects'. This...

Unfortunately, Disney will suffer a tiny bit under its own popularity. The crowds made it so that for this person, the memory is dominated by disappointment - and rightfully so. And while WDW isn't for everyone, this person will never be back and any parts of WDW that might have been appealing...

Yes, and as above, that's a decent amount of planning. It is more than most do, and by doing this you're helping to minimize the impact of crowds. So for instance, you may not plan your day in DHS, but you likely know that you will need a fastpass for Toy Story Mania and that you should...

That, combined with the information you get here, is a decent amount of planning - more than many do. You may not map out each ride in what order but you are planning somewhat.

Concur...the most I generally do is tell them how good it can be; the special experiences that are a little more likely; if they go with a plan and some basic goals. To me, the best plans are the ones that make the planner happy but also make the non-planners in the group happy too, where...

It simply HAS to be a very high number who generally wing it, else we'd see things like - Huge crowds at rope drop - ADRs all gone the day they become available - Fast Passes gone in 30 minutes Almost the entire point of planning is to avoid or beat the crowds. If the place was lightly...

Despite my decidedly pro-photobomb stance, I agree with this wholeheartedly. And I think it could be fixed by making "bomb proof" photo areas. My idea: Take a small area, enough for maybe 4 people, around the circle in front of the castle. Make a platform to raise those people up so that...

Kind of like photobombing the thread ;)

As a side note - I was in Italy as I took my mother there as a present for her retirement. A few years ago I wanted to take both my Mom and Dad as he was about 6 months from retirement. He was then diagnosed with cancer and ended up retiring a bit early because he couldn't work. He died a...

Then shift blame I shall! If things are so somber, maybe a dark basement would be a better place for them. I'm on the street with 10,000 other happy-go-lucky tourists, and these sad people kind of ruined about 10 minutes of my wife's day. (it didn't really impact me...) They were...