10/17-10/24 - Tips I learned on our trip.

[Disneyliscious]

I wanted to share a few things we learned on our trip last week.

On party nights, the smoking area to the left of SM is moved to the right of SM (behind where the candy line is).

AK has 2 "designated" smoking areas in the entire park but a CM said you can actually smoke anywhere outdoors.

EasyWDW was spot on with their crowd calendars.

We hit AK at 9am and rode Safari, Kali, Everest (twice), Dino, and watched Its Tough To Be A Bug by noon. The park was nearly empty (10/20).

We hit Epcot at 8:45am on 10/21 for a 9am opening and at 9:13am Soarin had a 45 min wait.

After using our 3 FP+ at Epcot by 12:20pm, there were no FP+ left for Test Track for the entire day. It had a steady 50 min wait.

IFWF is not a good bang for your buck. Was oir first time trying it and the small amount of food you get for the price is just ridiculous. Never again.

MNSSHP was a blast on 10/22. The park was so NOT crowded. 7DMT had a 30 min wait. We skipped it. Was at MK on 10/19 and 10/22 and never rode it once. Instead, we rode BTMRT 5 times back to back with 0 wait (at the party) and had a blast.

On Monday 10/19 (a non party day) MK was super crowded. By 11am rides like BTMRR, Splash, POTC, 7DMT, JC, HM, etc were all 1 to 2 hour waits. It was insane. I highly recommend paying for hoppers and hopping to MK in the evening if you want to see MSEP during party weeks. Or simply go to MK on a party day and leave by 7pm.

BOG is very over rated. Food was good during lunch but its a once and done for us.

Ohana is very over rated. Worst service Ive ever had at any Disney restaurant.

Trails End is worth the trip. Loved this place.

You can still enjoy the fireworks from Poly beach, just no sound.

A CM came to us and told us to take food from the Hallowishes Dessert Party home (all we wanted) because it had to be thrown out otherwise. She even showed us how to pack food into our candy mugs. We didnt take any because we were afraid it would get messy in our bags. There was a table for 4 beside us who didnt show up so the CM told us to take those 4 mugs/candy, and we did. We got 7 skull mugs for the 3 of us.

We skipped the parade viewing area for the first parade. Went to the dessert party at 9pm and was let in to eat 30 mins early. It was great! Only us 3 and one other couple were there until 9:30pm.

Didnt feel a wholt lot of magic this time around. Other than the CM at the dessert party, it really just felt like any other theme park.

The 2 people with me had never been before. On conclusion of our vacation I asked them what was their favorite thing about Disney. They both agreed the relaxation and quiet at Poly Beach and Trails End. When asked what was their least favorite thing about our trip they both said (at the same time) "next time I dont want so many appointments to have to meet." They were referring to FP+, ADRs, having to hit park at rope drop, etc. It was very annoying to them both to not have the freedom to come and go without waiting in tremendous lines of 1hr + or being turned away completely.

I think we're going to see a lot more of that sentiment in the future. Its just way too much planning and scheduling.

 

[cjparker0110]

The one thing I think people should realize is that if they decide they want freedom, just skip an FP appointment. Especially if the crowds aren't that bad. They could still ride later in standby. Schedule the FP+ times but be to skip it if it's not convenient to get to.

 

[buyerbrad]

Smoking should be banned in the parks. It's a disgusting habit.

 

[lustergirl]

 

[Nohal]

 

[Disneyliscious]

The one thing I think people should realize is that if they decide they want freedom, just skip an FP appointment. Especially if the crowds aren't that bad. They could still ride later in standby. Schedule the FP+ times but be to skip it if it's not convenient to get to.

This is true. The only long lines we encountered were Epcot and MK on a non party day. Epcot wasnt really crowded, but there are just so few rides. It was poor planning on my part to go to MK on a non party day instead of just park hopping that evening for the parade. AK basically had no lines at all.

After reading about all the large crowds in Oct I was really worried but we didnt experience crowds at all except for MK, which we expected.

Smoking should be banned in the parks. It's a disgusting habit.

There are lots of nasty habits around the world. Smoking is considered nasty by many. You can avoid it by not visiting smoking areas.

Id rather breathe in a whiff of smoke from someone else than the mucus drops from when they cough or sneeze around me.

 

[MischaOz]

Personal feelings aside, I find the statement that one can smoke anywhere outdoors at AK to be suspect. It clearly states on several places on the WDW website that smoking is prohibited except for designated areas. Maybe the CM was misinformed or something was somehow miscommunicated?

 

[Disneyliscious]

Personal feelings aside, I find the statement that one can smoke anywhere outdoors at AK to be suspect. It clearly states on several places on the WDW website that smoking is prohibited except for designated areas. Maybe the CM was misinformed or something was somehow miscommunicated?

Quite possibly. I too, found it an odd statement because it would seem plausible one could smoke in any outdoor area of any park (which isnt the case). I did see people smoking in non "designated" areas of AK with no issue.

Maybe it has to do with the amount of vegetation or air flow which makes them be more lenient there. There were 2 CM's I asked. They were standing together talking. Both told me the same thing. "Technically you can smoke anywherw outdoors but if you want a designated area......" and then they told me where the 2 areas were.

 

[kittyab]

The one thing I think people should realize is that if they decide they want freedom, just skip an FP appointment. Especially if the crowds aren't that bad. They could still ride later in standby. Schedule the FP+ times but be to skip it if it's not convenient to get to.

We did this a lot. If the stand by line was short we changed our fast pass pick for something else

 

[Mackenzie Click-Mickelson]

This is true. The only long lines we encountered were Epcot and MK on a non party day. Epcot wasnt really crowded, but there are just so few rides. It was poor planning on my part to go to MK on a non party day instead of just park hopping that evening for the parade. AK basically had no lines at all.

After reading about all the large crowds in Oct I was really worried but we didnt experience crowds at all except for MK, which we expected.



There are lots of nasty habits around the world. Smoking is considered nasty by many. You can avoid it by not visiting smoking areas.

Id rather breathe in a whiff of smoke from someone else than the mucus drops from when they cough or sneeze around me.

Sure you can avoid the designated smoking areas but honestly those who smoke often (seems like you would be if you need to smoke at a theme park versus waiting til you were outside of the theme park) reek of smoke and every time they move you get a odor of the smoke. My allergies are triggered by smoke-so me sneezing isn't caused by being sick but by allergies, among other things, and it would be very uncomfortable to be around someone in line or sitting next to someone (like on a ride or a theater show) who had just smoked-that I can't avoid.

 

[DVCcurious]

Smoking should be banned in the parks. It's a disgusting habit.

I like to pick my nose. That's a disgusting habit. Is it OK with you if I keep on pickin'?


I mean, you gotta have something to do while waiting in those long lines!

 

[danny1649]

Disers if this turns in to a thread about smoking, I will close it I don't smoke but we have had at least 100 threads on it. They usually go south very quickly. I say folks should following Disney policy, I've seen many break that policy. I report to nearest CM sometimes they do something or nothing.