A DLR Guide for WDW Vets

[momjeeps]

Sorry my phone acted up. Didn't think the first one went through.

 

[HydroGuy]

http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?p=16541636

This should take you to Hydroguys guide. Not sure if it's been updated recently or not. But since he is quite active here he can chime in on that.

My WDW guide is in serious need of an update. But it is a starting place.

Biggest changes are probably

• FP+ added recently
• The decline of TGM - apparently it has not been kept up very well
• ADR's can now be booked online

Otherwise I think much of the guide is still in good shape.

 

[figment_jii]

My WDW guide is in serious need of an update. But it is a starting place.

Biggest changes are probably

• FP+ added recently
• The decline of TGM - apparently it has not been kept up very well
• ADR's can now be booked online

Otherwise I think much of the guide is still in good shape.

Hi! If you're going to update the guide, a few other comments...

In terms of the rides that are at DL, but not the MK:
-Snow White's Scary Adventure (it was removed at MK)
-Sleeping Beauty Castle Walk-Through (not sure if it's a ride because you have to walk),
-Gadget's Go Coaster

For rides at MK that aren't at DL:
-Voyage of the Little Mermaid (even through it's at DCA),
-the Seven Dwarves Mine Train ride (eventually, when it opens),
-Goofy's Barnstormer (though Goofy's Sky School in DCA is pretty similar)

Also, Honey I Shrunk the Audience is gone from both DL and WDW.

It might also be worth noting under the dining section that ADRs can be made 60-days in advance (compared to 180-days at WDW) and they require a credit card guarantee (just like WDW).

 

[coolbrook]

HydroGuy, in case you are wondering if anyone is still ready this, the answer is yes! Any hard work you do editing, updating, and answering people's questions is greatly appreciated. Thank you

 

[Elk Grove Chris]

My WDW guide is in serious need of an update. But it is a starting place.

Biggest changes are probably

• FP+ added recently
• The decline of TGM - apparently it has not been kept up very well
• ADR's can now be booked online

Otherwise I think much of the guide is still in good shape.

Thanks MomJeeps and HydroGuy

 

[JenneleB]

All the hotels I mentioned have hot tubs.

The absolute closest good neighbor hotel is BWPPI. Lots of people on this forum have stayed there, including me. It is a fine choice - clean and for the most part quiet. And did I say it was close? I have stayed at CBR at WDW and would rank BWPPI as close to that in room quality.

CCI is another popular choice and also has a shuttle that runs every 30 minutes. The rooms are similar to BWPPI but the grounds are much nicer.

And then HoJo's is also a popular choice and as I said is a but nicer than any of the other walking distance hotels on Harbor.

All of those I would say are comparable to CBR or in HoJo's case maybe a little better.

You can research the other options to death but I never do. I just stay at one of those three when I go offsite.

I just wanted to make sure that i have a these abbreviations correct. I am assuming that BWPPI is Best Western Plus Pavilions and if I am wrong please let me know. I have no idea what the CCI stands for.. Thank you for any help.

 

[bumbershoot]

Should be BW Park Place Inn.


Candy Cane Inn.

 

[HydroGuy]

I just wanted to make sure that i have a these abbreviations correct. I am assuming that BWPPI is Best Western Plus Pavilions and if I am wrong please let me know. I have no idea what the CCI stands for.. Thank you for any help.

See the link in my signature line. It is also linked in the Newbie sticky thread at the top of the forum.

 

[JenneleB]

We are now booked at BWPPI and very excited about the trip. Decided that the price difference was just too nice to not stay off site and this is so wonderfully close that I am sure we are going to be very happy. Thank you everyone for your suggestions!

 

[jenseib]

I just got back from my first trip. I stayed onsite at both DLH and GC. It would be very hard to EVER get me offsite in the future. I would only stay at one directly across the street.
The hours were so short. 10-8 Pm most days. Of course we had early entry, but an 8 closing was pretty hard for me. I like nights in the parks. And many of the couter services closed early too. And the pools close at 10, with the slides closing at 5. This also seemed odd to me. It was like they wanted us to go to bed early. LOL.

The castle was actually much bigger than I expected it to be. So that was a plus.
I didn't do everything I wanted to because of the limited hours and I was in a conference for part of the day for 4 of the days I was there. I did go to the parks 6 days though, but 2 of the days I only had 3 hours each.
I love that they have old fastpass as that helped a lot in seeing some things I would not normally wait in line for. Never got to do Peter Pan as the line was always long all day long. it was already 40 minutes long when we went in at early entry.
Radiator Springs was awesome. We rode that several times. I wasn't too impressed with the other rides back there though. Once was enough.

I do want to go back and catch everything I missed and do the favorites again, but I still like WDW better. I think it's because it was my first love.

 

[tstidm1]

I have a question about how much walking to plan for especially because Mom can have back issues with too much physical activity. The Average person walks 7-10 miles around a WDW Park and resort during a day. How many miles does the average person walk around DL Resort in a day? Staying at Grand Californian to give people an idea of where we're staying. I know it's smaller, but does It lead to more miles due to everything being walking distance.

 

[HydroGuy]

I have a question about how much walking to plan for especially because Mom can have back issues with too much physical activity. The Average person walks 7-10 miles around a WDW Park and resort during a day. How many miles does the average person walk around DL Resort in a day? I know it's smaller, but does It lead to more miles due to everything being walking distance.

It depends on how you tour. Most folks who have compared DLR vs. WDW walking find they do MORE walking at DLR. I saw one person post about 14 miles a day at DLR. Maybe because of parkhopping, or more rides per park, or longer park hours? Folks do tend to stay in the parks longer at DLR than WDW. I know I do. You can minimize that if it is important to you if you tour in such a way as to focus on each land rather than criss-crossing.

 

[Luv2Diz]

It depends on how you tour. Most folks who have compared DLR vs. WDW walking find they do MORE walking at DLR. I saw one person post about 14 miles a day at DLR. Maybe because of parkhopping, or more rides per park, or longer park hours? Folks do tend to stay in the parks longer at DLR than WDW. I know I do. You can minimize that if it is important to you if you tour in such a way as to focus on each land rather than criss-crossing.

I'll be wearing my Fitbit pedometer, as I did last year in WDW. It will be interesting to compare. I'm bringing my two comfiest pairs of shoes!

 

[HydroGuy]

I'll be wearing my Fitbit pedometer, as I did last year in WDW. It will be interesting to compare. I'm bringing my two comfiest pairs of shoes!

Please report back!

 

[MissAndrea]

I just have to say thank you so much for writing this!!! Thank you for the time you put into it initially, years ago, and for continuing to keep it updated!! You deserve a big fat medal! We've been to WDW several times, DLRP once, and will be heading to DLR in a couple of months. This guide is exactly what I needed!!! THANK YOU!!!!!!!!!!

 

[Albytaps]

Yes I want to thank Hydroguy also for all the work he put into all his guides, they were very helpful. We had a great trip and look forward to going back in the future.

I was asked a couple of times in DLR which I liked better, WDW or DLR and I figured out the best answer is to say "That's a tough question to answer" and then derail the question into positives of each place.

 

[rymahoney]

"HydroGuy do you have a travel agency that you recommend for both on and off site! I'm planing a first time trip and would rather go through a reliable travel agent to walk me through this adventure across the country. Thanks for all your reads they have helped a lot. But it's a good bit for my brain to retain!

 

[HydroGuy]

"HydroGuy do you have a travel agency that you recommend for both on and off site! I'm planing a first time trip and would rather go through a reliable travel agent to walk me through this adventure across the country. Thanks for all your reads they have helped a lot. But it's a good bit for my brain to retain!

Travel agencies are not my thing when it comes to Disney. So can't really help. This forum has links to Disney travel agencies. Just look at the top. Hope that helps.

 

[rymahoney]

Is there a crowd calendar like wdw has? Not dead set on January but would like low crowds and decent 70-80 degree weather but low crowds is the most important.

 

[HydroGuy]

Is there a crowd calendar like wdw has? Not dead set on January but would like low crowds and decent 70-80 degree weather but low crowds is the most important.

Nothing that anyone around here trusts. It is not that it is inaccurate. It is that it uses a flawed methodology that does not even follow its own methods.

See "Why I Am Skeptical of the Touring Plans Website DLR Crowd Calendar" http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?t=3196851