A Favor for a Class Project

[ninecrayons]

Hello Ladies and Gents!

As a fellow podcast listener, I opted to pos this here. I hope it's not in the wrong place and nobody minds.

For a final project on text structures, I'm having students plan a trip to WDW for a "client" and then prepare a brochure using different kinds of text structures to explain the trip to the client. I'm excited for this because we're local-ish to WDW and the kids all have a decent knowledge of the parks.

I'd like to give the kids several different profiles of clients so not everyone is doing the exact same thing. This is where you come in!

Knowing that we're all WDW fans and have some pretty strong preferences about the park, I'd love it if some of you would be willing to answer a few questions about things you like to do at the parks, so I can use the information to create a more authentic profile.

If you would be willing to participate, please copy and answer the questions below:

1. Name (or pseudonym)

2. Favorite Disney Park

3. Who do you usually go to the parks with?

4. What kind of rides/attractions do you prefer: high impact and exciting or more laid back?

5. What things are a must do for you at Epcot?

6. What things/attractions would you never do at Epcot?

7. Would you rather be running from place to place and do as much as possible or take things a little easier and do a little less?

8. Sit down and eat, get quick service or bring your own lunch to the parks?

Feel free to add on anything else you might think is important to help my students plan their trips.

 

[OKW Lover]

1. Name (or pseudonym) Jeff

2. Favorite Disney Park Epcot - but its by a slim margin over the MK

3. Who do you usually go to the parks with? Val - my wife

4. What kind of rides/attractions do you prefer: high impact and exciting or more laid back? More relaxed - but still enjoy some of the exciting ones

5. What things are a must do for you at Epcot? - eat and drink, not necessarily in that order.

6. What things/attractions would you never do at Epcot? Mission Space (any color)

7. Would you rather be running from place to place and do as much as possible or take things a little easier and do a little less? Taking it easy and doing less

8. Sit down and eat, get quick service or bring your own lunch to the parks? combination of sit down and eat with quick service.

Feel free to add on anything else you might think is important to help my students plan their trips. Keep in mind that these answers are from a couple of old retired people who visit so regularly that we no longer feel obligated to see/do everything when we hit the parks.

 

[momto3gr8boys]

1. Name (or pseudonym): Christine

2. Favorite Disney Park: Epcot

3. Who do you usually go to the parks with? My family (DW and three boys - 16, 15, 12)

4. What kind of rides/attractions do you prefer: high impact and exciting or more laid back?: We enjoy both, but will do the thrill rides multiple times

5. What things are a must do for you at Epcot?: World Showcase, Soarin, Spaceship Earth and The Living Seas

6. What things/attractions would you never do at Epcot? We will do everything, but often skip Universe of Energy. Kids will do Mission Space, I don't need to.

7. Would you rather be running from place to place and do as much as possible or take things a little easier and do a little less?: Take it easy and do less

8. Sit down and eat, get quick service or bring your own lunch to the parks? Sit down.

Good luck with the project!

 

[jeanigor]

1. Name (or pseudonym): Todd

2. Favorite Disney Park: Epcot

3. Who do you usually go to the parks with? Travel solo. Meet friends.

4. What kind of rides/attractions do you prefer: high impact and exciting or more laid back? Laid back.

5. What things are a must do for you at Epcot? Living with the Land

6. What things/attractions would you never do at Epcot? Attend another show with the guy who blows the whistle for 15 minutes.

7. Would you rather be running from place to place and do as much as possible or take things a little easier and do a little less? Stroll around, take it easy. Soak it in.

8. Sit down and eat, get quick service or bring your own lunch to the parks? I prefer to do a combination of these options. I bring a granola/cereal bar for a snack and like to have a sit down meal and a counter service meal each day.

Feel free to add on anything else you might think is important to help my students plan their trips.
I usually travel to WDW for events (runDisney races, Flower and Garden Festival, Food and Wine Festival) as opposed to a date on the calendar when crowds or prices are low.

 

[mikelan6]

1. Name (or pseudonym) Michael

2. Favorite Disney Park The Magic Kingdom


3. Who do you usually go to the parks with? Friends

4. What kind of rides/attractions do you prefer: high impact and exciting or more laid back? Usually more relaxed

5. What things are a must do for you at Epcot? Spaceship Earth and Shopping

6. What things/attractions would you never do at Epcot? Mission: Space

7. Would you rather be running from place to place and do as much as possible or take things a little easier and do a little less? I like to relax

8. Sit down and eat, get quick service or bring your own lunch to the parks? Usually a combination of Quick service and Sit Down restaurants

I also always have to browse through all the shops - especially the Art of Disney.

 

[misstheworld]

1. Name - Katie

2. Favorite Disney Park - Magic Kingdom

3. Who do you usually go to the parks with? - I've only ever gone with my husband, although we're expecting our first and hope to take him with us next January.

4. What kind of rides/attractions do you prefer: high impact and exciting or more laid back? Laid back, I get really motion sick so anything more active than The Land and it spells disaster.

5. What things are a must do for you at Epcot? Walk/eat/drink around World Showcase, ride the Land, Soarin', drink at Club Cool, Test Track

6. What things/attractions would you never do at Epcot? Ride Mission Space

7. Would you rather be running from place to place and do as much as possible or take things a little easier and do a little less? Little easier

8. Sit down and eat, get quick service or bring your own lunch to the parks? Quick service all the way! I'm at Disney, I can eat my own lunch at home.

Hope the project goes well!!

 

[1Grumpy9]

1. Name; Amy

2. Favorite Disney Park: MK (with Epcot a close second)

3. Who do you usually go to the parks with? family and friends

4. What kind of rides/attractions do you prefer: high impact and exciting or more laid back? both...I can go for the high impact and laid back

5. What things are a must do for you at Epcot? Soarin'

6. What things/attractions would you never do at Epcot? any of the 360 movies because it screws up my vertigo trying to watch them.

7. Would you rather be running from place to place and do as much as possible or take things a little easier and do a little less? take things a little easier

8. Sit down and eat, get quick service or bring your own lunch to the parks? I usually get a quick service meal

This Christmas will be my first time to make reservations for a sit down meal as my family will be there for Christmas week. I also like to look in all the shops even if they all have the same thing in them.

 

[kbelle8995]

1. Name (or pseudonym) Kerry

2. Favorite Disney Park: Epcot

3. Who do you usually go to the parks with? My family or by myself

4. What kind of rides/attractions do you prefer: high impact and exciting or more laid back? a mix of both.

5. What things are a must do for you at Epcot? Spaceship Earth, Test track and World Showcase (all of it.)

6. What things/attractions would you never do at Epcot? Universe of Energy

7. Would you rather be running from place to place and do as much as possible or take things a little easier and do a little less? Take things a little easier and do less

8. Sit down and eat, get quick service or bring your own lunch to the parks? Mix of sit down and quick service.

 

[slapwhitey]

1. Name (or pseudonym) Chris

2. Favorite Disney ParkEpcot/DCA on the left coast

3. Who do you usually go to the parks with?Tracey - wife

4. What kind of rides/attractions do you prefer: high impact and exciting or more laid back?Probably high impact

5. What things are a must do for you at Epcot?Soarin' and Food & Wine

6. What things/attractions would you never do at Epcot? Mission Space

7. Would you rather be running from place to place and do as much as possible or take things a little easier and do a little less?Takin it easy

8. Sit down and eat, get quick service or bring your own lunch to the parks?Probably quick service

 

[auroralark]

1. Name (or pseudonym) - Lauren

2. Favorite Disney Park - Magic Kingdom

3. Who do you usually go to the parks with? - My husband, but my next trip will be with our daughter. It will be our first time with a child.

4. What kind of rides/attractions do you prefer: high impact and exciting or more laid back? - I like high impact and exciting.

5. What things are a must do for you at Epcot? - Spaceship Earth, touring World Showcase, Test Track

6. What things/attractions would you never do at Epcot? - drink around the world

7. Would you rather be running from place to place and do as much as possible or take things a little easier and do a little less? - Take things a little easier.

8. Sit down and eat, get quick service or bring your own lunch to the parks? - Quick service, but we do a few sit down meals.

 

[RedsDrew]

1. Andrew R.

2. Magic Kingdom

3. Girlfriend

4. High impact and exciting, and I love seeing shows and live entertainment

5. I love soarin' and mission space. I also love Maelstrom.

6. I dislike Test Track and I do not care for the Norway buffet. I also don't like foods with white starches like white rice or white bread.

7. I would like to run around crazily one minute but then take an hour or two to gently stroll around and enjoy the scenery.

8. I like a combination of dining experiences. I think I would like a picnic one day but then a nice sit down dinner another day and then a quick service meal if I'm running around crazily.

 

[DisneyDame27]

1. Name (or pseudonym): Anita

2. Favorite Disney Park: Magic Kingdom(with Epcot a close second)

3. Who do you usually go to the parks with?: husband & sons

4. What kind of rides/attractions do you prefer: high impact and exciting or more laid back? laid back -

5. What things are a must do for you at Epcot? World Showcase - finishing up with Illuminations(I actually cry when I'm watching it)

6. What things/attractions would you never do at Epcot? Mission Space!

7. Would you rather be running from place to place and do as much as possible or take things a little easier and do a little less? Been there so many times want time now to take it easy & soak up small details things that are often missed

8. Sit down and eat, get quick service or bring your own lunch to the parks?
Both sit down & quick service to sit and people watch!

 

[Phoenixblue]

What a cool idea! ;-)


1. Name (or pseudonym): Kellie

2. Favorite Disney Park: No standout favorite - we make sure to visit them all when we go, as we only get to go maybe once every two years. We have things in every park that are a must do for us.

3. Who do you usually go to the parks with? Husband and kids (DD 10, and DS 6 currently)

4. What kind of rides/attractions do you prefer: high impact and exciting or more laid back? Moderate exciting - test track and Big Thunder Mountain Rail Road, though also love Haunted Mansion

5. What things are a must do for you at Epcot? Test Track, Soarin and eating and shopping around World Showcase - Kidcot stations for DD and DS.

6. What things/attractions would you never do at Epcot? Mission Space (I get sick, Husband and kids go on it)

7. Would you rather be running from place to place and do as much as possible or take things a little easier and do a little less? Do as much as possible, yet are willing to miss something and take a break when needed.

8. Sit down and eat, get quick service or bring your own lunch to the parks? Sit down and eat - Table Service nearly every meal.

Feel free to add on anything else you might think is important to help my students plan their trips.

Consider where the 'client' is coming from and how this would affect their needs at WDW. We come from Fairbanks, Alaska - so its a major trip for us to visit and when we get to go we make it as large a trip as possible as we are not going to be able to come for quite some time. For us, we ended up buying DVC and save up points to stay for 2 weeks. Also - if the client is staying a longer time, is it worth it for them to purchase an annual pass vs. 10 day park tickets? Are they dinning plan people or maybe Tables in Wonderland would be a better suggestion? We usually get the deluxe dinning plan - but we are also foodies at heart and have very limited restaurants here in town, so Disney is also about the food for us. Any special events to plan for - We try hit times when there are special events - MNSCHP, Food and Wine, Flower and Garden, MVMCP.

 

[roomthreeseventeen]

1. Name (or pseudonym): Amy

2. Favorite Disney Park: EPCOT

3. Who do you usually go to the parks with?: My husband

4. What kind of rides/attractions do you prefer: Thrill rides (Everest, RnR)

5. What things are a must do for you at Epcot? Spaceship Earth

6. What things/attractions would you never do at Epcot? Ellen's Universe of Energy, lol.

7. Would you rather be running from place to place and do as much as possible or take things a little easier and do a little less? Both, depends on whether I'm racing with runDisney that weekend or not.

8. Sit down and eat, get quick service or bring your own lunch to the parks? QS for lunch. Sit down for other meals.

 

[Disney Enabler]

I love this thread. I learning a lot about some people I know from these boards.


1. Name (or pseudonym): Carol

2. Favorite Disney Park: Like them all but love Magic Kingdom and Epcot.

3. Who do you usually go to the parks with? Husband

4. What kind of rides/attractions do you prefer: high impact and exciting or more laid back? laid back

5. What things are a must do for you at Epcot? Illuminations, Voices of Liberty, shopping for grand-daught, & a great sit down meal

6. What things/attractions would you never do at Epcot? Mission Space

7. Would you rather be running from place to place and do as much as possible or take things a little easier and do a little less? Since we have been several times we can now take it a little easier and do a little less especially if the weather is hot and humid.

8. Sit down and eat, get quick service or bring your own lunch to the parks? Sit down and eat for a main meal. French Bakery for a snack/light meal is a must.

Feel free to add on anything else you might think is important to help my students plan their trips.

I am disabled so I use a scooter (ECV). My husband will keep going solo when I need to rest.

Carol
It's a great day to be alive!!!

 

[evildiva]

1. Name (or pseudonym) Katie

2. Favorite Disney Park EPCOT

3. Who do you usually go to the parks with? Solo, or with friends/family

4. What kind of rides/attractions do you prefer: high impact and exciting or more laid back? Combination of both to break up the day

5. What things are a must do for you at Epcot? World Showcase and Soarin

6. What things/attractions would you never do at Epcot? Mission Space (I have vertigo issues)

7. Would you rather be running from place to place and do as much as possible or take things a little easier and do a little less? Since I go often, I like to stop and smell the roses now

8. Sit down and eat, get quick service or bring your own lunch to the parks?
I prefer sit down and quick service to bringing my own food. I enjoy grabbing a few goodies during Food and Wine Festival and finding a quiet space to people watch and enjoy my food.

 

[meggiebeth]

1. Name (or pseudonym)

Megan

2. Favorite Disney Park

Magic Kingdom! It is so magical and patriotic.

3. Who do you usually go to the parks with?

My family- my mum, dad and two brothers aged 14 and 8.

4. What kind of rides/attractions do you prefer: high impact and exciting or more laid back?

High impact (but not too thrilling!) I love Rock n' Roller Coaster, Splash Mountain, Space Mountain, etc. The only thrill ride that I can't stand is Tower of Terror however my family love it so we would still have to make a stop every trip!

5. What things are a must do for you at Epcot?

Soarin' and Test Track, plus eating at restaurants in World Showcase and experiencing all the different cultures.

6. What things/attractions would you never do at Epcot?

I've never done Mission Space- however I might be willing to try it sometime soon should I be convinced it will not make me sick...!

7. Would you rather be running from place to place and do as much as possible or take things a little easier and do a little less?

Take things easier! We like three meals a day in Epcot to experience the cultures. We normally go for trips of 14 days or more so have the time to relax a little more.

8. Sit down and eat, get quick service or bring your own lunch to the parks?

We always get the Deluxe Dining Plan and eat at table service restaurants for every meal. We love character meals and dinner shows. We like visiting the nearby resorts for lunch as a break from the parks.

Extra information: We are from the UK and so the patriotic rides and shows are a must for us. We love being immersed in American spirit! Shows are a must, and any tribute to America we love to see!

Meg~ Sent from my iPhone using DISBoards

 

[daneenm]

1. Name (or pseudonym) Daneen

2. Favorite Disney Park Disneyland (Epcot in WDW)

3. Who do you usually go to the parks with? My family, DH45, me45, DD16, DS12

4. What kind of rides/attractions do you prefer: high impact and exciting or more laid back? We actually like quite a mix of exciting and laid back.

5. What things are a must do for you at Epcot? Test Track, Soarin'

6. What things/attractions would you never do at Epcot? Mission Space

7. Would you rather be running from place to place and do as much as possible or take things a little easier and do a little less? We like to run in the morning and then by lunchtime, we prefer to slow down and chill out the rest of the day.

8. Sit down and eat, get quick service or bring your own lunch to the parks? Lunch - quick service, Dinner - sit down restaurant

 

[DisneyDreamer3090]

My answers:

1. Hayley

2. Magic Kingdom

3. Friends

4. high impact and exciting

5. Ride 'Soarin' and 'Test Track', visit France, Germany, and watch illuminations

6. Watching the films about the different countries

7. running from place to place and do as much as possible

8. Sit down and eat

Feel free to add on anything else you might think is important to help my students plan their trip
- love meeting characters
- love watching the night time shows
- willing to pay extra to do things such as extra tours, park hop, photo pass, ect.

 

[serene56]

Hello Ladies and Gents!

1. Name (or pseudonym) Cheryl

2. Favorite Disney Park Magic Kingdom

3. Who do you usually go to the parks with? We are grandparents and we take our 6 year old Grand daughter. (two more kids coming this year)

4. What kind of rides/attractions do you prefer: high impact and exciting or more laid back? more laid back (we are not spring chickens)

5. What things are a must do for you at Epcot? Kidcot stations. Testing out Innoventions

6. What things/attractions would you never do at Epcot?

7. Would you rather be running from place to place and do as much as possible or take things a little easier and do a little less? a little easier. We break from the parks at lunch

8. Sit down and eat, get quick service or bring your own lunch to the parks?
usually we head out of the park for lunch, eat at the resort. or in the room

Feel free to add on anything else you might think is important to help my students plan their trips.

for us--- its about Characters. We made a autograph book with EVERY disney character out there-- it is GD mission to get them all (I know its not possible--- but if you make it, they will come (LOL)

we did a lot of character meals.

Only have been to the parks 3 times, once a long time ago. once in 2010 and for one weekend and one day in the Magic kingdom