C.C. Langley
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Well, we just got back from our first trip to Disney. We were there May 16th-21st, and we had an absolutely wonderful time. I was so surprised just how large the property was, I had read that it was huge, but still it shocked me. We stayed at the Art of Animation resort, and I never even saw the entire property of our resort. I really liked our resort though, we had a great pool and the theming was adorable. We had picked it solely for the fact that my little girl loves Ariel, and we got a Little Mermaid room. The room was clean and comfortable, nothing special really, it was just the theming that made it so fun.
We had excellent luck with buses, never waiting more than 10 minutes for one at any given time. Our magic bands worked great, we never had any issues. My favorite park for was Magic Kingdom, suprise surprise. Haha. My least favorite was Epcot, not sure why, maybe it was all the walking!
My favorite meals were Ohana, BOG, Askershus, and California Grill. Wasn't as impressed as I'd expected with Hollywood Derby, CRT, and Le Cellier. They weren't bad, I was just expecting a lot based on reviews. I probably wouldn't ever do CRT again unless I was on a dining plan.
I did both the Illuminations and the Wishes dessert party, and found the Wishes party to be a lot better. Illuminations party wasn't bad, it was just pricey for what you got and there were just so many good places to stand, I'm not sure it was worth it. Still, I don't regret doing it, and I did like being at the front of the world showcase as we made a quick escape and beat the majority of the walking traffic to the exit.
My favorite rides were Space Mountain, Expedition Everest, and the Test Track. My least favorite were Spaceship Earth, Pirates of the Caribbean, Stitch's escape,and Kali River rapids. The first two just because I found them a little boring, but I admittedly would probably ride them again. LoL Stitch's escape was just not fun to me, but my daughter loved it. Kali River Rapids I didn't like because the only fun part was the one drop where you get soaking wet. I probably wouldn't do that one again. We had a fast pass and still waited a while, and it just wasn't that fun, to me anyways... again though, my 5 year old loved it.
As far as ADR's, never waited more than 5-10 minutes to be seated.... except at Ohana. They were behind for our breakfast and our supper, and we waited >than 30 minutes for both, but to me it was worth it. I did use the touring plans website for itineraries, and found them very useful. However, I didn't like being on such a strict schedule, and really used them more as a guideline for what areas of the park to hit at what time. I made a lot of decisions on the fly and based more on TP's wait time app.
All in all, it was a wonderful experience, I didn't do half of what I meant to accomplish. Part of that was because I got sick on day 2 of the trip, and required a lot more rest than I had scheduled in our touring plans, so we had to cut a lot of things. Also, I didn't plan adequate time for the World Pavillion, or for character meets. Next time, I will use kenny the pirarte's stuff to do a little better of a job with these things. Can't wait to go back!
We had excellent luck with buses, never waiting more than 10 minutes for one at any given time. Our magic bands worked great, we never had any issues. My favorite park for was Magic Kingdom, suprise surprise. Haha. My least favorite was Epcot, not sure why, maybe it was all the walking!
My favorite meals were Ohana, BOG, Askershus, and California Grill. Wasn't as impressed as I'd expected with Hollywood Derby, CRT, and Le Cellier. They weren't bad, I was just expecting a lot based on reviews. I probably wouldn't ever do CRT again unless I was on a dining plan.
I did both the Illuminations and the Wishes dessert party, and found the Wishes party to be a lot better. Illuminations party wasn't bad, it was just pricey for what you got and there were just so many good places to stand, I'm not sure it was worth it. Still, I don't regret doing it, and I did like being at the front of the world showcase as we made a quick escape and beat the majority of the walking traffic to the exit.
My favorite rides were Space Mountain, Expedition Everest, and the Test Track. My least favorite were Spaceship Earth, Pirates of the Caribbean, Stitch's escape,and Kali River rapids. The first two just because I found them a little boring, but I admittedly would probably ride them again. LoL Stitch's escape was just not fun to me, but my daughter loved it. Kali River Rapids I didn't like because the only fun part was the one drop where you get soaking wet. I probably wouldn't do that one again. We had a fast pass and still waited a while, and it just wasn't that fun, to me anyways... again though, my 5 year old loved it.
As far as ADR's, never waited more than 5-10 minutes to be seated.... except at Ohana. They were behind for our breakfast and our supper, and we waited >than 30 minutes for both, but to me it was worth it. I did use the touring plans website for itineraries, and found them very useful. However, I didn't like being on such a strict schedule, and really used them more as a guideline for what areas of the park to hit at what time. I made a lot of decisions on the fly and based more on TP's wait time app.
All in all, it was a wonderful experience, I didn't do half of what I meant to accomplish. Part of that was because I got sick on day 2 of the trip, and required a lot more rest than I had scheduled in our touring plans, so we had to cut a lot of things. Also, I didn't plan adequate time for the World Pavillion, or for character meets. Next time, I will use kenny the pirarte's stuff to do a little better of a job with these things. Can't wait to go back!
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