sorry in advance for the long post, but i want to give you some "background"...
kids, ages 16, 18, 21, 24 will be together for the first time in 9 months (2 of them work out west; 1 in india). the 18 yo is my only daughter. for christmas we're taking them to florida for 4 days for some family time and R & R... we're from NY and haven't been to disney in 11 years. how can we go to Fl and not go to Disney for a day?! thing is...i (the mom) just want to go for the "magic", see the gardens, hear the music, etc. Kids aren't really into amusement parks, and their "doers"...they like to "do" stuff - not a lot of walking, no museums, and they don't sit well (2 are big game hunting guides out west). and one hates crowds. YET, they'd be willing to go to a park for a day - just to be together (and for mom). 2 want MK for the nostalgia. 1 is interested in Pandora. It's been so long, Disney would be a whole new experience for them. Poor 16 yr old doesn't even remember when he was there at 5...
non travel days are Dec. 12 - 14, 2017. we're staying off disney and have a rental car.
Here's my questions:
1. someone mentioned that i should just tour the resorts where i can still get the "magic" of disney and see the decorations...that i can probably do without the kids. Or should we do a park?
2. i don't want to make this a Disney vaca, so i'm only willing to go one day. Is a 2 park hopper too much for one day?
3. is it possible to approach the parks at our leisure and just ENJOY? last time i was stressed and a Disney Ninja - we were there at rope drop, whole park mapped out, studied TourGuideMike's website, etc. Don't want to do that this time...i don't know if the kids will appreciate standing in 2 hr lines for 4 rides in the course of a day...they will have just driven cross country and 1 will have traveled 36 hours home from India.
4. IF you suggest us going to a park, which one? Someone else mentioned Epcot - more "adult"...tho daughter loves Peter Pan...
1 of the 3 days, I would like to go to the Blue Man group...
sorry for the questions, and thanks for letting me think out loud. Our budget is tight and really, all i want to do is enjoy my kids before they leave again in Jan (back out west and 1 goes to Africa!) and since WDW is the Happiest Place on Earth...
THANKS in advance for your thoughts!!
kids, ages 16, 18, 21, 24 will be together for the first time in 9 months (2 of them work out west; 1 in india). the 18 yo is my only daughter. for christmas we're taking them to florida for 4 days for some family time and R & R... we're from NY and haven't been to disney in 11 years. how can we go to Fl and not go to Disney for a day?! thing is...i (the mom) just want to go for the "magic", see the gardens, hear the music, etc. Kids aren't really into amusement parks, and their "doers"...they like to "do" stuff - not a lot of walking, no museums, and they don't sit well (2 are big game hunting guides out west). and one hates crowds. YET, they'd be willing to go to a park for a day - just to be together (and for mom). 2 want MK for the nostalgia. 1 is interested in Pandora. It's been so long, Disney would be a whole new experience for them. Poor 16 yr old doesn't even remember when he was there at 5...
non travel days are Dec. 12 - 14, 2017. we're staying off disney and have a rental car.
Here's my questions:
1. someone mentioned that i should just tour the resorts where i can still get the "magic" of disney and see the decorations...that i can probably do without the kids. Or should we do a park?
2. i don't want to make this a Disney vaca, so i'm only willing to go one day. Is a 2 park hopper too much for one day?
3. is it possible to approach the parks at our leisure and just ENJOY? last time i was stressed and a Disney Ninja - we were there at rope drop, whole park mapped out, studied TourGuideMike's website, etc. Don't want to do that this time...i don't know if the kids will appreciate standing in 2 hr lines for 4 rides in the course of a day...they will have just driven cross country and 1 will have traveled 36 hours home from India.
4. IF you suggest us going to a park, which one? Someone else mentioned Epcot - more "adult"...tho daughter loves Peter Pan...
1 of the 3 days, I would like to go to the Blue Man group...
sorry for the questions, and thanks for letting me think out loud. Our budget is tight and really, all i want to do is enjoy my kids before they leave again in Jan (back out west and 1 goes to Africa!) and since WDW is the Happiest Place on Earth...
THANKS in advance for your thoughts!!