We just returned from 6 nights / 7 days at CBR. By following TGM’s recommendations we were able to do and see everything we wanted avoiding both long lines and crowds. We “winged it” on purpose the first day as a comparison and the results were dramatic.
A bit of background here as I’m a new member of this board. One component of my job as Regional Sales Manager for a major horticultural distributor was the planning and execution of sales meetings. Some of these were held at “resort type” locations as the budget allowed. Spouses and children were included at times. We packed a lot of information for the sales force into these meetings and keeping these as “stress free” as possible was paramount as well making the most efficient use of our time. (downtime included)
With the above being said, I found the information at TGM to be outstanding. We followed the basic recommendations after going through the “process” of deciding what we wanted to see while at WDW. In every case we did what we wanted to do without waiting in long lines (10 minutes tops for the whole week) and weren’t mired in elbow to elbow crowds at all. In fact we were through by shortly after lunch freeing the afternoons for some R&R before the evening’s activities. The end result was a wonderful week at WDW without feeling of a commando style raid.
There’s no doubt in short order you’ll be seeing posts by those very much opposed to spending any money on a service such as TGM. If indeed those posters used the service and feel they didn’t get what they were promised, that’s fine. However, if in fact they have not used the service, those post have no credence other than an opinion of how to go about touring in general. (IMHO)
From a time management / cost effectiveness point of view, TGM is a great place to garner the information needed to make the most of your time at WDW. Is it an absolute must or you’ll have a rotten time without it? Surely not. Are there other ways to go about planning your trip? Yes there are. This site has tons of information as well. I enjoy reading here and find new things daily. But again, from a “how long do I really want to sit at the computer and research the trip” point of view, TGM works for me.
Mike
