B3rlingirl
DIS Veteran
- Joined
- May 12, 2018
Hello everyone!
So my trip is getting pretty close now (17 more days) and I have some “last minute” questions... actually quite a few if I think about it and most of them short and unrelated so I just put them in one thread because I don’t wanna open up like 10 different threads...
I am really exited about that trip! it is the first one I planned and booked completely on my own and my first time to DLP...
I am just a little concerned about the food. I have a rough idea of some places I might wanna eat at but haven’t really planned anything... I guess there is always McDonald’s (or Earl of Sandwich, I’ve never eaten there so might be a good time to try it out) in the Disney village so we won’t starve...
So my trip is getting pretty close now (17 more days) and I have some “last minute” questions... actually quite a few if I think about it and most of them short and unrelated so I just put them in one thread because I don’t wanna open up like 10 different threads...
- we are flying with carry-on-luggage only. So our liquids are quite limited. Are there shampoo and soaps provided in the rooms of the DLP hotels for free (we stay at the Santa Fe if that’s important)?
- About the check in procedure...we just show our booking confirmation and they give us the tickets, “room keys” and such stuff... we don’t need anything else, right?
- We booked a special offer which includes a preloaded gift card... can we use that gift card in every CS restaurant in the parks? How about food carts? Do they accept gift cards? Are there any limitations I should be aware of (besides that we can’t use them in the Disney Village)?
- I know in DL you can pay pretty much everything besides balloons with a credit card, is that also the case in DLP or do you need cash?
- Water... I know there are no free cups of ice water like in DL, but just in case we might get really thirsty... are there any drinking fountains in the parks? And if there are, how is the water (is it cold?) any other ways to save some €€€ on beverages?
- Another CS Restaurant question... I know that service is supposedly pretty slow... and I know I somewhere read a recommendation to eat at off-times when not all locals are trying to eat in order so save some time... but I can’t remember where I read this and don’t remember the recommended timeframe. So do you have any recommendations when to eat or which times are better to be avoided? (We only plan to do CS and snacks so no TS or reservations)
- A question about big thunder mountain...is it similar to the one in DL? Especially in terms of intensity and drops? (My mom doesn’t like “real” drops but she likes Matterhorn, BTMR and GRR in DL for example
I am really exited about that trip! it is the first one I planned and booked completely on my own and my first time to DLP...
I am just a little concerned about the food. I have a rough idea of some places I might wanna eat at but haven’t really planned anything... I guess there is always McDonald’s (or Earl of Sandwich, I’ve never eaten there so might be a good time to try it out) in the Disney village so we won’t starve...