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[bobbiekins]

Good Day everyone! I have been on the boards all day I am so overwhelmed by all the info We decided to go to Disney World about two weeks ago so you can just imagine the frantic pace everything is moving. We did secure all our reservations, thank heavens. Well everywhere but Le Cellier which was a disappointment to all. This will be the first trip for me and my girls, ages 10 and 12. My ex-MIL, yep my Ex-MIL, is taking us on this once in a lifetime trip and we are beyond excited. I am trying to find things that are a must do, does anyone have any suggestions? Also, we are going to be downtown Disney one evening and I can't locate a thread about that. Thanks to everyone on here for everything. I have already started our Disney Story, including the funny story about how my MIL had me, her, and the Disney CS on the phone at the same time. I was going to start it here but was confused by the rules. So it is on my notepad. Anyway, thanks again

Bobbie
Maryland

 

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[PrincessTiffany]

Good Day everyone! I have been on the boards all day I am so overwhelmed by all the info We decided to go to Disney World about two weeks ago so you can just imagine the frantic pace everything is moving. We did secure all our reservations, thank heavens. Well everywhere but Le Cellier which was a disappointment to all. This will be the first trip for me and my girls, ages 10 and 12. My ex-MIL, yep my Ex-MIL, is taking us on this once in a lifetime trip and we are beyond excited. I am trying to find things that are a must do, does anyone have any suggestions? Also, we are going to be downtown Disney one evening and I can't locate a thread about that. Thanks to everyone on here for everything. I have already started our Disney Story, including the funny story about how my MIL had me, her, and the Disney CS on the phone at the same time. I was going to start it here but was confused by the rules. So it is on my notepad. Anyway, thanks again

Bobbie
Maryland

Well, if you have already made your dinnig reservations you will need to plan your park days around those reservations. Also, to help you plan you need to list other info like, what dates will you be there? Where are you staying? How many days will you be in the parks? Do you have hoppers or base tickets?

Downtown Disney is an outdoor mall with shopping and restaurants and does not require a ticket. Here's a link:

http://www.wdwinfo.com/downtown/marketplace/

 

[Metro West]

 

[bobbiekins]

Well, if you have already made your dinnig reservations you will need to plan your park days around those reservations. Also, to help you plan you need to list other info like, what dates will you be there? Where are you staying? How many days will you be in the parks? Do you have hoppers or base tickets?

Downtown Disney is an outdoor mall with shopping and restaurants and does not require a ticket. Here's a link:



Hello Princess Tiffany
Thanks for letting me know what kind of info to list. Like I said I am really new.
We will be leaving November 7th and come back on November 14th. I know on the 7th we will be in Animal Kingdom because that is our short day and the only thing we want to do there is ride the safari. We will be in the parks 6 days and will have a hoppers pass. My MIL owns a time share at Orange Lake Resort and we will be staying there. My kids have went through the parks websites and picked out all the attractions they want to see but I am sure there are things that are a must see or do that may not be listed at the site.
Thanks for any help,
Bobbie

 

[Disneydonnam]

Welcome

 

[PrincessTiffany]

Well, if you have already made your dinnig reservations you will need to plan your park days around those reservations. Also, to help you plan you need to list other info like, what dates will you be there? Where are you staying? How many days will you be in the parks? Do you have hoppers or base tickets?

Downtown Disney is an outdoor mall with shopping and restaurants and does not require a ticket. Here's a link:



Hello Princess Tiffany
Thanks for letting me know what kind of info to list. Like I said I am really new.
We will be leaving November 7th and come back on November 14th. I know on the 7th we will be in Animal Kingdom because that is our short day and the only thing we want to do there is ride the safari. We will be in the parks 6 days and will have a hoppers pass. My MIL owns a time share at Orange Lake Resort and we will be staying there. My kids have went through the parks websites and picked out all the attractions they want to see but I am sure there are things that are a must see or do that may not be listed at the site.
Thanks for any help,
Bobbie

Animal Kingdom has so many other wonderful attractions, especially if your kids are 10 and 12. The Safari is amazing, but so is Expedition Everest (probably the best themed ride in all of Disney), It's Tough To Be A Bug (incredible 4-D), Dinosaur and The Festival of the Lion King, which is hands down, the best show in all of WDW. All of those are do not miss attractions for our family.

 

[bobbiekins]

Animal Kingdom has so many other wonderful attractions, especially if your kids are 10 and 12. The Safari is amazing, but so is Expedition Everest (probably the best themed ride in all of Disney), It's Tough To Be A Bug (incredible 4-D), Dinosaur and The Festival of the Lion King, which is hands down, the best show in all of WDW. All of those are do not miss attractions for our family.

Thanks Tiffany. I have added them to our list. We will be in the park a good 7 hours so we should be able to see those. Thanks for the suggestion. I don't know what's there so any advice is welcome for sure.

Bobbie

 

[PrincessTiffany]

Here are some of my top WDW touring tips:
1. Make sure you have Advance Dining Reservations, you will be going during free dining and the restaurants, most likely, wont' be taking walk-ups.

2. Get to the parks at opening. You really can get a lot done in the morning because so many other people sleep in.

3. Eat lunch around 11:00 or 11:30 a.m. before the fast food places get busy. Then when while everyone else is eating lunch, you will have lower crowds.

4. I buy a ton of the two for a dollar ponchos at the dollar store and keep them in the backpack. That way you can throw them a way after use and not worry about keeping up with a wet bulky poncho the rest of the day. Bring throw away ponchos to wear on Kali River Rapids at Animal Kingdom, if not you WILL get soaked.

5. Other things I put in the backpack each morning are Tylenol/Motrin, small first aid kit, camera with extra batteries, small hand towel, hand sanitizer, wipes and a bottle of water.

6. Most single service items under $4.00 are considered a snack credit on the dining plan.

7. At Magic Kingdom always head to Fantasyland first, if you are not doing Fantasyland on a particular day then head to Splash Mountain first, then Big Thunder Mountain; at Epcot always ride Soarin' first and get a Fastpass for later after you get off of the ride; at Disney Hollywood Studios always ride Toy Story Mania first, then head over to Rockin' Roller Coaster and Tower of Terror; and at Animal Kingdom ride Expedition Everest First then head to the Safari.

8. Favorite fast food restaurants at MK are Pecos Bills and Cosmic Rays; favorite fast food at Animal Kingdom is Flame Tree Grill and Pizzafari. If you are there while it very hot, go to Pizzafari.

9. If there are two lines going into an attraction, always take the line that goes to the left.

10. My best tip would have to be USE THE FASTPASS SYSTEM - it's free! Our rule of thumb is if the wait is 25 minutes or less, we wait in line. If the wait is 30 minutes or more, use a Fastpass. It is not highly publicized, but your Fastpass does not expire until the end of the day. You can never use it before the return time stamp on the pass, but you can always use it after. We try to collect Fastpasses during the early part of the day and then use them later in the afternoon when the parks become more crowded.

Click on this link and it will give you an excellent overview of Fastpass from fellow Diser, Doconeil:
http://www.oinc.net/disney/fastpass.php

If you still don't understand, just let me know your specific questions.

11. I like the Photopass. You can pre-buy it before your trip for $99.00. When you enter the parks you will see the staff photographers, they will take your pictures and give you a Photopass and you can use that for the rest of your trip. Each time you see a photographer have them take your picture and they will scan your picture. Then when you get home you can pull up the pictures, with the code they email you after purchase, and pick the photos you want on a CD. They will then mail you the CD and the copyrights to the CD and you can take them to Walmart or Walgreens or wherever and get them developed. They also have a lot of cool software that you can use to edit your photos before you have them put on the CD.

My favorite Disney planning sites are:

www.disboards.com
www.allearsnet.com
www.wdwinfo.com
www.intercot.com (there park hour and emh calendars are the easiest to navigate)

 

[I'm mikey]

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[bobbiekins]

Wow Tiffany, thanks so much That is some great advice. I did get your PM but I am not able to PM yet As soon as I can though I will answer you.

To everyone thanks for the warm welcome It is so great here

Bobbie

 

[JoePa4Ever]

welcome!

 

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[gme6662]

welcome to the boards. good luck