Our "day" at WDW MK is coming up quickly and I am suffering from information overload between the books and these boards and need some advice from the veterans. Two prior trips were in 1974 and 1977.
For a little background information, this is just a quick trip not a planned vacation. We (son 32 and grandson 11) are flying into the Tampa area on 4/25 for a wedding and decided this would be a good chance to get a couple of days in at WDW while we were down there. DGS learned about Universal Studios at school so will do day one at MK and day two at Universal.
We doubt that we will be able to get into the park before noon. We have to pick up a ECV for me at our hotel first which is near the maingate. (I learned about those medical equipment rentals on these boards - thank you very much.)
Now, because of the very limited time what would be our best strategy to make the most of the time we have? We will stay until closing which shows on the website as 8:00 p.m. and we will verify before we get there. We'll skip the scheduled parade. If we can, we will eat a quick lunch before entering MK and try the Crystal Palace for an early dinner.
We will need to hit the stuff 11 year olds are into, although I will veto the Alien Encounter. I would appreciate any advice you guys can give me on this. Everything on these boards discusses several days worth of WDW not just one.
One other issue is the transportation from the parking area to Main Street. I understand the monorail was designed with a steep incline which is not accessible using the ECV, I can walk if it could be run up the ramp. Would it be allowed on the monorail? When we were there before it seems we took an open tram (not a bus, which I am hearing about now) to the ferry. Is there handicapped parking near the ferry landing?
Any help will be greatly appreciated!
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For a little background information, this is just a quick trip not a planned vacation. We (son 32 and grandson 11) are flying into the Tampa area on 4/25 for a wedding and decided this would be a good chance to get a couple of days in at WDW while we were down there. DGS learned about Universal Studios at school so will do day one at MK and day two at Universal.
We doubt that we will be able to get into the park before noon. We have to pick up a ECV for me at our hotel first which is near the maingate. (I learned about those medical equipment rentals on these boards - thank you very much.)
Now, because of the very limited time what would be our best strategy to make the most of the time we have? We will stay until closing which shows on the website as 8:00 p.m. and we will verify before we get there. We'll skip the scheduled parade. If we can, we will eat a quick lunch before entering MK and try the Crystal Palace for an early dinner.
We will need to hit the stuff 11 year olds are into, although I will veto the Alien Encounter. I would appreciate any advice you guys can give me on this. Everything on these boards discusses several days worth of WDW not just one.
One other issue is the transportation from the parking area to Main Street. I understand the monorail was designed with a steep incline which is not accessible using the ECV, I can walk if it could be run up the ramp. Would it be allowed on the monorail? When we were there before it seems we took an open tram (not a bus, which I am hearing about now) to the ferry. Is there handicapped parking near the ferry landing?
Any help will be greatly appreciated!
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