Hi Everyone! :)

[pamelaz]

Hi all!

I'm Pamela, 27 and new here! I send you a big hello from NYC!

I will be making my FIRST Disney trip this August for a week. I'm beyond excited. I just wanted to thank you all for your helpful answers and the ability to always do a quick search and be able to find exactly what I'm looking for!

Talk to you soon

 

[Metro West]

 

[scoopmorgan]

Hi all!

I will be making my FIRST Disney trip this August for a week. I'm beyond excited. I just wanted to thank you all for your helpful answers and the ability to always do a quick search and be able to find exactly what I'm looking for!

Talk to you soon

Your very first trip! Wow. I get all weepy when I think of the magical experience you will have! I hope your vacation is FABULOUS!

 

[alfordlee]

Hi guys...i just joined this forum...its looking good hope we will have a gr8 fum here..

 

[Aliceacc]

Hi from Long Island!!

How exciting for you!!! Tell us some details-- where are you staying, who else is going, tha sort of stuff.

A few quick reminders:
- hit the dollar store for ponchos before you go. It rains pretty frequently in August and the Disney ponchos are expensive. You won't be sorry!

- plan to be at the parks before opening (rope drop) each day. Honest, you'll get SO MUCH more done in those first few hours (while others are sleeping in and enjoying their Mickey Waffles) than in the rest of the day!!! If you can (or, if you have kids, absolutely) plan to get back to the resort for a swim or nap mid day. By then the crowds tend to swamp you anyway, and a cold swim will feel heavenly!! Get back to the parks for dinner.

- have a general idea of what you want to do first in each park. One thing a lot of people (like us!) do is grab a fastpass on the way to their first attraction. But that takes a bit of planning.

- know how fastpasses work.

- today, hit amazon and order these (or pick them up elswhere; we've found them at BJs in the past) http://www.amazon.com/MistyMate-Per...9UM8/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1310641936&sr=8-1
They would be a bargain at triple the price!!!
Have a wonderful trip.

 

[magicaldisney]

 

[pamelaz]

Hi from Long Island!!

How exciting for you!!! Tell us some details-- where are you staying, who else is going, tha sort of stuff.

Hi Long Island! Brooklyn here!

We are staying at Pop, Aug 23-29. We get there at noon on the 23rd and our plane leaves at 3PM on the 29th - I tried to plan for maximum time.

It will just be me and my partner (I'm going to miss my cats though! )! We're super excited. He hasn't been to Disney World in about 20 years and I've never been, so it's going to be a fun trip!

Thank you for all your tips! I have some ponchos already that I got for this. Also I have it listed on my excel sheet too! I still have to read up on fast passes, they still confuse me a bit.

I just made dinner reservations at the places we want to eat at: 50s Prime Time, Sci Fi Theater, Via Napoli, Tokyo Dining and Coral Reef.

Anyways, thanks for the warm welcome everyone. I can't wait for this.. and many more!

 

[Lumiere Lover]

Welcome! I also agree with a previous poster, be at the parks before they open. You can get a lot done on those early morning hours, and the parks aren't packed yet.

 

[pamelaz]

Thank you much!
I'll definitely take advantage of this, as well as the extra magic hours.

 

[mpetti]

Hi Pamela and Welcome from Staten Island, NY

You are going to really enjoy your first trip to WDW and you will want to keep going back. Have fun and enjoy.

Maryann

 

[pamelaz]

Thanks for your welcome mpetti!

 

[dunbarfamily]

Welcome!!

 

[mable1988]

Welcome!!

hope you have a good time

 

[MomiTo2SwtGuys]

Hope you have a fantabulous first trip. It is so wonderful!

 

[pamelaz]

Thanks everybody!!

 

[walker12345]

Hi all!

I'm Pamela, 27 and new here! I send you a big hello from NYC!

I will be making my FIRST Disney trip this August for a week. I'm beyond excited. I just wanted to thank you all for your helpful answers and the ability to always do a quick search and be able to find exactly what I'm looking for!

Talk to you soon

welcome i am from lancashire uk

 

[StitchIsBeast]

 

[dunbarfamily]

Welcome!!

 

[saintfan]

WELCOME and have a magical time

 

[andylcq]

Hi man...i am new here too. nice to meet you!