How do you Disney

[BeachMouse1]

So I’m a Disney obsessed person as I guess most of us are here.
what do you read, what websites do you follow, books, magazines, anything that keeps you ups to date and lean all about Disney.
if this is not allowed asking about other websites I do apologize

 

[slo]

We love Resort TV1 on YouTube.
You should check it out - we love Josh & Jenna (brother & sister) that do this.

 

[willowsnn3]

I discovered the Dis boards way back when we first started going. Some of the old timers that used to be on here helped me out so much. Can't begin to tell you how much time, energy & money Cheshire Figment (RIP) & Robo saved me. Still a lot of good info on here.
There are Facebook pages for each resort & each park & a lot of dining pages. I belong to quite a few. The moderators of each page are very good at keeping the info updated & correct.

 

[Dan Murphy]

if this is not allowed asking about other websites

Yes, it is allowed.

This website is excellent, with all its various specific forums. The community board here allows you to post anything, as long as within their guidelines.

A few that I like are WDWMagic, Deb's AllEars, Blog Mickey, WDW News Today, Denise's MouseSteps, Kenny the Pirate, WDW Prep School, MouseSavers, Disney Dining, Touring Plans, Martin's Videos, Walt Disney World Entertainment. There are so many out there on the web, but these few I have followed for many years now. If some more come to mind, as Schwarzenegger said, I'll be back.

 

[loves to dive]

I wouldn't say I'm Disney obsessed. I don't have Disney+, rarely watch a Disney or pixar movie, don't have a lot of Disney stuff laying around my house. I like the parks and the resorts. There are a few UTube channels I watch and I read these boards and DisneyFoodBlog.

 

[BrianL]

Right here on the DIS:

https://www.disboards.com/threads/disney-news-discussion-an-element-of-fun-2023-edition.3905154/

THe primary news thread brought to us by HokieRaven5 and mrsap is a great way to keep up to date on everything.

 

[Pea-n-Me]

My kids know more about Disney today than I do. I’m still here but I don’t follow much else. They do, though. Funny how that happens. On our first trip, they were just 3 yrs old (and somehow I managed all the planning back then and for years to follow). Today I really don’t fully understand things like Genie Plus and Lightening Lane even though we used them this past December. I was just along for the ride, and it was kind of nice for a change!

 

[Kitty 34]

When I did Disney, the DIS was all I needed but then that was over 15 years ago. I would probably utilize info gathered on Youtube along with the DIS now.

Happy planning!

 

[cvjw]

I like the Disney tourist blog. He stays up to date on all things Disney.

 

[Dan Murphy]

what websites do you follow,

Just an FYI, Beach, unless I'm trying to plan a trip (and it's going on 6 years since doing one) I generally stop by 3 of the first 4 I listed above (minus Deb's) a few times a week, keeping up on what's happening. The others are great for help in boning up on planning, if you don't plan on winging it there at WDW. Really though, most of my 'Disney time' is spent here on this board, because of the people.

 

[jalapeno_pretzel]

I like disneycruiselineblog and allears.

 

[BeachMouse1]

Well I’m finding everyone on here so helpful and I am so appreciative. I have learned so much in my short time on here and I stalked and listened to the DVC shows before I bought my contracts. I bought because we enjoyed the parks but once I was an owner everything kind of changed. We enjoyed the resorts more rather than running around in parks all day. And wow we never realized how much there is to do other than the parks. As an owner our whole mindset changed knowing we would always be coming back and we actually added points twice LOL.
After buying I came on here rather than stalking and have gotten so much help. What an amazing community. And it’s quite the rabbit hole but so much fun

 

[Pea-n-Me]

Well I’m finding everyone on here so helpful and I am so appreciative. I have learned so much in my short time on here and I stalked and listened to the DVC shows before I bought my contracts. I bought because we enjoyed the parks but once I was an owner everything kind of changed. We enjoyed the resorts more rather than running around in parks all day. And wow we never realized how much there is to do other than the parks. As an owner our whole mindset changed knowing we would always be coming back and we actually added points twice LOL.
After buying I came on here rather than stalking and have gotten so much help. What an amazing community. And it’s quite the rabbit hole but so much fun

I feel that way and we never bought DVC.

 

[Mackenzie Click-Mickelson]

I used to watch the Tim Tracker and then watch the podcast for the DIS but both of those changed so much that I really don't find enjoyment like I used to.

I'm probably in the minority in that my first stop is usually Disney's own website. While the work has been done already from my 2017 trip where I did a lot more pre-planning than our 2011 trip I went through the website and listed out the rides, attractions and shows I wanted, dining places I was interested in, etc. For our 2022 trip I just updated the spreadsheets with current information.

I also like to go to YouTube and watch ride videos (those also get me excited for the trip) unless it's a ride I'm not wanting spoilers on. I'll also listen to ride music on YouTube as well.

Asking questions here is great. I was lucky to find DISer friends from here IRL that lived in my area so we always talk to each other and ask questions about things too, like "what do you think about this restaurant" or "did you like so and so ride?" 3 of the DISers were able to go on Tron already so I got to know how they felt about the attraction.

We are generally park commandos so that affects our research and planning. It was however nice on our last trip to take the skyliner from Epcot to Riviera grab a coffee chill in the lobby walk a bit around and take the skyliner back to Epcot. It was a good break. Monorail hopping is also nice break.

Each trip we take we learn new things and we also learn which rides are okay to just do once or not put a huge priority on it. For us Rise was fine but not worth the hassle involved so we were happy to get in with a reasonable wait just after it reopened from one of its numerous breakdowns. Now we know if we don't get to ride it on a trip that's okay. But PeopleMover is a must at least once but preferably multiple times (especially trying to do daytime and nighttime).

We're in the very early stages of planning Japan for next year and going to Disneyland there and DisneySea so that will be quite the change for us having only done DLR and WDW.

 

[BeachMouse1]

I used to watch the Tim Tracker and then watch the podcast for the DIS but both of those changed so much that I really don't find enjoyment like I used to.

I'm probably in the minority in that my first stop is usually Disney's own website. While the work has been done already from my 2017 trip where I did a lot more pre-planning than our 2011 trip I went through the website and listed out the rides, attractions and shows I wanted, dining places I was interested in, etc. For our 2022 trip I just updated the spreadsheets with current information.

I also like to go to YouTube and watch ride videos (those also get me excited for the trip) unless it's a ride I'm not wanting spoilers on. I'll also listen to ride music on YouTube as well.

Asking questions here is great. I was lucky to find DISer friends from here IRL that lived in my area so we always talk to each other and ask questions about things too, like "what do you think about this restaurant" or "did you like so and so ride?" 3 of the DISers were able to go on Tron already so I got to know how they felt about the attraction.

We are generally park commandos so that affects our research and planning. It was however nice on our last trip to take the skyliner from Epcot to Riviera grab a coffee chill in the lobby walk a bit around and take the skyliner back to Epcot. It was a good break. Monorail hopping is also nice break.

Each trip we take we learn new things and we also learn which rides are okay to just do once or not put a huge priority on it. For us Rise was fine but not worth the hassle involved so we were happy to get in with a reasonable wait just after it reopened from one of its numerous breakdowns. Now we know if we don't get to ride it on a trip that's okay. But PeopleMover is a must at least once but preferably multiple times (especially trying to do daytime and nighttime).

We're in the very early stages of planning Japan for next year and going to Disneyland there and DisneySea so that will be quite the change for us having only done DLR and WDW.

I find the planning so much fun. Picking restaurant, what park what days, lately we always try and work in something new. We did the Wild Africa Trek 2 trips ago, then rented a pontoon boat next one, we had a Horse Drawn Carriage ride planned and rain interrupted us. Our next trip we are planning on the Dive Quest in Epcot (we are scuba certified) and looking forward to that. We also always try at least one new restaurant and I love watching videos and looking at menus. On our last trip we were at beach club and did a mobile order from Ale & Compass and sat out at a table by the pool and ate and it was so good and so nice. I hate to sound like a real nerd but before I go I put all my plans in a spreadsheet so it’s easier to look at but truth be told we end up changing a lot when we get there LOL

 

[Mackenzie Click-Mickelson]

I find the planning so much fun. Picking restaurant, what park what days, lately we always try and work in something new. We did the Wild Africa Trek 2 trips ago, then rented a pontoon boat next one, we had a Horse Drawn Carriage ride planned and rain interrupted us. Our next trip we are planning on the Dive Quest in Epcot (we are scuba certified) and looking forward to that. We also always try at least one new restaurant and I love watching videos and looking at menus. On our last trip we were at beach club and did a mobile order from Ale & Compass and sat out at a table by the pool and ate and it was so good and so nice. I hate to sound like a real nerd but before I go I put all my plans in a spreadsheet so it’s easier to look at but truth be told we end up changing a lot when we get there LOL

haha you're amongst the right people for spreadsheets! For the 2017 and 2022 trips I brought a 3 ring binder with the spreadsheets and the plans for each day My spreadsheets are color coded, my attractions split up between Must See and Time Permits.

We change up some things. I think Genie+/ILL changed a lot for us because we didn't pay for that so our plans in 2022 were more fluid. We went in 2017 during Irma and that brought a lot of adjustments although somehow all my WDW days lined up right that all of our pre-booked FP+s were good but we still did things on the fly. There weren't crowds to worry about hitting certain attractions at certain times.

I also like to look at menus online! Must be that it also makes me excited for the trip.

I bet that Wild Africa Trek was really cool. Last May if enough of our group had been interested and had the time that was something on the list to do jointly, it didn't end up happening but something to keep in mind.

 

[BeachMouse1]

haha you're amongst the right people for spreadsheets! For the 2017 and 2022 trips I brought a 3 ring binder with the spreadsheets and the plans for each day My spreadsheets are color coded, my attractions split up between Must See and Time Permits.

We change up some things. I think Genie+/ILL changed a lot for us because we didn't pay for that so our plans in 2022 were more fluid. We went in 2017 during Irma and that brought a lot of adjustments although somehow all my WDW days lined up right that all of our pre-booked FP+s were good but we still did things on the fly. There weren't crowds to worry about hitting certain attractions at certain times.

I also like to look at menus online! Must be that it also makes me excited for the trip.

I bet that Wild Africa Trek was really cool. Last May if enough of our group had been interested and had the time that was something on the list to do jointly, it didn't end up happening but something to keep in mind.

I have noticed over my last few trips recently that dining is becoming easier to get and especially the last minute things are showing up so we have been trying to be more spontaneous. We don’t use Genie + either we get on a ride great if Not we will be back.
The Wild Africa trek was great. I will say the pontoon boat us very fun and if you have a larger group it’s very reasonable. They give DVC and Annual pass discounts and the boat hold like 10 people. We did it from the Grand Floridan you can grab a nice lunch from Gasparillas and take it on the boat. I think we did 45 minutes (it started to rain on us) and it was just over $35