skyblue17
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- Nov 4, 2017
My mom and dad are heading to Disney for a brief visit in June. My mom has wanted to go to Epcot for awhile and they decided to head to Orlando for a few days as part of a larger Florida trip. They will be at POFQ for two nights and have two park tickets.
They are NOT ride people, really at all. I don't think there is a ride at Epcot they would be interested in except perhaps Living With the Land, which I have not be on myself, so can't actually be sure. They are active and love to walk, so I think the primary focus of their visit there will be to explore World Showcase and other exhibits/shows. I don't expect they will want or need a FastPass for anything, however, are there any specific restaurants they can likely get without much planning? I will stress to them that have an ADR for a sit-down restaurant is a good plan, but would also like to tell them which restaurants would not much advance commitment.
They also think they want to go to Animal Kingdom, which they would likely be doing on their arrival day. The same applies for rides, though here I think they would like the safari and possibly also the rapids (oddly, my parents don't like rides but love rapids?!). Provided they can get to their hotel, possibly check in (we were able to check in v. early at POFQ when I stayed there) and get to Animal Kingdom, what is the latest (not time of day wise but closest to their visit) they might be able to arrange FastPasses for these two rides? Could I do it for them via my own account or would I have to login in from theirs? Would it make sense for me to arrange a FP for them just in case?
No matter what, I think they will have an enjoyable time, since they enjoy people watching, walking and seeing new (to them) places. I do not want to stress them out or over-plan for them since that is not the type of trip they are looking to have, but I do want to make sure their trip is worth it and they don't miss out simply because they didn't "know" how to go about certain things.
Streamlining the info I give without overwhelming is going to my challenge here, so any tips are welcome!
They are NOT ride people, really at all. I don't think there is a ride at Epcot they would be interested in except perhaps Living With the Land, which I have not be on myself, so can't actually be sure. They are active and love to walk, so I think the primary focus of their visit there will be to explore World Showcase and other exhibits/shows. I don't expect they will want or need a FastPass for anything, however, are there any specific restaurants they can likely get without much planning? I will stress to them that have an ADR for a sit-down restaurant is a good plan, but would also like to tell them which restaurants would not much advance commitment.
They also think they want to go to Animal Kingdom, which they would likely be doing on their arrival day. The same applies for rides, though here I think they would like the safari and possibly also the rapids (oddly, my parents don't like rides but love rapids?!). Provided they can get to their hotel, possibly check in (we were able to check in v. early at POFQ when I stayed there) and get to Animal Kingdom, what is the latest (not time of day wise but closest to their visit) they might be able to arrange FastPasses for these two rides? Could I do it for them via my own account or would I have to login in from theirs? Would it make sense for me to arrange a FP for them just in case?
No matter what, I think they will have an enjoyable time, since they enjoy people watching, walking and seeing new (to them) places. I do not want to stress them out or over-plan for them since that is not the type of trip they are looking to have, but I do want to make sure their trip is worth it and they don't miss out simply because they didn't "know" how to go about certain things.
Streamlining the info I give without overwhelming is going to my challenge here, so any tips are welcome!