Okay, we litterally just got back about 3 hours ago. We were at WDW from Jan 10 to the 19th. Hear are some of my reviews/impressions of some of things we saw and did.
Soarin at Epcot - AWESOME, we loved this ride. However, I think they have put it in the worst possible location in the whole park. It is in the Land building. Now I at first did not think that this would be problem. It is a pretty big building, but when we were there it was a mad house. We went over the weekend and once during the week. During the week the crowds were manageable, but once the weekend hit......wow. It was a fight just to try to get to the fastpass printers. Plan on hitting this attraction, but take advantage of the fastpass. We saw wait times above 2 hours for stand-by line.
Magic Your Way tickets - I was really bummed out that they stopped doing the Dream Maker packages at first. But this new system is pretty slick. We had a few days that we had planned to just do nothing on. We ended going to the parks for those days and we had to upgrade our MYW tickets. We each added a day to our passes. It cost us 2 dollars each. 2 dollars and that allowed us to park hop for one whole day. Fantastic. On a another note on the tickets. I lost mine at Illuminations on the 2nd night we were there. We were freaking out. I thought I was going to have to buy a new park pass. The next day I went to Guest Relations and OMG they were able to deactivate the old ticket and print me a new one they totally saved the day.
Celebrating Birthdays at WDW - what a great way to turn 30. I got my Goofy phone call and my button and everyone near us on Main St. USA at the Magic Kingdom sang me Happy Birthday before the Share a Dream parade. It was embarassing, but really cool at the same time. Pop Century also sent me balloons and a signed Mickey Mouse pic/birthday card. Pretty cool.
Lights Motors Action - another winner in my book. I love the WDW Shows. This one is big in every aspect. Big explosions, big jumps, big stunts and lots of noise. I love it
A few other observations:
If you are familiar with the the Tomorrow Land Terrace - Noodle Station it is a pretty good location to catch Wishes. The restaurant was not in operation during our visit. But there are plenty of tables and if you go early you can get one right at the rail. This provides a completely obstruction free viewing of fireworks and you they pump the whole production into that area as well. So you won't miss a thing. If you are going to go this route, be sure to try to get the tables towards the end where the bathrooms are located (farthest side from Tomorrow land). Otherwise the fireworks appear slightly off centre, but if you can deal with that then sit anywhere and the show is still great.
If you go to the Boardwalk, try renting one of the Surrey bikes. They are a blast. You can go from the Boardwalk to the Beach Club, and the Yacht Club. They have a route you are supposed to follow, but it's still fun. And you can get bikes that will seat 2, 4, or 6 people....plus 2 little one's up front. What fun!
My favorite burger spots are Gasparilla Grill and Games at the Grand Floridian, Beaches and Cream, and Peco's Bill Frontierland at the Magic Kingdom.
Let me sum up by saying Dole Whip rules!
Soarin at Epcot - AWESOME, we loved this ride. However, I think they have put it in the worst possible location in the whole park. It is in the Land building. Now I at first did not think that this would be problem. It is a pretty big building, but when we were there it was a mad house. We went over the weekend and once during the week. During the week the crowds were manageable, but once the weekend hit......wow. It was a fight just to try to get to the fastpass printers. Plan on hitting this attraction, but take advantage of the fastpass. We saw wait times above 2 hours for stand-by line.
Magic Your Way tickets - I was really bummed out that they stopped doing the Dream Maker packages at first. But this new system is pretty slick. We had a few days that we had planned to just do nothing on. We ended going to the parks for those days and we had to upgrade our MYW tickets. We each added a day to our passes. It cost us 2 dollars each. 2 dollars and that allowed us to park hop for one whole day. Fantastic. On a another note on the tickets. I lost mine at Illuminations on the 2nd night we were there. We were freaking out. I thought I was going to have to buy a new park pass. The next day I went to Guest Relations and OMG they were able to deactivate the old ticket and print me a new one they totally saved the day.
Celebrating Birthdays at WDW - what a great way to turn 30. I got my Goofy phone call and my button and everyone near us on Main St. USA at the Magic Kingdom sang me Happy Birthday before the Share a Dream parade. It was embarassing, but really cool at the same time. Pop Century also sent me balloons and a signed Mickey Mouse pic/birthday card. Pretty cool.
Lights Motors Action - another winner in my book. I love the WDW Shows. This one is big in every aspect. Big explosions, big jumps, big stunts and lots of noise. I love it
A few other observations:
If you are familiar with the the Tomorrow Land Terrace - Noodle Station it is a pretty good location to catch Wishes. The restaurant was not in operation during our visit. But there are plenty of tables and if you go early you can get one right at the rail. This provides a completely obstruction free viewing of fireworks and you they pump the whole production into that area as well. So you won't miss a thing. If you are going to go this route, be sure to try to get the tables towards the end where the bathrooms are located (farthest side from Tomorrow land). Otherwise the fireworks appear slightly off centre, but if you can deal with that then sit anywhere and the show is still great.
If you go to the Boardwalk, try renting one of the Surrey bikes. They are a blast. You can go from the Boardwalk to the Beach Club, and the Yacht Club. They have a route you are supposed to follow, but it's still fun. And you can get bikes that will seat 2, 4, or 6 people....plus 2 little one's up front. What fun!
My favorite burger spots are Gasparilla Grill and Games at the Grand Floridian, Beaches and Cream, and Peco's Bill Frontierland at the Magic Kingdom.
Let me sum up by saying Dole Whip rules!
