Midday Arrival - wwyd?

[torsie24]

As the title suggests really.

Now I'm booked I'm on a post booking high a little over excited.

So I'm already planning our arrival.

Our train gets in at 12:04 so I figure by the time we've got to NPB and checked in it'll be about 12:45.

So a couple of hours before our room is ready. Can't decide whether it's best to just grab some lunch and have a browse in the village or if it's best to head to the park, grab a CS lunch an maybe watch the parade.

I think I know what ok going to be more in the mood for! Lol.

 

[DLPdaft]

your room might be ready when you arrive - but I always head straight to the park as soon as humanly possible when we arrive, I mean really arriving at that time of day you're only losing 3 hours park time - the rest is all yours !

 

[wideeyes]

I have always gone to the straight to the park and had a quick CS lunch then done some rides.

 

[Rienchen]

Think we arrived on that train as well, we went straight to the Santa Fe hotel and checked in, the queue was horrendous in the evening so we were glad to have checked in earlier.

Our room was already ready, so we quickly dropped our bags in our room and freshened up. I only wish I would have known to ask for a hairdryer at check in as we had to join the queue again in the evening.

Afterwards we took the bus to the Studios, had lunch and enjoyed being able to ride the rides without much of a wait since it was a Friday.

 

[jothp]

We usually arrive about lunch time and would go to the parks after check in too We just try to make sure we leave the parks a bit earlier than usual to get the bags to our room and unpack etc..

 

[torsie24]

Thanks for the feedback everyone.

We were torn between eating an Earl or seeing the castle.

So we're going to do both!

Get to bus to NPB on arrival. Then check in and either check bag or put them in our room really quick.

Then walk to MK via EoS and eat our Earl in view of the castle!! Win / win!!

Of course if it's raining the plan may well be changed.

And as wwe've never gotten a bus to a DLRP hotel if it looks like a long wait we'll just walk, but I'd rather arrive right at the front by the lobby than do what we did first time at SL and arrive at the back door not sure on where to go to!

 

[torsie24]

Then aft our Earl we'll enjoy the park for an hour or two before the parade starts, then probably head back to NPB after the parade to chill out a little and change clothes into warmer stuff ready for the evening.

Yaaaay. So exciting.

Maybe we should make an in park ADR for dinner.....hmmm. Will need to see what the park hours are like I guess. Although I'd be OK with a McDs or something quick on the first day.

 

[Ms Poppins]

We usually use Disney Express and drop our bags in the station before heading straight to the park

Last time we drove and got there for lunchtime. We went straight to EOS and then headed to the park. After an early start we were happy to wander back to the hotel after 3pm to relax in our room for a while.

 

[tinks_1989]

Did you even need to ask you sound like you have made up your mind already lol!

I would do the same I would just walk to NPB though I hate buses! Then earl, castle and parade! X

 

[torsie24]

Do you think the bus might be bad even at midday? We have only got one once from SL to the parks. We did wait a very long time and then the pushing to get off was horrible. But it was a very busy day and time.

Certainly not a magical WDW bus.

 

[Ware Bears]

Do you think the bus might be bad even at midday?

You must be on an indirect train if you're arriving at that time so I wouldn't have thought so.