Wow. You don't waste anytime.
very useful. Added weight to my bag (we brought a big umbrella) but priceless when we were standing in the sun - waiting in a line or for the parade (put it down during the parade obviously).
We did have one person who held a selfie stick up for a good deal of the show and fireworks. He was slightly off to the side from where we were, so it wasn't a direct problem for us. I did think "geez!", though.
LOL ! This was our 1st SWW and with all the useful advice and tips I feel more confident with planning for "next time" ! I was appointed the planner of our trip and wasn't given the official ok that we were going until the first of March. I panicked when I first started planning ADR's, 1st time with FP+, SWW etc, etc...... My head was spinning. We "only" had 5 full days for the parks,including SWW. Everyday my family members said how much they appreciated our daily activities and my planning. I'm a scheduler, but also am willing to go with the flow and allow others in our group to split off on their own. Which we mainly just stayed together and enjoyed our experiences together. I learned so much on this thread, totally appreciate @yulilin3 and all her tips. And also appreciated the niceness of all the Diser's sharing info here. This thread is #1 in my book. Just got home last night. To over come the withdrawals of the fun being over ....I told my DGD's 5 & 7 "time to start planning for next year". We started a list on the plane ride home of what we didn't have time for and what to repeat. So, at this point ...... Let the planning, learning etc begin & continue !!!! And SWW 2016 is #1 on our list ! Ready to go again ? Absolutely !!!!!
You are so lucky! For VIP week 1 we had to meet the CMs at 6:15am. I guess that's what we get for being guinea pigs!
Awesome !
You're welcome. Happy to help.yulilin3, Thank you so much for starting this thread and for having all of the vital information we needed to make our SWW vacation possible, all in one organized and informative place. You are truly the reason why we had such a wonderful time, and we can't thank you enough!
May The Force Be With You... Always!
I haven't spoken with my 8 year old; I have a feeling that he would be the opposite, that he didn't get to enjoy watching the show because of being nervous about being in it instead. I'm debating about mentioning the option of trying to get into the show anyway, especially because I think our RH time may prevent us from being there early enough if he were chosen. I'm leaning towards to Padawan sign up instead.Wow! That is a great point! I didn't think about it, but I bet my kids would react the same way. I have FP+s for that show, but will definitely keep this in mind the day we're there.
I just found great mini Totes umbrellas at Kmart, the smallest collapsing I've seen, purse sized. And quite lightweight. They were $12.99.
, or would I find them in a store.
