So how many DVC'ers "wing it" as far as planning/activites go for their trips?

[a Really Bad Egg]

Here is what we do before we go:
- Print the park hours calendars to include EMH.
- Print the best days to visit each park information.
- Book ADRs in advance.

Once we get there, we:
- Decide what do to each day based on the 'best days' and ADRs.

So, you can say we do a bit of planning but are not tied to a definite schedule.

With DVC, we tend to enjoy the 'World' outside the parks more.

 

[wildernessDad]

We decide on meals based on where we want to be that day, but we don't make a touring plan for each park.

 

[DisDaydreamer]

I love planning but I have to say...for our Nov. trip to SSR and OKW.....it is looking more and more like a WING IT TRIP. We arrive Thursday night Nov. 20th and depart Thanksgiving night. We only have 3 TS meals planned this week.....and we are only going to MK/EC I think. I am really not concerned either. We were at WDW for 2 weeks in July and I really don't want to be tied down to TS ressies during this crowded time. I also don't plan on fighting my way through crowds. I want this trip to be slower paced. SO I am curious.....since becoming DVC members do you feel you plan more or wing it more??? I am actually READY FOR LESS IS MORE.

Haven't read all the responses, but we're the wing-it types. Sure, we'll say we want to do this or that, but until we get there we don't really have a plan.

 

[P&B's Mom]

Tour Guide Mickey??? That is soo cute!!

Hi! I'll try & answer for you, although, I only know a little bit about "Tour Guide MIKE" from what my friend (who happens to be the OP) has told me.

TGM is a business run by Mike. You can subscribe to his vacation recommendations. He was a former castmember (I believe?) & he studies the traffic flow in the parks & recommends which park to do on which day.

Tour Guide Mike actually sponsors the "Theme Parks Attractions Strategies" Forum on the DIS. For about $20 you can subscribe to the service. It is run by a former CM who conducted private tours for big bucks for WDW. There is advice on park days, ADRS, and MUCH MUCH MORE. There is also a forum, like the DIS, but smaller. Some people complain that it is not worth the money, but I think that comes from people who know a lot about Disney already. I took my first trip in June and found the advice invaluable. I would never travel without it, but the best part is that the site teaches you how to tour and why you tour in a certain way.

I now am a new DVC owner and am planning my first trip back "home". It is too early to say whether or not my planning will become less structured, but time will tell. I can already tell with this trip that I am not going to be too worried if I "miss" something because we will be returning the next summer. That is the joy of owning the "magic" until 2057!

 

[jblrn2b]

I can't wait to be able to wing it!!!! I am a newbie to DVC and have planned and planned each trip we have taken. I think that we will always plan ADRs though like another one said, I cannot eat at CS each meal that would kill me and I like eating well.