SOS....We need some advice

[pilesoflaundry]

My dh did it once with friends. But he did it just to say he did and AK wasn't built yet so techincally it was just 3 parks. They only rode one or two rides per park and I don't think it was crowded.

If you want to enjoy the parks I suggest no more than 2 in a day but if you only care for one or two attractions and it's not a crowded time you sure can do it.

As for PDA, I really don't ca re . My kids have seen more skin in some of the outfits running around in mk and short skirts and that bothers me a lot more than a loving couple holding hands or a quick kiss in public.

 

[KellyNY]

I do not think 4 parks in 1 day will be a productive trip. You will spend around hour to get between parks giving you total of 3 hours of wasted time. Considering you have different taste in rides, you will have to go different ways and do your own rides to cover each park asap which eliminare "romantic" feel of the trip at all.
As for showing affecion(no matter what combination of men and women, I personally do not care about your orientation), do not forget it is a family place with lots of kids and curious teens around, do not do more then Disney chanel would show unless you are looking for attention, which I doubt.

 

[larryz]

Well how far is too far? Just because I ask a simple question does NOT imply that he would rip "it" out and start playing starwars. How insulting.

Er, good... otherwise I'd suggest you avoid the Jedi Training Academy...

 

[honeybee30]

Well I am a woman and my life partner is a man. We aren't homosexual. We just aren't "married". It breaks my heart that everyone has thought we were homosexuals. Our families come from a differant culture. We want to know what the general standard is for the PDA. In our culture, we aren't even able to hold hands. I was just wondering if this was the case.

My life partner or "boyfriend" or as good as hubby share the same account.....I thought these boards are supposed to be a friendly atmosphere. It just breaks my heart..............

Seriously?

 

[TunaSled]

I'm still calling troll. Way fishy.

 

[Broncobilly83]

Possibly. I know when I refer to my girlfriend/fiance, I either use those terms or Significant Other. "Life Partner" is more associated with homosexuality and with the user's screen name, a lot of people, myself included assumed that the OP was male

 

[dwsandy]

I'm still calling troll. Way fishy.

I'm with you on this one. I thought so since the first post. Seems like OP hasn't stirred the pot as much as he/she would have liked. Asking about PDA is the dead give away IMHO

 

[shelemm]

My dh did it once with friends.

I hope you are talking about 4 parks in 1 day and not PDA.

 

[kaligal]

Well I am a woman and my life partner is a man. We aren't homosexual. We just aren't "married". It breaks my heart that everyone has thought we were homosexuals. Our families come from a differant culture. We want to know what the general standard is for the PDA. In our culture, we aren't even able to hold hands. I was just wondering if this was the case.

My life partner or "boyfriend" or as good as hubby share the same account.....I thought these boards are supposed to be a friendly atmosphere. It just breaks my heart..............

I didn't think you were gay. I even thought you might be playing some kind of game, which you were. Will wonders never cease? I especially like the part about how you're broken hearted that people thought you were gay.

My feelings regarding PDAs don't change based on sexuality. Disney parks (or any public place, really) aren't the place to be making out. Spare us the glimpse into your private world - we don't want it or care about it. It's rude. Have some self-control.

 

[DisTwix]

I'm still calling troll. Way fishy.

Agreed - trolltacular.

 

[Darcy03231]

My kids (older teens) and I did 4 parks in one day when we were in the Orlando area during our April spring break (last week of April) and we were not staying onsite. We did:

DHS: Arrived at rope drop. I went to get Fast Passes for TSM while the kids went to ride RnR (I won't ride it). I met them at the exit for RnR and we rode ToT together (although they also got a ride in on that before RnR). We had a couple of photos on the street and we were off to TSM. After TSM we went to

AK: Did Dinosaur and EE and had lunch and back to

DHS: Rode Star Tours, did the Back Lot Tour, saw Lights, Motor Action and Beauty and the Beast. Had a snack there. Then off to

EPCOT: Only did the Test Track and then off to

MK: Had dinner here and rode Pirates, Haunted Mansion, Small World (family joke) and saw Wishes.

We had plenty of time for photo ops and didn't really feel rushed. It was a long day, but fun.

 

[tiggspring]

OP sorry you got your feelings hurt. Dont think anyone ment to but dosent change how you feel.

On PDA I saw pecks on the cheek, hand holding, and quick hugs everywhere. As long as its loving not flirty or sexual you should be fine.

Re: parks in one day..do you know that WDW is larger than most Cities and that you would spend at least 2-3 hours in transit between all the parks? Pick one or two for half a day each. Otherwise I would say try Universal, Sea World (which I love) or Cape Canaveral for a one day visit. There is alot to do in Orlando besides Disney.

 

[OhioStateBuckeye]

We were just there a few days ago, and on our last day we did three parks and we even had to be back at the hotel for magical express at 4 pm, it can definitely be done, especially with how empty the parks are right now.

Be sure to be up and waiting for rope drop. We started the day with DHS. We jumped on Rockin Rollercoaster, the wait was only about 5 minutes. At this point, it woulda been really simple to run over to ToT and probably only had another 5 minute wait. But we went instead to the Animation building so we could take the drawing class and meet the characters. We met with Donald on our way out and were riding the bus to Epcot a little before 11.

We arrived at Epcot, got fastpasses immediately for Soarin', then we headed over to do our whirlwind, last minute shopping and eating tour of World Showcase. Instead, we could have easily done Nemo/Turtle Talk, Spaceship Earth, and a few other smaller rides in that time period. We were at the monorail and on our way to MK by 2.

We lingered in the photopass center so we could pick our free 5'7, then we headed on over to the Monsters Inc. laugh floor. After watching a show, we were running low on time since we had to be out of the parks at 3:30 and headed back to the resort so we took one last show of Philharmagic and were on our way.

4 parks in one day is definitely possible, especially during September. We managed numerous rides and attractions (and three counter services) in 3 parks from just 9 am to 3:30 pm.

 

[Plumeria]

My kids (older teens) and I did 4 parks in one day when we were in the Orlando area during our April spring break (last week of April) and we were not staying onsite. We did:

DHS: Arrived at rope drop. I went to get Fast Passes for TSM while the kids went to ride RnR (I won't ride it). I met them at the exit for RnR and we rode ToT together (although they also got a ride in on that before RnR). We had a couple of photos on the street and we were off to TSM. After TSM we went to

AK: Did Dinosaur and EE and had lunch and back to

DHS: Rode Star Tours, did the Back Lot Tour, saw Lights, Motor Action and Beauty and the Beast. Had a snack there. Then off to

EPCOT: Only did the Test Track and then off to

MK: Had dinner here and rode Pirates, Haunted Mansion, Small World (family joke) and saw Wishes.

We had plenty of time for photo ops and didn't really feel rushed. It was a long day, but fun.

Wow! That is pretty impressive!

 

[JollyHoliday23]

I have always thought of it as this...if the characters aren't doing it then neither should you Hand holding, hugging, and short and sweet kisses are fine. Anything more and it is just awkward...especially when waiting in line right behind a newlywed couple...(this obviously has happened to me more than once!) I mean congratulations and all...but perhaps go back to your room. I'm just saying.

 

[WDSearcher]

Myself and my life partner have some questions.

We want to try to nail all four parks in one day. Any suggestions? My life partner and I like differant rides. I like the more intense rides and he likes the crappy less intense ones. What do you suggest for our romatic vacation? Special rides, dinners, dinner cruises, tours, etc.?

Well ... first off ... if you want a romantic vacation, I think you might want to stop referring to your life partner's favorite rides as "crappy" ... but that's just me!

As for special things ... there are multitude of cruises, romantic restaurants, and romantic photo locations. I believe there's a book out there about "WDW for Couples" -- might try Googling that to find some great options.

One other question, what is the most appropriate form of PDA that you find appropriate. I want to double check this with you guys because I don't want to make others uncomfortable.

Remember that WDW is mostly families and kids. A lot of kids. At most places with lots of kids, you won't see too many people making out in the queue lines or at the dining table. Holding hands, the occasional smooch, hugs, an excited peck before the ride starts ... these are seen all through WDW, by all kinds of pairings. Anything that requires that you come up for air, has you massaging body parts, or involves something that you do to make the most conservative person in your family squirm will probably be going too far. Me personally? I don't need to see anyone making out in line, at a restaurant, on a ride ... anywhere. Doesn't matter what age, what orientation, what coupling. If you feel the need to make out sitting in the boat at Pirates, then clearly your focus is elsewhere and you should probably re-locate to a more appropriate location! Bottom line is ... if you think it might make people uncomfortable, it probably will.

 

[PIRATEGIRL007]

Well I am a woman and my life partner is a man. We aren't homosexual. We just aren't "married". It breaks my heart that everyone has thought we were homosexuals. Our families come from a differant culture. We want to know what the general standard is for the PDA. In our culture, we aren't even able to hold hands. I was just wondering if this was the case.

My life partner or "boyfriend" or as good as hubby share the same account.....I thought these boards are supposed to be a friendly atmosphere. It just breaks my heart..............

For the record I'm calling troll as well and I dont think the OP will be coming back so I'll ask the rest of you guys. In what culture is it not acceptable to hold hands but its acceptable to have an unmarried "life partner"?

 

[honeybee30]

For the record I'm calling troll as well and I dont think the OP will be coming back so I'll ask the rest of you guys. In what culture is it not acceptable to hold hands but its acceptable to have an unmarried "life partner"?

Haha. So true!

 

[KellyNY]

For the record I'm calling troll as well and I dont think the OP will be coming back so I'll ask the rest of you guys. In what culture is it not acceptable to hold hands but its acceptable to have an unmarried "life partner"?

I believe none of it allowed at some cultures and I believe OP ment in his/her original country it would be wrong but it is OK here in US. Anyway referal to "life partner" and then denying assumed by most here orientation kind of weird, nobody really cares about OP orientation anyway. Maybe troll, maybe teen (they do use weird language sometimes), "how much is too much" also can come from teen but again, I personally do not care. I believe OP got the answer to the question regardless any fine print.

 

[TillyMarigold]

As for PDAs ... When I was a CM, our standard was that any couple could openly hold hands/link elbows/have the arm around the other's shoulders; hug; or kiss on the cheek/forehead/nose/kiss quickly on the lips (no tongue). Any deeper kissing or hands wandering was grounds to politely ask them to stop.

Does that help answer your question?