Tour Guide Mike's Website

[1sttimedisneymom2009]

Has anyone here paid to do this planning website? If so was it worth it?

 

[dangler]

I've used Tour Guide Mike my last 2 trips and I felt it was worth the money. The best days and touring plans were amazing!!!
There is a lot of information on there and it was confusing for me in the beginning to get around, but it definitely was worth it. He also offers a money back guarentee if you aren't satisfied.
Good Luck

 

[natmurr]

I did and it was definately worth the money. I recommend printing out all the touring plans though (the full versions) it was A LOT of pages but I found it much easier to navigate through on paper rather than on the computer.

We never waited more than 15 minutes for any ride and had seen all our desired attractions by 3pm each day.

I`m not really sure if I`ll pay again for our next trip - I feel like I learned all the tricks and because I printed the touring plans I still have them for next time.

 

[braddillman]

I used him once, for April '08 and I thought it was worth the money once. I got a lot from his explanations of _why_ he made particular suggestions, and that was the most valuable info. Now that I know the "why" of things, I can make better decisions before I go and while I'm there, whether I plan ahead or not. He was only wrong one day out of ten.

I'd say it's definitely worth it if you've never used TGM before.

Next time I won't bother, but I'm tempted to try the unofficial guide because it's cheaper, but I have no idea if it's good or not.

I also enjoy the WDW today podcast, it's just fun to listen to over Saturday breakfast to dream of the next Orlando vacation.

 

[iluvwesties]

I have used Tour Guide Mike for several trips and will be again for my next trip

 

[SaskDisNut]

I am using TGM for the 3rd time. The least crowded parks days are the main reason I subscribe. There is lots of good information of his site although it can be confusing to navigate through at first. The forums are very informative with lots of knowledgeable people there to answer any questions related to the site that you might have.

And since TGM is a sponsor of the Theme Parks Board, he has a link to his site that gives $3 off the cost when you sign up.

I have used Tour Guide Mike for several trips and will be again for my next trip

iluvwesties, I see you are part of the October Vacation club. I just signed up but haven't had a chance to post anything yet.

 

[iluvwesties]

I am using TGM for the 3rd time. The least crowded parks days are the main reason I subscribe. There is lots of good information of his site although it can be confusing to navigate through at first. The forums are very informative with lots of knowledgeable people there to answer any questions related to the site that you might have.

And since TGM is a sponsor of the Theme Parks Board, he has a link to his site that gives $3 off the cost when you sign up.



iluvwesties, I see you are part of the October Vacation club. I just signed up but haven't had a chance to post anything yet.

Hi SaskDisNut

I signed up to get the updates, but I really don't post on TGM, I just read all the info I'm looking for.

B-T-W I'm in the September Vacation club also as my trip is September 25th to October 4th

iluvwesties aka Carol

 

[DearDaisyinDurham]

I am using TGM for the 3rd time. The least crowded parks days are the main reason I subscribe. There is lots of good information of his site although it can be confusing to navigate through at first. The forums are very informative with lots of knowledgeable people there to answer any questions related to the site that you might have.

We used it last month and loved it. As with PP's, mostly used the "Least Crowded Days" charts. That alone changed our vacation for the better. Knowing when to go to which park, what to avoid, you feel more prepared.
And it works!

If you have time to go to the website & really look at all of the articles you can read, you can learn so much. Whenever I took the time to read Mike's articles, I learned lots.



Hope you let us know what you decide!

 

[maxie]

Love TGM! I've used it for 2 trips now. Wouldn't go to WDW without his Best Days chart.

 

[tpettie]

I'm still pretty new. Had our first trip ever to Disney last Dec I did it all got TMG, unoffical guide, passporter..... I really like TMG used lots of the info once I worked out navagating the web site. I like the Steve's tip page I happened to find. it had a spreadsheet with how to tour the park and viewing tips (we lived by that) worked out very well we didn't wait more than 10min for anything went on many thing twice. We were a large group of 15 children ages 2-15 lots of fun. I liked the tour guide printout from tourguide.com (unoffical guide to Dinesy world) it had some neat things like weather for the week, our dinning plans, and a map of the park. Passporter book I used for keeping all my stuff in and a quick refrence guide by the end of the trip everyone called it my "bible" that I found at chapers. Ok too much information. Happy trip planning

Yes to tourguide mike....

 

[1sttimedisneymom2009]

Well I'm going to sign up tonight for our first trip. We're going to be there Sept 26 - Oct 3. Thanks for all you input

 

[surfer_ed]

whne I first crossed into 'Disneygeekdom" I tried it and it was well worth the money. I agree that is is not the site with the best usability bit it gave me allot of good info. Sign-up is you haver time and motivation to make it worth it.

I would use it agian for sure...last couple of trips have not been the all out comando style park hopping so I have had a tendancy to get the crowd info form the unoffical guide instead.