What's your favorite thing to do at WDW?

[savannie]

I like to hear other people's stories and tips about WDW. I realize that my husband and I tend to do the same things over and over, but when we try new things we almost always enjoy them.

I'd love to read other people's favorite things at Disney; the more creative and "out of the box," the better.

I'll start by sharing ours. We had a large family trip in 2009 where everyone was so tired that morning that we left the Magic Kingdom after only an hour or so. We came home, rested, and were all ready to go back around 8:00 that night. We got to the park right as the fireworks show was starting, skipped the show, wove in and out of the bystanders, and hopped right on BTMR. We ended up riding the roller coaster during the fireworks finale, and we all agreed it was the best thing we ever did at Disney. So we have made it a point to do this at least once on every trip we've had since then. It's surprisingly easy to do since the lines are much shorter during shows and parades.

So what's your favorite thing to do?

 

[glassslippergirl]

I'm not sure if this is what you're looking for, but DH and I love to schedule our trips so we can go to special events. We feel like we get something extra special out of our trips. Our favorites have included seeing Big Bad VooDoo Daddy and Rick Springfield perform (different nights, same trip) during F&W, seeing Candlelight Processional (Neil Patrick Harris and Edward James Olmos are our fave narrators), seeing Michael Giacchino speak at a Pixar celebration in 2011, and seeing just about any celebrity presentation during SWW (Mark Hammil was great, always love "Obiwan and Beyond").

We're lucky living 2.5 hours away, we can make a weekend of any of these events. I'm always impressed by the diehards who come from across the country. That's dedication!

 

[savannie]

Those are great suggestions! I've never done any of those, but I have wondered about them before.

I'm not really looking for any specific types of suggestions; I just find it interesting to see what other people enjoy most on their trips. I never would have tried 'Ohana if I hadn't been part of this board, but now it's my favorite restaurant. I think it's fun to get different perspectives.