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Great picks! I will make sure we get on #2. We plan on going on #3 and have signed up for #4. By the looks of your above pictures..didn't seem too crowded or no? Did you and the family get an early start every day? I think we are going to plan on being at the rope drops very early to maximize the day. Thanks!
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It was definitely crowded but hard for me to compare it to anything since we haven't been in over 5 years, and I don't really recall how the crowds were back then. We tried to get an early start... but difficult with a wife and kids who like to sleep in If staying in a Disney deluxe resort though you do get an earlier than normal start - so while the parks might open at 9am, you can get in at 8:30am and knock out a few rides quickly.
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floridaorange are they one Disney's property? We are staying at Animal Kingdom and won't be venturing out off the grounds when we are in orlando (minus to and from airport).
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Great write up. Fine dining def. is not one of Disney's strongpoints but I feel like you really did it right. Especially with kids in tow you are somewhat restricted to what makes them happy. It really is their vacation after all, you're just there to fund it.
Glad you had fun. As a "local" my wife and I like to do most of the things you did but we split it up over multiple trips b/c we can. The biggest difference is Disney Springs and Epcot have become our major spots. |
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We are leaving next Saturday for Disney. For those who have been, can we bring in any snacks / drinks from the outside or do we need to purchase everything inside the parks?
Also, anyone have a map for each park that shows the best / most efficient route to take to hit all of the rides? Just wondering.
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As for the route to take... We tried doing that the first day, and quickly realized there is no optimal route - the best way to approach it is to adjust on the fly based on park conditions. Where you go will be dictated by how you schedule your genie+/lightning lanes and how the lines progress throughout the day. If you become to dedicated to a specific route, you'll end up getting stuck in long lines and have a suboptimal day. More important than having a route is having comfortable walking shoes because there will be some back and forth between the different areas. That being said, I would still have a game plan in terms of high/medium/low priority rides, and try and memorize that list for each day. That way you can slot in rides/activities based on priority, decide how long you're willing to wait for something, and if you should adjust.
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That is a good point and I will talk with my wife about it and maybe her and I can game plan this weekend so we are somewhat prepared. Wife and daughter have already bought new shoes and have been walking around in them in the house to break them in. So I think we are getting there and can't believe its almost here. I just know it will come and go in a blink of an eye. I will either post in this thread or make my own with a detailed day by day analysis like what you did to give people more information and reviews.
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Leave tomorrow for our second WDW trip this year. Our daughter is getting married in Animal Kingdom at the Tree of Life.
Will definitely be doing the parks some, but they will not be the primary focus. It helps that just for this year we bought annual passes. So between Disney Vacation Club and annual passes it will actually be a cheap Disney trip (minus all the wedding related stuff).
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My bimmerpost skills are a little rusty . Haven't posted as much lately.
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