Disney Vacation (9 Viewers)

[wadegarrett]

Heading down in October from Tues-Sun. Kids will be 7 and 6 at the time. Any of the parks not worth it for kids that age?

Was thinking MK the Tues. we arrive. Then Disney Hollywood Studios on Wed., Epcot on Thurs., Animal Kingdom on Friday, and Magic Kingdom on Saturday. Should we avoid MK on a Saturday?

Cinderella's castle meals more for girls or would boys enjoy it too?

Will try to peruse the thread for some info but if anyone can chime in TIA.

 

[shader]

Epcot is fun if you know what to do. Shocked you though Soarin' was meh. It's my wife and daughter's favorite ride in WDW.

I thought it was too short and I thought they missed some "action" opportunities. I was looking for some speed sequences and I thought I was going to get one when the fighter jets came into the picture, but that wasn't the case.

I agree. I wasn't blown away by Soarin, as everyone said I would be. Kind of seemed like the type of ride you'd get in the mall in one of those virtual reality booths.

There are several rides of the Dumbo concept, but only Dumbo will have a 2 hour wait. It doesn't make sense to me. That's all.

The one way up high in tomorrow land, and the magic carpet are the other two I can think of. But again, they just can put more people on the ride at a time, which is why their lines are shorter.This goes away when the new rides open up, as the new Dumbo has double the capacity of the current one.

 

[AcerFC]

Heading down in October from Tues-Sun. Kids will be 7 and 6 at the time. Any of the parks not worth it for kids that age?Was thinking MK the Tues. we arrive. Then Disney Hollywood Studios on Wed., Epcot on Thurs., Animal Kingdom on Friday, and Magic Kingdom on Saturday. Should we avoid MK on a Saturday?Cinderella's castle meals more for girls or would boys enjoy it too?Will try to peruse the thread for some info but if anyone can chime in TIA.

If you are going in late October, be sure to check when the Halloween parade night is. It is a separate fee and you don't want to have to leave early from MK for that. I know they have one on Wed 10/31.

 

[Worm]

Are the value resort rooms big enough to move things around a bit and fit a queen blow up mattress on the floor for the kids?

We are staying at the new Art of Animation resort in a Little Mermaid room but I would assume they will be similar size to the other value rooms.

 

[Disco Stu]

Are the value resort rooms big enough to move things around a bit and fit a queen blow up mattress on the floor for the kids?

We are staying at the new Art of Animation resort in a Little Mermaid room but I would assume they will be similar size to the other value rooms.

Room floor plans

 

[shader]

Are the value resort rooms big enough to move things around a bit and fit a queen blow up mattress on the floor for the kids?We are staying at the new Art of Animation resort in a Little Mermaid room but I would assume they will be similar size to the other value rooms.

They are really really small. You want to shoot yourself if you stay in there too long.Of course, I've always heard that Disney designs the rooms to try and get you out of there and into the parks. Doubt this is true for the bigger rooms, but the value is just really awful.Kind of like staying at a Hampton Inn, and cutting that down by about 25%. When you consider the amount of luggage you take to Disney, it's tough. And forget about a queen mattress on the floor.

 

[Godsbrother]

Are the value resort rooms big enough to move things around a bit and fit a queen blow up mattress on the floor for the kids?We are staying at the new Art of Animation resort in a Little Mermaid room but I would assume they will be similar size to the other value rooms.

Unless you are in a Family Suite you are going to have a tough time getting a queen-size blow up mattress on the floor, I think.

 

[Worm]

Yeah, that is the worry... we have been debating laying down the extra $1k for a family suite for multiple reasons, but man, I can do a lot (or buy a lot, or eat a lot) for $1k.

 

[Worm]

Are the value resort rooms big enough to move things around a bit and fit a queen blow up mattress on the floor for the kids?

We are staying at the new Art of Animation resort in a Little Mermaid room but I would assume they will be similar size to the other value rooms.

Room floor plans

Thanks... wish they had dimensions on there. Could probably figure something out based on the width of a standard double bed I guess.edit - meh... tight... looks like it's either spring for the suite or suffer with each of us sharing a bed with a kid.

 

[Bob Sacamano]

Are the value resort rooms big enough to move things around a bit and fit a queen blow up mattress on the floor for the kids?

We are staying at the new Art of Animation resort in a Little Mermaid room but I would assume they will be similar size to the other value rooms.

Room floor plans

Thanks... wish they had dimensions on there. Could probably figure something out based on the width of a standard double bed I guess.edit - meh... tight... looks like it's either spring for the suite or suffer with each of us sharing a bed with a kid.

 

[Worm]

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Are the value resort rooms big enough to move things around a bit and fit a queen blow up mattress on the floor for the kids?

We are staying at the new Art of Animation resort in a Little Mermaid room but I would assume they will be similar size to the other value rooms.

Room floor plans

Thanks... wish they had dimensions on there. Could probably figure something out based on the width of a standard double bed I guess.edit - meh... tight... looks like it's either spring for the suite or suffer with each of us sharing a bed with a kid.

 

[Bob Sacamano]

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Are the value resort rooms big enough to move things around a bit and fit a queen blow up mattress on the floor for the kids?

We are staying at the new Art of Animation resort in a Little Mermaid room but I would assume they will be similar size to the other value rooms.

Room floor plans

Thanks... wish they had dimensions on there. Could probably figure something out based on the width of a standard double bed I guess.edit - meh... tight... looks like it's either spring for the suite or suffer with each of us sharing a bed with a kid.

Ninjas don't share beds with their wives?

 

[Worm]

You do remember that I have a 12' wingspan right? And a double bed is like 2 feet wide...

 

[The Commish]

You do remember that I have a 12' wingspan right? And a double bed is like 2 feet wide...

This would be a no go for me to GB....A queen rarely works, much less a double.

 

[FBGirl79]

Back from our trip. We had a blast, but I it's always an adventure when I go on vacation.Day 1: We went to Hollywood Studios. Had breakfast with the characters and my son's shoe ended up in the scrambled eggs after wrestling with Handy Manny I started noticing a LOT of motorized carts and wheelchairs in the park. By the time we got to the Toy Story ride to get our FP, it was already at 2pm window. This was around 9:45 am. We went to the "Fantasmic" show which was pretty freakin' cool. Great end to the evening.Day 2: We went to Magic Kingdom. We got there around noon and things were pretty congested, but not as bad as I had seen in the past. Dumbo ride was 2 hour wait. I apologize in advance for saying this, but that made ZERO sense to me. What's the attraction to that ride? We headed directly over to Tomorrow Land. Scared the poop out of my son with the Leo and Stich "ride", after grabbing a FP to Buzz. We hit several of the smaller rides like Tea Cups, go carts etc. Orbiter was a big hit with the little dude. We then made our way up to Small World, over to Haunted House (another big hit), Pirates of the Carribean etc. We were suppose to have dinner at the Crystal Palace, but apparently the kitchen blew up so all reservations were cancelled for that day. Fortunately, they made reservations for all their folks at Liberty Tree Tavern. I have to say, if you don't mind the set menu, it was awesome food wise. It was a family style place that had turkey, beef and pork, dressing, potatoes, mac and cheese, green beans, squash, gravy etc....all you can eat. Finished up dinner and walked outside to the second half of the light parade. By this time, little dude was passed out so we decided to skip the fireworks.Day 3: Went to Epcot. Probably our son's favorite spot since he got to build all these things, make games etc. He'd have spent all day in the labs if we'd let him. Grabbed a FP to Soarin' but was left with a "meh" feeling of that experience. Nothing else had much of a wait at all. I think we did every single ride there and finished up the night with the laser show, which has been significantly scaled back from what they did 5-6 years ago. At this point in our adventure I was downright annoyed with all the scooters, wheelchairs etc. I'm confident 99% of the wheelchairs weren't needed. In most instances the wheelchair lines were longer than the regular lines, which I thought was funny Day 4: Went to Animal Kingdom. We had a great time all around. Longest line in the park was at the water rapid ride. Mt Everest was never longer than 10 minutes and getting into the shows was no problem at all. The Lion King show was pretty cool. It was really amazing all the action/moving parts they put into that tiny little space. I wanted to start hitting people on the scooters with a stick, but there were none I could easily get my hands on.Day 5: Went back to Magic Kingdom. We decided to go back. Got there early (just after gates open). We decided to ride the rides we didn't get to on Day 2. Got on Peter Pan and Whinnie the Poo. My son wanted to ride the roller coaster beside dumbo. We had all the rides completed by 1pm ish and went back to rides he liked the first time. Also were able to see the parade, light parade in full and fireworks. Decided to write a "suggestion" letter to Disney that they screen a little more closely who is allowed to have the scooters and who qualifies for a wheel chair.

We were at Magic Kingdom (and Liberty Tree Tavern) at the same time as you. We had ADR's there and while we were waiting they started sending everyone over from Crystal Palace. We finished up about 5 minutes before the parade started and went out to watch. Oh and my husband was probably one of the scooters you noticed. He completely shredded his ankle the week before we left, was in a boot and not allowed to do much walking at all. Totally sucked. That experience definitely gave us a viewpoint I would rather not have again. I feel sorry for anyone who has to use them. Maybe some of the people need them and maybe some don't but you really have no idea if someone has a heart condition, arthritis, MS, or some other problem that isn't easily visible. Remember being at Disney requires a lot of walking...probably a minimum of 5 miles a day. For people that might be able to walk normally at home, they may not be able to do it there because of the distance, heat, etc. Just got a whole new perspective this trip.As for being annoyed with them...try being in one and see how easy it is to navigate in those crowds with people just walking out right in front of you non-stop. They aren't like cars with brakes...they either stop or go. When someone steps in front of you (which happened about every 2 seconds) you stop. Stop.Go.Stop.Go...all effing day. I'm suprised he didn't have whiplash after being on it for a little while. Oh and we noticed the longer lines for wheelchairs also. It sucks. Don't be too quick to judge until you have you been in that position. I sounded like you in November being annoyed with them and then it was us in April.

 

[FBGirl79]

at scooters. The bigger problem I have with wheelchair/scooters is that they get to just cut the line. I get that they have issues, most warranted, but the person who is with them and not disabled should get behind me in line and then when it's their turn, the scooter/wheelchair person can join them.

I promise they don't get to cut in line. There are a couple of rides where we got on faster but other times, it took longer so I would say it evens out. For example, Peter Pan & Snow White have a continuous moving belt so we had to go through the wheelchair entrance which was shorter. Splash Mountain & Jungle Cruise had a different wheelchair entrance but our wait was actually longer than the regular lines. Every other ride I can think of Disney has made wheelchair accessible so you wait in the same line. I honestly can't imagine people using them that don't really need them for a couple of reasons. They are hard as hell to navigate in large crowds and they are expensive. If you rent them in the park they are like $50+ a day. Since my husband got hurt the week before, we had to wait to see 2 different Ortho surgeons before we knew what we were going to do. Luckily I was able to rent his through an outside company 2 days before we left but it was still over $200.

 

[Bob Sacamano]

You guys go every year, no? Ever considered DVC? Not worth it?

 

[Bob Sacamano]

FWIW: I know next to nothing about it other than I clicked on the link from their resorts website and it looked like a disneyfied timeshare. Just curious if you/anyone else had broken down the costs/benefits.

 

[Yankee23Fan]

Back from our trip. We had a blast, but I it's always an adventure when I go on vacation.Day 1: We went to Hollywood Studios. Had breakfast with the characters and my son's shoe ended up in the scrambled eggs after wrestling with Handy Manny I started noticing a LOT of motorized carts and wheelchairs in the park. By the time we got to the Toy Story ride to get our FP, it was already at 2pm window. This was around 9:45 am. We went to the "Fantasmic" show which was pretty freakin' cool. Great end to the evening.Day 2: We went to Magic Kingdom. We got there around noon and things were pretty congested, but not as bad as I had seen in the past. Dumbo ride was 2 hour wait. I apologize in advance for saying this, but that made ZERO sense to me. What's the attraction to that ride? We headed directly over to Tomorrow Land. Scared the poop out of my son with the Leo and Stich "ride", after grabbing a FP to Buzz. We hit several of the smaller rides like Tea Cups, go carts etc. Orbiter was a big hit with the little dude. We then made our way up to Small World, over to Haunted House (another big hit), Pirates of the Carribean etc. We were suppose to have dinner at the Crystal Palace, but apparently the kitchen blew up so all reservations were cancelled for that day. Fortunately, they made reservations for all their folks at Liberty Tree Tavern. I have to say, if you don't mind the set menu, it was awesome food wise. It was a family style place that had turkey, beef and pork, dressing, potatoes, mac and cheese, green beans, squash, gravy etc....all you can eat. Finished up dinner and walked outside to the second half of the light parade. By this time, little dude was passed out so we decided to skip the fireworks.Day 3: Went to Epcot. Probably our son's favorite spot since he got to build all these things, make games etc. He'd have spent all day in the labs if we'd let him. Grabbed a FP to Soarin' but was left with a "meh" feeling of that experience. Nothing else had much of a wait at all. I think we did every single ride there and finished up the night with the laser show, which has been significantly scaled back from what they did 5-6 years ago. At this point in our adventure I was downright annoyed with all the scooters, wheelchairs etc. I'm confident 99% of the wheelchairs weren't needed. In most instances the wheelchair lines were longer than the regular lines, which I thought was funny Day 4: Went to Animal Kingdom. We had a great time all around. Longest line in the park was at the water rapid ride. Mt Everest was never longer than 10 minutes and getting into the shows was no problem at all. The Lion King show was pretty cool. It was really amazing all the action/moving parts they put into that tiny little space. I wanted to start hitting people on the scooters with a stick, but there were none I could easily get my hands on.Day 5: Went back to Magic Kingdom. We decided to go back. Got there early (just after gates open). We decided to ride the rides we didn't get to on Day 2. Got on Peter Pan and Whinnie the Poo. My son wanted to ride the roller coaster beside dumbo. We had all the rides completed by 1pm ish and went back to rides he liked the first time. Also were able to see the parade, light parade in full and fireworks. Decided to write a "suggestion" letter to Disney that they screen a little more closely who is allowed to have the scooters and who qualifies for a wheel chair.

We were at Magic Kingdom (and Liberty Tree Tavern) at the same time as you. We had ADR's there and while we were waiting they started sending everyone over from Crystal Palace. We finished up about 5 minutes before the parade started and went out to watch. Oh and my husband was probably one of the scooters you noticed. He completely shredded his ankle the week before we left, was in a boot and not allowed to do much walking at all. Totally sucked. That experience definitely gave us a viewpoint I would rather not have again. I feel sorry for anyone who has to use them. Maybe some of the people need them and maybe some don't but you really have no idea if someone has a heart condition, arthritis, MS, or some other problem that isn't easily visible. Remember being at Disney requires a lot of walking...probably a minimum of 5 miles a day. For people that might be able to walk normally at home, they may not be able to do it there because of the distance, heat, etc. Just got a whole new perspective this trip.As for being annoyed with them...try being in one and see how easy it is to navigate in those crowds with people just walking out right in front of you non-stop. They aren't like cars with brakes...they either stop or go. When someone steps in front of you (which happened about every 2 seconds) you stop. Stop.Go.Stop.Go...all effing day. I'm suprised he didn't have whiplash after being on it for a little while. Oh and we noticed the longer lines for wheelchairs also. It sucks. Don't be too quick to judge until you have you been in that position. I sounded like you in November being annoyed with them and then it was us in April.

I hear all of this and I agree. However, I am still one of the people that hates the fat-bikes that go around.First, the Disney bus issue. It doesn't bother me so much when grandma is in a scooter enjoying a vacation with the family. More power to them. The family that takes advantage of it and is actually mean to other people in line because THEY get to go on first - and then spread themsevels out nice and comfortably without taking into account the line they created really ticks me. So grandma - no problem - rude family - I wish lightsabers were real.Second - the guy gal that looks realtively healthy but uses them - possibly for heart issues or whatnot. Again, I'm ok with that for the most part although I have a viscreal hatred for them that drive their little scooter onto the bus and then get off of it and help the rest of their family on the bus - if you can do that, you don't need the scooter - or just maybe a vacation that requires a lot of physical exercise isn't for you. Overall, annoying but I can get over it...... BUTThird - that fat person that is on it because you know they haven't take two steps to anything other than a refrigerator in 30 years. They should be banned, Southwest Airline style. You are too fat to ride this ride, go to Universal... or a gym. I'm sorry. I ahve no sympathy for these people. They are almost always rude as all get out, only use it because they can't walk from ingesting cheese doodles like they are oxygen and in turn ruin everyone else's time in the parks. These are also the same people that drive their fatcarts like they rule the road, so to speak, and everyone else is just a Grand Theft Auto style pedestrian that they get points for bumping into - and maybe some free butter.The bus system is remarkable. This is the only downside. The ride lines with them, I can pretty much ignore for the most part, but the busses....... We've actually just gotten to the point where we drive to the parks now. We stay on site so parking is free, we know our way around with our eyes closed, and we can usually get back to the room faster at the nighttime rush then dealing with the buses to begin with.Oh, and above all else - and I mean this sincerely - can there be a fricken drivers ed class for these people. Ever see Gomer and his 500 pounds try to turn the thing around and his fat rolls keep hitting the chain rope lines and his blubber blocks his ability to actually turn the wheel more than 5 degrees? Yeah, that guy - give him a fricken lesson. For all of our sakes.Ok, I'm done.

 

[The Commish]

Back from our trip. We had a blast, but I it's always an adventure when I go on vacation.Day 1: We went to Hollywood Studios. Had breakfast with the characters and my son's shoe ended up in the scrambled eggs after wrestling with Handy Manny I started noticing a LOT of motorized carts and wheelchairs in the park. By the time we got to the Toy Story ride to get our FP, it was already at 2pm window. This was around 9:45 am. We went to the "Fantasmic" show which was pretty freakin' cool. Great end to the evening.Day 2: We went to Magic Kingdom. We got there around noon and things were pretty congested, but not as bad as I had seen in the past. Dumbo ride was 2 hour wait. I apologize in advance for saying this, but that made ZERO sense to me. What's the attraction to that ride? We headed directly over to Tomorrow Land. Scared the poop out of my son with the Leo and Stich "ride", after grabbing a FP to Buzz. We hit several of the smaller rides like Tea Cups, go carts etc. Orbiter was a big hit with the little dude. We then made our way up to Small World, over to Haunted House (another big hit), Pirates of the Carribean etc. We were suppose to have dinner at the Crystal Palace, but apparently the kitchen blew up so all reservations were cancelled for that day. Fortunately, they made reservations for all their folks at Liberty Tree Tavern. I have to say, if you don't mind the set menu, it was awesome food wise. It was a family style place that had turkey, beef and pork, dressing, potatoes, mac and cheese, green beans, squash, gravy etc....all you can eat. Finished up dinner and walked outside to the second half of the light parade. By this time, little dude was passed out so we decided to skip the fireworks.Day 3: Went to Epcot. Probably our son's favorite spot since he got to build all these things, make games etc. He'd have spent all day in the labs if we'd let him. Grabbed a FP to Soarin' but was left with a "meh" feeling of that experience. Nothing else had much of a wait at all. I think we did every single ride there and finished up the night with the laser show, which has been significantly scaled back from what they did 5-6 years ago. At this point in our adventure I was downright annoyed with all the scooters, wheelchairs etc. I'm confident 99% of the wheelchairs weren't needed. In most instances the wheelchair lines were longer than the regular lines, which I thought was funny Day 4: Went to Animal Kingdom. We had a great time all around. Longest line in the park was at the water rapid ride. Mt Everest was never longer than 10 minutes and getting into the shows was no problem at all. The Lion King show was pretty cool. It was really amazing all the action/moving parts they put into that tiny little space. I wanted to start hitting people on the scooters with a stick, but there were none I could easily get my hands on.Day 5: Went back to Magic Kingdom. We decided to go back. Got there early (just after gates open). We decided to ride the rides we didn't get to on Day 2. Got on Peter Pan and Whinnie the Poo. My son wanted to ride the roller coaster beside dumbo. We had all the rides completed by 1pm ish and went back to rides he liked the first time. Also were able to see the parade, light parade in full and fireworks. Decided to write a "suggestion" letter to Disney that they screen a little more closely who is allowed to have the scooters and who qualifies for a wheel chair.

We were at Magic Kingdom (and Liberty Tree Tavern) at the same time as you. We had ADR's there and while we were waiting they started sending everyone over from Crystal Palace. We finished up about 5 minutes before the parade started and went out to watch. Oh and my husband was probably one of the scooters you noticed. He completely shredded his ankle the week before we left, was in a boot and not allowed to do much walking at all. Totally sucked. That experience definitely gave us a viewpoint I would rather not have again. I feel sorry for anyone who has to use them. Maybe some of the people need them and maybe some don't but you really have no idea if someone has a heart condition, arthritis, MS, or some other problem that isn't easily visible. Remember being at Disney requires a lot of walking...probably a minimum of 5 miles a day. For people that might be able to walk normally at home, they may not be able to do it there because of the distance, heat, etc. Just got a whole new perspective this trip.As for being annoyed with them...try being in one and see how easy it is to navigate in those crowds with people just walking out right in front of you non-stop. They aren't like cars with brakes...they either stop or go. When someone steps in front of you (which happened about every 2 seconds) you stop. Stop.Go.Stop.Go...all effing day. I'm suprised he didn't have whiplash after being on it for a little while. Oh and we noticed the longer lines for wheelchairs also. It sucks. Don't be too quick to judge until you have you been in that position. I sounded like you in November being annoyed with them and then it was us in April.

Oh, I know. I'm not talking about the people who need them. You can tell those who REALLY need them and those that don't just by how fast they get up and move around the lines. I wouldn't begrudge anyone the opportunity of going to Disney, but I'm not convinced those scooters weren't being abused by a lot of people. I also wrote that when it was still fresh in my mind. Today, I don't really care. I was just annoyed by them constantly running up my leg or cutting me off. It was like the "where's the beef lady" everywhere. I had to be in a chair with a fractured leg down there once so I know the pains of it, but I was in a wheelchair, not a scooter.

 

[The Commish]

Back from our trip. We had a blast, but I it's always an adventure when I go on vacation.

Day 1: We went to Hollywood Studios. Had breakfast with the characters and my son's shoe ended up in the scrambled eggs after wrestling with Handy Manny I started noticing a LOT of motorized carts and wheelchairs in the park. By the time we got to the Toy Story ride to get our FP, it was already at 2pm window. This was around 9:45 am. We went to the "Fantasmic" show which was pretty freakin' cool. Great end to the evening.

Day 2: We went to Magic Kingdom. We got there around noon and things were pretty congested, but not as bad as I had seen in the past. Dumbo ride was 2 hour wait. I apologize in advance for saying this, but that made ZERO sense to me. What's the attraction to that ride? We headed directly over to Tomorrow Land. Scared the poop out of my son with the Leo and Stich "ride", after grabbing a FP to Buzz. We hit several of the smaller rides like Tea Cups, go carts etc. Orbiter was a big hit with the little dude. We then made our way up to Small World, over to Haunted House (another big hit), Pirates of the Carribean etc. We were suppose to have dinner at the Crystal Palace, but apparently the kitchen blew up so all reservations were cancelled for that day. Fortunately, they made reservations for all their folks at Liberty Tree Tavern. I have to say, if you don't mind the set menu, it was awesome food wise. It was a family style place that had turkey, beef and pork, dressing, potatoes, mac and cheese, green beans, squash, gravy etc....all you can eat. Finished up dinner and walked outside to the second half of the light parade. By this time, little dude was passed out so we decided to skip the fireworks.

Day 3: Went to Epcot. Probably our son's favorite spot since he got to build all these things, make games etc. He'd have spent all day in the labs if we'd let him. Grabbed a FP to Soarin' but was left with a "meh" feeling of that experience. Nothing else had much of a wait at all. I think we did every single ride there and finished up the night with the laser show, which has been significantly scaled back from what they did 5-6 years ago. At this point in our adventure I was downright annoyed with all the scooters, wheelchairs etc. I'm confident 99% of the wheelchairs weren't needed. In most instances the wheelchair lines were longer than the regular lines, which I thought was funny

Day 4: Went to Animal Kingdom. We had a great time all around. Longest line in the park was at the water rapid ride. Mt Everest was never longer than 10 minutes and getting into the shows was no problem at all. The Lion King show was pretty cool. It was really amazing all the action/moving parts they put into that tiny little space. I wanted to start hitting people on the scooters with a stick, but there were none I could easily get my hands on.

Day 5: Went back to Magic Kingdom. We decided to go back. Got there early (just after gates open). We decided to ride the rides we didn't get to on Day 2. Got on Peter Pan and Whinnie the Poo. My son wanted to ride the roller coaster beside dumbo. We had all the rides completed by 1pm ish and went back to rides he liked the first time. Also were able to see the parade, light parade in full and fireworks. Decided to write a "suggestion" letter to Disney that they screen a little more closely who is allowed to have the scooters and who qualifies for a wheel chair.

We were at Magic Kingdom (and Liberty Tree Tavern) at the same time as you. We had ADR's there and while we were waiting they started sending everyone over from Crystal Palace. We finished up about 5 minutes before the parade started and went out to watch. Oh and my husband was probably one of the scooters you noticed. He completely shredded his ankle the week before we left, was in a boot and not allowed to do much walking at all. Totally sucked. That experience definitely gave us a viewpoint I would rather not have again. I feel sorry for anyone who has to use them. Maybe some of the people need them and maybe some don't but you really have no idea if someone has a heart condition, arthritis, MS, or some other problem that isn't easily visible. Remember being at Disney requires a lot of walking...probably a minimum of 5 miles a day. For people that might be able to walk normally at home, they may not be able to do it there because of the distance, heat, etc. Just got a whole new perspective this trip.

As for being annoyed with them...try being in one and see how easy it is to navigate in those crowds with people just walking out right in front of you non-stop. They aren't like cars with brakes...they either stop or go. When someone steps in front of you (which happened about every 2 seconds) you stop. Stop.Go.Stop.Go...all effing day. I'm suprised he didn't have whiplash after being on it for a little while. Oh and we noticed the longer lines for wheelchairs also. It sucks. Don't be too quick to judge until you have you been in that position. I sounded like you in November being annoyed with them and then it was us in April.

I hear all of this and I agree. However, I am still one of the people that hates the fat-bikes that go around.First, the Disney bus issue. It doesn't bother me so much when grandma is in a scooter enjoying a vacation with the family. More power to them. The family that takes advantage of it and is actually mean to other people in line because THEY get to go on first - and then spread themsevels out nice and comfortably without taking into account the line they created really ticks me. So grandma - no problem - rude family - I wish lightsabers were real.

Second - the guy gal that looks realtively healthy but uses them - possibly for heart issues or whatnot. Again, I'm ok with that for the most part although I have a viscreal hatred for them that drive their little scooter onto the bus and then get off of it and help the rest of their family on the bus - if you can do that, you don't need the scooter - or just maybe a vacation that requires a lot of physical exercise isn't for you. Overall, annoying but I can get over it...... BUT

Third - that fat person that is on it because you know they haven't take two steps to anything other than a refrigerator in 30 years. They should be banned, Southwest Airline style. You are too fat to ride this ride, go to Universal... or a gym. I'm sorry. I ahve no sympathy for these people. They are almost always rude as all get out, only use it because they can't walk from ingesting cheese doodles like they are oxygen and in turn ruin everyone else's time in the parks. These are also the same people that drive their fatcarts like they rule the road, so to speak, and everyone else is just a Grand Theft Auto style pedestrian that they get points for bumping into - and maybe some free butter.

The bus system is remarkable. This is the only downside. The ride lines with them, I can pretty much ignore for the most part, but the busses....... We've actually just gotten to the point where we drive to the parks now. We stay on site so parking is free, we know our way around with our eyes closed, and we can usually get back to the room faster at the nighttime rush then dealing with the buses to begin with.

Oh, and above all else - and I mean this sincerely - can there be a fricken drivers ed class for these people. Ever see Gomer and his 500 pounds try to turn the thing around and his fat rolls keep hitting the chain rope lines and his blubber blocks his ability to actually turn the wheel more than 5 degrees? Yeah, that guy - give him a fricken lesson. For all of our sakes.

Ok, I'm done.

 

[FBGirl79]

Back from our trip. We had a blast, but I it's always an adventure when I go on vacation.Day 1: We went to Hollywood Studios. Had breakfast with the characters and my son's shoe ended up in the scrambled eggs after wrestling with Handy Manny I started noticing a LOT of motorized carts and wheelchairs in the park. By the time we got to the Toy Story ride to get our FP, it was already at 2pm window. This was around 9:45 am. We went to the "Fantasmic" show which was pretty freakin' cool. Great end to the evening.Day 2: We went to Magic Kingdom. We got there around noon and things were pretty congested, but not as bad as I had seen in the past. Dumbo ride was 2 hour wait. I apologize in advance for saying this, but that made ZERO sense to me. What's the attraction to that ride? We headed directly over to Tomorrow Land. Scared the poop out of my son with the Leo and Stich "ride", after grabbing a FP to Buzz. We hit several of the smaller rides like Tea Cups, go carts etc. Orbiter was a big hit with the little dude. We then made our way up to Small World, over to Haunted House (another big hit), Pirates of the Carribean etc. We were suppose to have dinner at the Crystal Palace, but apparently the kitchen blew up so all reservations were cancelled for that day. Fortunately, they made reservations for all their folks at Liberty Tree Tavern. I have to say, if you don't mind the set menu, it was awesome food wise. It was a family style place that had turkey, beef and pork, dressing, potatoes, mac and cheese, green beans, squash, gravy etc....all you can eat. Finished up dinner and walked outside to the second half of the light parade. By this time, little dude was passed out so we decided to skip the fireworks.Day 3: Went to Epcot. Probably our son's favorite spot since he got to build all these things, make games etc. He'd have spent all day in the labs if we'd let him. Grabbed a FP to Soarin' but was left with a "meh" feeling of that experience. Nothing else had much of a wait at all. I think we did every single ride there and finished up the night with the laser show, which has been significantly scaled back from what they did 5-6 years ago. At this point in our adventure I was downright annoyed with all the scooters, wheelchairs etc. I'm confident 99% of the wheelchairs weren't needed. In most instances the wheelchair lines were longer than the regular lines, which I thought was funny Day 4: Went to Animal Kingdom. We had a great time all around. Longest line in the park was at the water rapid ride. Mt Everest was never longer than 10 minutes and getting into the shows was no problem at all. The Lion King show was pretty cool. It was really amazing all the action/moving parts they put into that tiny little space. I wanted to start hitting people on the scooters with a stick, but there were none I could easily get my hands on.Day 5: Went back to Magic Kingdom. We decided to go back. Got there early (just after gates open). We decided to ride the rides we didn't get to on Day 2. Got on Peter Pan and Whinnie the Poo. My son wanted to ride the roller coaster beside dumbo. We had all the rides completed by 1pm ish and went back to rides he liked the first time. Also were able to see the parade, light parade in full and fireworks. Decided to write a "suggestion" letter to Disney that they screen a little more closely who is allowed to have the scooters and who qualifies for a wheel chair.

We were at Magic Kingdom (and Liberty Tree Tavern) at the same time as you. We had ADR's there and while we were waiting they started sending everyone over from Crystal Palace. We finished up about 5 minutes before the parade started and went out to watch. Oh and my husband was probably one of the scooters you noticed. He completely shredded his ankle the week before we left, was in a boot and not allowed to do much walking at all. Totally sucked. That experience definitely gave us a viewpoint I would rather not have again. I feel sorry for anyone who has to use them. Maybe some of the people need them and maybe some don't but you really have no idea if someone has a heart condition, arthritis, MS, or some other problem that isn't easily visible. Remember being at Disney requires a lot of walking...probably a minimum of 5 miles a day. For people that might be able to walk normally at home, they may not be able to do it there because of the distance, heat, etc. Just got a whole new perspective this trip.As for being annoyed with them...try being in one and see how easy it is to navigate in those crowds with people just walking out right in front of you non-stop. They aren't like cars with brakes...they either stop or go. When someone steps in front of you (which happened about every 2 seconds) you stop. Stop.Go.Stop.Go...all effing day. I'm suprised he didn't have whiplash after being on it for a little while. Oh and we noticed the longer lines for wheelchairs also. It sucks. Don't be too quick to judge until you have you been in that position. I sounded like you in November being annoyed with them and then it was us in April.

Oh, I know. I'm not talking about the people who need them. You can tell those who REALLY need them and those that don't just by how fast they get up and move around the lines. I wouldn't begrudge anyone the opportunity of going to Disney, but I'm not convinced those scooters weren't being abused by a lot of people. I also wrote that when it was still fresh in my mind. Today, I don't really care. I was just annoyed by them constantly running up my leg or cutting me off. It was like the "where's the beef lady" everywhere. I had to be in a chair with a fractured leg down there once so I know the pains of it, but I was in a wheelchair, not a scooter.

I am sure there are some that don't need them but man I can't understand anyone wanting to use one. I thought it sucked and my husband hated it. He felt like a lot of our trip was ruined bc he couldn't just, "go" like we normally do. I don't know how you managed that place with a wheelchair. There was no way I was pushing him around all day for 7 days. I love him but no way, lol.

 

[The Commish]

Back from our trip. We had a blast, but I it's always an adventure when I go on vacation.Day 1: We went to Hollywood Studios. Had breakfast with the characters and my son's shoe ended up in the scrambled eggs after wrestling with Handy Manny I started noticing a LOT of motorized carts and wheelchairs in the park. By the time we got to the Toy Story ride to get our FP, it was already at 2pm window. This was around 9:45 am. We went to the "Fantasmic" show which was pretty freakin' cool. Great end to the evening.Day 2: We went to Magic Kingdom. We got there around noon and things were pretty congested, but not as bad as I had seen in the past. Dumbo ride was 2 hour wait. I apologize in advance for saying this, but that made ZERO sense to me. What's the attraction to that ride? We headed directly over to Tomorrow Land. Scared the poop out of my son with the Leo and Stich "ride", after grabbing a FP to Buzz. We hit several of the smaller rides like Tea Cups, go carts etc. Orbiter was a big hit with the little dude. We then made our way up to Small World, over to Haunted House (another big hit), Pirates of the Carribean etc. We were suppose to have dinner at the Crystal Palace, but apparently the kitchen blew up so all reservations were cancelled for that day. Fortunately, they made reservations for all their folks at Liberty Tree Tavern. I have to say, if you don't mind the set menu, it was awesome food wise. It was a family style place that had turkey, beef and pork, dressing, potatoes, mac and cheese, green beans, squash, gravy etc....all you can eat. Finished up dinner and walked outside to the second half of the light parade. By this time, little dude was passed out so we decided to skip the fireworks.Day 3: Went to Epcot. Probably our son's favorite spot since he got to build all these things, make games etc. He'd have spent all day in the labs if we'd let him. Grabbed a FP to Soarin' but was left with a "meh" feeling of that experience. Nothing else had much of a wait at all. I think we did every single ride there and finished up the night with the laser show, which has been significantly scaled back from what they did 5-6 years ago. At this point in our adventure I was downright annoyed with all the scooters, wheelchairs etc. I'm confident 99% of the wheelchairs weren't needed. In most instances the wheelchair lines were longer than the regular lines, which I thought was funny Day 4: Went to Animal Kingdom. We had a great time all around. Longest line in the park was at the water rapid ride. Mt Everest was never longer than 10 minutes and getting into the shows was no problem at all. The Lion King show was pretty cool. It was really amazing all the action/moving parts they put into that tiny little space. I wanted to start hitting people on the scooters with a stick, but there were none I could easily get my hands on.Day 5: Went back to Magic Kingdom. We decided to go back. Got there early (just after gates open). We decided to ride the rides we didn't get to on Day 2. Got on Peter Pan and Whinnie the Poo. My son wanted to ride the roller coaster beside dumbo. We had all the rides completed by 1pm ish and went back to rides he liked the first time. Also were able to see the parade, light parade in full and fireworks. Decided to write a "suggestion" letter to Disney that they screen a little more closely who is allowed to have the scooters and who qualifies for a wheel chair.

We were at Magic Kingdom (and Liberty Tree Tavern) at the same time as you. We had ADR's there and while we were waiting they started sending everyone over from Crystal Palace. We finished up about 5 minutes before the parade started and went out to watch. Oh and my husband was probably one of the scooters you noticed. He completely shredded his ankle the week before we left, was in a boot and not allowed to do much walking at all. Totally sucked. That experience definitely gave us a viewpoint I would rather not have again. I feel sorry for anyone who has to use them. Maybe some of the people need them and maybe some don't but you really have no idea if someone has a heart condition, arthritis, MS, or some other problem that isn't easily visible. Remember being at Disney requires a lot of walking...probably a minimum of 5 miles a day. For people that might be able to walk normally at home, they may not be able to do it there because of the distance, heat, etc. Just got a whole new perspective this trip.As for being annoyed with them...try being in one and see how easy it is to navigate in those crowds with people just walking out right in front of you non-stop. They aren't like cars with brakes...they either stop or go. When someone steps in front of you (which happened about every 2 seconds) you stop. Stop.Go.Stop.Go...all effing day. I'm suprised he didn't have whiplash after being on it for a little while. Oh and we noticed the longer lines for wheelchairs also. It sucks. Don't be too quick to judge until you have you been in that position. I sounded like you in November being annoyed with them and then it was us in April.

Oh, I know. I'm not talking about the people who need them. You can tell those who REALLY need them and those that don't just by how fast they get up and move around the lines. I wouldn't begrudge anyone the opportunity of going to Disney, but I'm not convinced those scooters weren't being abused by a lot of people. I also wrote that when it was still fresh in my mind. Today, I don't really care. I was just annoyed by them constantly running up my leg or cutting me off. It was like the "where's the beef lady" everywhere. I had to be in a chair with a fractured leg down there once so I know the pains of it, but I was in a wheelchair, not a scooter.

I am sure there are some that don't need them but man I can't understand anyone wanting to use one. I thought it sucked and my husband hated it. He felt like a lot of our trip was ruined bc he couldn't just, "go" like we normally do. I don't know how you managed that place with a wheelchair. There was no way I was pushing him around all day for 7 days. I love him but no way, lol.

At first I was concerned about others, but I quickly realized they didn't care, so I stopped. The best part was I had on a full leg cast sticking straight out in front of me. One of the artists painted a battering ram on my cast

 

[PIK95]

Epcot is fun if you know what to do. Shocked you though Soarin' was meh. It's my wife and daughter's favorite ride in WDW.

I thought it was too short and I thought they missed some "action" opportunities. I was looking for some speed sequences and I thought I was going to get one when the fighter jets came into the picture, but that wasn't the case.

I agree. I wasn't blown away by Soarin, as everyone said I would be. Kind of seemed like the type of ride you'd get in the mall in one of those virtual reality booths.

There are several rides of the Dumbo concept, but only Dumbo will have a 2 hour wait. It doesn't make sense to me. That's all.

The one way up high in tomorrow land, and the magic carpet are the other two I can think of. But again, they just can put more people on the ride at a time, which is why their lines are shorter.This goes away when the new rides open up, as the new Dumbo has double the capacity of the current one.

Peter Pan is the worst ride in the park imo. Ironically the line area for the magic carpets smelled like curry. That ride was second suc.

 

[Dr. Doofenshmirtz]

What is better for kids 5 and 2

HDDR or Mickeys Backyard BBQ

Thinking of trying to get

Oct 30- Dinner at Ohanas

Oct 31- Lilo and Sticth breakfast at Ohana

Nov 1- Dinner at Coral Reef, Mexican place, Lecelier OR HDDR vs Mickeys BBQ- Wife and I would love Lecelier but its about the kids (I think)

Nov 2- Luau at Poly for dinner

Nov 3- Breakfast at Hollywood and Vine and Ohana again

Nov 4- Cinderellas castle (Hate it plus its 2 points on plan but my daughter loves it)

I was able to get all the bolded. I was not able to get HDDR or Mickeys BBQ. Not sure they are open during the time we are going. I always get the park hopper option for us, but this time with the way I planned, I dont really need them. So we will be in the magic kingdom on Nov 1. Only real options are Crystal Palace which we have done a hundred times or Tonys Town Italian place. I booked Tonys but Im not even sure where that is. Is that the place on the right when you first walk in? Anyone ever eaten there?

Its Tonys, Kona or Chef Mickeys for that night. Would rather not Chef since we have been there as well. Any input on Tonys would be appreciated

 

[Godsbrother]

FWIW: I know next to nothing about it other than I clicked on the link from their resorts website and it looked like a disneyfied timeshare. Just curious if you/anyone else had broken down the costs/benefits.

We are DVC members. About 6 years ago my wife and I were looking at buying a vacation home in or around Orlando. After further consideration we figured it really wouldn't be a very good investment (especially then during the height of the housing bubble). We decided instead to just get a DVC membership.There is a whole lot of discussion on the DIS boards about cost effectiveness and how soon it begins to pay off.

 

[shader]

Epcot is fun if you know what to do. Shocked you though Soarin' was meh. It's my wife and daughter's favorite ride in WDW.

I thought it was too short and I thought they missed some "action" opportunities. I was looking for some speed sequences and I thought I was going to get one when the fighter jets came into the picture, but that wasn't the case.

I agree. I wasn't blown away by Soarin, as everyone said I would be. Kind of seemed like the type of ride you'd get in the mall in one of those virtual reality booths.

There are several rides of the Dumbo concept, but only Dumbo will have a 2 hour wait. It doesn't make sense to me. That's all.

The one way up high in tomorrow land, and the magic carpet are the other two I can think of. But again, they just can put more people on the ride at a time, which is why their lines are shorter.This goes away when the new rides open up, as the new Dumbo has double the capacity of the current one.

Peter Pan is the worst ride in the park imo. Ironically the line area for the magic carpets smelled like curry. That ride was second suc.

Peter Pan does suck, but kids love it and it's been there for years. So most of us can remember going on it when we were kids. There is something cool about that. Plus, it's a slow moving ride and they can't push as many customers through per hour, so that's why the lines are crazy. So do it early in the morning or fastpass it. But there is something to that nostalgia. My craziest moment of nostalgia was last time we were there, when we walked into the mexican restaurant in Epcot. I saw that huge volcano background and instantly had like a 25 year flashback to a memory I hadn't thought about in a long time. I just sat there staring at that thing for ten minutes. We are going in late September for ten days, and when I finished paying it off last week, one thing that kept me from completely losing my mind over the amount of money I spent is knowing my kids will remember this in the future. Great times! So yeah, Peter Pan sucks, but lets face it, most of fantasy land isn't known for thrilling rides. It's for children.

 

[Bob Sacamano]

FWIW: I know next to nothing about it other than I clicked on the link from their resorts website and it looked like a disneyfied timeshare. Just curious if you/anyone else had broken down the costs/benefits.

We are DVC members. About 6 years ago my wife and I were looking at buying a vacation home in or around Orlando. After further consideration we figured it really wouldn't be a very good investment (especially then during the height of the housing bubble). We decided instead to just get a DVC membership.There is a whole lot of discussion on the DIS boards about cost effectiveness and how soon it begins to pay off.

I'm translating this into, "Be prepared to be in it for a LONG time before you break even."

 

[Godsbrother]

FWIW: I know next to nothing about it other than I clicked on the link from their resorts website and it looked like a disneyfied timeshare. Just curious if you/anyone else had broken down the costs/benefits.

We are DVC members. About 6 years ago my wife and I were looking at buying a vacation home in or around Orlando. After further consideration we figured it really wouldn't be a very good investment (especially then during the height of the housing bubble). We decided instead to just get a DVC membership.There is a whole lot of discussion on the DIS boards about cost effectiveness and how soon it begins to pay off.

I'm translating this into, "Be prepared to be in it for a LONG time before you break even."

Assuming you do not finance and would regularly go to Disney anyway I think you are probably looking at 6 or 7 years to break even.

 

[AcerFC]

I know nothing about time shares, but I just didn't see how it was worth it for us with the upfront coast (15,000 for resales) and then minimum of 800 a year for points.

I know some people love it, just not for us.

 

[shader]

FWIW: I know next to nothing about it other than I clicked on the link from their resorts website and it looked like a disneyfied timeshare. Just curious if you/anyone else had broken down the costs/benefits.

We are DVC members. About 6 years ago my wife and I were looking at buying a vacation home in or around Orlando. After further consideration we figured it really wouldn't be a very good investment (especially then during the height of the housing bubble). We decided instead to just get a DVC membership.There is a whole lot of discussion on the DIS boards about cost effectiveness and how soon it begins to pay off.

I'm translating this into, "Be prepared to be in it for a LONG time before you break even."

Assuming you do not finance and would regularly go to Disney anyway I think you are probably looking at 6 or 7 years to break even.

And from what I understand, you have to regularly stay in the deluxe resorts ANYWAY to save money. If you are staying at all-stars or even moderate resorts, you will never save money.We have always stayed at all-star. This year, we took the plunge and are staying at contemporary. We won't be doing deluxe every time.

 

[Godsbrother]

I know nothing about time shares, but I just didn't see how it was worth it for us with the upfront coast (15,000 for resales) and then minimum of 800 a year for points. I know some people love it, just not for us.

I hear ya and it really depends on how you use it. Since we became members 6 years ago we have been to Disney 4 times and we also used some points 2 years ago for our son and daughter-in-law to go to Zihuatanejo for their honeymoon. Three of those four trips we booked 3-bedroom Grand Villas which rent out at $1,500 a night. These three vacations more than paid for the DVC initial membership. So at this point all we pay is the membership dues so it has been a good deal for us.

 

[AcerFC]

I know nothing about time shares, but I just didn't see how it was worth it for us with the upfront coast (15,000 for resales) and then minimum of 800 a year for points. I know some people love it, just not for us.

I hear ya and it really depends on how you use it. Since we became members 6 years ago we have been to Disney 4 times and we also used some points 2 years ago for our son and daughter-in-law to go to Zihuatanejo for their honeymoon. Three of those four trips we booked 3-bedroom Grand Villas which rent out at $1,500 a night. These three vacations more than paid for the DVC initial membership. So at this point all we pay is the membership dues so it has been a good deal for us.

Ever eaten at Tonys Town Square?

 

[Godsbrother]

Ever eaten at Tonys Town Square?

Surprisingly no. We rarely eat full service at the MK for some reason -- usually because we take a break and hit a restaurant at one of the MK resorts. Tony's gets mixed reviews but I wouldn't let that scare you as some of my favorite restaurants in Disney typically get mixed reviews (Sci Fi, San Angel Inn).

 

[AcerFC]

Ever eaten at Tonys Town Square?

Surprisingly no. We rarely eat full service at the MK for some reason -- usually because we take a break and hit a restaurant at one of the MK resorts. Tony's gets mixed reviews but I wouldn't let that scare you as some of my favorite restaurants in Disney typically get mixed reviews (Sci Fi, San Angel Inn).

Thanks. Im a big fan of sci fi. Had the ribs there years ago and loved them

 

[Yankee23Fan]

Ever eaten at Tonys Town Square?

Surprisingly no. We rarely eat full service at the MK for some reason -- usually because we take a break and hit a restaurant at one of the MK resorts. Tony's gets mixed reviews but I wouldn't let that scare you as some of my favorite restaurants in Disney typically get mixed reviews (Sci Fi, San Angel Inn).

Tony's is the only place that we would say isn't good. The food was average at best, the service was awful and the whole feel of the place just wasn't very good to us. Now, I say all that, but I think that I could be more mean then I need to be. I think we get spoiled with the great service and food throughout the entire complex so when a place is just average (and average at Disney is probably better than most places at home) we really think it was awful.

 

[Osaurus]

Tony's is teh suck IMO

 

[AcerFC]

Tony's is teh suck IMO

Thanks. Switched to Whispering Canyon CafeThanks Yankee

 

[Yankee23Fan]

Anytime. We are booked for our trip in November-December. Will be destroying the menus at O'hana and Hoopty Doo amongst others. My goal is to make the cooking staff form a union just because of me and then go on strike because I worked them so hard. I need to lose another 30 pounds in preparation for that week though. Already dropped 25.

 

[AcerFC]

Anytime. We are booked for our trip in November-December. Will be destroying the menus at O'hana and Hoopty Doo amongst others. My goal is to make the cooking staff form a union just because of me and then go on strike because I worked them so hard. I need to lose another 30 pounds in preparation for that week though. Already dropped 25.

Hope HDDR is open when you go

 

[Worm]

So the HDDR is worth doing?

 

[AcerFC]

So the HDDR is worth doing?

Based on what I have read, yes. Just leave yourself about an hour to get there. I read that the boat from MK is the best way to goUnfortunately, its not open when we go

 

[Yankee23Fan]

So the HDDR is worth doing?

All you can eat fried chicken, BBQ ribs and beer (yes, the beer is all you can drink).Need I say more?

 

[Yankee23Fan]

It does appear that HDDR may be closed when we are there. That will be disappointing. And the wife hasn't told me that yet, so I can assume it's true and she was going to keep it from me until it was too late for me to scream bloody murder about it.

Eh, just gonna have to do O'hana twice and make sure we get into Le'Cellier as well and I will be sated. For now. But this better not happen again. It would be make me Disney-upset. You wouldn't like me when I'm Disney-upset.

 

[Worm]

This is what I have so far... obviously need to cancel some, but wanted to get things on the schedule and decide later. Looking at scaling down to 1 sit down per day, with maybe an off day if we do the HDDR. We are on the regular dining plan.

Sunday Teppan Edo (7p)

Monday Teppan Edo (4p) The Plaza (6p)

Tuesday Kona Cafe (7p)

Wednesday 1900 Park Fare (9a breakfast) Rainforest Cafe DTD (5p) Ohana (9:30p)

Thursday Crystal Palace (9:40a breakfast) Crystal Palace (5p) Biergarten (6p)

Friday Akershus (5p)

Akershus and Crystal Palace (either breakfast or dinner, heard breakfast is better) are the only 'for sure' things on the schedule, everything else can be changed. Gonna keep trying to get an Ohana reservation for an earlier time during the week.

Maybe do HDDR Wednesday night and skip dinner on Monday or something like that? Or could do HDDR Sunday night to kick off the week, both days are available.

 

[Worm]

So the HDDR is worth doing?

All you can eat fried chicken, BBQ ribs and beer (yes, the beer is all you can drink).Need I say more?

Sounds pretty good to me.

 

[Yankee23Fan]

This is what I have so far... obviously need to cancel some, but wanted to get things on the schedule and decide later. Looking at scaling down to 1 sit down per day, with maybe an off day if we do the HDDR. We are on the regular dining plan.Sunday Teppan Edo (7p)Monday Teppan Edo (4p) The Plaza (6p)Tuesday Kona Cafe (7p)Wednesday 1900 Park Fare (9a breakfast) Rainforest Cafe DTD (5p) Ohana (9:30p)Thursday Crystal Palace (9:40a breakfast) Crystal Palace (5p) Biergarten (6p)Friday Akershus (5p)Akershus and Crystal Palace (either breakfast or dinner, heard breakfast is better) are the only 'for sure' things on the schedule, everything else can be changed. Gonna keep trying to get an Ohana reservation for an earlier time during the week.Maybe do HDDR Wednesday night and skip dinner on Monday or something like that? Or could do HDDR Sunday night to kick off the week, both days are available.

I would get HDDR in if I could. You look like you have a solid schedule there. I wouldn't cancel anything though. Leave yourself the options and once you are there and you know you aren't going to use a reservation call then and cancel. They won't care, it's not like they lose business, and you have options in case something changes.

 

[AcerFC]

This is what I have so far... obviously need to cancel some, but wanted to get things on the schedule and decide later. Looking at scaling down to 1 sit down per day, with maybe an off day if we do the HDDR. We are on the regular dining plan.Sunday Teppan Edo (7p)Monday Teppan Edo (4p) The Plaza (6p)Tuesday Kona Cafe (7p)Wednesday 1900 Park Fare (9a breakfast) Rainforest Cafe DTD (5p) Ohana (9:30p)Thursday Crystal Palace (9:40a breakfast) Crystal Palace (5p) Biergarten (6p)Friday Akershus (5p)Akershus and Crystal Palace (either breakfast or dinner, heard breakfast is better) are the only 'for sure' things on the schedule, everything else can be changed. Gonna keep trying to get an Ohana reservation for an earlier time during the week.Maybe do HDDR Wednesday night and skip dinner on Monday or something like that? Or could do HDDR Sunday night to kick off the week, both days are available.

I would get HDDR in if I could. You look like you have a solid schedule there. I wouldn't cancel anything though. Leave yourself the options and once you are there and you know you aren't going to use a reservation call then and cancel. They won't care, it's not like they lose business, and you have options in case something changes.

I think you need to do it 24 hours in advance or you get charged at some places

 

[Worm]

Oh wtf... there is different seating categories, and only certain ones at certain times apply to the dining plan? Give me a ####### break.

 

[AcerFC]

Oh wtf... there is different seating categories, and only certain ones at certain times apply to the dining plan? Give me a ####### break.

yeah, cant use cat 1 on dining plan. Try for cat 2