Gump Posted August 19, 2012 Report Share Posted August 19, 2012 (edited) I was at world last year. Lots of long lines and foreiners who dont understand personal space. The 3d rides were a Blast. Best I thought was a trip to the moon or mars or something. Best thing we did was the meal tickets. It ensure your expenses are fixed, at least for food.Stayed at a disney resort but it was nothing special, rooms pretty crappy actually. U can use the meal tickets at the park or resort. Not sure about fast pass. You get tickets from the specific ride then return in a certain time slot and you pass all the walk in people. It's free to do. If you're not staying at a resort hotel I'd make sure your hotel has a shuttle to the park. Should be free. Most annoying thing was at the end of every ride you exit thru a gift shop for the ride. Marketing at its best. Edited August 19, 2012 by Gump Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simplysix Posted August 19, 2012 Report Share Posted August 19, 2012 World, more to do and see plus Epcot.this Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anden Posted August 19, 2012 Report Share Posted August 19, 2012 You can but tickets from. The resellers and save a ton. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jporter12 Posted August 19, 2012 Report Share Posted August 19, 2012 Are you planning to work a fourth job for a while to pay for this? The short duration of the trip should help keep the cost down, but going to see that mouse ain't cheap! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MidgetTodd Posted August 19, 2012 Author Report Share Posted August 19, 2012 Thanks for all the good info guys Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twowheelsnake Posted August 19, 2012 Report Share Posted August 19, 2012 Def World! Just got back from there in July. It was just me and my daughter. We stayed at disneys Pop Century resort. It's the cheapest of the resorts but even at that is a good place to stay. I got the quick service dining plan which basically means fast food. It was 2 meals a day with snacks. I also paid for the park hopper option. GET THIS! It allows you to go to any park on any day as many times as you want. Much better than being welded to one park every day. That option alone was well worth the money. Get comfortable shoes, I cannot stress this enough. You will be walking ALOT! Next time I go I'm planning on doing the Port Orleans resort. The only complaint I had about Pop Century was that it had loud guests late into the night. A result of being the cheapest place I'm assuming. Still wasn't unbearable though. So I'm jumping up in the price bracket next time to get away from that.One more thing...I was there for 6 days and didn't come close to seeing everything. You will need about 2 days per park to cover it all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MidgetTodd Posted August 19, 2012 Author Report Share Posted August 19, 2012 Per park? I thought it was one place. How many parks are there? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meanie Posted August 19, 2012 Report Share Posted August 19, 2012 Per park? I thought it was one place. How many parks are there?LOL you my friend need to do some research. http://disneyworld.disney.go.com/parks/Disney is not really a weekend trip, It's at least a week due to all the stuff they have there, and the length of the lines. The wife wants to take the girls down, but I have been putting it off. It will probably happen next year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bad324 Posted August 19, 2012 Report Share Posted August 19, 2012 Disneyworld is Defintely a 4-5 thing and a park hopper pass is an absolute must Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twowheelsnake Posted August 19, 2012 Report Share Posted August 19, 2012 There are 4 parks. Magic Kingdom, Animal Kingdom, Epcot, and Hollywood studios. AND there are 2 water parks plus Downtown Disney. The water parks are extra so keep that in mind when ordering packages. If you have AAA, they can get you a great package and advise you on your options. It's a big trip man, not like going to kings island. They are saying they have more ground than San Diego so keep that in mind. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twowheelsnake Posted August 19, 2012 Report Share Posted August 19, 2012 Here, start reading lolhttp://disneyworld.disney.go.com/When are you planning on going? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MidgetTodd Posted August 19, 2012 Author Report Share Posted August 19, 2012 You people are killing me and my bank account with every new post Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snot Posted August 19, 2012 Report Share Posted August 19, 2012 How about Mt. Rushmore or the Grand Canyon? They dont cost as much and are both very beautiful Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ReconRat Posted August 19, 2012 Report Share Posted August 19, 2012 (edited) lol, I'm serious... get new shoes meant for extreme walking before you go.Something nice and soft and comfy.edit: you can swim at Disney World. With reef, sharks, dolphins (special tour), tropical fish, whatever. Don't count that out.And regular swimming pools also. There are entire travel guides on just the swimming at Disney World. Edited August 19, 2012 by ReconRat Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MidgetTodd Posted August 19, 2012 Author Report Share Posted August 19, 2012 How about Mt. Rushmore or the Grand Canyon? They dont cost as much and are both very beautiful Kids wont be interested in that. They want Disney. And those would require driving with all of them in the car, not good for my sanity Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jporter12 Posted August 19, 2012 Report Share Posted August 19, 2012 Kids wont be interested in that. They want Disney. And those would require driving with all of them in the car, not good for my sanityThe first mention of going to Disney already told us that your sanity is GONE. I'm watching this, and I have talked with a people here and there that have gone, because with the gang I have it's inevitable that we will be going there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snot Posted August 19, 2012 Report Share Posted August 19, 2012 I wish you luck! With that many females you will need some alone time when you get home. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twowheelsnake Posted August 20, 2012 Report Share Posted August 20, 2012 I wish you luck! With that many females you will need some alone time when you get home.Lol yeah, I took one and it was bad enough. I don't mind saying what I paid for our trip. Here's what we got: 5 nights, 6 days at Disneys Pop Century resort, tickets for all days with park hopper option, quick service dining plan for the two of us. All for 1,662 bucks through AAA. You also get some coupons and whatnot in your book from AAA. If you stay on a Disney resort, you get to take advantage of their "extra magic hours". These are every day and they open 1-2 parks early and have 1-2 parks stay open late every day. Epcot has one until midnight and magic kingdom has one until 2am. Again, you MUST be staying at one of the resorts to do this. I know it seems like a ton of money but it was worth every penny. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MidgetTodd Posted August 20, 2012 Author Report Share Posted August 20, 2012 I won't get off that cheap Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twowheelsnake Posted August 20, 2012 Report Share Posted August 20, 2012 Noooooooo you will not Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CBBaron Posted August 21, 2012 Report Share Posted August 21, 2012 Disney is a good sized city near Orlando. It includes Disney World, Animal Kingdom, Epcot and Hollywood Studios. In addition there are water parks, hotel resorts, golf courses, Downtown Disney, condos, etc. This is all on Disney property which is bigger than many cities.In addition in the area is Universal Studios (including the Harry Potter land), Seaworld and numerous other attractions. The beach is over an hour drive from Orlando but is an option. Be aware that going during the holidays the parks will be PACKED, PACKED, PACKED. Sometimes it was difficult just to walk around when we went last Christmas. If you can go in October or early November. You will avoid the summer heat and have much smaller crowds. Also be aware you will spend a fortune. Ticket prices make CedarPoint seem like a bargain. Take advantage of the FastPass. It is a feature not a cost add on like other parks. You take your tickets to the popular ride you want and feed a machine and get passes for the ride sometime later. Then you can come back at that time and wait ~5min instead of 1hr. The catch is you can only FastPass a new ride once an hour and you have to go to the entrance to the ride to reserve your pass. Craig Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MidgetTodd Posted August 21, 2012 Author Report Share Posted August 21, 2012 Good info Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Khymera-B Posted August 22, 2012 Report Share Posted August 22, 2012 I've been to Land... go to World. Land was pretty good, but in some ways is wasn't significantly better than our own parks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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