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Well, its finally arrived, we're going to see Mickey in 4 weeks..... The last time I was there was when my oldest boys were 6 and 7.....now 20 and 21, I'm sure things have changed. We're surprising my 8 year old daughter and 10 year old son, staying at the POP Century in Disney, and what I need is anything and everything you can tell me.....where to go, what to see, what to skip, where to eat...etc. Actually I was told to book some of the speciality meals ahead of time so if anyone is familiar with those, that would be great! And, as if I haven't asked for enough, we're driving from NJ, so if there are any hot spots to visit along the way........... Many thanks! Jeannie
We just went there in June. Great time, BUT Magic kingdom was SO crowded then. It was ridiculous. Although you are going at a better time so you will avoid that.
We did all the parks, animal kingdom, MGM, Epcot and MK.
Epcot is the best food park. And the cheapest place we found to eat there was in france - go around the backside, there is a little patisserie that sells these ham and cheese croissants that are cheap and filling.
Do the fastpass whenever possible. Makes it pain free. You must fastpass "test track" and "soarin" the very very first thing in the AM otherwise you will not get a fastpass (they were gone every day before 10 am) and you will wait in a 2 hour line. Because of this we missed "soarin" but test track is totally worth it.
There are other disneyworld forums that go over everything exhautibly that may help you out. I don't know about the meals since we hardly ate anything but at the standup restaurants because the kids are not big eaters. We did not get the meal plan. When we went it was too hot and no one felt like eating anyway.
The only rides I would avoid are: Animal kingdom: Dinosaur! Very scary, if you have kids that are scaredy-cats miss this. Otherwise OK, not what it seems, very undisney.
Tough to be a bug - line up to get in is claustrophobic. Hated it. Show was cute but not worth the wait.
If a particular park you are at is unbearably crowded, leave, hit the pools, then come back at night or on another day. Bring several pairs of comfortable walking shoes because you will use them.
Bring your own bottled waters in the park in a fanny pack, and get those flavors to put in yourself. that will save you $$.
We just went there in June. Great time, BUT Magic kingdom was SO crowded then. It was ridiculous. Although you are going at a better time so you will avoid that.
We did all the parks, animal kingdom, MGM, Epcot and MK.
Epcot is the best food park. And the cheapest place we found to eat there was in france - go around the backside, there is a little patisserie that sells these ham and cheese croissants that are cheap and filling.
Do the fastpass whenever possible. Makes it pain free. You must fastpass "test track" and "soarin" the very very first thing in the AM otherwise you will not get a fastpass (they were gone every day before 10 am) and you will wait in a 2 hour line. Because of this we missed "soarin" but test track is totally worth it.
There are other disneyworld forums that go over everything exhautibly that may help you out. I don't know about the meals since we hardly ate anything but at the standup restaurants because the kids are not big eaters. We did not get the meal plan. When we went it was too hot and no one felt like eating anyway.
The only rides I would avoid are: Animal kingdom: Dinosaur! Very scary, if you have kids that are scaredy-cats miss this. Otherwise OK, not what it seems, very undisney.
Tough to be a bug - line up to get in is claustrophobic. Hated it. Show was cute but not worth the wait.
If a particular park you are at is unbearably crowded, leave, hit the pools, then come back at night or on another day. Bring several pairs of comfortable walking shoes because you will use them.
Bring your own bottled waters in the park in a fanny pack, and get those flavors to put in yourself. that will save you $$.
Have fun.
Thank you gardener for all the info! How do you get fast pass?
Jeannie
lol one hot spot you shouldn't miss is us
If your driving down 95 you will pass right by us as you go through Jacksonville
It is about 2 1/2 hours form us to disney
Hubby and I went 3 years ago make sure you get "park hopper" tickets, that way you can bounce from one park to the other during the day.
I agree with gardener bring your own water
I found these great water bottles that have their own insulated covers with a shoulder strap at walmart for under $4.
We loved it, too! It's appropriate for your son and daughter, you and your husband would enjoy it and the food is good. I would think with their ages that they wouldn't be too interested in the character breakfasts but my girls enjoyed the princess breakfast in Norway at Epcot. With four weeks to go, some of the "in demand" character things might be hard to book. And--stop at a grocery store and pick up cereal and milk for the morning. Although Pop Century serves meals (and the food is great), cereal for 4 or 5 can run $40/morning. We found that self-serving breakfast really helped and got us going quicker in the morning. Also, my family absolutely loves Gator Land. It's a fun couple of hours close by. Have a fabulous time. We just moved to California and we're going to try Disney Land next week!
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The Tower of Terror, and Rockin Rollercoaster are great. Skip the Chronicles of Narnia.
I wasn't real impressed with the test track. I figure that I can drive twice that fast on my way to work every day with real obstacles.
If Pop Century offers plastic drink mugs for 12 bucks, buy them. You will save a ton on drinks.
Over at LaughingPlace.com Home - The #1 Site for Disney (broken link), there is an area in their forums on trip planning to WDW. It's worth checking out.
I actually was able to book the princess lunch in Norway at Epcot. I think she'll love it! Also, we got the meal plan so I'm hoping that will save us some money too. Thank you very much for all the info...greatly appreciated. Jeannie
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We loved it, too! It's appropriate for your son and daughter, you and your husband would enjoy it and the food is good. I would think with their ages that they wouldn't be too interested in the character breakfasts but my girls enjoyed the princess breakfast in Norway at Epcot. With four weeks to go, some of the "in demand" character things might be hard to book. And--stop at a grocery store and pick up cereal and milk for the morning. Although Pop Century serves meals (and the food is great), cereal for 4 or 5 can run $40/morning. We found that self-serving breakfast really helped and got us going quicker in the morning. Also, my family absolutely loves Gator Land. It's a fun couple of hours close by. Have a fabulous time. We just moved to California and we're going to try Disney Land next week!
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. The last time I was there was when my oldest boys were 6 and 7.....now 20 and 21, I'm sure things have changed. We're surprising my 8 year old daughter and 10 year old son, staying at the POP Century in Disney, and what I need is anything and everything you can tell me.....where to go, what to see, what to skip, where to eat...etc. Actually I was told to book some of the speciality meals ahead of time so if anyone is familiar with those, that would be great! And, as if I haven't asked for enough, we're driving from NJ, so if there are any hot spots to visit along the way...........
Many thanks! Jeannie
