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1. Bring a potato chip clip with you to hold curtains closed.
2. Bring a power strip with you to plug in all the items that need to be recharged.
3. Eat your big meal (table service) mid-day - menus are generally the same as dinner but often cost less.
4. Take a mid-day break back at your resort - swim, rest and recharge your batteries. Head back to the parks in the late afternoon or early evening.
5. Don't schedule every minute of your day. Make sure you have time to enjoy the unexpected instead of rushing off to the next item on your list for fear of messing up your time schedule.
6. Don't worry about the small stuff. Things don't always go exactly as planned - even on vacation. Go with the flow and you will enjoy yourself much more.
7. Unlike the first poster, I enjoy going into a park on my last day - probably just for the morning, having a nice table service meal and then heading off to the airport for the trip home.
Linda aka: Faline
INTERCOT Staff: Vacation Planning,Trip Reports and Disney Camping
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Originally Posted by Giselle
2. Don't plan to go to a park on your last day. Its too hectic trying to pack and checkout and get to the airport. Just take it easy so that you end the vacation on a good note.
I learned that lesson last September. This year I'll relax by the pool for a while before I have to leave.
23 times since 1993 and still counting
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If you have your heart set on eating at a specific location, make an ADR.
If you are visiting in the summertime, keep hydrated and take breaks as needed.
We are on the other side of the coin - we take the last flight back to Chicago at 8:00 pm & enjoy our last vacation day at MK. Resort Airline Check-In goes a long way towards being able to enjoy our last day at Disney!
Carol (aka KylesMom)
INTERCOT Staff: Mousellaneous & Trip Reports
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get up early!!!
not much i love more than enjoying a morning at the parks when they are less crowdwd AND less hot. then back to the resort for a lovely afternoon at the pool.
another tip i LOVED that i used for the first time last year...get a plastic 'over the door' shoe organizer to use in the bathroom and put all of your toiletries in it...toothbrushes, hair combs, rubber bands, soaps, lotions, etc. we were always fighting for counter space in the bathroom on previous trips, and this not only solved that problem but also kept everything clean and organized. it was easy to roll up and pack when we left too!! brilliant
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Originally Posted by faline
1. Bring a potato chip clip with you to hold curtains closed.
2. Bring a power strip with you to plug in all the items that need to be recharged.
3. Eat your big meal (table service) mid-day - menus are generally the same as dinner but often cost less.
4. Take a mid-day break back at your resort - swim, rest and recharge your batteries. Head back to the parks in the late afternoon or early evening.
5. Don't schedule every minute of your day. Make sure you have time to enjoy the unexpected instead of rushing off to the next item on your list for fear of messing up your time schedule.
6. Don't worry about the small stuff. Things don't always go exactly as planned - even on vacation. Go with the flow and you will enjoy yourself much more.
7. Unlike the first poster, I enjoy going into a park on my last day - probably just for the morning, having a nice table service meal and then heading off to the airport for the trip home.
Originally Posted by Soph and Han's Mom
get up early!!!
not much i love more than enjoying a morning at the parks when they are less crowdwd AND less hot. then back to the resort for a lovely afternoon at the pool.
another tip i LOVED that i used for the first time last year...get a plastic 'over the door' shoe organizer to use in the bathroom and put all of your toiletries in it...toothbrushes, hair combs, rubber bands, soaps, lotions, etc. we were always fighting for counter space in the bathroom on previous trips, and this not only solved that problem but also kept everything clean and organized. it was easy to roll up and pack when we left too!! brilliant
I completely agree with everything said by Faline & Soph & Han's Mom We do all of these & I have nothing to add except - Great minds think alike!
Shari
-"There's A Great Big Beautiful Tomorrow..."
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Originally Posted by KylesMom
If you have your heart set on eating at a specific location, make an ADR.
If you are visiting in the summertime, keep hydrated and take breaks as needed.
We are on the other side of the coin - we take the last flight back to Chicago at 8:00 pm & enjoy our last vacation day at MK. Resort Airline Check-In goes a long way towards being able to enjoy our last day at Disney!
That is what we do too. We take the last flight out back to LAX. I do the packing the night before, do the Resort airline check in and then head out to MK. One time even rented a boat for a while.
Marci
Many visits. Live 20 minutes from the parks.
Work at Universal Studios in Diagon Alley. Ollivanders/ wand magic.
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We eek out as much park time as possible. That last morning is always very important.
Don't buy new shoes for a WDW trip. I've learned that lesson that hard way over and over and over and...
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I've learned to make people carry their own luggage. It tends to make them think about what they are packing when they are the ones that have to lug it around.
Drinks lots of water in the summer months.
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Do do WDW in new shoes, but be sure to break them in (have at least one really heavy walking day at home first along with normal day to day wear for a week or so.)
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The day before we left we slept in a bit, went for a late breakfast, went to downtown disney for a couple of hours....headed back to the resort and packed up most everything....took a nap....and then headed out for a table service reservation at Liberty Tree Tavern and then stayed on for a relaxing evening at Magic Kingdom and stayed to watch spectromagic and wishes on our last night at Disneyworld. The next morning (our last day) we slept in and then got up and went to downtown disney for more last minute shopping and and lunch at Wolfgang Pucks followed by a relaxing boat ride back to our resort. Then we caught the Magical Express bus at 1:30 for our 4:35 Southwest flight. Was a very enjoyable way to end our Disney vacation.
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Use Touring Plans for the best park of the day (according to crowd) Also this can help you get to your favorite attractions. Utilize the Fast pass--as soon as you enter a park send even just one person to go get fast passes!!
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If you take an early flight (and can swing it), don't go to a park the first day. Explore other resorts, ride the monorail, eat a delicious meal at DtD, but just relax. We did this the last two trips and it honestly made such a huge difference. Difficult to do, but you'll be much happier towards the end of the trip.
Note: This really only works well if you have a long trip, otherwise I wouldn't waste the time!
Star light, star bright,
first star I see tonight.
I wish I may, I wish I might,
have the wish, I wish tonight.
We'll make a wish, and do as dreamers do,
and all our wishes,
will come true.
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Bring your own bottled water to the parks with you. If you're staying someplace with a fridge the night before put them in the freezer. When you take them to the parks they'll be thawing out and nice and cold.
If you park in the parking lots take a picture with your cell phone or digital camera of the area you're in so you won't have to worry about remembering where your parked.
To me the most important thing for my next trip will be safety tattos for my ds4. They list all your contact information and if your child gets separated from you the person that finds your child will be able to contact you.
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May 2013 CSR
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October 1994 off site
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Speaking of taking digital pictures, take pictures of the back of your photopass cards - if you lose a card, you can still retrieve the pics with that number.
Linda aka: Faline
INTERCOT Staff: Vacation Planning,Trip Reports and Disney Camping
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Realize:
The parks are large.
It takes 30-90 (maybe 45 min average) minutes per attraction to walk to it from the last attraction, line up and then ride the attraction.
This means you get maybe a dozen attractions in per day after you subtract the time for meals and parades.
To see more:
Get up early (see poster #5).
I can tell you stories about a lot of friends that were disappointed because they didn't see much. Problem was, they would show up at the park at 11 or 12 when everyone else does.
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Originally Posted by DadTriton
Realize:
To see more:
Get up early (see poster #5).
I can tell you stories about a lot of friends that were disappointed because they didn't see much. Problem was, they would show up at the park at 11 or 12 when everyone else does.
A reason to be thankful for my early rising 6am boys.
If only everyone was as happy as Goofy is...
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Begin your WDW "conditioning" several weeks before. You will be walking miles and miles even during the "take it easy" touring plans. If you are not used to walking 3-5 miles a day, start conditioning at home. Start with 1 mile and work your way up. You're aching feet and muscles will thank you for it!
This is especially true for children as well. About 2 months out, we replace our evening bike rides with walks around the neighborhood. While the kids are only 5 and 2, they too need to be conditioned for the physical toll.
We prepare the kids for attractions and characters and restaurants and accomodations by watching youtube videos. Cuts down on the scariness and they are mentally prepared.
We also go with 2-3 ground rules for the kids that we talk about over and over and over.... like what they can buy, how much they can spend, saving for wdw, what happens if they don't pay attention, how to spot a cast member if they are lost (youtube helps with this game), what our names are (not just mommy and daddy), resort, and to show the cast member their medical emergency bracelets that have our information and their medical information.
all this prep before the trip helps us all during the trip.
Jennifer - Proud DVC Owner
DW of MyDisneyWorld; Mom of DDs (8) and (6)
04/00 - 03 = off property
09/03 ASMu, 09/04 POP, 12/05, 09/06 SSR
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I will 2nd the previous poster's tip about conditioning. It makes a HUGE impact if are used to walking a couple of miles a day. I think most new comers to WDW can'tm comprehend how much walking is involved. Start a walking plan several weeks before you arrive at WDW.
My sister used this tip with her kids. She gave each of them a pre paid Visa or Disney gift card at the start of the trip. That was there soda, ice cream, candy and souvenier money. She wasn't opening her wallet all the time, no nagging and the kids had to really think about their budget.
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2004 POFQ
2005 POP
2006 POP
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2009 POFQ
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2012 CBR
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Take a digital picture of your child each morning in their park outfit before you leave for the parks. This way if they wonder away from you, you can show the CM's a current picture of your child. We did this when our DD was very young and didn't know our cell numbers, etc.
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