Disney Freaks - UNITE!

[girl_dee]

if you are into Trivia, i can share some stuff!


When Walt Disney created Disneyland in CA, he was landlocked because he announced what he was doing and everyone bought up the land around the proposed site, so it's about as big as it can ever be. His vision was to create a place away from town, the sounds, the sites of the world, in Disneyworld the one and only place you can see any indication of an outside world is at the Contemporary hotel, there is a glimpse of the interstate behind it.

ANYWAY when he decided to build this place in FL, he bought up all the surrounding land, using fictitious business names. So technically he owns all the land, just under other names, those names are the names of all the shops on Main Street. The one shop, The Roy and Walt Disney Co, faces the castle.

[girl_dee]

The purchase delivery is SO cool, i loved buying stuff all day then getting back to hotel to find all my purchases just sitting there waiting for me!

[Medusa]

Thank you!!!


We are talking about staying at one of the moderate hotels there and are also thinking about doing the dining plan
I ordered a free video that is an "Intro to Disneyworld" thing and watched it last night and grinned like a fool!

[girl_dee]

Another trick is if you are not doing the parade is to make a dinner reservation for the parade time, less crazy dining experience!

[clay]

hey Medusa...you will so enjoy this trip! I stayed at Port Orleans Resort Riverside my last trip there June 2007! The beds are made of tree trunks..actual spaling trunks..amd mirror frames, picture frames, etc all are made with birch bark...really rustic but an awesome resort.
DO the dining plan and the food is so much, you wont believe. DON"T use the dining plan snack tickets for bottled water or drinks....just an FYI!
DO make one of the dining reservations for the Hawaiian restaurant there...you won't be disappointed. There is also a retro 50's diner...straight out of the Donna Reed show of the 50's. The waiters are just the cutest lil gay boys!!! VERY attentive.
See the parades from down by the Magic Kingdom on Main Street...and be sure to see one at night. All the floats are lit with colored rope lighting and spectacular. PLUS you see the very best fireworks show from there at night.
Be on the front side of the Kingdom at night...one of the Disnye characters does a surprise zip line experience will leave you breathless.
No matter how many times you go, you will never be disappointed....grins.
Usually the first weekend of June each year is gay days..and OMG! It is "unspoken" but red tops are the "uni" of the day..and there are always many straights that happen to wear red that day as well. I went June 2007..it was my late wife's Last Wish request to go to Gay Days...so we spent a week there. It was an experience I will never forget..and a beautiful memory!
Go, be a kid, and enjoy it all...you will want to go back again.
Have fun....hugs..Clay
MY fave rides are It's A Small, Small world....and Peter Pan's Fantasy Flight.

[pajama]

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[JustJo]

Oh heck yes....and you've already had good advice.

I was a finalist (alas, did not make the final cut) to be an official Mickey Mom....but I am the unofficial Mickey Mom for my colleagues.

Definitely stay on the property...take the airport transportation (you don't even have to pick up your luggage, they'll deliver it to your room).

Use the bus system to get around...it's handy and no parking.

Go when they have the Free Dining option if you can....the parks are slower and you'll eat much better for far less money.

When you have a choice...go left. Most people go to the right.

Parades are fun...but the BEST time to get on the most popular rides is during the parade.

Go early in the morning...most people don't....then back to your hotel to nap and swim and enjoy the hot part of the day with leisure. You'll be back refreshed for evening fun and fireworks...while the rest of the crowd is cranky and footsore.

Bring several changes of shoes and swap them out when you go back to the hotel midday. Gives your feet a rest.

I have a list of busy and slow times (and days) at the parks....I'll share it with you once I get on my other computer.

Hollywood Studios and the waterparks are less walking than Magic Kingdom, Animal Kingdom and Epcot. Alternate them to give your feet a rest.

We LOVE Coronado Springs. It's a moderate resort....with great dining options, a lovely pool and waterslide and a giant hot tub. It also has the big central pool, full of kid rowdiness, and "quiet pools" in the various sections that are open all night and more adult occupancy....no marco polo games when you want to lounge and float.

Enjoy!

[durrrrrrrr]

Disney ( at least last time i was there, which wasnt that long ago ) will let ya bring in your own snacks and drinks, water. may want to consider taking a backpack with ya with these items in there. Disney doesnt mind as long as your not bringing in a freakin store of supplies in.

I have a camelbak

http://www.camelbak.com/

that i am thinkin about takin with me next time i do something like this. when i wear this, i dont feel it at all. even when i am sitting down. the camelbak i have even has small pockets for keys, phone..etc etc.

bringing in your own snacks and a few drinks will help ya and save money

[pajama]

Originally Posted by June

Disney Anything = 9th Circle of Hell for me. But bring me back a Tinkerbell Snowglobe!

Just make sure you pack it carefully in your suitcase 'cause you can't carry on a snowglobe.

[always2late]

I am soooooo jealous!! I LOVE Disney and I SO want to also see the Harry Potter attraction at Universal! (may I stowaway in your luggage?) I haven't been to Disneyworld in a few years...and as they are always changing, I am sure any info I have is outdated, so I can't be of much help...but...WHEEEEEEEE you're going to Disney!!!! YAY!!!!!!