"You all" make Disney seem hard

[crazygame]

Mar 4, 2015 10:22:05 GMT -5 @kirkette said:

Mar 4, 2015 10:16:15 GMT -5 turtlegirl said:

I try not to read the Disney posts because I don't think we will ever go to WDW. We live in CA, so we'll do Disneyland in a couple years and I just pray it's less complicated. I haven't been in about 6 years, but overall I know it's less stressful than WDW.

Disneyland is super easy!

Why is Disneyland easier?  I always assumed they were basically the same park, just on different sides of the country.

[hopecounts]

Mar 4, 2015 15:19:59 GMT -5 crazygame said:

Mar 4, 2015 10:22:05 GMT -5 @kirkette said:

Disneyland is super easy!

Why is Disneyland easier?  I always assumed they were basically the same park, just on different sides of the country.

Disneyland is much smaller then WDW, only 2 parks and a smaller acreage so less to rush around and do and so on. 

[hopecounts]

Mar 4, 2015 15:18:15 GMT -5 ilikedonuts said:

Picking 3 rides each day a head of time and a few dining reservations to me is not scheduling every second of your day.

We watched the damn castle show like 12 times on our last trip. My kid wanted to ride the teacup over and over and over again so we did it. All while still having booked some meals and our FPs.

We did Pirates of the Caribbean 3 times in a row, it was first thing in the morning and it was walk on, DD fell in love with it the first time we rode it so we indulged her. 
Totally plenty of room to just do what you want, FP+ reservation are good for an hour so even if you have one you can easily stop and do something else on the way if something grabs your attention.

[meltoine]

I'm intimidated by Disney because I don't even know what all is there that I should want to do. I went once with my parents when I was six and I barely remember it.

Neither H nor I have a strong desire to go to Disney, so unless the kids are desperate for it at some point we'll probably ignore it all together, to the horror of several of my aunts and uncles who are major Disney planners.

[hopecounts]

Mar 4, 2015 15:28:19 GMT -5 meltoine said:

I'm intimidated by Disney because I don't even know what all is there that I should want to do. I went once with my parents when I was six and I barely remember it.

Neither H nor I have a strong desire to go to Disney, so unless the kids are desperate for it at some point we'll probably ignore it all together, to the horror of several of my aunts and uncles who are major Disney planners.

That's the best way to go! 
Just go with no expectations and have fun, ride what sounds fun, eat where ever and enjoy, you don't miss what you don't know so you are almost guaranteed a great time

I planned because DH and I have been a few times together and a couple times as kids and had faves we wanted to share with DD.

[pinkdutchtulips]

Mar 4, 2015 14:56:06 GMT -5 chilerellanos said:

Yeah, it's actually Universal that is charging for the express pass, or offering it as a perk with an onsite stay.

Disney's FP is included with your admission. It's available to everybody. The people that stay onsite just have earlier access to the FP selections.

ditto

Last time I was at DL 10 years ago we took advantage of the FP wo getting them in advance. We're all Disney vets and w ONE day in the park, we knew what rides we HAD to go on so we got FP for those (Matterhorn, Space Mountain, Haunted Mansion and Pirates).

[redpenmama]

Ha! It totally deters me too. Our parents live in Orlando, so we are there several times a year. We have done Disney (MK) once with kids, just for the day. We basically showed up, rode a few rides, watched the parade, and left. MMM totally wouldn't have approved. We were also going for free w/a friend who works there, so there was zero pressure to squeeze a lot in.

[karinothing]

Mar 4, 2015 15:21:58 GMT -5 hopecounts said:

Mar 4, 2015 15:19:59 GMT -5 crazygame said:

Why is Disneyland easier?  I always assumed they were basically the same park, just on different sides of the country.

Disneyland is much smaller then WDW, only 2 parks and a smaller acreage so less to rush around and do and so on. 

Not only that, but I think there are more hotel options. There are lot of non-disney hotels that are attached to the property or across the street that you can stay at and walk to the park in the morning. I love Disney Land. I think that Disney Land is better than the Magic Kingdom at Disney World

[londoncalling]

I love to plan and had a great time planning our family trip to Disney. There was very little that was fixed and rigid. We did the Halloween party one night and had no plans other than to let the kids lead the way. We had a great time that night as well as the day before when we had planned FPs and a lunch reservation.

I did Disney last year with my cousin on a weeks notice. We went to visit my brother, got a last minute room and winged it 100%. We had a great time doing it that way too. I think it comes down to expectations.

I've also made rough plans for London, Dublin, and Paris. Then I have an idea what's open on what day at what time and how things may fit together so I'm not running across town and back again.

[redheadk]

I always research and plan vacations so, for me, it wasn't a Disney thing, it was just a regular trip thing.

No regrets! I don't plan down to the wire, I more just wanted to try to hit the rides I knew DD would probably really enjoy and we just did whatever for the rest. Our biggest issue was planning around my sisters race.

We plan but we are also totally fine with ditching our plans. I just like to know what my options are before I go somewhere, especially with DD in tow. I was glad to have researched which attractions she could participate in and targeted those I knew she'd like and avoided those that weren't her thing (we didn't visit a single character).

I think Disney can fit into anyones travel style. 

[browneyedgirl9]

I have done disney many times and hope to go next year with DS. We dont go crazy with planning, or plan out every detail. We usually stay off property, rental car, buy park tickets and relax. I think you should go, its only as stressful as you make it. You don't need to be as detailed,booking meals at the busy places, stress about fast pass unless you want to specifically do those things