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Rookie mistakes....
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DVCOwner
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Not my first trip but on my second stayed off-property with young kids. Wasted a lot of time going back and fourth from the hotel and the park. I know a lot of people stay off park, but with a three year old in tow, staying on park would have made the trip so much better.
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BigHero4
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Our 4 year old wanted to go swimming right away when we got to our resort... I forgot to pack our swim gear in our carry on, and DME doesn't deliver suitcases until 3-5 hours after you arrive. We were on the verge of an epic meltdown when we got the fateful knock on the door with the suitcases. Saved my sanity and about $50 for a pair of swim trunks from the gift shop.
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We knew about Epcot but we skipped it (only 5 days in the parks on first trip) because we thought the kids might not like it because it seemed too educational for a vacation. Boy were we wrong.....
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SyracuseDisneyFan
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Not a rookie mistake, but a huge mistake on my part. My Dad bought coffee and snacks for all of us last year when we were at DHS during their morning Extra Magic Hours. I got a huge cinnamon roll from the cart by Toy Story Midway Mania. I went on Rock 'N' Roller Coaster after eating the cinnamon roll and then went on Tower of Terror afterward. I thought I was going to throw up on the Tower of Terror.
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Foolish Mortal
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Rookie trip too far back to remember but the first time I used dining plan I thought you HAD to use QS and table service on same day. Arrived middle of day had a table service dinner and a few hours later force ate the QS.
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betty rose
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I did the same thing, and I still pack too many clothes, in general.
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bebert
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It took us four years of trips to finally start packing snacks and an extra lunch for the kids so they would be able have something to eat when they get hungry. Anyone who has children knows there is nothing worse than waiting in a quick service line with a hungry and tired child, easily the worst 10-15 minutes of your life.
Once we had some food for them to snack on, we stopped having those lovely outbursts
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Another incident involved the buffet at the Crystal Palace. Temps were in the mid 90's high humidity and we had lunch reservations at the Crystal Palace, where I think the temperature is in the 50's. Of course this being a buffet at Disney and I can put away large amounts of food I wanted to get my monies worth. Then after lunch we decided to stand in the sun and catch the 3:30 parade. I think you all get the picture, going from hot/humid to ice cold then back to hot/humid with about 6 trips to the buffet in your stomach
. I really was hoping one of the floats would go astray and run over me to put me out of my misery.
Once we had some food for them to snack on, we stopped having those lovely outbursts
.Another incident involved the buffet at the Crystal Palace. Temps were in the mid 90's high humidity and we had lunch reservations at the Crystal Palace, where I think the temperature is in the 50's. Of course this being a buffet at Disney and I can put away large amounts of food I wanted to get my monies worth. Then after lunch we decided to stand in the sun and catch the 3:30 parade. I think you all get the picture, going from hot/humid to ice cold then back to hot/humid with about 6 trips to the buffet in your stomach
. I really was hoping one of the floats would go astray and run over me to put me out of my misery.
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Stellajack
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On our very first trip we had an ADR for Whispering Canyon and waited at the North Bus depot at POR for over 40 minutes rather than walking over to the South Depot for the MK bus (not much of a walk from Magnolia Bend.) Finally, a bus arrived (not one we needed) and the driver somehow notified an MK bus that we needed pickup. Transferred @ MK by water launch. We just did make it in time to Wilderness Lodge for our dinner. Big lesson learned.
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Tinkerkelle
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Wasting DDP snack credits. Didn't keep a check on what we'd used, or rather, what we hadn't so we ended up with a lot of bagged jelly sweets from DTD bought in haste on our last day. Have made a list of must try snacks to avoid this horrific situation reoccurring! One glorious word - cronut...
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habuma
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Our first trip to Disney World was on our honeymoon. She wanted to go to Disney World...I didn't care either way, so sure. Neither of us had been before. My rookie mistake was assuming that Disney World was just "Six Flags with Mickey Mouse" and not fully enjoying it as something completely different. It wasn't until we were back home that I realized that it was something different.
Followup rookie mistake: Waiting 10 years before going back again. Now we're doing everything in our power (and budget) to rectify that error.
Followup rookie mistake: Waiting 10 years before going back again. Now we're doing everything in our power (and budget) to rectify that error.
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disneyfirstLJ
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Our first trip was just last year and my "rookie" mistake was going full force commando in the morning and afternoon in the parks and not providing time to relax back at the resort so that we could go to the nighttime activities. My trip just last week I build in relaxation time but due to rain and other circumstances we only saw Illuminations. Oh well, we will have to plan another trip to see Fantasmic and Wishes!
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Biggest rookie mistake was a rookie Halloween Party mistake, we all wore over the top pirate costumes that were way too hot for the Florida heat. Was tempted to be lady godiva by the end of it all.
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Kevin_W
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Sadly it wasn't on our rookie trip, but we ate lunch at ALK because of it's proximity to AK. Somehow, we both missed what bus we were getting on and instead of the AK bus we got on the DTD bus. So our "short" trip was AK -> DTD -> Pop Century -> AK. At least it was a warm afternoon and we got to spend time on an empty, air-conditioned bus...
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MKCP 1985
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any visit that resulted in standing in 90 + degree weather for greater than 1 hour to ride Splash Mountain or getting to the Magic Kingdom entrance after 10:30 a.m. on a busy day would be rookie mistakes and I will admit to doing both more than once.
Trying to take resort transportation from Epcot to a boardwalk resort at park closing instead of walking -that's a rookie mistake!
Trying to take resort transportation from Epcot to a boardwalk resort at park closing instead of walking -that's a rookie mistake!
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Abby's Daddy
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Same thing happened to me. We rode Mission Space three times in a row after just eating lunch at Rose and Crown. Right after that we went on Living with the Land and the strobes they use for the lightening in the first scene brought on that not so pleasant feeling. DW was hysterical thinking I might be the first person to get motion sickness from Living with the Land.
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MissingDisney
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First opportunity to see castle show followed by Wishes with my Littles...got as close as we could....That's what you do right? Couldn't figure out why after the castle show people were moving back. "Why are they giving up these prime seats? " I thought, so close to the beloved castle. First few fireworks went off. ...oh, that's why....next 20 minutes of "mommy, I can't really SEE them, but I can hear them". Epic fail. Needless to say we had to make it back to MK another night and watch from MS USA.
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NYwdwfan
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First family trip I booked table service ADRs for breakfast, lunch and dinner. 
After day 1 we cancelled all but the dinners.
Last year we went in February and when we left NY it was 20 degrees. My daughter wore Uggs on the plane - forgetting DME comes hours later. When we landed in Florida it was 80. Thankfully the bags were delivered within an hour and we were off to MK. Will never let THAT happen again.
After day 1 we cancelled all but the dinners. Last year we went in February and when we left NY it was 20 degrees. My daughter wore Uggs on the plane - forgetting DME comes hours later. When we landed in Florida it was 80. Thankfully the bags were delivered within an hour and we were off to MK. Will never let THAT happen again.
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gobstoper27
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Park Hopping between MK, HS, and Epcot all in one day during our first visit. Passed out at the hotel..
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Tiggertoo56
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We planned 2 weeks first time and soon realised that this wasn't enough!!! After another 6 x 2 week visits still not enough. Coming from UK our biggest mistake was packing far too much - soon got that sorted.
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