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My wife, two daughters (12 and 6), and I will be making the trip in July, and based on the research performed so far, below is the first draft of an itinerary I'm thinking we could loosely follow while we're in WDW. Please note that we do have a hopper pass, so we might try to visit two parks...

We stayed at the Wilderness Lodge, which we loved and thought was perfect for us. But, we would probably want to try different resorts when taking future trips. Leaning toward the Polynesian in the summer of 2020 at this time.

No, this is not a report about bed bugs, but more me asking if it is normal to be borderline obsessed with all things Disney after an amazing week there with my family. My wife and I recently took my four-year-old daughter for her first trip and the first time that we had been there in more...

I have reservations for lunch with my wife and daughter at Be Our Guest in two weeks and have a few questions before we go. First, we are planning to order ahead, which according to some of the research that I've done, would be a wise decision without really any negatives. My understanding is...

We are planning to spend our first two days at Magic Kingdom when we go to Disney World next month, and I have used Fast Passes (in this order) on Jungle Cruise, Big Thunder Mountain Railroad, Tomorrowland Speedway, Peter Pan's Flight, Enchanted Tales with Belle and Seven Dwarves Mine Train. I...

Thank you all for your very helpful feedback. I have used it to create what I believe is a tighter, more practical schedule. When my FastPass+ access first opened up this week, I admittedly was just trying to secure certain attractions without really looking at times or maps. Here's what I have...

I booked my restaurant reservations a couple of months ago and now just had the chance to select my FastPass+ options for when my wife, four-year-old daughter and I go to Disney World in July. Here's what we have planned. I was hoping to get some feedback as someone who hasn't been to WDW in...

Thanks. Because my daughter is such a fan of "Frozen," I actually made FEA my top priority and got that but not Slinky Dog Dash. :-( Had to settle for Toy Story Mania as my Tier 1 FP at Hollywood. Any opinions on that? Also couldn't get Seven Dwarfs until 7:45 pm on my Magic Kingdom day. So...

Thanks again for all of your help. I still have to fine-tune some details, but based on my initial research, it looks like this will work as a rough outline for my wife, four-year-old daughter and me... Magic Kingdom: Peter Pan's Flight Seven Dwarf's Mine Train Enchanted Tales with Belle...

Thanks to all of you for your feedback. Much appreciated. One thing I realized that might complicate things...I made my dinner reservations months ago based on which parks I thought we would be at on certain days. So, for instance, I have us having lunch at "Be Our Guest" the first day...

Thought this additional information may be helpful...when I am logged into my account and click on "My Reservations," the "Tickets and Passes" section has "5 Day Ticket w/Park Hopping" listed three times, one for my wife, one for my daughter and one for me.

My wife and I are preparing for our first trip to Disney with our four-year-old daughter in July, and we have booked a room at the Wilderness Lodge, taken care of dining reservations and outlined which day we want to be at which of the four parks. We are not overly familiar with the FastPass+...

I am also a little concerned about that first night dining experience, but with the deluxe plan, we get three meal credits for each of the days when we will be spending a night at the resort. So, we'll need to use three that day and will likely arrive, have our late lunch at BOG (one credit) and...

Thanks for all of the feedback, everyone. Your replies have been very helpful. DarthVader - Our plane is expected to arrive in Orlando at 8:00 a.m., and our lunch at BOG isn't until 1:15. We booked it late to allow for any potential issues. I'm actually more concerned about the lack of time...

My wife and I will be bringing our four-year-old daughter to Disney World for the first time in July, and as the "foodie" in the family, my responsibility is taking care of our meals. We have the Deluxe Dining Plan, and I have made reservations at a number of restaurants with the hopes of...