Recent content by hsisthebest

I loved FP+ it allowed me to book the newest/most popular rides 30 days in adavnce (offsite guests) for my family of 6. Then we could plan ADR and just spend the day at that park. Genie+ and ILL you are not guarnteed a ride on anything- ILL may run out, or Genie+ may not be avaiable for a...

I'll let you know. I plan on doing a full review when I get back. We went to DL for the first time in 2022. I made a list of some top pro/cons.

Have you seen the prices for Disneyland Paris. Cheap Cheap Cheap! We are planning 1 week in Paris with 3 days at Dianeyland/Disney Studios PLUS 1 week of touring the mountians in France. Priced it out cheaper for our family of 6 than a WDW/Universal trip staying offsisite and driving from Illlinois.

Advanced reservations would be a plus to start convincing me to come back to WDW. It makes planning dining and park selection so much easier, especially for a biiger family (6 of us). Example: if we can get a lighthing lane for Slinky dog and MMRR, in advance, we can plan what time to arrive at...

After 14 trip to WDW over 20 years, we finally were worn down by price, lack of amenities/perks, and overcrowding- we took a trip to DL and loved it- shorter lines, better weather, lots to do in the area (actual movie studios instead of whatever Hollywood Studios is now). Disneyland actually...

Not to beat a dead horse here, (ok maybe a little)- a 5th park would not help capacity in any significant way. If all WDW had equal attendance, it would only increase capacity by 20%. It is similar to the diminishing returns of adding lanes to a highway - to go from 1 to 2 lanes can add 100%...

Look man, I want to be excited about this, but we have watched TWDC send 1 billion+ each on New Fantasyland, Avatarland, Star Wars, RFIC/Magic Bands all resulting in longer lines and a painful ride reservation system. I hope this 17 billion will help allieviate some of the current downsides of...

It's not really taking it off track- WDW has issues with outdated/mediocre rides and lands that are stagnant. Uni has some of the same issues but at least tries: Back to the future is upgraded to Simpsons while Carousel of Progress languishes, Hulk gets a new track and ride system while Space...

You're not wrong. My family of 6 hasn't been to WDW since 2018. We had a great trip to DL in 2022. In 2025 I'm going to be a "shut up and take my money" guest at UNI. I'm currently trying to convince my family to not step on WDW property on the upcoming trip.

There are many offsite resorts that are a short trip into the parks. I would recommend renting a car as many hotel/resort shuttle services are only offered at certain times or only drop-off/pickup at the TTC. A phone with GPS makes it easy to navigate Disney property. We stayed at the Caribe...

Reason #584 - why I'm not reutrning to WDW for the forseeable future: Space Mountian. The fact that SM has not been refurbished with new tracks and cars (that would most likely load and unload faster) is further evidence that WDW is not a quailty product for the price. I agree with the above...

I rode it for the first time ever this past June. Like many rides in DL, it was often offline, but we did manage to get on with Genie+. It was rough and hard to get in and out of the cars (I am 43 and in pretty good shape). The ride was fun as anything though- full of nostalgia and lots of...

Meanwhile at Universal only one ride (with an excellent queue to pass the time) has a 90 minute wait. (5:00 p.m est) (from laughingplace) Curious George Goes to Town℠ Open Despicable Me Minion Mayhem™ 60 minutes E.T. Adventure™ 25 minutes Fast & Furious – Supercharged™ 20 minutes...

This survey and others like it continue to focus soley on "affordability." I can totally afford a Disney trip- it's what I get for that money that keeps me from going. Example: I can afford Genie+ for my family of 6, but it's a terrible system that doesn't guarantee a ride on anything and could...

We went to DL this past June. Overall it was a much better experience than current WDW, but there was a lot of ride downtime. Space Mountian, Indy, Cars, and the Grizzly River run were down at least as much as they were up. The app helped a lot though- we sprinted to Space as soon as the app...