Help me Plan my First WDW trip... I think its really happening this time...three's a charm.

[mlayton144]

I have seen people around here say they prefer Dinosaur. Granted not many but I wonder what about Dinosaur they prefer to Indy? The dark “scary” factor?

I have no clue - I guess every attraction has its fan club ? Except maybe superstar limo

 

[PiratesMansion]

I have seen people around here say they prefer Dinosaur. Granted not many but I wonder what about Dinosaur they prefer to Indy? The dark “scary” factor?

Probably played with boxes instead of toys as children.

 

[Centauri Space Station]

I have seen people around here say they prefer Dinosaur. Granted not many but I wonder what about Dinosaur they prefer to Indy? The dark “scary” factor?

It’s an original storyline without IP, it has genuine funny stuff and is considerably scary for a disney ride.

 

[waltography]

Right now I have 6 day park hoppers and the plan is …

Fri - Arrive
Sat - AK
Sun - MK
Mon - Down / pool n resort / boat to Disney Springs
Tues - Epcot
Wed - DHS / night down?
Thurs - MK / monorail resorts lunch or dinner
Fri - Epcot / DHS/ Must Do’s I might have missed
Sat - Depart

The park hoppers kind of seem like a waste of money but I’m getting them mostly for insurance and honestly the price difference between them and single park tickets aren’t that much. I’m sensing that I probably have one too many park days. I could probably get away with 5 days considering some of the things I can get away with not doing from MK and DHS but I can always wing it when I’m there and take some more downtime if I need it.

The good news is you don’t need to make park reservations anymore. The bad news is when you are purchasing LL’s you are basically make reservations and have to plan in advance haha. Maybe I won’t buy LL’s for the last day of the trip and keep it flexible in case I want to be spontaneous and do something like end my trip at AK or a water park.

Good plan! Epcot for sure you'll need two days, 1.5 if you absolutely must - World Showcase alone I could've spent a whole day in, and it's a lot of walking around the lagoon haha.

I skipped DHS entirely on my first trip, nothing really interested me except maybe they're Fantasmic and ToT, so maybe I'm not the person to ask for what to cut.

I have seen people around here say they prefer Dinosaur. Granted not many but I wonder what about Dinosaur they prefer to Indy? The dark “scary” factor?

Indy also just has a more intense ride profile. It really throws you around in a way that even Dinosaur can't quite match, so I do tend to understand folks that prefer Dinosaur for that reason.

 

[Centauri Space Station]

I totally agree. Not sure if you noticed but I’m trying keep those last few days of my itinerary kind of loose.

As much as I want to finally visit WDW there’s always a point during the planning where I think “ya know wouldn’t a Disney Cruise just be better?” It’s so easy- you get on the ship and you’re done. I also saw some pretty interesting itineraries on the Treasure where I believe it would be visiting two places I haven’t seen like Jamaica and Cozumel and still have a nice day on Castaway Cay. To be honest my son has been begging to go on another Disney cruise because he understands what it is and has seen a couple YouTube videos showcasing the Treasure. Disney World he hasn’t been to so the desire isn’t as great.

I know you have had second thoughts but I think this is probably your best chance to go, you have a last chance to see Dinosaur, muppets and ROA/ TSI. Don’t overthink going other places or changing resorts at this point, i think your plan is great and you can always visit again someday.

 

[mickEblu]

Good plan! Epcot for sure you'll need two days, 1.5 if you absolutely must - World Showcase alone I could've spent a whole day in, and it's a lot of walking around the lagoon haha.

I skipped DHS entirely on my first trip, nothing really interested me except maybe they're Fantasmic and ToT, so maybe I'm not the person to ask for what to cut.


Indy also just has a more intense ride profile. It really throws you around in a way that even Dinosaur can't quite match, so I do tend to understand folks that prefer Dinosaur for that reason.

Thanks! Yea us Disneylanders don’t need a whole lot of time at DHS. Or none at all in your case haha. So it’s sounding like that last day of my trip will consist of mostly if not all Epcot. Unless of course I just HAVE to have one more ride on TOT. Maybe a day time ride on my actual DHS day and a nighttime ride on my last flex Epcot/ DHS day. Speaking of, what attractions at WDW would you say are best enjoyed at night? Not that everything will be in control as some of that will depend on LL return times. Also, what areas of the parks should I try to see at night?

Interesting. Is that why Dinosaurs height requirements is six inches less than Indy?

 

[mickEblu]

I know you have had second thoughts but I think this is probably your best chance to go, you have a last chance to see Dinosaur, muppets and ROA/ TSI. Don’t overthink going other places or changing resorts at this point, i think your plan is great and you can always visit again someday.

Thank you! Lol. As you probably know from my posting history here I tend to do this. I agree and think this is a great time to go to see some classics that are on there way out. Hoping for low crowds and that the Weather Gods look down on me favorably.

Considering I’m going a month before Epic opens crowds might not be too bad. I get that WDW/ Disney is its own thing with its own fan base but I have to imagine a new theme park opening up in Orlando a month later can only help with that. At the very least some people might be kicking the can down the road waiting for these new lands/ attractions opening in the next few years. The only slight bummer are some of the attractions like HOP, BTMRR and Test Track being down. But there’s always going to be refurbs and it could be worse. I’m kind of Ok with those being down. They re not trip killers like some other attractions could have been.