bouncingfigment
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Alright, so my two best buds and I have wanted to go to Disney together since we were grade schoolers. They've been a few times, and because I used to live in Florida, I've been to Disney countless times (my mom took me at least every other month). However, since none of us are yet 21 (I'm starting college, they're in high school), we thought that the trip would still be a few years away. Now, my incredibly brave aunt has volunteered to take the three of us down as the designated "grown-up" (for the hotel, mainly), AND pay for the hotel room (which I was not expecting - I had already started setting money aside). Anyway, because I'll only be in Florida a few weeks (my friends both live in Northern FL), we can only go for a weekend, and because neither my friends nor myself are exactly rolling in the dough (college/saving for college really sucks your leisure money away), we're only going to one theme park.
Originally, we had planned on EPCOT, mainly because after living in California last summer, I really wanted to ride Soarin'. Plus, I love Mission: Space, and they haven't been on it yet. And we all love Test Track. However, I'll get another chance to ride Soarin', because I'm going to WDW again with family friends little more than a week later.
Now, we're really leaning toward Magic Kingdom, partially because of the late hours (until 11pm on the day we're going). None of us are exactly morning people, and we like the idea of a late evening without dealing with Downtown Disney (which we plan on visiting the day we leave). We want to hit all the "Mountains" at MK and I l absolutely love Pirates of the Caribbean (really looking forward to seeing the refurbished version). We don't really care about any of the rides in Fantasyland, and we plan on avoiding Mickey's Toontown Fair entirely.
So, if we do decide on Magic Kingdom, what is a good "plan of attack" for three adolescents, keeping in mind that we don't care about table service meals (we generally just snack throughout the day), and that we probably won't arrive at the park until around 11:30am (because we'll be doing good if we get to sleep by midnight, and we all sleep for about 10 hours). Also, I'm not big into planning every detail - I'd just like to have a basic outline since I'm going with friends.
Thanks so much!
Originally, we had planned on EPCOT, mainly because after living in California last summer, I really wanted to ride Soarin'. Plus, I love Mission: Space, and they haven't been on it yet. And we all love Test Track. However, I'll get another chance to ride Soarin', because I'm going to WDW again with family friends little more than a week later.
Now, we're really leaning toward Magic Kingdom, partially because of the late hours (until 11pm on the day we're going). None of us are exactly morning people, and we like the idea of a late evening without dealing with Downtown Disney (which we plan on visiting the day we leave). We want to hit all the "Mountains" at MK and I l absolutely love Pirates of the Caribbean (really looking forward to seeing the refurbished version). We don't really care about any of the rides in Fantasyland, and we plan on avoiding Mickey's Toontown Fair entirely.
So, if we do decide on Magic Kingdom, what is a good "plan of attack" for three adolescents, keeping in mind that we don't care about table service meals (we generally just snack throughout the day), and that we probably won't arrive at the park until around 11:30am (because we'll be doing good if we get to sleep by midnight, and we all sleep for about 10 hours). Also, I'm not big into planning every detail - I'd just like to have a basic outline since I'm going with friends.
Thanks so much!