Just an observation of note to all first time guests.
In October our family went as first timers to Disney World. Prior to going we had heard and read so many negative reports. A lot of positive reports as well, but it's the negative one's that make you worry. Ie. Long walks at the hotel. Long wait times for buses. Lousy service and/or bad tasting food at certain restaurants. Crowd levels. Broken down rides.
Well after our trip I can say we experienced nothing but thrills and enjoyment our entire trip.
We stayed at the Little Mermaid section of the Art Of Animation. I heard people complaining about the distance they had to walk. This didn't make sense to me because you are going to be walking ALL DAY at the theme parks. What is an extra 8-10minute stroll at a themed hotel? In fact my family relished walking thru the themed areas on the way to/from our room. Often we took different routes as well to walk around the entire hotel even if it was off the beaten path.
Bus times. Once we waited about 5 minutes for a bus. Every other time the buses were right there for us. This is both coming and going to the parks. So either we were super lucky, or a lot of these reports are exaggerated.
Food. We dined at the AoA and loved it. Also we were skeptical going into Tony's as per all the negative reports. Again, either we were really lucky or what, but we enjoyed both the food and the atmosphere.
So all in all my point would be advice to all first timers, experience your vacation for yourself and do not dwell on others complaints.
Lastly, speaking of complaints. While we were there we heard daily multiple complaints from people about waiting in lines, the heat, the food, the long walks, the crowds.. only thing is, not one complaint came out of the mouth of a child.
In October our family went as first timers to Disney World. Prior to going we had heard and read so many negative reports. A lot of positive reports as well, but it's the negative one's that make you worry. Ie. Long walks at the hotel. Long wait times for buses. Lousy service and/or bad tasting food at certain restaurants. Crowd levels. Broken down rides.
Well after our trip I can say we experienced nothing but thrills and enjoyment our entire trip.
We stayed at the Little Mermaid section of the Art Of Animation. I heard people complaining about the distance they had to walk. This didn't make sense to me because you are going to be walking ALL DAY at the theme parks. What is an extra 8-10minute stroll at a themed hotel? In fact my family relished walking thru the themed areas on the way to/from our room. Often we took different routes as well to walk around the entire hotel even if it was off the beaten path.
Bus times. Once we waited about 5 minutes for a bus. Every other time the buses were right there for us. This is both coming and going to the parks. So either we were super lucky, or a lot of these reports are exaggerated.
Food. We dined at the AoA and loved it. Also we were skeptical going into Tony's as per all the negative reports. Again, either we were really lucky or what, but we enjoyed both the food and the atmosphere.
So all in all my point would be advice to all first timers, experience your vacation for yourself and do not dwell on others complaints.
Lastly, speaking of complaints. While we were there we heard daily multiple complaints from people about waiting in lines, the heat, the food, the long walks, the crowds.. only thing is, not one complaint came out of the mouth of a child.
It's just an expression that basically means to read/listen to what you see/hear, but know that some things said may not exactly be true.
