Soooooo.... I might have booked a WDW holiday last Friday night while my brother and I were just supposed to do some "Benchmarking"... we call all analyses we do when we compare stuff benchmarking but for some reason I just though, why the hell not?!
Via the Ireland website of WDW, we booked a 14D stay in the Wilderness lodge, arriving September 9th and going back home on September 23rd. I know booking for flights is waaayy too soon but Lufthansa does daily routes from Frankfurt to Orlando with what seems fairly good prices..
BUT, I still got some questions that probably are for you incredibly stupid but Gaëtan and I were wondering about various stuff/items/possibilities:
- My sister, Alix and her boyfriend Jef are maybe also interested in joining us but not for the whole stay, can they stay in our room and leave like earlier? Or do they need a separate booking etc.?
- If a better deal for 2024 is offered (I now have 14D ticket for 7D paid) in the near future, can I also apply for this? Can this be done through the app or do I need to call?
- How are you guys on the Mears thingy bus accommodations?
- Anyone that wants to share their experience with the WL? We fell in love with the resort and it just felt a LOT quieter than other resorts we visited in August and I think September is a bit quieter than the last weeks of holiday in the US? We booked a nature view given that me, myself and I need to pay for the hotel accommodation and adding another 500 EUR for courtyard, we'll see...
- Do you need to order appetizers/entrées and main courses or can you only order one course and be done at a table service? we felt like we have over eaten ourselves during the last trip and might look into decreasing the food we have
- Can a non-US resident also use apps like InstaCart etc. to order some food to the hotel? how does this work? We would really like to safe some time (and money) in ordering some breakfast items for days following a large evening Table Service event.
- Is it me or does the Dining reservation webpage of Disney is just not practical? You need to scroll through the whole set of locations but can't filter by typing the location in a search bar? .. maybe that's me but when looking up menu's of things that might interest us, this frustrated me a bit.
- I have a draft planning made up in excel based upon our arrival date and what our experiences were last time:
- Anyone experience with September crowds? Is Genie+ needed during this period?
- How are the offered after-hours for Deluxe hotel guests?
That's it from the top of my head.. I feel like a rookie but I gotta start somewhere
To all of you already, thank you!
L.
Via the Ireland website of WDW, we booked a 14D stay in the Wilderness lodge, arriving September 9th and going back home on September 23rd. I know booking for flights is waaayy too soon but Lufthansa does daily routes from Frankfurt to Orlando with what seems fairly good prices..
BUT, I still got some questions that probably are for you incredibly stupid but Gaëtan and I were wondering about various stuff/items/possibilities:
- My sister, Alix and her boyfriend Jef are maybe also interested in joining us but not for the whole stay, can they stay in our room and leave like earlier? Or do they need a separate booking etc.?
- If a better deal for 2024 is offered (I now have 14D ticket for 7D paid) in the near future, can I also apply for this? Can this be done through the app or do I need to call?
- How are you guys on the Mears thingy bus accommodations?
- Anyone that wants to share their experience with the WL? We fell in love with the resort and it just felt a LOT quieter than other resorts we visited in August and I think September is a bit quieter than the last weeks of holiday in the US? We booked a nature view given that me, myself and I need to pay for the hotel accommodation and adding another 500 EUR for courtyard, we'll see...
- Do you need to order appetizers/entrées and main courses or can you only order one course and be done at a table service? we felt like we have over eaten ourselves during the last trip and might look into decreasing the food we have
- Can a non-US resident also use apps like InstaCart etc. to order some food to the hotel? how does this work? We would really like to safe some time (and money) in ordering some breakfast items for days following a large evening Table Service event.
- Is it me or does the Dining reservation webpage of Disney is just not practical? You need to scroll through the whole set of locations but can't filter by typing the location in a search bar? .. maybe that's me but when looking up menu's of things that might interest us, this frustrated me a bit.
- I have a draft planning made up in excel based upon our arrival date and what our experiences were last time:
1. Added a lot more MK given that last time we had too much EPCOT just to have Virtual queues for Guardians
2. No HS on weekend days - Took AK & MK in week 1 & EPCOT & MK in week 2
3. Tried to add as much different restaurants in the Disney bubble
- Anyone experience with September crowds? Is Genie+ needed during this period?
- How are the offered after-hours for Deluxe hotel guests?
That's it from the top of my head.. I feel like a rookie but I gotta start somewhere
To all of you already, thank you!
L.
