this is my 5th trip to Disneyworld
children are age 8, 7 & 4
ive gone 3x in Sept and 2x in late Jan/Early Feb
we always stay at the same place (riverside).....prices went up $800 this year...it would be nice if i could up the prices my business charges by 20% in 1 year.....but obviously it isnt hurting them ..they were the busiest ive seen
we asked for the new wrist bands....nope we were told...didnt see any of them....they did have new card readers that seemed to work most of the time...they acted up for people and delayed the lines pretty much everytime we stood in line to get into a park
day 1 1-22-13
Magic Kingdom---very busy.....more than normal crowds....only spent 3 hours
dined at the Wave....ive eaten there every year....ive had 3 good meals and 2 bad...this one was bad...the steak was good, but the potatoes/squash it comes with tasked like all squash....yea it was healthy, but was not good....kids also had bad meals(little did i know this was something new w/ Disney)
day 2 1-23-13
magic kingdom---got up early, got in line early....went right for the fast pass for the new little mermaid ride and then waited in line for 1 hour for the bell storytime.....1 hour wait and this was 10 mins after the park opened....the waiting line was somewhat boring..not much to see or do...kids went crazy.....the mirror opens into a door...very nice effects....me and my son spent a good chunk of the show trying to figure out how the candle moved so well....it was very impressive....the show really wasnt...i was dissapointed...very short....not much action for the kids to do....i liked the old show much better.....not something id ever do again
went right over to the little mermaid ride....fast pass was worthless...there was no line....the ride looks like its 20 years old.....peter pan is much better.....about as bad as nemo....i was shocked that this was their 'new' ride....there's nothing in it that says 2013....looks like they put no effort into it
got in line for 45 minutes to eat lunch at the beasts castle.....got to the menu and was horrified at what they had for kids....absolutely nothing any of my kids would eat...everything was 'multi grain' or something else healthy....my kids each ordered 3 different things....we threw out all 3 meals...they all starved and wined....it just looked horrible too...we were starting to discover that Disney is now trying to change kids eating habits....my 8 year old son started talking about Michelle Obama and how his school meals sucked too.....'now she's doing it here' he said....i had the steak sandwich....it was cold......the ordering process was different too....we got placed behind some elderly people....and sat for 15 minutes while they figured it out...
park got very busy again in the afternoon.....
day 3: Epcot
park was slow all day overall
test track....ran there at park opening and easily got in........nothing great....im glad not to have to sit through that beginning movie again...i thought it was horribly stupid....ikids enjoyed designing the car....1 kids design didnt transfer into the car....he wasnt happy....so the card readers arent perfect.....i am glad for the changes, but its nothing special.....somethings were stupid, but less stupid than the original
we checked out the inoventions area...weve been in there before, but they are typically horrible...trying to push some education thing on a kid who's not there to learn....they had something new!!!...you make your own ride and then put the card into a robotic machine and climb in and it moves and acts out your ride....very cool
went to soarin and got fast passes.....then got fast passes later on for TT......at the end of the day i found out there's new Fast pass rules for 2013.....when the time is up they dont honor it.....i went to a manager and got angry.....the family had to sit in line for soarin for 1 hour....hard concrete floor(why?)....there video game didnt work...everyone was jumping and moving trying to make it work....but it didnt seem to work for anyone....it sucked....sitting on a hard floor for 1 hour.....it would be nice to have something to do or look at....or have a bench....carpet would be nice.....kids fought the whole time....a very long hour.....i was steaming at the change for the fast pass
its not like Magic Kingdom where you get a fast pass for thunder mountain and then just go on some nearby ride until its time.....there are NO rides around TT or Soarin to spend 1-2 hours...you end up a mile away and have to run back for your ride....hard to do with a 4 year old with sore feet....
over all i think they could tear down Epcot and not many would notice...this park is boring for anyone under 65....they have a couple of rides...only 2 that are good....they push some hippie idealism of the future from 1978.....id tear down 1/2 the park and add rides
day 4: Hollywood studio
ran at opening to get the 8 year old in Jedi training...got in easily....
got in at tower of terror easily and aerosmith too....
park was slow
got a Fast pass for toy story....problem was it was for 20 minutes before our dinner reservation...it really made me angry with the fast pass.....your in a park where everything is a show and has times....then you have to make a fast pass work into that schedule....well what if it doesnt:?...should i just sit at Toy story for 1 hour until the start time works into my schedule??? this new idea was horribly irratating...
Day 5: Animal Kingdom
slow most of the day
rode the Yetti ride for the 1st time ever...very shocking, but good
day 6 & 7 went to Magic Kingdom
slow in the morning, but horribly busy in the afternoon....everyone spoke spanish everywhere
spent some time in the new kiddie area....wow, what a waste of money for Disney....(2) Dumbo's...not a bad idea....new play area inbetween them was so-so.....i liked the old area better...i just dont see where this new circus idea adds anything to the experience....they didnt add any rides really...just made it look different...i liked mickey and mini's house better than the new area......i think they made a mistake and wasted money
Overview:
over all i was bored...kids enjoyed it of course.......we have gone to DW so many times now that we even remember the workers...in some cases we even know where the workers came from!!....we can recite all the disney recordings for every ride.....we dont go to any shows anymore because were sick of them....just the rides
most of our meals were poor......we found ourselves searching for meals the kids would eat and deciding on the restaurant based upon it....also had several waiters admitt the kids hate the new meals and offered to make something custom for the kids.....
our hotel breakfast was the worst ever.....day 1 had (3) burnt mickey waffles(which appeared to be multigrain)...kids didnt eat them....in the garbage they went....kids starved again.....me and the wife had some large optioned pancake breakfast.....pancakes were cold...eggs were horrible...we found ourselves skipping breakfast or just buying doughnuts......
also prices seemed 25% higher in the parks.....breakfast was $40-45...for junk....hot dog meals were $9.50....it reminded me of sea world or 6 flags....i always thought Disneys prices were more real world in the past.....i thought lunches were $6-6.50.....maybe i dont remember anymore
we decided this would be the last year to do the disneyworld thing.....yea we will still go to Florida and maybe sspend 1 day at MK....but no longer spend $5,000 for the Disneyworld experience...its not worth it....not after 5x.......
20% price increase, crappy meals, forcing healthly meals on my kids=starving them, rides w/ broken features for years, new rides with old technology.....still the people come in droves....just not my family again
children are age 8, 7 & 4
ive gone 3x in Sept and 2x in late Jan/Early Feb
we always stay at the same place (riverside).....prices went up $800 this year...it would be nice if i could up the prices my business charges by 20% in 1 year.....but obviously it isnt hurting them ..they were the busiest ive seen
we asked for the new wrist bands....nope we were told...didnt see any of them....they did have new card readers that seemed to work most of the time...they acted up for people and delayed the lines pretty much everytime we stood in line to get into a park
day 1 1-22-13
Magic Kingdom---very busy.....more than normal crowds....only spent 3 hours
dined at the Wave....ive eaten there every year....ive had 3 good meals and 2 bad...this one was bad...the steak was good, but the potatoes/squash it comes with tasked like all squash....yea it was healthy, but was not good....kids also had bad meals(little did i know this was something new w/ Disney)
day 2 1-23-13
magic kingdom---got up early, got in line early....went right for the fast pass for the new little mermaid ride and then waited in line for 1 hour for the bell storytime.....1 hour wait and this was 10 mins after the park opened....the waiting line was somewhat boring..not much to see or do...kids went crazy.....the mirror opens into a door...very nice effects....me and my son spent a good chunk of the show trying to figure out how the candle moved so well....it was very impressive....the show really wasnt...i was dissapointed...very short....not much action for the kids to do....i liked the old show much better.....not something id ever do again
went right over to the little mermaid ride....fast pass was worthless...there was no line....the ride looks like its 20 years old.....peter pan is much better.....about as bad as nemo....i was shocked that this was their 'new' ride....there's nothing in it that says 2013....looks like they put no effort into it
got in line for 45 minutes to eat lunch at the beasts castle.....got to the menu and was horrified at what they had for kids....absolutely nothing any of my kids would eat...everything was 'multi grain' or something else healthy....my kids each ordered 3 different things....we threw out all 3 meals...they all starved and wined....it just looked horrible too...we were starting to discover that Disney is now trying to change kids eating habits....my 8 year old son started talking about Michelle Obama and how his school meals sucked too.....'now she's doing it here' he said....i had the steak sandwich....it was cold......the ordering process was different too....we got placed behind some elderly people....and sat for 15 minutes while they figured it out...
park got very busy again in the afternoon.....
day 3: Epcot
park was slow all day overall
test track....ran there at park opening and easily got in........nothing great....im glad not to have to sit through that beginning movie again...i thought it was horribly stupid....ikids enjoyed designing the car....1 kids design didnt transfer into the car....he wasnt happy....so the card readers arent perfect.....i am glad for the changes, but its nothing special.....somethings were stupid, but less stupid than the original
we checked out the inoventions area...weve been in there before, but they are typically horrible...trying to push some education thing on a kid who's not there to learn....they had something new!!!...you make your own ride and then put the card into a robotic machine and climb in and it moves and acts out your ride....very cool
went to soarin and got fast passes.....then got fast passes later on for TT......at the end of the day i found out there's new Fast pass rules for 2013.....when the time is up they dont honor it.....i went to a manager and got angry.....the family had to sit in line for soarin for 1 hour....hard concrete floor(why?)....there video game didnt work...everyone was jumping and moving trying to make it work....but it didnt seem to work for anyone....it sucked....sitting on a hard floor for 1 hour.....it would be nice to have something to do or look at....or have a bench....carpet would be nice.....kids fought the whole time....a very long hour.....i was steaming at the change for the fast pass
its not like Magic Kingdom where you get a fast pass for thunder mountain and then just go on some nearby ride until its time.....there are NO rides around TT or Soarin to spend 1-2 hours...you end up a mile away and have to run back for your ride....hard to do with a 4 year old with sore feet....
over all i think they could tear down Epcot and not many would notice...this park is boring for anyone under 65....they have a couple of rides...only 2 that are good....they push some hippie idealism of the future from 1978.....id tear down 1/2 the park and add rides
day 4: Hollywood studio
ran at opening to get the 8 year old in Jedi training...got in easily....
got in at tower of terror easily and aerosmith too....
park was slow
got a Fast pass for toy story....problem was it was for 20 minutes before our dinner reservation...it really made me angry with the fast pass.....your in a park where everything is a show and has times....then you have to make a fast pass work into that schedule....well what if it doesnt:?...should i just sit at Toy story for 1 hour until the start time works into my schedule??? this new idea was horribly irratating...
Day 5: Animal Kingdom
slow most of the day
rode the Yetti ride for the 1st time ever...very shocking, but good
day 6 & 7 went to Magic Kingdom
slow in the morning, but horribly busy in the afternoon....everyone spoke spanish everywhere
spent some time in the new kiddie area....wow, what a waste of money for Disney....(2) Dumbo's...not a bad idea....new play area inbetween them was so-so.....i liked the old area better...i just dont see where this new circus idea adds anything to the experience....they didnt add any rides really...just made it look different...i liked mickey and mini's house better than the new area......i think they made a mistake and wasted money
Overview:
over all i was bored...kids enjoyed it of course.......we have gone to DW so many times now that we even remember the workers...in some cases we even know where the workers came from!!....we can recite all the disney recordings for every ride.....we dont go to any shows anymore because were sick of them....just the rides
most of our meals were poor......we found ourselves searching for meals the kids would eat and deciding on the restaurant based upon it....also had several waiters admitt the kids hate the new meals and offered to make something custom for the kids.....
our hotel breakfast was the worst ever.....day 1 had (3) burnt mickey waffles(which appeared to be multigrain)...kids didnt eat them....in the garbage they went....kids starved again.....me and the wife had some large optioned pancake breakfast.....pancakes were cold...eggs were horrible...we found ourselves skipping breakfast or just buying doughnuts......
also prices seemed 25% higher in the parks.....breakfast was $40-45...for junk....hot dog meals were $9.50....it reminded me of sea world or 6 flags....i always thought Disneys prices were more real world in the past.....i thought lunches were $6-6.50.....maybe i dont remember anymore
we decided this would be the last year to do the disneyworld thing.....yea we will still go to Florida and maybe sspend 1 day at MK....but no longer spend $5,000 for the Disneyworld experience...its not worth it....not after 5x.......
20% price increase, crappy meals, forcing healthly meals on my kids=starving them, rides w/ broken features for years, new rides with old technology.....still the people come in droves....just not my family again
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