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What's the first thing you do?
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mickeyfanatics
New Member
You know, as much as I have seen the WDW TV tour, the DVC preview, and the Disney Cruise Line Channel, we still watch them when we arrive at a hotel, even though we have most of them memorized.
As far as Parks
AK - Kilamanjaro Safaris - have to do this first thing in the morning.
MGM - RnRC, TOT, or Millionaire
EC - Test Track - nobrainer because of the lines
MK - Whatever we want. One time we waited to ride Splash Mountain and Thunder Mountain until the last thing - we waited 10 min for Splash and rode BTMRR 3 times in a row.
DisneyQuest - Pirates
Pleasure Island - The Comedy Warehouse
BB - The Summit Plummet - if the wife allows me to, if not the family goes on Teamboat Springs
TL - The huge wave pool.
As far as Parks
AK - Kilamanjaro Safaris - have to do this first thing in the morning.
MGM - RnRC, TOT, or Millionaire
EC - Test Track - nobrainer because of the lines
MK - Whatever we want. One time we waited to ride Splash Mountain and Thunder Mountain until the last thing - we waited 10 min for Splash and rode BTMRR 3 times in a row.
DisneyQuest - Pirates
Pleasure Island - The Comedy Warehouse
BB - The Summit Plummet - if the wife allows me to, if not the family goes on Teamboat Springs
TL - The huge wave pool.
jrashadb
Member
Look at the big gate welcoming you to WDW and immediately get a huge, goofy grin on my face... somethimes there's hooting... occasionally hollering. :lol:
Usually, I try to go to Epcot first... One year my folks and I (going to the Disney PArks is the only thing the three of us really do together anymore, other than hollidays :lol: )wanted to get candlelight processional dinner packages, but they were all sold out for that day. So, we bought a package for the next day, jumped on the monorail and headed to the MK.
Plus, we do a lot of park hopping, because we have passes. But, as for what we like to do first in the parks... well ... can you say FastPass?
MK -- Space Mountain (we usually just ride big Thuinder and SM later at night, when the lines are a lot shorter)
Disney Studios (which I have decided to start calling it now in preperation for when it's official) -- FastPass RNRC, ride ToT, ride RNRC, then whatever we feel like.
Epcot -- FastPass TT and ride UoE... ride whatever else in whatever order.
AK -- uh... hm. Not sure... it varies. We try to do the Safarris before it gets too hot.
Usually, I try to go to Epcot first... One year my folks and I (going to the Disney PArks is the only thing the three of us really do together anymore, other than hollidays :lol: )wanted to get candlelight processional dinner packages, but they were all sold out for that day. So, we bought a package for the next day, jumped on the monorail and headed to the MK.
Plus, we do a lot of park hopping, because we have passes. But, as for what we like to do first in the parks... well ... can you say FastPass?
MK -- Space Mountain (we usually just ride big Thuinder and SM later at night, when the lines are a lot shorter)
Disney Studios (which I have decided to start calling it now in preperation for when it's official) -- FastPass RNRC, ride ToT, ride RNRC, then whatever we feel like.
Epcot -- FastPass TT and ride UoE... ride whatever else in whatever order.
AK -- uh... hm. Not sure... it varies. We try to do the Safarris before it gets too hot.
TheOneVader
Well-Known Member
I always follow this schedule usually.
Day 1: I unpack, go to DD and Board Walk
Day 2: Go to Universal usually
Day 3: 'Break day'. I go to DD, Boardwalk, usually some place off Disney property, and in the morning I ALWAYS go to get beinghets, if that's how you spell them [they're French doughnuts] at Port Orleans French Quarter
Day 4: Go to the parks in order, AK- ride Kilimanjaro and then Dinosaur, MGM- ride ToT RnRC and some other things I wanna do, MK- ride a bunch of stuff [I usually leave around 2-3PM or so], EPCOT- go through Future World, MK again- just to eat at Peco's Bills [I LOVE that place], EPCOT again- I go aound WS and watch Illuminations, then go to the room
Day 5: Go home [but not before beinghets!]
I know, I don't have an AP but, hey. I like 'the ways' as I call the schedule,
Day 1: I unpack, go to DD and Board Walk
Day 2: Go to Universal usually
Day 3: 'Break day'. I go to DD, Boardwalk, usually some place off Disney property, and in the morning I ALWAYS go to get beinghets, if that's how you spell them [they're French doughnuts] at Port Orleans French Quarter
Day 4: Go to the parks in order, AK- ride Kilimanjaro and then Dinosaur, MGM- ride ToT RnRC and some other things I wanna do, MK- ride a bunch of stuff [I usually leave around 2-3PM or so], EPCOT- go through Future World, MK again- just to eat at Peco's Bills [I LOVE that place], EPCOT again- I go aound WS and watch Illuminations, then go to the room
Day 5: Go home [but not before beinghets!]
I know, I don't have an AP but, hey. I like 'the ways' as I call the schedule,
garyhoov
Trophy Husband
Me too! (though without the hooting and hollering) That's the moment. After that, it's the Loooooooooong check-in line. We usually go in early December, and the Christmas tree and all the other sights and sounds get me going.
As for parks, we usually go to MK first and ride the train to toontown.
We always do the HOOP de DOO on our first night of arrival.
Pam
Pam
SilentRascal
Account Suspended
If I'm staying in a new place, I like to get my bags put in my room then check out the place for a little while or until the rest of my party is ready to get our tickets and hit the Magic Kingdom. That's always the first stop on our trip.
cymbaldiva
Active Member
We usually (unfortunately, since we drive all nite) arrive too early to actually go to our room, so we go to the first park that a bus arrives to take us! :lol:
grinch1313
New Member
When my family and I go to WDW, the first thing we usually do is go to the Magic Kingdom. I just love walking down Main Street and taking in the atmosphere. It still has a magical quality even though I'm 23 now. Then we always head straight for Adventureland and Pirates.
At Epcot, we usually fast pass Test Track and then go to Honey I Shrunk the Audience.
MGM is always straight to RnR Coaster to get a FP and then ride ToT.
Animal Kingdom is either Kilimanjaro Safaris or Dinosaur.
This is my first post. Thanks for listening.
~Kimby
At Epcot, we usually fast pass Test Track and then go to Honey I Shrunk the Audience.
MGM is always straight to RnR Coaster to get a FP and then ride ToT.
Animal Kingdom is either Kilimanjaro Safaris or Dinosaur.
This is my first post. Thanks for listening.
~Kimby
Big Pooh
New Member
We go to MK at opening, walk down Main St, hopefully while it's empty(I just LOVE off-season ), ride TTA, so I'll KNOW I'm at Disney World, Ride Space Mtn. to make sure I'm completely awake :animwink: and then take the Monorail to Epcot, where we spend to the rest of our 1st day.
I just don't feel like I'm at Disney World until I depart Rocket Tower Plaza.
Cheers :wave:
), ride TTA, so I'll KNOW I'm at Disney World, Ride Space Mtn. to make sure I'm completely awake :animwink: and then take the Monorail to Epcot, where we spend to the rest of our 1st day. I just don't feel like I'm at Disney World until I depart Rocket Tower Plaza.
Cheers :wave:
Pumbas Nakasak
Heading for the great escape.
If it were my good lady the first thing she does when she goes ANYWHERE is visit the loo. Damn annoying when your at the head of the Q at park opening.
DisneyKrazed
New Member
My oppinion, the first day/night is always the best for me. There is just so much excitment and anticipation. When I go with my family we always get a late morning or noon time flight to Disney and by time we actualy get on property it is two or three o'clock, too late to waste a day at the parks. This is the day we get to do everything else we won't get to do on the fun filled days ahead :animwink: . So on the first day whats better then taking a swim in the pool, relaxing in the sun, go to downtown disney, and riding in the monorail. Then once we take a few laps in the monorail and complete a few of the listed activities its time for a character dinner at chef mickey's or 1900 park in fair then afterwards we watch the Fantasy in the Sky Fire works. Nothing better then starting off your Disney vacation.
snowwhite66
New Member
Since I live in Miami, WDW is only a four hour drive.
We first check in to the resort, park the car and catch the bus to MK. I just love getting there as early as possible, so we try to leave Miami around 5am
When we go through the enterance at MK the first thing that hits me is the smell of popcorn from the vendor near main street, this is always the herald for me that we have arrived at last. :lol:
We first check in to the resort, park the car and catch the bus to MK. I just love getting there as early as possible, so we try to leave Miami around 5am
When we go through the enterance at MK the first thing that hits me is the smell of popcorn from the vendor near main street, this is always the herald for me that we have arrived at last. :lol:
DisneyPhD
Well-Known Member
No matter what we do when we first get there, we always seem to walk around in a happy daze saying "We were in Detroit this moring, and we're really at WDW!!!!" We always check out the resort and or pool. If we don't go to a Park we go to DTW or resort hop to look around and ride the monorail.
Nothing beats that just got to WDW feeling and we got a whole week to enjoy it. (also because we always take our trip in winter and the weather is always much nicer at WDW, just escaping winter for a week.)
Nothing beats that just got to WDW feeling and we got a whole week to enjoy it. (also because we always take our trip in winter and the weather is always much nicer at WDW, just escaping winter for a week.)