I love Disney World

[Anonymous]

I am weirded out by how even in downtown Disney (at Disneyland), there are no homeless people. I've always lived in major cities, and am at a loss when there are no homeless people to give my leftovers to. And it feels very unbalanced that only "rich" people are walking around there. I was bothered by it.

[Anonymous]

I went for the first time this year and we all loved it. I planned it all to take advantage of fast passes and reservations, and we made some changes on the fly based on what it was like really being there. We enjoyed it enough that we will go back in two years, and probably again two years from then. We are also world travelers and this will simply fit into out plans every other year.

I found it great fun. Lots of fun from early morning to noonish, then lazing by the pool in the afternoon, trying dinner at new resorts each evening. It was the perfect mix of running around for rides and shows and relaxation.

[Anonymous]

Eww. Disney is gross and cheesy.

[Anonymous]

I am multilingual, multiracial, have traveled the world and lived in 5 different countries and really don't understand the disdain for Disney. If you went and didn't like it, ok- that's one thing. But to dismiss it as cheesy and simple minded and gross and to categorize those who enjoy it as "cheesy" if you haven't even been there? Silliness. It is YOU who is simply minded and gross.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:We are about to go for the first time. Can a Disney lover explain the fast passes to me? We have an 8yo son who is eager to ride roller coasters and a 3yo son who will not be tall enough for a lot of rides (and probably wouldn't like the scarier ones anyway). How do we organize the fast passes? We have to reserve them in advance, right? I think we will have two days at Magic Kingdom and two days at Hollywood Studios. My issue is that for the ones we can all do, I'd like to get four fast passes together, but that seems hard to do because they schedule three at a time and for many of them we'll be splitting up. Any tips would be appreciated!

One of the best things about having a child who is not tall enough for some rides is that you can do a Ride Swap for the roller coasters so the kid who is tall enough can go twice

For example we set up fastpasses with Dad and DS1 to ride Big Thunder Mountain and Space Mountain. When Dad and DS1 go to get in line for Big Thunder Mountain, Mom and DS2 go with them as far as the cast member who is checking fastpasses and Dad asks for a ride swap because Mom has to stay with DS2 who's not tall enough for the ride. After they go through the line, Dad now has a ride swap pass for Big Thunder which can be used any time in the next month for up to 3 people, so Mom or Dad can go on Big Thunder again with DS1 later in the trip. Do this again at Space Mountain. DS1 will get to ride all the roller coasters twice for every fastpass that you have for them. We also schedule a fastpass for something close by if it works out, so while Dad and DS1 are on Space Mountain Mom and DS2 could be doing Buzz Lightyear.

As PP said, it's easiest to set up fastpasses for the whole family to ride the same 3 rides at first and then go in and change the fastpass for DS2 and one of the parents to a different experience (and also time if necessary).

Fastpasses are reserved through the My Disney Experience on the website or app. If you are staying onsite, you can reserve them up to 60 days in advance, if you're staying offsite it's 30 days.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:We are about to go for the first time. Can a Disney lover explain the fast passes to me? We have an 8yo son who is eager to ride roller coasters and a 3yo son who will not be tall enough for a lot of rides (and probably wouldn't like the scarier ones anyway). How do we organize the fast passes? We have to reserve them in advance, right? I think we will have two days at Magic Kingdom and two days at Hollywood Studios. My issue is that for the ones we can all do, I'd like to get four fast passes together, but that seems hard to do because they schedule three at a time and for many of them we'll be splitting up. Any tips would be appreciated!

One of the best things about having a child who is not tall enough for some rides is that you can do a Ride Swap for the roller coasters so the kid who is tall enough can go twice

For example we set up fastpasses with Dad and DS1 to ride Big Thunder Mountain and Space Mountain. When Dad and DS1 go to get in line for Big Thunder Mountain, Mom and DS2 go with them as far as the cast member who is checking fastpasses and Dad asks for a ride swap because Mom has to stay with DS2 who's not tall enough for the ride. After they go through the line, Dad now has a ride swap pass for Big Thunder which can be used any time in the next month for up to 3 people, so Mom or Dad can go on Big Thunder again with DS1 later in the trip. Do this again at Space Mountain. DS1 will get to ride all the roller coasters twice for every fastpass that you have for them. We also schedule a fastpass for something close by if it works out, so while Dad and DS1 are on Space Mountain Mom and DS2 could be doing Buzz Lightyear.

As PP said, it's easiest to set up fastpasses for the whole family to ride the same 3 rides at first and then go in and change the fastpass for DS2 and one of the parents to a different experience (and also time if necessary).

Fastpasses are reserved through the My Disney Experience on the website or app. If you are staying onsite, you can reserve them up to 60 days in advance, if you're staying offsite it's 30 days.

PP here -

We live in FL and probably go 5-6 weekends a year. It's great because we can try to pick low crowd levels (though they are more and more rare in the past couple of years) and we never feel the need to fit in more than whatever works easily for us. I have spent hours watching my kids just playing in the Boneyard in Dinoland in AK or relaxing in one of the countries at Epcot while they do one of the Agent P secret missions.

I agree with many of the PP who don't understand the disdain for Disney. While a trip to WDW is definitely not the same experience as spending time in Berlin or London or Paris or Barcelona or Singapore or Hong Kong, I fully understand why so many people love it. Quite simply, Disney is *very* good at what they do. The moments when Cast Members do something that makes my child light up have been fantastic to watch

[Anonymous]

I love it because I'm a single parent traveling alone with a young boy with unsophisticated tastes, to put it mildly. I've tried vacations more my speed, but he's bored and whiny and I wind up not doing things I enjoy at all. The only non- Disney trip he got a kick out of was NYC.

Because I fundamentally have to cater to a child's tastes anyway I want some semblance of a break for me. I love checking our suitcases here in DC, slapping our magic bands on our wrists and having to deal with nothing until I pick up our suitcases again getting off the plane in DC on our return. The Mouse takes care of everything. And the kid is so happy. We don't do fast passes or pre-book meals, and it's just fine.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:We are about to go for the first time. Can a Disney lover explain the fast passes to me? We have an 8yo son who is eager to ride roller coasters and a 3yo son who will not be tall enough for a lot of rides (and probably wouldn't like the scarier ones anyway). How do we organize the fast passes? We have to reserve them in advance, right? I think we will have two days at Magic Kingdom and two days at Hollywood Studios. My issue is that for the ones we can all do, I'd like to get four fast passes together, but that seems hard to do because they schedule three at a time and for many of them we'll be splitting up. Any tips would be appreciated!

One of the best things about having a child who is not tall enough for some rides is that you can do a Ride Swap for the roller coasters so the kid who is tall enough can go twice

For example we set up fastpasses with Dad and DS1 to ride Big Thunder Mountain and Space Mountain. When Dad and DS1 go to get in line for Big Thunder Mountain, Mom and DS2 go with them as far as the cast member who is checking fastpasses and Dad asks for a ride swap because Mom has to stay with DS2 who's not tall enough for the ride. After they go through the line, Dad now has a ride swap pass for Big Thunder which can be used any time in the next month for up to 3 people, so Mom or Dad can go on Big Thunder again with DS1 later in the trip. Do this again at Space Mountain. DS1 will get to ride all the roller coasters twice for every fastpass that you have for them. We also schedule a fastpass for something close by if it works out, so while Dad and DS1 are on Space Mountain Mom and DS2 could be doing Buzz Lightyear.

As PP said, it's easiest to set up fastpasses for the whole family to ride the same 3 rides at first and then go in and change the fastpass for DS2 and one of the parents to a different experience (and also time if necessary).

Fastpasses are reserved through the My Disney Experience on the website or app. If you are staying onsite, you can reserve them up to 60 days in advance, if you're staying offsite it's 30 days.

For the ride swap do you need to wait in the long line to use it?

And for FP is there usually any wait?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:We are about to go for the first time. Can a Disney lover explain the fast passes to me? We have an 8yo son who is eager to ride roller coasters and a 3yo son who will not be tall enough for a lot of rides (and probably wouldn't like the scarier ones anyway). How do we organize the fast passes? We have to reserve them in advance, right? I think we will have two days at Magic Kingdom and two days at Hollywood Studios. My issue is that for the ones we can all do, I'd like to get four fast passes together, but that seems hard to do because they schedule three at a time and for many of them we'll be splitting up. Any tips would be appreciated!

One of the best things about having a child who is not tall enough for some rides is that you can do a Ride Swap for the roller coasters so the kid who is tall enough can go twice

For example we set up fastpasses with Dad and DS1 to ride Big Thunder Mountain and Space Mountain. When Dad and DS1 go to get in line for Big Thunder Mountain, Mom and DS2 go with them as far as the cast member who is checking fastpasses and Dad asks for a ride swap because Mom has to stay with DS2 who's not tall enough for the ride. After they go through the line, Dad now has a ride swap pass for Big Thunder which can be used any time in the next month for up to 3 people, so Mom or Dad can go on Big Thunder again with DS1 later in the trip. Do this again at Space Mountain. DS1 will get to ride all the roller coasters twice for every fastpass that you have for them. We also schedule a fastpass for something close by if it works out, so while Dad and DS1 are on Space Mountain Mom and DS2 could be doing Buzz Lightyear.

As PP said, it's easiest to set up fastpasses for the whole family to ride the same 3 rides at first and then go in and change the fastpass for DS2 and one of the parents to a different experience (and also time if necessary).

Fastpasses are reserved through the My Disney Experience on the website or app. If you are staying onsite, you can reserve them up to 60 days in advance, if you're staying offsite it's 30 days.

For the ride swap do you need to wait in the long line to use it?

And for FP is there usually any wait?

Ride Swap returns to the fastpass line.

Fastpass waits are usually fairly short (>5 min?), but I've had them be up to 15 minutes if it's a busy time.

[Anonymous]

Sorry - typo

Fastpass waits are usually fairly short (<5 min?), but I've had them be up to 15 minutes if it's a busy time.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:We are about to go for the first time. Can a Disney lover explain the fast passes to me? We have an 8yo son who is eager to ride roller coasters and a 3yo son who will not be tall enough for a lot of rides (and probably wouldn't like the scarier ones anyway). How do we organize the fast passes? We have to reserve them in advance, right? I think we will have two days at Magic Kingdom and two days at Hollywood Studios. My issue is that for the ones we can all do, I'd like to get four fast passes together, but that seems hard to do because they schedule three at a time and for many of them we'll be splitting up. Any tips would be appreciated!

One of the best things about having a child who is not tall enough for some rides is that you can do a Ride Swap for the roller coasters so the kid who is tall enough can go twice

For example we set up fastpasses with Dad and DS1 to ride Big Thunder Mountain and Space Mountain. When Dad and DS1 go to get in line for Big Thunder Mountain, Mom and DS2 go with them as far as the cast member who is checking fastpasses and Dad asks for a ride swap because Mom has to stay with DS2 who's not tall enough for the ride. After they go through the line, Dad now has a ride swap pass for Big Thunder which can be used any time in the next month for up to 3 people, so Mom or Dad can go on Big Thunder again with DS1 later in the trip. Do this again at Space Mountain. DS1 will get to ride all the roller coasters twice for every fastpass that you have for them. We also schedule a fastpass for something close by if it works out, so while Dad and DS1 are on Space Mountain Mom and DS2 could be doing Buzz Lightyear.

As PP said, it's easiest to set up fastpasses for the whole family to ride the same 3 rides at first and then go in and change the fastpass for DS2 and one of the parents to a different experience (and also time if necessary).

Fastpasses are reserved through the My Disney Experience on the website or app. If you are staying onsite, you can reserve them up to 60 days in advance, if you're staying offsite it's 30 days.

Thank you so much!

[Anonymous]

I went last year for the first time for a family reunion. I was prepared to hate it but I was really impressed by the cleanliness, attitude of the employees and quality/craftmanship of the visuals.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:We are about to go for the first time. Can a Disney lover explain the fast passes to me? We have an 8yo son who is eager to ride roller coasters and a 3yo son who will not be tall enough for a lot of rides (and probably wouldn't like the scarier ones anyway). How do we organize the fast passes? We have to reserve them in advance, right? I think we will have two days at Magic Kingdom and two days at Hollywood Studios. My issue is that for the ones we can all do, I'd like to get four fast passes together, but that seems hard to do because they schedule three at a time and for many of them we'll be splitting up. Any tips would be appreciated!

One of the best things about having a child who is not tall enough for some rides is that you can do a Ride Swap for the roller coasters so the kid who is tall enough can go twice

For example we set up fastpasses with Dad and DS1 to ride Big Thunder Mountain and Space Mountain. When Dad and DS1 go to get in line for Big Thunder Mountain, Mom and DS2 go with them as far as the cast member who is checking fastpasses and Dad asks for a ride swap because Mom has to stay with DS2 who's not tall enough for the ride. After they go through the line, Dad now has a ride swap pass for Big Thunder which can be used any time in the next month for up to 3 people, so Mom or Dad can go on Big Thunder again with DS1 later in the trip. Do this again at Space Mountain. DS1 will get to ride all the roller coasters twice for every fastpass that you have for them. We also schedule a fastpass for something close by if it works out, so while Dad and DS1 are on Space Mountain Mom and DS2 could be doing Buzz Lightyear.

As PP said, it's easiest to set up fastpasses for the whole family to ride the same 3 rides at first and then go in and change the fastpass for DS2 and one of the parents to a different experience (and also time if necessary).

Fastpasses are reserved through the My Disney Experience on the website or app. If you are staying onsite, you can reserve them up to 60 days in advance, if you're staying offsite it's 30 days.

For the ride swap do you need to wait in the long line to use it?

And for FP is there usually any wait?

Ride Swap returns to the fastpass line.

Fastpass waits are usually fairly short (>5 min?), but I've had them be up to 15 minutes if it's a busy time.

Thank you!! I didn't think this was an option with FP so maybe I'll give it a try!

[Anonymous]

I love it! Took kids for the first time last year at ages 2 and 4. Just booked another trip before school gets out (since 5 year old will be in k next year). I've traveled a ton in the US. Spent a semester in europe in college, went to Asia on my honeymoon. I love travel. We go to the beach and to visit family often with the kids. But I want to wait until they are older to travel overseas (I was 7 when I first went to Europe.). for now, they love Disney, I love watching them
Love Disney, I love researching and planning a great experience for them and I love how easy it is once we get on the plane in DC. I can't wait for our trip this spring!

[Anonymous]

Ahhh, funny to see so many people who love and buy into the materialistic, overpriced and underwhelming brainwashed pop culture phenomenon that is Disney. Herded like sheep into 30-60 minute lines to stare at characters for 30 seconds. Waiting in throngs to pay $6 for a cupcake and $60 for hotdogs and hamburgers at a mass-produced fast food joint with a 30 min wait. Waiting with Baited Breath until the stroke of midnight 6 months out so they can pay $250 for a princess dinner that is crappy food and doesn't even include a glass of wine.

We've done it. We've stayed in a three bedroom villa at Bay Lake Tower with full butler and view of fireworks. We hav also stayed offsite at a budget motel and shuttled in with the masses.

Doesn't matter. It's mass mentality and brainwashing - secret mickeys, grumpy crowds, greedy crying kids everywhere, $20 balloons.

These Disney sheep must also be on the Trump bandwagon. Lol!