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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][twitter] Jo[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]All of the discussions in this thread literally prove beyond a doubt now terrible it is to go to Disney. Look at how much work you all describe it being just to go there.  [/quote]

This. Why the hell would I look forward to spending an insane amount of money after spending 50 hours pre-planning the visit. International travel is far easier and cheaper. [/quote]

I find it hard to believe there isn’t a lot of preplanning involved with an international trip. [/quote]

Exactly. You don't just show up in Paris or Rome without planning and getting advance museum tickets, tour tickets, etc.[/quote]

I mean I usually do.  I’ve never pre booked anything for a trip except hotels.  There’s always plenty to see and do and explore without scheduling ourselves ahead of time.  Much nicer to take each day as we feel like.[/quote]

With Paris and Rome, I do all the pre planning before hand. My problem with Disney is the stress of lightning lanes and genie plus which means you can’t know your ride times until the day of. And that may or may not work with special meals or Disney events scheduled.  I don’t like throwing a wrench into my plans last minute nor do I like being on my phone organizing my day while on the vacation.[/quote]

This is a valid critique. I felt like it was basically impossible to plan restaurant reservations and get all the value out of the park ticket. But at the end of the day, we didn’t really go there to eat at restaurants. I can see if you were doing a character meal, that might be hard to plan around. It would be nice if you could reserve at least 1 LL in advance every day. [/quote]

You will get a LL ride first thing at 7 if you book one. You just can't be such an anal planner that you want to do them in an exact order. You have to be somewhat flexible and just take them as they come. If you your first choice isn't the best time then take your 2nd choice and rope drop the one you didn't get. It's not impossible. Trying to plan each minute of the day on a strict schedule will be your undoing. And planning multiple sit down meals is a waste of time and money for mediocre food if you want to ride the rides.

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We always stay club level so breakfast and dinner are provided for us. We make lunchtime reservations at each park and have never had a problem timing/scheduling rides. It’s all about finessing the LL’s, rope drop, extended park hours, and getting in line exactly at park closing time. [/quote]

You can spend your time finessing all that, or go to Paris and Rome. That was the original point in this thread - that unlike Disney, I CAN plan those activities around my meals well in advance and not have to “finess” on the day of, which I don’t want to do![/quote]

You miss the point, which is that at Disney there’s so much to do that every choice has an opportunity cost. A better analogy would be a foodie who obsessively plans what to eat when & where in Paris and Rome. [/quote]

European cities have choice as well and I’m not sure how you can reasonably deny that. But I can pre plan what I want to see and do and not have to juggle it the day of like Disney. This isn’t a complicated concept despite your repeated pushback.[/quote]

But do you have to plan 60 days out? That seems like a real hassle and obstacle for some people.[/quote]

You only have to plan nice sit down meals 60 days out. If you want to do quick service there’s no planning necessary. [/quote]

NP "planning 60 days out" makes it sound easy. No- I woke up at 5:30 because you need to be online and selecting right at 6am ET in order to get dining. By 6:05 I could tell most were sold out. [/quote]

You obviously wanted something specific. Nobody is starving because they weren't able to get a dining reservation. There are plenty of places to eat.[/quote]

But the thread is about why a person had a negative experience.  If this was negative to them, who are you to say they shouldn’t share it with OP?  Why do you care that someone has a negative experience to share?[/quote]

Because it is misleading. If you want to do something specific, yes, you have to be proactive. If you're flexible, you don't. [/quote]

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