singingpixie
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- Feb 26, 2004
I'm a woman in my mid-30s, and I've been to WDW a handful of times- longer trips as well as a couple quick ones as an adult but never alone. Last time was probably 5 or so years ago? I'm a big Braves fan, and since this will be the last year they have Spring Training at WDW, I'm leaning toward taking a couple days to drive down (from North Carolina) the last week of February. I've got 6 days left on a non-expiring old Park Hopper pass, so I should be able to spend a few days in the parks rather inexpensively.
Here's what I'm thinking. Does this sound like a reasonable approach? I'm an early riser and will plan to drive to the parks (grabbing breakfast on the way), and with no one else to argue with about it, being one of the first in the gates shouldn't be a problem.
Tuesday 2/26: Work most of the day and then drive down to Orlando. Check into offsite hotel (hopefully arrive around 11pm or so)
Wednesday 2/27: Spend the morning in Hollywood Studios. I'll plan to pre-book FP+ here at 30 days, and hopefully can get through Slinky, TSMM, Star Tours, Tower of Terror and RnRC by lunchtime. Grab lunch or a snack in DHS, and then hop to Epcot when I'm ready. I'm less concerned with rides here- definitely want to get on Soarin and Spaceship Earth, and ideally Test Track via Single Rider and maybe Mission Space, but mostly I just want to wander around World Showcase, grab QS dinner somewhere that sounds good, and stay for Illuminations.
Thursday 2/28: Baseball day. I'll get there early and watch some of the practice on the back fields, and then get to the game at 1:05. Once the game wraps up (by 4 or so) I'll probably head over to Trader Sam's Grog Grotto for a drink, and then try my luck getting a spot in the California Grill lounge for a sushi dinner (6 or 6:30) and then catch the fireworks (8pm) from the observation deck.
Friday 3/1: Get to MK for rope drop and try to get through 7DMT, Space Mtn, Splash Mtn, BTMRR, Haunted Mansion, and Pirates (and maybe Peter Pan) by lunchtime (I'll ideally have 3 pre-booked FP+ to help). Once I've seen the "musts," hop over to Animal Kingdom. Goals here are Kilimanjaro Safaris, Everest (single rider), and both Pandora rides- Dinosaur and the Nemo show would be nice depending on how timing works. I was originally planning to see Rivers of Light, but from what I'm reading it might be skippable and my time might be better spent just hanging out in Pandora at night.
Saturday 3/2: Wake up and head home.
I know that's a lot to squeeze into a trip, but as a solo I figure I'll move quickly and be able to adapt if I'm not having fun. That said, it'll help me decide if the trip is worth my time and money if I know what is reasonable to try to do! In both cases when I park hop, I'll plan to look for another fastpass in my PM park as soon as I'm eligible, but I figure I should plan on standby. In the case of Flight of Passage, worst-case I could just hop in line toward closing and it'll take as long as it takes, but I won't be missing out on anything else. Does that make sense?
Thanks for your thoughts!
Here's what I'm thinking. Does this sound like a reasonable approach? I'm an early riser and will plan to drive to the parks (grabbing breakfast on the way), and with no one else to argue with about it, being one of the first in the gates shouldn't be a problem.
Tuesday 2/26: Work most of the day and then drive down to Orlando. Check into offsite hotel (hopefully arrive around 11pm or so)
Wednesday 2/27: Spend the morning in Hollywood Studios. I'll plan to pre-book FP+ here at 30 days, and hopefully can get through Slinky, TSMM, Star Tours, Tower of Terror and RnRC by lunchtime. Grab lunch or a snack in DHS, and then hop to Epcot when I'm ready. I'm less concerned with rides here- definitely want to get on Soarin and Spaceship Earth, and ideally Test Track via Single Rider and maybe Mission Space, but mostly I just want to wander around World Showcase, grab QS dinner somewhere that sounds good, and stay for Illuminations.
Thursday 2/28: Baseball day. I'll get there early and watch some of the practice on the back fields, and then get to the game at 1:05. Once the game wraps up (by 4 or so) I'll probably head over to Trader Sam's Grog Grotto for a drink, and then try my luck getting a spot in the California Grill lounge for a sushi dinner (6 or 6:30) and then catch the fireworks (8pm) from the observation deck.
Friday 3/1: Get to MK for rope drop and try to get through 7DMT, Space Mtn, Splash Mtn, BTMRR, Haunted Mansion, and Pirates (and maybe Peter Pan) by lunchtime (I'll ideally have 3 pre-booked FP+ to help). Once I've seen the "musts," hop over to Animal Kingdom. Goals here are Kilimanjaro Safaris, Everest (single rider), and both Pandora rides- Dinosaur and the Nemo show would be nice depending on how timing works. I was originally planning to see Rivers of Light, but from what I'm reading it might be skippable and my time might be better spent just hanging out in Pandora at night.
Saturday 3/2: Wake up and head home.
I know that's a lot to squeeze into a trip, but as a solo I figure I'll move quickly and be able to adapt if I'm not having fun. That said, it'll help me decide if the trip is worth my time and money if I know what is reasonable to try to do! In both cases when I park hop, I'll plan to look for another fastpass in my PM park as soon as I'm eligible, but I figure I should plan on standby. In the case of Flight of Passage, worst-case I could just hop in line toward closing and it'll take as long as it takes, but I won't be missing out on anything else. Does that make sense?
Thanks for your thoughts!