Steppesister
DIS Veteran
- Joined
- Dec 27, 2013
Still here and chiming in as I can. Long, full days on week days and picking up call shifts on weekends as I can, So not much DIS time leftover.
I do think it's sad that the system and Disney's greed....sadly have gotten to a place where if you want to ride all the popular rides you pretty much have to stay onsite, or stay long enough for more than one day at each park, otherwise wait for many hours...and then you will just run out of time! Sorry to be negative Disney...I love you but it's pretty sad.
Well... poop.I got some of what I wanted and some not a chance in hell...no 7DMT, no SR, definitely no MMRR....
This is what you do. You go with them and speak with the CM. Tell him/her that you got FPs for them but couldn't for yourself, and could you please ride with them?so for park days 8-10 I booked FP's for them and I will just....sit in a corner and weep while they go on rides lol....
How dare they!My Disney newbie friends who are coming on this trip sent me a link to Hash House a GoGo restaurant in Orlando and said they want to do. I have been to this place in Vegas and liked it but....what? You want to take away from Disney time to have a meal ...gasp...offsite??? Ugh lol.
I'm glad you had fun and not surprised they thought it was too big. My mom made it clear she doesn't want to go on a large ship.If anyone's following along on FB...I just got back from a cruise with my parents. It was (gasp) on Norwegian Cruise lines. It was a lot of fun...but I think the ship was too big for my folks!! They liked it but found it just too damn far to walk to everything on the ship.
this morning I was home and at breakfast I was thinking...where's the buffet? oh...I have to prepare my own food?? no thanks.
This is what you do. You go with them and speak with the CM. Tell him/her that you got FPs for them but couldn't for yourself, and could you please ride with them?
Very good chance you'll be let on. If not... nothing lost.
I'm glad you had fun and not surprised they thought it was too big. My mom made it clear she doesn't want to go on a large ship.
Let me know how it works out!Great idea! Hadn't thought of that, or that there was any chance! I will give it a shot!
Have some cousins who went on one of the biggest cruise ships in the world. I think maybe the Oasis? They hated it. They had a group of several hundred and... no one could find anyone else.Yeah I think it would be a hard sell to get them to do it again. That said I do think if we could get everyone together on a ship with something for everyone it would be a good time...but probably not for a while!
Have some cousins who went on one of the biggest cruise ships in the world. I think maybe the Oasis? They hated it. They had a group of several hundred and... no one could find anyone else.
I would rope drop BTMR, it is easy to get to if you go through Adventureland and cut through the washroom area. There is usually a FP drop at several points during the day so maybe you will be able to add some additional ones. Even if you group them by one or two and try for similar times, that might help.Our first day is MK, so I'm reasonably happy with what I got - couldn't get 7DMT, but I did get Pirates, Buzz and Jungle Cruise for my son who is a ride wimp like me, and Space Mountain for everyone else. I had wanted to get BTMR but there was no hope for that. I will keep trying but it's a tough call because I really want all the ones we have too!! Does Pirates have shorter wait times than BTMR if I can get it? Not sure what to do...
The Fantasmic dessert party sounds like fun!The one consoling factor is that we have the Fantasmic Dessert party that night, so at least we will get a good experience to see that show, which I've actually never seen. But the downside of that is that now that it's booked, it means we can't change our HS day to a different day and hope for FP's. I have not completely given up and will keep trying...but I don't have much hope for going on much that day! At least there is lots to take in with SWGE and TSL....but...still stings a bit!
Solo time is fun! Have you seen the Frozen Sing a Long? It is hilarious! Or head to the lounge at HBD for the Margarita flight!I guess I can try single rider or try to book same day FP's for whatever I can get whilst they are off having fun with the FP's I booked for them...sigh....oh well, I will be at Disney and I can always just....find some tasty food to eat and absorb all those details that I never have time to really take in...yeah, that's what I will do!!
I loved your pics on FB, looks like you had lots of fun!If anyone's following along on FB...I just got back from a cruise with my parents. It was (gasp) on Norwegian Cruise lines. It was a lot of fun...but I think the ship was too big for my folks!! They liked it but found it just too damn far to walk to everything on the ship. I thought it was great despite it not being a Disney cruise and this morning I was home and at breakfast I was thinking...where's the buffet? oh...I have to prepare my own food?? no thanks.
Just make sure you have meeting points, I suppose... several of them. It'd be like being at AK and saying meet me at guest services... except you're all at Kali.Wow that's a big group!! I imagine that would be a challenge no matter where you went, but good to know! I was thinking more if my family with kids and grandparents went...we could meet up for meals and do our own thing for much of the rest of the day....but anyway...as always just dreaming about future vacations...
I'm looking at getting those Magic (non-PH) tickets too... not sure yet.but since my friends have the non-park hopper tickets, we don't have tons of flexibility for the time that they will be with us.
I think if you've been before... then 1 day is enough for both parks.Thursday March 12 - US and IOA day
I think if you've been before... then 1 day is enough for both parks.
get me some Butterbeer!!
Yep. Not an inexpensive ride!That's all I care about and riding the Hogwarts Express...broke the bank for that one lol.
Wow you have a nice long trip!
We arrive on 3/23 so we will just miss you!
Your plans sound great, sorry you didn’t get all the FP you wanted, I would definitely ask to go on the ride with your friends. They let us do that every time we asked on the epic trip!
Yep. Not an inexpensive ride!
You could do worse!!No it isn't, they really know how to get you!! I may just ride back and forth on that Hogwarts Express all day, in between Butterbeers...
Our trip isn't until April, and I have to admit, it is a little unnerving to think about traveling with SO many people during a breakout of illness like this, but it's been on my mind too!
Were you able to get any FPs at DHS? I can't remember from your previous post. I think if you stick to arriving around the time your FPs start and knowing you won't be able to experience everything in the park, you would still enjoy your time spent at DHS. We were there between Christmas and New Year's 2019 and still enjoyed our time walking through Galaxy's Edge and the rest of the park despite not being able to ride there.
I hear you. Not so concerned for me. I’m fairly healthy and under 80 years old. But my mom isn’t and the cruise is in May.Starting to get a little anxious over here because a) Coronavirus
Oh no. Not at all.So now....to get IN to the park at all do we have to be there at 4am?