Minniemoo15
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- Jan 27, 2016
These are all such helpful tips. Thank you! Any other advice for planning this kind of big trip while I’ve got your ear?
Things that make large group travel easier for us:
-staying on site helps a lot. People can come and go as they please via Disney transportation. My parents often head back to the hotel in the afternoon with a couple of kids and they can just go without having to worry about car seats, timing others in the rental car, etc.
-For booking dining, it is sometimes difficult to get a reservation for 14. We often have to make 7 and 7 for the same time. When we get to the restaurant we almost always are able to sit together, or at least near each other. This website has a good list of how many people each restaurant will let you book on a single reservation https://www.google.ca/amp/s/wdwprepschool.com/booking-large-groups-for-dining-at-disney-world/amp/
-I make all of the FPs and we usually do most of them together. If there are different selections, I try to keep them at the same time. Ie: 8 of us do Flight of Passage at 1:00, while the other 6 do Navi River at 1:00
- if someone wants to break away from the group it is no big deal and we just meet back up whenever
-I make a colour coded spreadsheet and give each family a copy. It sounds crazy but it has our Park plan, FPs and Dining reservations. That way everyone can do their own thing but know what time to meet back up for dinner or a certain ride, if they want.
-We always put into our schedule one big group photo in front of the castle. It’s always one of my favourite memories from the trip!
Have a great time!! There is something special at being at WDW all together. It does add a certain layer of craziness but I think it adds some more fun as well.