There are always these types of threads started this time of year! Is F&W crowded? Yes. Will there be people drinking? Yes. But you have to adjust your expectations if you are attending on a weekend.
It's on the Apple store. It has nothing to do with MDE. I LOVE the app and have used it for several F&G and F&W now! Cast members that have seen it also like it a lot and I shared it with many festival attendees. I still get a booklet because I like them, but for tracking what we want to try or what we do try, I use the app. It even has a map and other filters, like gluten free or kid friendly so you can easily locate what you're looking for.
I've never seen roving bands of vomiting drunks, even on weekends. I have seen groups of adults enjoying themselves and being slightly loud (they're outdoors so if that's going to upset people then no one can help them). I often wonder if people see "group of adults in matching t-shirts" and say "roving band of drunks". You should be much more concerned about the heat if you go midday on the weekend, because those lines can get to be 20 minutes long. The best strategy for that is to be prepared for heat & split up your party. Don't everyone wait at one booth, split up into smaller parties and meet back up. My husband and I do this and it works great! I go get one food & drink and so does he. Whoever gets theirs first rejoins the other person in line. You share the items and that way you get to try a lot more things and waiting in line goes by faster. The Disney drinks aren't that strong (usually, the margaritas in the Mexico pavilion really pack a punch) but I think the reason some people overdo it is they're not drinking enough water in combination with the sun & heat. If you're going on a Saturday, get there early! The Festival officially starts at 11 but I've seen booths open as early as 10:30 between the front of the park & France (basically as far as they'll let you go). Go to France, grab some breakfast between 9 & 11, and wait for booths to start opening. IMO the biggest mistake people make at Disney in general is thinking "Oh the Festival/park/whatever opens at 11, so we can get there around 11". If you do that you'll be less happy than if you arrive quite early. Get in, have a bit of a strategy (what you want to try the most, divide & conquer), and then go ride some rides or watch shows when it starts to get really busy & hot. Don't be nervous, it's going to be super fun!
It's not fantastic, for lunch. I don't normally do sit-down lunches so the thought of spending $170 on lunch for us hurts my heart a little, haha. We're already doing the Parisian Breakfast which I love. I haven't done this one before so I think that's holding me back a little. Plus, since DH is coming with me I think we'll be doing a lot of time at F&W (5 days) and I'm wondering if it'll be worth it since we have so many days to try things at the festival. I'm a passholder so normally I do just a weekend but this year we're doing a decent trip.
The coaster set looks cute though and I will be sure to snag that one!
We're brand new PHers so I'm excited to get our first set of "special" magnets lol. I think the coasters look pretty cool, too!Hip Hip Hooray! More magnets. . .
There was one available last year; I'm assuming that there will be one for 2019.
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