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  1. D

    Help with planning park days.

    I'm heading to WDW the last full week in April for 3 nights / 4 days and struggling to decide how to arrange the park days. We're going with a diverse age group ranging from a 2 and 5 year old up to parents and grandparents. We arrive on Tuesday late morning and we're staying on property at a...
  2. C

    Are touringplans.com custom touring plans still reliable?

    Our family is visiting Disney World in the middle of July this year and I'm not sure if I can still rely on the custom plan creator on Touringplans.com. We have used them in the past with success, but our last trip was in 2017 and wow have things changed since then. Some of the plans on their...
  3. pwillunlv

    1st WDW Trip - DLR Vet - VIP Tour and DHS

    We are Disneyland veterans (2 DLR visits per year) making our first trip to WDW this March. We are (currently) staying at BRV at WL. We are arriving late on a Sunday and leaving the early afternoon the following Sunday (8 days, 7 nights). We are being gifted 2 days of Private VIP Tours...
  4. DisneyPhotographics

    Riding Rides During Fireworks

    I've often heard WDW vloggers talk about riding rides during parades and fireworks as a strategy. Last time we were in Magic Kingdom in January 2020 and the fireworks started we header for rides and each one of them was closed or closing. Not sure if that was a rare occurrence or due to the...
  5. B

    If Disney Genie replaces FastPass

    Been 3 years since my last visit. On my last visit we used a combination of the fastpass tickets, and single rider lines, but now I understand Genie replaces this. Ok this is fine. 1 system out, 1 system in. We usually do a combination of fastpass and single riders lines. Since this was my...
  6. A

    Help with Genie +/DAS strategy for two day park hopper visit April 1/2

    Hello, I will be going with my family of 5 for 2 days, Fri/Sat April 1/2. I have been to DL/DCA in 2018 on Dec. 24/25 and made great use of the maxpass system on my phone. We didn't use DAS for that visit, but my son is autistic and will need one going forward. I feel like I had a good...
  7. B

    Please review our Hollywood Studios plan

    Hello all, Will be visiting WDW for the first time, after Tokyo Disney Sea and CA Disneyland a couple of years ago. We are doing HS on 03/07 with our 10 years old daughter, staying on site, using Genie+ and planning on rope dropping. This plan is based on the optimistic assumption that we...
  8. J

    Theme Park and Duration of Stay for 4 Adults and a 2 Year Old

    My wife, In-Laws, and I are planning on taking my 2 year old son to WDW and we're unsure of which theme parks would be good for him to experience. Would all of the parks be appropriate for him? How many days would you recommend we spend at the parks?
  9. M

    DHS Park Pass Strategy?

    Hi! I searched and couldn't find a thread covering this, so hopefully it's not a repeat. Has anyone had any luck going back and getting a DHS Park Pass on days initially listed as full? What worked for you? When did more availability seem to open?
  10. monica9

    Here Now & Just Back WDW Reopening Experiences Including Park Hopping

    Moderator Note - All Off Topic Posts Will be Deleted. Stick to Here Now /Just Back content and relavent questions or your post may be removed from this thread. The Community Board is a great place to discuss the virus. Thank you. Looking for a thread to check out for the first day back at...
  11. R

    Disneyland Tips for WDW Experts

    My family and I are heading to Disneyland in September this year for the first time and are currently deep into guidebooks and vlogs and all of that kind of thing, but as veterans of Walt Disney World, we already know (and regularly do) many of the things that are advised in the books. I figured...
  12. R

    READ POST 1 & 2 FIRST-Rise of the Resistance Boarding Group Planning and Information-*No Spoilers*

    New Thread! Updated BG Thread Welcome! Star Wars: Rise of the Resistance - the major headliner attraction in Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge - opened to guests on December 5th, 2019. Since the opening, Disney has utilized a "Virtual Queue or Boarding Group" system that must be utilized in...
  13. JavaLikesAgua

    Possible ROTR Strategy for high % early group

    DISCLAIMER: I posted this before speaking to in-person guest experience, who said that groups are filled in order. It is still worth possibly trying to see the results. Posting another strategy in a few based off this. Don’t have any more days to test this for myself, but if anyone does, maybe...
  14. mickey765

    Tips on Touring Strategy!!

    We are going to MK for one afternoon as a cruise ship excursion in March 2020 for a party of 4. My estimates on time is 1:15 to 7:30. Fastpasses: 1:30 - Space Moutain, 2:30 - Jungle Cruise, 3:30 - Peter Pan's Flight (will this be too difficult to get 30 days out?) 1:15 - Laugh Floor Space...
  15. A

    help with Animal Kingdom EMH strategy

    I’m heading to animal kingdom in September to see pandora for the first time! Since disney announced that extra magic hours will be available every day during this time, this has changed how i’m planning on tackling pandora. We will be staying off site so the EMH will not be available to us...
  16. DVCBillyJoeBob

    ADR Strategy and Process

    I tried searching, but did not find what i was looking for on the site. Sorry if this has been discussed before. I had good luck getting ADRs for my December 2017 trip, but would like to understand the behind the scenes ADR process better. Would help me, and possibly others with strategy. If...
  17. HelloTheDrakes

    Group of 12

    Hello, We are planning a trip in 2018 that will take an extended family of 12 to WDW, including 4 kiddos (8, 6, 4, 3). I could not find threads that discuss how to plan for this many people. I know we can make fast passes and dinner reservations together, and that will help solidify plans...
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