Lashed34
DIS Veteran
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- Aug 18, 2019
So we finally got to experience the Disney magic a week or so ago and here's our thoughts of the experience.
I'll get the positives out of the way first.
Rise of the Resistance was absolutely incredible, we arrived at 6am, went on all the rides and had great fun in DHS before getting onto RotR around 3pm. A jaw dropping experience and one we will never forget.
Flight Of Passage - we waited the line and it was only about an hour - wow, a stunning ride and well worth queuing for, we now understand what all the fuss was about.
Now for the negatives.
We stayed at AS Movies and the room was OK but we were in Mighty Ducks so used AS Music more for shop, food court. Overall though we found the food excessively priced and not very appetizing at all. When the ATM was out of order though I asked reception for the nearest one and they just shrugged and said Disney Springs - so much for informed staff and that Disney magic!
The Magic Kingdom. We got there for rope drop on 12/9 and couldn't believe the crowds - we had FP+ for SM, BTMR & Haunted Mansion. HM was down most of the day and when we did queue as we had used the FP+ on Splash Mountain it was absolutely ridiculous. The standby line just never moved yet the FP+ queue just went in - it was down all day until 3pm (ish) and so they let everyone with FP+ for the entire day through rather than just operate the standby line for everyone. After being in line for nearly 2 hours the ride stopped while we were on it for 10 minutes - we were very hot, very bothered and not one CM seemed to give a damn about anyone.
By 9am virtually every ride was at least an hour and all the ones in Fantasyland were well over than, just lines and queues everywhere and getting something to eat was almost impossible - eventually we got some food in Pinocciho and it was DREADFUL - hugely expensive chicken burger with absolutely no flavour or taste whatsoever - that was enough for us and we headed out.
I couldn't believe just how busy the park was, kids were being dragged by their parents, kicking and screaming everywhere, prams, buggies, mobility scooters caused jams just about everywhere, I'll be completely honest, it was absolute hell - how anyone can enjoy such chaos is beyond me.
Epcot we enjoyed and rode everything before WS and after lunch in Germany (and a beer of course) we headed off to DAK. It was a very hot day so we did the rapids and got soaked and then dried off waiting in line for FOP.
Both Epcot & DAK were good for crowds so we did all we wanted to.
OK, I may be shouted down here but the one thing we found in Disney generally was just how many shops can you cram into a park selling exactly the same merch, with a few variations to justify there being another shop? After 3 we were just so bored looking at the same merch.
Overall we decided when we return in 2 years we will only go to DHS because we love ToT, RnRC, RotR, SDD and Galaxy's edge. It just seemed a lot more varied with different things to do - and getting a photo with Darth Vadar and Chewie made our stay complete. But I don't think I will ever step into The Magic Kingdom again - our whole experience there was just painful.
Since joining the DIS Boards I've read so many hints and tips, reviews etc and many of them helped hugely, so many thanks to everyone who comments and give updates etc, it certainly helped with RotR & FoP.
I have to say also that Memory Maker was great and we did get some great pics throughout the parks.
I'll get the positives out of the way first.
Rise of the Resistance was absolutely incredible, we arrived at 6am, went on all the rides and had great fun in DHS before getting onto RotR around 3pm. A jaw dropping experience and one we will never forget.
Flight Of Passage - we waited the line and it was only about an hour - wow, a stunning ride and well worth queuing for, we now understand what all the fuss was about.
Now for the negatives.
We stayed at AS Movies and the room was OK but we were in Mighty Ducks so used AS Music more for shop, food court. Overall though we found the food excessively priced and not very appetizing at all. When the ATM was out of order though I asked reception for the nearest one and they just shrugged and said Disney Springs - so much for informed staff and that Disney magic!
The Magic Kingdom. We got there for rope drop on 12/9 and couldn't believe the crowds - we had FP+ for SM, BTMR & Haunted Mansion. HM was down most of the day and when we did queue as we had used the FP+ on Splash Mountain it was absolutely ridiculous. The standby line just never moved yet the FP+ queue just went in - it was down all day until 3pm (ish) and so they let everyone with FP+ for the entire day through rather than just operate the standby line for everyone. After being in line for nearly 2 hours the ride stopped while we were on it for 10 minutes - we were very hot, very bothered and not one CM seemed to give a damn about anyone.
By 9am virtually every ride was at least an hour and all the ones in Fantasyland were well over than, just lines and queues everywhere and getting something to eat was almost impossible - eventually we got some food in Pinocciho and it was DREADFUL - hugely expensive chicken burger with absolutely no flavour or taste whatsoever - that was enough for us and we headed out.
I couldn't believe just how busy the park was, kids were being dragged by their parents, kicking and screaming everywhere, prams, buggies, mobility scooters caused jams just about everywhere, I'll be completely honest, it was absolute hell - how anyone can enjoy such chaos is beyond me.
Epcot we enjoyed and rode everything before WS and after lunch in Germany (and a beer of course) we headed off to DAK. It was a very hot day so we did the rapids and got soaked and then dried off waiting in line for FOP.
Both Epcot & DAK were good for crowds so we did all we wanted to.
OK, I may be shouted down here but the one thing we found in Disney generally was just how many shops can you cram into a park selling exactly the same merch, with a few variations to justify there being another shop? After 3 we were just so bored looking at the same merch.
Overall we decided when we return in 2 years we will only go to DHS because we love ToT, RnRC, RotR, SDD and Galaxy's edge. It just seemed a lot more varied with different things to do - and getting a photo with Darth Vadar and Chewie made our stay complete. But I don't think I will ever step into The Magic Kingdom again - our whole experience there was just painful.
Since joining the DIS Boards I've read so many hints and tips, reviews etc and many of them helped hugely, so many thanks to everyone who comments and give updates etc, it certainly helped with RotR & FoP.
I have to say also that Memory Maker was great and we did get some great pics throughout the parks.