Comments on: Best of Both Worlds podcast: The Disney-sode

By: Laura Vanderkam

Laura Vanderkam — Mon, 14 Mar 2022 21:56:01 +0000

In reply to Katie B. @Katie B - you totally can do it that way. When we went in 2020 there were no fast passes and not many sit down restaurant situations either so we took it day by day and still got to do most things we wanted to.

By: Laura Vanderkam

Laura Vanderkam — Mon, 14 Mar 2022 21:54:49 +0000

In reply to Katie B.

@Katie – realizing you’ll go again is helpful. When we didn’t get Rise of the Resistance passes in 2020 it was good to be able to try again in 2021! You also see that things go up and down in popularity. Right after Avatar launched it was like a 5-hour wait – needed a fast pass! But by the time we went in 2021 it was usually only a 45-minute wait or so.

By: Katie B

Katie B — Mon, 14 Mar 2022 20:27:19 +0000

In reply to Elisabeth.

I was overwhelmed too… but then I just planned when we were going to go, what parks on what day, and our hotel… and took everything at a whim… it was not the A type super planner vacation that many make it out to be and we had a great time. Even the restaurant’s IF you want a sit down restaurant, you can just reserve them the day of (people are required to cancel 24 hours before reservation time) and often find pretty good ones.. or some offer walk up (I think that’s back again).

By: Katie B

Katie B — Mon, 14 Mar 2022 18:55:41 +0000

Hi Ladies, we just got back from our first Disney trip (well for everyone but my husband and we were still there when this episode dropped). We used Genie+ and the Individual lightning lanes… and between rope dropping one ride (like Frozen or Space Mountain), we decided to use it for anything that had more than an hour wait time and was able to ride almost everything that we wanted to ride. I feel like for it to really work, you need to be way more flexible with your day and realize that some of the super popular rides (like Slinky Dog or Jungle Cruise) you have to get your LL reserved for that first and be more flexible for everything else. We liked take a rest in the middle of the afternoon everyday. Also, we liked it when /other/ kids had the bubble wands… my kids got the bubbles and I didn’t have to deal with it… 😀 and I didn’t dig having to pay for our car onsite as well… though we do like having a car without renting one for flexibility sake. I thought it was going to be super busy because of Mardi Gras… but it didn’t seem /that/ bad compared to some amusement parks I’ve been to. But I agree with Laura on the just assume that you will be going again… we are actually planning another trip for in 2 years and it helped to realize that we can go again in a couple of years when the kids didn’t get to go on that one ride they wanted to go on.

By: CZ

CZ — Sat, 05 Mar 2022 12:56:06 +0000

In reply to Cb. Legoland in Denmark is awesome! We went last summer with some extended family and 5 kids ranging from 4 months old to 5 years old and everyone had a blast. I highly recommend it! I would also like to go to Lego House.

By: Erin

Erin — Wed, 02 Mar 2022 19:55:25 +0000

In reply to Elisabeth. My husband planned our 2019 Disney trip in collaboration with our Disney planner (admittedly, I got the recommendation for her from a friend). When he had the call with the planner, the first thing she said was "I usually speak with the moms!" I gave input on a few things, but he handled 95% of it and I was happy to let him. (And we all had a great time while there!) Highly recommend letting him take on the bulk of the planning (Disney planners are free!) if he is the person who is more interested in going.

By: Laura Vanderkam

Laura Vanderkam — Wed, 02 Mar 2022 18:41:55 +0000

In reply to Erica. @Erica- I agree that if it is a truly littles-oriented trip that can work. You might go early, come home for the nap, maybe go back for an early evening. No one would be trying to go on the "big" rides with long waits.

By: Laura Vanderkam

Laura Vanderkam — Wed, 02 Mar 2022 18:40:25 +0000

In reply to Kaitlin. @Kaitlin- true, though the back-tracking might encourage consideration of whether you *really* wanted it ;)

By: Elisabeth

Elisabeth — Wed, 02 Mar 2022 18:37:07 +0000

In reply to Laura Vanderkam. An excellent point!

By: Kaitlin

Kaitlin — Wed, 02 Mar 2022 15:56:25 +0000

Not sure if you have this rule on purpose (for your own sake), but you can absolutely buy something in the Disney stores and have them hold it for you at guest relations until you’re ready to leave for the day. If you’re staying at a Disney hotel, you can even have them bring it to your room!!! It’s nice to not to have to backtrack through the park to buy something you really wanted.