Going to WDW!

Alex · 03-05-2008, 08:37 AM

If you haven't been to Florida in 30 years and the kids haven't been there at all, skip WDW, rent a car, and go see Florida instead.

That would be my serious recommendation. WDW is cool, but the keys, Everglades, panhandle, etc., are cooler. So do them first.

But if doing WDW my advice is this: 6 days is more than enough time to see everything in all of the parks, so don't get hyperfocused on having a commando plan. Just relax and play it by ear and mood.

Alex · 03-05-2008, 08:58 AM

It occurs to me that that comes off as a party pooper post. And I make enough of those that I don't need to do it unintentionally.

There's absolutely nothing wrong with going to WDW. I just know so many people that go annually and have never seen a part of Florida that doesn't have Mickey ears in the background (or isn't a road connecting the Mickey ears to the airport).

And as good at WDW is I think the natural wonders of Florida are better, so if given a surprise opportunity and you haven't really been I do encourage giving some thought to skipping or minimizing WDW this trip in favor of other things.

But I'm not saying that doing WDW is a bad thing.

03-05-2008, 08:37 AM	#1
Alex . Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 13,354	If you haven't been to Florida in 30 years and the kids haven't been there at all, skip WDW, rent a car, and go see Florida instead. That would be my serious recommendation. WDW is cool, but the keys, Everglades, panhandle, etc., are cooler. So do them first. But if doing WDW my advice is this: 6 days is more than enough time to see everything in all of the parks, so don't get hyperfocused on having a commando plan. Just relax and play it by ear and mood.
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03-05-2008, 08:58 AM	#2
Alex . Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 13,354	It occurs to me that that comes off as a party pooper post. And I make enough of those that I don't need to do it unintentionally. There's absolutely nothing wrong with going to WDW. I just know so many people that go annually and have never seen a part of Florida that doesn't have Mickey ears in the background (or isn't a road connecting the Mickey ears to the airport). And as good at WDW is I think the natural wonders of Florida are better, so if given a surprise opportunity and you haven't really been I do encourage giving some thought to skipping or minimizing WDW this trip in favor of other things. But I'm not saying that doing WDW is a bad thing.
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