Anyone have WDW questions???

[BigDaddyKyle]

Originally Posted by Cadaverous Pallor

Ok, here's a good one. How many days would it take to decently experience ALL of WDW? I'm not talking about a leisurely pace, but not a horrific rush either...

Week and a half to experience every ride show, etc.

[Matterhorn Fan]

Hmmm...define "decently."

I'd say:

1 day for Animal Kingdom
1 day for the Studios
2+ for EPCOT
1-2 for Magic Kingdom

So that's about a week. And you could fit DTD and a little resort-hopping in there.

You'd have to add more days if you wanted to go to the water parks, miniature golf, regular golf, etc. And even more if you wanted to venture off-property (Universal, Sea World, Kennedy Space Center, beaches, etc.).

I wouldn't recommend you schedule a trip for fewer than 5 days. Stay more than a week (especially in the heat), and you'd want to move at a leisurely pace--that is, if you wanted to move at all.

[Not Afraid]

We are very lucky to have no less than 4 WDW experts on this board! Now, to plan another trip..........

[mousepod]

Once again, I'm totally in agreement with Matterhorn Fan (how can one person be so cool?). Here's a bit of a conversation I just had with CP:

MousePod:
let's say, for example, you wanted to sample food at every official on-property WDW restaurant...

Cadaverous Pallor:
I don't have to eat everywhere.
I mean ride all the rides.

MousePod:
well, then I'd say 8 nights. That's how Heather and I do it.We set aside one full day for each theme park, giving ourselves time to be leisurely.

Cadaverous Pallor:
Ok, there we go.

MousePod
At least 1/2 day for a water park, at least 1/2 day for shopping. 5 decent dinners (you'll skip lots of great restaurants, though - necessitating multiple visits); at least one night at Pleasure Island (expect to spend most of your time at the Adventurers Club);at least one good round of mini-golf

Cadaverous Pallor:
I enjoy a good meal but experiencing every restaurant is basically at the bottom of my list. All that other stuff sounds fantastic though.

MousePod:
...an evening to experience Fort Wilderness (one of my favorite "secrets");and at least 1/2 day to visit all of the resorts - to see the theming. Some people make a game of it, like: play a game of air hockey in each resort's gameroom, have a drink in each resort, use the bathroom in each resort...

Cadaverous Pallor:
Heh, you said that on the 'pod...

MousePod:
Yeah, one of my fave honeymoon memories is getting a 25th anniversary pressed quarter in each resort.
And of course, you have to make sure you chat with as many CMs as possible - they run the gamut from temp locals, to college hopefuls to retirees - tons of great stories. But like I said in my post, it's the little things that stick with you.

Cadaverous Pallor:
There's too much to do. It's very daunting. Part of the reason why we're going to Paris first...

MousePod:
I remember hanging around EPCOT - being thrilled to spot all of these tiny little lizards everywhere. Then we spent a half hour watching birds eat said lizards.
The one thing I love about being a hardcore Disney fan at WDW is the 'inversion' - by which I mean that the "major attractions" for most tourists become the wallpaper,
and the Disney atmosphere becomes the major attraction.

Cadaverous Pallor:
That happens for us at DL. you go for the atmosphere, the little things.

(thanks for letting me post this private conversation, CP. This converation belongs in this thread).

[Ghoulish Delight]

Originally Posted by mousepod

by which I mean that the "major attractions" for most tourists become the wallpaper,
and the Disney atmosphere becomes the major attraction.

Which is why I'm so happy about how the timing worked out for our Paris trip. Our plane lands at something like 8AM Paris time on the first day, giving us nearly a full day to start (I'm never one to get off a plane and go to sleep, no matter how long the plane ride...I'm always amped to go). Then 2 full days. Then on the 4th day, when we're moving to Paris, we don't have to be in the city until late afternoon, giving us the morning to say a lesirurely goodbye. So we really have 3+ days there which I hope will give us the luxury of doing a lot of lounging around and enjoying the atmosphere.

[Matterhorn Fan]

Originally Posted by mousepod

Once again, I'm totally in agreement with Matterhorn Fan (how can one person be so cool?).

It's a matter of mutal coolness.

[Moonliner]

Ohh, I just remembered one important question...

Do your teacups spin?

[Cadaverous Pallor]

Aww, Mousepod was kind enough to take out the part where I so rudely said "well, duh."

[Not Afraid]

It IS the little things!

Two of my favorite memories of WDW are: feeding the turtles outside of that grill whose name I can't remember and talking with a VERY nice and knowledgable maintenance about birds; and sitting on a balcony at AKL after a fine meal at Boma, watching a terrific lightening storm in the distance in the company of wonderful friends .

[Matterhorn Fan]

Certainly.

And they don't have to close down in the rain, either.