Originally Posted By finallygoing My boys ages 9 and almost 11 are asking about going to DisneyQuest when we go to WDW in Feb. I'm not clear about the pricing. Is there an option for an adult to just go in to supervise their kids and not play anything?? I'm really not interested in doing any of the stuff I see listed, no matter how cool it sounds. I still have to pay? Also, how crowded is DQ during the day? Do kids have to wait to do things? Is DQ worth the money? Is the place loud inside? I've been to some arcades were I go crazy after an hour because of the sounds and noise bombarding me. My older one is into all things video and destructive ( blow-em-up, shootem-up games). Does Disney have those type of games there, are are they tamer? God, I hope so.... Thanks for any info.
Originally Posted By Shooba What I read in Frommer's guide is that Disney claims to limit capacity, to ensure everyone has a positive experience, but the lines are still quite horrendous. They recommend going on weekday mornings. Avoid the weekends when all the locals converge.
Originally Posted By danyoung I'm guessing that you'd still have to pay. There is no system once you're inside to determine if you paid or not - the assumption is that everyone paid and can enjoy the games. So there would be no way to identify you as a bystander. Sorry.
Originally Posted By Kylesmom I beleive the Park Hopper Plus tickets cover DQ as well as Pleasure Island and the water parks.
Originally Posted By pitapan16 I've been and had a great time. It may not be your kind of thing though, It's basically the world's largest and coolest arcade. It can get a bit crowded here and there but there is so much to do, I'm sure it'll be fine. I had to wait for the popular things but overall, no big deal. A little wait, but everyone was curtious and shared.
Originally Posted By pitapan16 Oh yeah, its the same price as the water parks and yes, it has all kinds of games. Including shooting and fighting ones.
Originally Posted By LuvDatDisney DQ is great ... if you are a kid. Otherwise, it's a dark, loud, arcade that has little to offer for adults. (except those that like arcades, of course)
Originally Posted By typhoonCM HOWEVER, the shooting games present are SPORT SHOOTING with the exception of space-shooters (star wars tie fighters). Also, none of the fighting games involve blood or limb-tearing... Most of the games are rated E (for everyone). If you want to avoid the few fighting games they do have steer clear of the back hallway of the 3rd floor (behind the mighty ducks pinball game)
Originally Posted By adizneeguy Is there still A Cheesecake Factory at the top? If so, that is something to offer the adult in me.
Originally Posted By typhoonCM There is a cheesecake factory express. A few different kinds of cheese cakes, (usually around 7-10 types) and some other desserts. Decent sandwiches, yummy fries and nachos... some other appetizer type foods. A little pricey but not bad. There's also a little italian place with panini and pizza/pasta. The panini are pretty good.
Originally Posted By DeadMansChest I just went to DQ last summer July 4th weekend no less. I found that while DQ is crowded it wasn't terrible by any means. YOU CAN ENTER WITHOUT PAYING as a parent. They give you a colored wrist band when you enter or atleast they did July 4th. WARNING: WARNING: WARNING: WARNING: The building is 5 levels and there is no real set rhyme or reason to the layout, ergo, its very easy to get LOST or atleast separated from your kids. This isn't a huge problem HOWEVER>>> The central level that you enter on is NOT the only way out of the building. It SEEMS like your kids would have to walk past you to exit but this is totally NOT the case. There is a hallway on the bottom floor that leads into a store and right outside and you don't have to take the elevator to get to it. When we were there a 5 or 6 year old girl came up to me and my 10 year old son and asked if we could help her find her mom and dad. We are on the bottom floor, there are games on all floors, and as a parent I was freaked out that she was not being watched closer than that. I guess I am paranoid. Anyway we took her to the central location where you enter and sure enough there were mom and dad sipping coffee talking. A very confused man stood when we came walking up with his daughter and until I explained he was not a happy camper. He said,"Holy ____ I thought this was the only way outta here!" Other than that have a great time, we ended up at DQ almost every night till midnight.
Originally Posted By danyoung >YOU CAN ENTER WITHOUT PAYING as a parent. They give you a colored wrist band when you enter or atleast they did July 4th.< That's good to know - thanks for the info!
Originally Posted By finallygoing Thanks for all the info, especially Deadmanschest. That's just the info I needed to know. I often will wait at what I think is the " only why out " for my kids ....but only since they got older. A 5 year old...that's crazy! If I decide to go I'll definitely go in the morning when it first opens...and I'll look into that park hopper plus info to see if it makes sense to get it.
Originally Posted By TDLFAN Please, don't waste anytime visiting this dud sideshow at WDW. You can pretty much do the same stuff at your local video arcade. Much cheaper too.
Originally Posted By typhoonCM actually I like disney quest. and considering that most arcades charge a dollar or more for games now-a-days it is actually MUCH cheaper than a day at an arcade. And some of the VR elements cant be found at arcades, such as Virtual space mountain, Virtual Jungle Cruise, Pirates, Ect. Learning to draw the characters (like at MGM) is fun too. I enjoy disney quest and think it's not a bad value when compared to the amount of money spent at a video arcade or a place like gameworks or videoquest.
Originally Posted By davewasbaloo I thought Disneyquest was a bargain in 2000. It was a part of our ticket already and we spent a good 8 hours there. Fantastic.
Originally Posted By TDLFAN Now it's a side $$ option if you want to make DQ part of your "Magic-your-Way". So no, it's not worth it.
Originally Posted By davewasbaloo Not if you live in the UK ;-) Every park - 14 days inc. park hopping, $260
Originally Posted By DVC_dad I have been to DizQuest w my kids and we loved it. Good to know about that other way out thing tho. I loved the Chessescake Factory food there.
