Originally Posted By CuriouserConstance I was talking about DL, that is where I am a vet at. Just do the same thing there you do at WDW, and you'll be fine. Start at opening, ride the big things first while grabbing fast passes when possible.
Originally Posted By EPCOT Explorer ^ Oh! Heh. Didn't know you were a DL person. Is it possible to hit up everything in a day, though? I would not imagine it.
Originally Posted By Dr Hans Reinhardt "lol Hans. You need help lol" "That 9-10 average is ridiculous.... Time things right and you can get done with what you want to hit by 2 PM in any park." I'm a DL vet and I don't think I've ever done that, even when arriving at DL or the MK early in the day during slow seasons. Maybe I just don't have the correct move-in-and-attack attitude. Frankly that kind of park touring would be pretty un-fun to me.
Originally Posted By CuriouserConstance Depends on the day of course, and you'd probably be pushing it, but I'm going to go out on a limb and say if you don't have little kids or tire easily, you can do it. Especially if you go on a day where you can get into the park an hour earlier than everyone else. I'd say your best bet would be a Thursday or Tuesday in my experience. Lots of rides were walks ons or little to no wait when we where there Thursday in early December. Go in an off season time too.
Originally Posted By CuriouserConstance Also, I'd advise if there is a longer than 30 minute wait, don't do it! Come back later. We walked onto Small World Holiday twice, literally walked right on. I would never wait in the lines I see formed at night for that ride when I can walk right on in the morning! And Hans, of course you can't get anything done when you're idea of park touring is stopping every other store for a stiff drink!
Originally Posted By Dr Hans Reinhardt "Especially if you go on a day where you can get into the park an hour earlier than everyone else." Right, and not go to the bathroom, take a break on a bench, watch a show or parade, go to the bathroom, or eat anything all day.
Originally Posted By Dr Hans Reinhardt "We walked onto Small World Holiday twice, literally walked right on." I'm impressed. The one time I did it it took us 90 minutes to get through the line. Never again. "And Hans, of course you can't get anything done when you're idea of park touring is stopping every other store for a stiff drink!" Party pooper.
Originally Posted By CuriouserConstance I take bathroom breaks (and I have to fend for 3 in the bathroom) eat when hungry, and TRY to watch parades and shows. I still get it all in. Although, I find it a bit stressful and get irritated as hell at my husband who prefers to do things your way, Hans. BUT it can be done, if one would want to do it.
Originally Posted By CuriouserConstance I'd also never wait more than 15 minutes for HM or POTC. I also twice walked right on Splash Mountain in the wee hours of the morn. Then rode other things while people waiting 60 minutes long during the day. And if you watch the fireworks from Fantasyland right by Dumbo where it's much less crowded, you can get in "line" for Peter Pan when it reopens after the fireworks, thereby being one of the first in line and eliminating the at least 30 minutes this ride would usually take out of your day. Then with the nanosecond the ride actually takes, you've only wasted a couple minutes of your day!
Originally Posted By Dr Hans Reinhardt You should write a touring strategy book on visiting Disneyland.
Originally Posted By EPCOT Explorer >>>I'm a DL vet and I don't think I've ever done that, even when arriving at DL or the MK early in the day during slow seasons. Maybe I just don't have the correct move-in-and-attack attitude. Frankly that kind of park touring would be pretty un-fun to me.<<<< Nor do we... We just know how to move around. We are pretty much done with the west side of the MK by two, and that just leaves FL and TL, which are pretty easier to peruse. But EPCOT? Always done by two. We have a formula. LOL
Originally Posted By CuriouserConstance I know, Hans. I should. Especially since I have my husband whom is an excellent writer to help, but it's been done so many times, that mine would just be one more in a sea of Disney touring books.
Originally Posted By Dr Hans Reinhardt "We are pretty much done with the west side of the MK by two" Are you doing every attraction, or just a handful of your favorites?
Originally Posted By Spirit of 74 <<I hope Brooks is getting a Dream cruise. >> <<Haha! Actually Brooks reached out for a quote but his editor took the piece in a different direction. I did ask if Brooks was going on the Dream but he said he was off to Sundance instead.>> Whether it was Brooks or the ed, it's pretty obvious the point was to make Disney/TDO/Phil Holmes look good in a reputable publication. I'd rather be at Sundance than on a Dream cruise in January myself ... I'm wondering if I'll run into him at NATPE next month. "America can’t move forward until we once again believe...that everyone can enter Frontierland if they try hard enough, and that no one will be denied a dream because a private party has rented out Tomorrowland." Frank Rich, NY Times
Originally Posted By Spirit of 74 <<^ I wonder, though, is that because we are vets? When I suddenly go to DL will I not have an idea on what to do? LOL>> Not unless you totally lose your senses/brains. I had never been to TDL before last month. I was warned about the crowds and how folks routinely wait in 2-4 hour lines and sometimes see only a few attractions all day etc. Guess what? My first day there (and a moderately crowded one) I somehow managed to hit 18 or 19 (have to check my notes) attractions, see THREE parades, eat two meals and shop and wander about. -- SHAMELESS PLUG AHEAD -- Part I of a Spirited Worldly Comparison will be up on a LP near you very, very soon! ... anyway ... Folks that bitch and moan about not being able to see attractions (even on the busiest days) simply aren't planning or just demand to show up and do the most popular E-Tix at say noon and ... well, they set themselves up for bad days. I've been at Disney parks on the busiest of days and I ALWAYS manage to see and do a fair amount of things. "America can’t move forward until we once again believe...that everyone can enter Frontierland if they try hard enough, and that no one will be denied a dream because a private party has rented out Tomorrowland." Frank Rich, NY Times
Originally Posted By EPCOT Explorer >>>Are you doing every attraction, or just a handful of your favorites?<<< I think we only skip JC, Tiki, and maybe the A tics, on the West Side of the park. Never really thought bout it....
Originally Posted By EPCOT Explorer >> Not unless you totally lose your senses/brains. I had never been to TDL before last month. I was warned about the crowds and how folks routinely wait in 2-4 hour lines and sometimes see only a few attractions all day etc.<<< Me? Loose my senses? Take Turnpike North to so somewhere South, Spirit! ;-) I'll have to whip the parents into shape... LOL. I figure if we have 4 days for both parks it should work out. But this is still a few years away....
Originally Posted By davewasbaloo When Lulu came to DLP, I was very please because we were able to do the following in the one day she was there (not in the order we did them): Train Arcades Phantom Manor Big Thunder Tarzan Show Adventure Isle Aladdin Walk Through Pirates of the Caribbean the Castle and Dragon's Lair It's a Small World Alice's Curious Labrynth The Nautilus Space Mountain Mission 2 Shopping We enjoyed a three course lunch with wine at Walt's and watched the parade from above. That was a record for DLP, and in order to do it, we abandoned the children with a slower party and seperated. It was also during school term time (to be fair, because lulu and Dr Fruitloop were off site, we could not make use of EMH). But this was a mean feat and we skipped Indy because of the long line. It entailed UKFAN and I running to collect fast passes. If we had the kids in tow or it had been during school vacation time, there is no way we could have done this much. So, while my wife and I have been known to do 20 or 30 attractions in a day, it was pre kids, EMH, no sit down meals or shows, and off season. And not my idea of fun anymore.
Originally Posted By MousDad The reason the average guest only hits 9-10 per day is because the average guests arrives at the park 2-3 hours after opening and/or leaves the park 2-3 hours before closing. Avoid being an average guest and you'll see all the attractions you want. That, and as a bonus you'll avoid the misery of mid-day Florida 8 months out of the year.
Originally Posted By EPCOT Explorer >>>The reason the average guest only hits 9-10 per day is because the average guests arrives at the park 2-3 hours after opening and/or leaves the park 2-3 hours before closing.<<< Can't comprehend.... Something even worse... guests behind me leaving EPCOT 2/3rds through IllumiNations.... I glared at them... LOL.
