tarheelalum
DIS Veteran
- Joined
- Jan 16, 2013
Hello all. I am looking for Disneyland vet's opinions and help on vacationing at Disney world. I'm asking here because Disney World people often skip over vital info that they think everyone already knows about about Disney World and have their own language about WDW. And I know nothing about Disney world other than what I've read in the past few days. Also I'm asking here because I'm familiar with the posters here and I value their opinions, so if possible, please mods, let this post stay here.
My wife and I are planning 10 days at Disney World and 4 days at Universal in early December, 2020. We are thinking about staying at Port Orleans French Quarter and will get the park hoppers with water parks. We are considering getting the deluxe dining plan just so we can eat anywhere without feeling ripped off about their crazy prices. I have never been and its been 20 years since my wife last went. This will probably be a one time trip to WDW for us.
After looking into it for a few days it appears ridiculously complicated to vacation there with coordinating the dining plans with advance dining reservations, fast passes, parks, resorts, and transportation. But my wife grew up going there and wants to go back. I'm curious as well but it appears to require a lot of planning and we are more go with the flow spur of the moment type people. And that doesn't appear to be a successful strategy there.
So my question to you all is how did you plan it out? We are thinking of getting the deluxe dining plan but are worried it might be too complicated traveling around for all of the reservations when planning out the crazy way they do fast passes there. But I want to be able to eat without worrying about the crazy prices and feeling ripped off. Also I've heard from several people that the quick service there is like dog food when compared to Disneyland so I'm thinking the 3 table service meals per day might be safer.
But I was wondering if its possible to have three sit down meals there per day and plan it out with the fast pases and transportation? Any opinions about a trip there from a Disneyland perspective would be greatly appreciated. Also any thoughts about Port Orleans French Quarter? Is early December a bad time to go? Deluxe Dining plan opinions? And anything else you wish you would have known before you went to Disney World for the first time? Thanks in advance!!
My wife and I are planning 10 days at Disney World and 4 days at Universal in early December, 2020. We are thinking about staying at Port Orleans French Quarter and will get the park hoppers with water parks. We are considering getting the deluxe dining plan just so we can eat anywhere without feeling ripped off about their crazy prices. I have never been and its been 20 years since my wife last went. This will probably be a one time trip to WDW for us.
After looking into it for a few days it appears ridiculously complicated to vacation there with coordinating the dining plans with advance dining reservations, fast passes, parks, resorts, and transportation. But my wife grew up going there and wants to go back. I'm curious as well but it appears to require a lot of planning and we are more go with the flow spur of the moment type people. And that doesn't appear to be a successful strategy there.
So my question to you all is how did you plan it out? We are thinking of getting the deluxe dining plan but are worried it might be too complicated traveling around for all of the reservations when planning out the crazy way they do fast passes there. But I want to be able to eat without worrying about the crazy prices and feeling ripped off. Also I've heard from several people that the quick service there is like dog food when compared to Disneyland so I'm thinking the 3 table service meals per day might be safer.
But I was wondering if its possible to have three sit down meals there per day and plan it out with the fast pases and transportation? Any opinions about a trip there from a Disneyland perspective would be greatly appreciated. Also any thoughts about Port Orleans French Quarter? Is early December a bad time to go? Deluxe Dining plan opinions? And anything else you wish you would have known before you went to Disney World for the first time? Thanks in advance!!