momof2n2
DIS Veteran
- Joined
- Aug 12, 2007
So - the hours are all in for our trip to DLR next month.
Our park days are as follows:
Tuesday, 6/12
Wednesday, 6/13
Saturday, 6/16
Tuesday, 6/19
We have rented a house in Garden Grove.
Google Maps offers three routes: 4.3 miles, 5.0 miles, and via highway 8.4 miles.
Tuesday, 6/12, we will want to do DLR with the Magic Morning 7AM - 8AM.
If we leave our rental at 6AM Google Maps estimates it should take 12-20 minutes at that hour of the day on that date.
Here come my slew of questions:
What parking will be available at 6:12AM/6:20AM?
Should we actually leave earlier than 6 AM? (We can do it.)
Will the Esplanade be open at that time?
We have tickets scanned into the app. Tix are from LMT. Do I actually bring our paper tix, too?
How long should I estimate it will take to get through the turnstile when they open?
We will join the crowd doing the mad dash to Peter Pan (because one of the nine of us LOVES Peter Pan. That is the baby of the family.... five years old.) Does it make sense to buy our MaxPass as we are waiting in either that line, or one of the Fantasyland rides that we are going to try to get through in that hour? Should I be buying it as we walk (run) to PP? Will moments count? (Can you tell we are WDW vets?)
Saying that - I need to confess right here that I am a little uptight about the LACK of planning we have to do. I suspect that after this trip is complete that I will look back and look favorably upon the more chilled out atmosphere wildly reported at DLR over WDW. But right now the lack of a game plan is a little disconcerting.
Also - I've been told I should plan on catching the fireworks every night given that they are frequently cancelled. That night, Fireworks are listed at DLR for 9:30 PM and F! is listed for 10:30PM. I know F! is purportedly better at DLR, than DHS, but we aren't huge fans of F! at DHS. On the other hand, the castle projections sound exciting. That being said, if we find nice spots for the fireworks (is that called Together Forever?) and they are cancelled for 9:30 PM, is there any chance whatsoever that we'd get a spot to see F!? Or would our window of opportunity have passed?
I eagerly await all suggestions.
Our park days are as follows:
Tuesday, 6/12
Wednesday, 6/13
Saturday, 6/16
Tuesday, 6/19
We have rented a house in Garden Grove.
Google Maps offers three routes: 4.3 miles, 5.0 miles, and via highway 8.4 miles.
Tuesday, 6/12, we will want to do DLR with the Magic Morning 7AM - 8AM.
If we leave our rental at 6AM Google Maps estimates it should take 12-20 minutes at that hour of the day on that date.
Here come my slew of questions:
What parking will be available at 6:12AM/6:20AM?
Should we actually leave earlier than 6 AM? (We can do it.)
Will the Esplanade be open at that time?
We have tickets scanned into the app. Tix are from LMT. Do I actually bring our paper tix, too?
How long should I estimate it will take to get through the turnstile when they open?
We will join the crowd doing the mad dash to Peter Pan (because one of the nine of us LOVES Peter Pan. That is the baby of the family.... five years old.) Does it make sense to buy our MaxPass as we are waiting in either that line, or one of the Fantasyland rides that we are going to try to get through in that hour? Should I be buying it as we walk (run) to PP? Will moments count? (Can you tell we are WDW vets?)
Saying that - I need to confess right here that I am a little uptight about the LACK of planning we have to do. I suspect that after this trip is complete that I will look back and look favorably upon the more chilled out atmosphere wildly reported at DLR over WDW. But right now the lack of a game plan is a little disconcerting.
Also - I've been told I should plan on catching the fireworks every night given that they are frequently cancelled. That night, Fireworks are listed at DLR for 9:30 PM and F! is listed for 10:30PM. I know F! is purportedly better at DLR, than DHS, but we aren't huge fans of F! at DHS. On the other hand, the castle projections sound exciting. That being said, if we find nice spots for the fireworks (is that called Together Forever?) and they are cancelled for 9:30 PM, is there any chance whatsoever that we'd get a spot to see F!? Or would our window of opportunity have passed?
I eagerly await all suggestions.