Heading to Disney

When my kids were young, they asked to go to Disneyland. so we got in the car later that week and drove to a abandoned warehouse complex that had burnt down. Told them there it is, but has burnt down, so don't ask again.




Just kidding, kids know were too poor to afford that kind vacation, Mr moneybags.






Still kidding, have fun!!!
 
Haven't contributed to the modern day deviance celebration version of Paul Joseph Goebbels' propaganda machine in quite a long time. Florida is still relatively gun friendly but on-site at any Disney property will be a no go outside of your vehicle.

in 2003 it was a great time for my then almost-2yr old son and my 4 year old daughter. We did the character breakfast, and I noticed the Tigger character really paying alot of attention to my wife. To the point of almost being aggressive with her. She let me know and I told him to leave her alone right then or I was gonna knock him out. Turns out within that year I read a story about him assaulting several female visitors to the park and getting arrested.

http://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/fl-xpm-2004-04-04-0404030204-story.html

Don't let your guard down at the 'Most Magical Place on Earth'. There are some real transient scumbags working there.
 
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We stayed on site first trip, our two girls were 7 and 10, good age. I feel for the women who have to push
two or more kids around and hold one in their arms in the heat while the dad goes about his way.

They have the international food festival in the fall, nice time to visit, my wife likes that event.

The evening show will be awesome for your kid.
Check out character dining on one of the many forums, been too long for me to give info,
my wife is the mouse park expert.
 
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Ikarus1 said:
Haven't contributed to the modern day deviance celebration version of Paul Joseph Goebbels' propaganda machine in quite a long time. Florida is still relatively gun friendly but on-site at any Disney property will be a no go outside of your vehicle.

in 2003 it was a great time for my then almost-2yr old son and my 4 year old daughter. We did the character breakfast, and I noticed the Tigger character really paying alot of attention to my wife. To the point of almost being aggressive with her. She let me know and I told him to leave her alone right then or I was gonna knock him out. Turns out within that year I read a story about him assaulting several female visitors to the park and getting arrested.

http://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/fl-xpm-2004-04-04-0404030204-story.html

Don't let your guard down at the 'Most Magical Place on Earth'. There are some real transient scumbags working there.
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From visitors too. I saw a confrontation with a man accusing the 18-19 year old geeky kid employee of grabbing his wife. She was screaming at him that nothing happened, but it got tense enough that I told the kids to stand behind mommy and I handed her my glasses because I wasn't going to let him seriously harm this kid.

Carrying a tactical pen...for autographs (my actual line to Disney security) is about the most you can do on property.
 
Have a great time!!!We always enjoy Christmas at Disney and have done it several times. We also like the Flower & Garden in the spring.
 
30 years ago when we would take our kids to Disney, we would go just after school started in the fall. With every one else in school, we had the place to ourselves.
 
J R Green said:
That may be your kids first real memory. Just make sure the kids memories are of a fun family experience rather than daddy ranting and grumbling about "idiots everywhere".
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Dad rants are the fun memories that kids remember. Trust me the time they saw Mickey Mouse vs the time dad lost it over having to pay gratuity on a 500.00 meal that was cover by the meal plan. I guarantee you they remember dad White as a ghost at the bill.
 
11B CIB said:
The house and dog sitter has arrived, the car is packed. 4yo has no idea where we are going. We are about to hit the road and head down toward Orlando. Wish me luck, it’s going to be pure madness
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We did Universal Studios for Spring Break this year. I DREADED the trip...until we got there. Best vacation I've ever taken. Period. Full Stop. My kids are a bit older (8-11 at the time), so they were able to do more than a younger one. It was awesome.

The saving grace was Universal's "Express Pass". I highly recommend forking out the extra $$ for whatever Disney's equivalent is. I
 
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My wife and 5 year old are WDW fanatics, so I'm out numbered. We've made some great memories there over the past few years though. It's really all about mindset, you can't let other people ruin a trip you've dropped a few grand on. We try to find humor in other people being rediculously rude and it helps. The new Flight of Passage ride in Avatar land is amazing. Book your fast passes as close together in the morning as possible, and you can keep adding one at a time through the mobile app once the first 3 are used. It was packed at Magic Kingdom one day last month but we bounced from ride to ride burning fast passes all day that way. Hope youre rested up, we walked 75 miles that week!
 
Disney meal plans used to include gratuity but that changed a while ago. Our second trip we stayed at Wilderness Lodge, awesome.
You can take the boat to the other park. They had stared the speed pass, not sure what they call it today.
 
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Cowboy said:
Dad rants are the fun memories that kids remember. Trust me the time they saw Mickey Mouse vs the time dad lost it over having to pay gratuity on a 500.00 meal that was cover by the meal plan. I guarantee you they remember dad White as a ghost at the bill.
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My wife and I have been going to Disney for years now. We quite often see a family (on meal plan) get the bill and realize the gratuity is not included and either mom or dads mouth hits the floor. When we meet our kids down there they usually are on the meal plan, so at dinner the liquor bill is normally is on my card and one time the liquor bill was over $300. Yea told them they need to pay up including part of the $60 tip.
 
ECNC said:
My wife and I have been going to Disney for years now. We quite often see a family (on meal plan) get the bill and realize the gratuity is not included and either mom or dads mouth hits the floor. When we meet our kids down there they usually are on the meal plan, so at dinner the liquor bill is normally is on my card and one time the liquor bill was over $300. Yea told them they need to pay up including part of the $60 tip.
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We had 8 people at Cinderella's table. It took two meal plan slots for the premium dinner. Then on top of that there was an automatic 25% gratuity for parties over 6. The bill was over 700.00 so do the math. Yep that will make your jaw drop.
 
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11B CIB said:
The house and dog sitter has arrived, the car is packed. 4yo has no idea where we are going. We are about to hit the road and head down toward Orlando. Wish me luck, it’s going to be pure madness
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Went 36yrs ago this month on honeymoon. That was enuff to last me a lifetime. Good luck. U will need it (and a bottle of booze).
 
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Took my kid when she was about 7. We drove from here and happened to notice I left my wallet at home about half way there. We went in July which meant it was about 98 degrees every day. Hotter then the sun and after walking around the park soaked in sweat I had the worse crotch rot. Said screw it the next day and went commando. Was much better then..
 
It rained all day in a torrential fashion. We were prepared for the most part.

Rain clouds moved out and it’s a nice night

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Epcot has like minimal security. Could easily have come in with guns or worse. Metal detector checks are randomized, and with the thousands of guests coming in, the odds of getting pulled are probably 1:250,000 or less
 
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Epcot has like minimal security. Could easily have come in with guns or worse. Metal detector checks are randomized, and with the thousands of guests coming in, the odds of getting pulled are probably 1:250,000 or less
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No one wants to go to Epcot
 
Cowboy said:
Epcot is my favorite. I generally eat my way around the world. Only country I've never gotten to eat is Germany.
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I went with my wife and her sister and husband a couple years ago and they commented how there wasn't a line or many people going into Epcot. I told her the same thing I told you, and after walking through for a couple hours, we went to another part of Disney. Just not that interesting when we had just returned from a long trip in the EU, so there wasn't anything we were really interested in seeing.

The one thing I did enjoy most there were the squirrels that had no fear of humans.
 
Amps 13 said:
Took my kid when she was about 7. We drove from here and happened to notice I left my wallet at home about half way there. We went in July which meant it was about 98 degrees every day. Hotter then the sun and after walking around the park soaked in sweat I had the worse crotch rot. Said screw it the next day and went commando. Was much better then..
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Gold Bond And mole skin are essentials they don’t sell at the park.
 
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