I'm so excited!

[reveal]

My parents are treating themselves, me, my wife, and their grandson to Disneyworld this October!

We just finished going through the list of approved locations that we can eat at since they paid a package deal (there were a LOT of restuarants to choose from). I haven't been to Disneyworld since I was 12 and I'm very much looking forward to Duncan experiencing it for the first time.

BTW, we're staying at the Animal Kingdom Deluxe Resort in a room with a view of the savannah. Anyone else stayed in one of those? Are they as cool as they look in the pictures?

 

[GlassJaw]

That's awesome. I love DW. I'm getting treated to a week on Long Island at the Hamptons this summer myself. I can't wait!

 

[IronWolf]

Excellent Reveal! That will be a great time! I can't wait until IronPup is a little older so we can take him to Disney World. It will be a blast.

 

[Psionicist]

Cool, you can try out the new hand scanners then. http://www.local6.com/news/4724689/detail.html

 

[ssampier]

When I was young, I really wanted to go to Disney Land. My father wouldn't take me. Now I'm older, I have little interest in going.

I am, however, going to Las Vegas this week; that's like Disneyland for adults. :\

 

[Crothian]

I'm so excited

you just can't hide it?
Are you about to lose control?
And do you like it?

 

[reveal]

you just can't hide it?
Are you about to lose control?
And do you like it?

I'm just burnin', doing the Neutron Dance!

 

[reveal]

Excellent Reveal! That will be a great time! I can't wait until IronPup is a little older so we can take him to Disney World. It will be a blast.

Duncan will be 3 and a half, so it's the perfect age.

 

[JoeBlank]

One word (I think it is one word) of advice: FastPass.

The greatest innovation at WDW, and other theme parks, is the FastPass. Your "ticket" is like a little credit card. You go up to a ride with a long line and insert your card, and it spits out an little paper ticket with a time range on it. Return during that time frame and you get to use the FastPass line, which pretty much puts you at the front of the line.

By far the worst part about WDW has always been wasting your vacation time standing in line. Don't do it. Use the FastPass.

The only have it on the most popular rides, but those are the ones likely to have long lines.

Just took my sons, ages 7, 5 and 3, a couple months ago, and we had a blast. Other advice:

1. Don't fall into the scheduling trap. Tour books and such encourage you to run your WDW vacation like a well-oiled machine, get the this by 9 a.m., move on the this area before lunch, etc. I have enough of a schedule and deadlines at work, I don't need them on vacation. Just go with the flow. You can't do everything in one trip anyway.

2. But still pick out a few must-see attractions, so you won't regret missing them.

3. Let your son do the character autograph thing. I don't know why, but kids love this. You buy a little autograph book, and then keep an eye out for the characters to sign the book. Lines are usually not bad, and you end up with pictures of your kid meeting all his favorite Disney characters. One of ours is still talking about being kissed by Sleeping Beauty. I didn't think we would ever get him to wash his face again.

4. Have Fun!

 

[GlassJaw]

Duncan will be 3 and a half, so it's the perfect age.

I've done Disney a few times and IMO, the perfect age is 5-7. Little ones tend to get tired. Disney makes for some long days and there is a lot of walking.