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Message: <blockquote data-quote="ahayford" data-source="post: 5651679" data-attributes="member: 6680745">I actually live in the area. Some suggestions.If you come in the summer time, wear shorts/white t-shirts, hats, and plan for rain in the afternoon. It gets extremely gross here in the summer time heat wise and there are several months here during the summer where it rains at about 3-4 pm almost like clockwork. Also, look for attractions that are indoors and try and space out an outdoor attraction with something indoors so you get the AC to cool off. A lot of the attractions now have indoor lines, but depending on how busy it is, you will be outside a lot.I would almost plan on heading back to the hotel (if its close) for a nap at like 2, and then going back to the park for the evening. The sun will make you very tired.Some other general advice, do not go in with too much of an agenda and get frustrated if you don't get to see everything. Agendas and schedules will just stress you out and make the parks not fun. I'd get everyone to pick out a few things they absolutely want to do, and make sure you do those things...then depending on how much time you guys have do what people decide is fun. The biggest negative about these parks is how tired and cranky they can make you. The best thing to do imho, is go in with a casual, relaxed state of mind and not stress it if you miss something. You will have much more fun.If the resorts are not something you are interested in doing, there are quite a few hotels in the downtown disney area that are not owned by disney but are very close and have shuttles. If those are too expensive there are tons of places a little farther off. You might also look into some of the condo rentals. There are some very nice places with nice amenities that are just a little further away, but provide you with a lot of the things you'd expect at home. It can be very relaxing and is priced competitively.Food is expensive at these places....accept it and don't grump about it. If it bothers you a lot, there are millions of places to eat on international drive. I'd suggest eating your breakfast at the hotel (most have free breakfast), eat lunch at the park, and then dinner off site. The food quality has improved a lot over the years, so maybe you're paying $10 for lunch, but at least its not ballpark food anymore.One last piece of advice....do not be afraid to split up the party. I do not know your kids ages...but there are a lot of things at these parks that not everyone is going to be interested in. Sometimes the best thing to do is let the grown ups walk around and enjoy something on their own while the kids go off and fool around in a kiddie park or something. Or maybe mom can take a few kids somewhere, and dad takes the rest to something else.The key is, don't let yourself get angry and don't get caught in the, I paid for it we have to see everything trap. If people are tired. TAKE A BREAK! Stay hydrated.</blockquote>

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