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If there's torrential rain and the park starts to flood and people are leaving, go on the Kilimanjaro safari. I will never have a more exciting experience at Disney than seeing the silhouettes of elephants and giraffes against lightning strikes in a raging thunderstorm at night in the savannah. Girl I was dating at the time sat window-side and got soaked from the vehicle splashing through the flooded track – really turned the safari turn into a water ride. So much fun, I can't believe it wasn't closed and they let people on in that weather.
Remember, ride lines are shorter during parades and fireworks.
Good advice people are to worried about keeping up with the Jones
i always get asked about my stay in disney world after i get back home even though it really doesn’t bother me, i see it as a good conversational starter; there’s nothing wrong with someone asking how was your trip; just saying. i feel like i have to overpack for personal reasons, not gonna say the fact there noisy people in this day in age of this world we’re living in so i’m just gonna leave it right there😂 🤷♀️🤭 another great video aj😲🥰🙌🏽
I have a list of Must do things rides and eats so if there are other things they will be done late in the day
No more Taco Bell Mexican pizza though. Sad 😞
Definitely was held up an extra 20 min due to a giraffic jam on the safari
Hay love this channel and the videos you put out AJ. I made new friends today and one thing we talked about was this channel and what you all do for those that want to take a Disney World trip. Weather soon or years down the road your team is on it when it comes to all the things one needs to know when planning and taking a Disney World trip. Thank you to all of you at DFB.
I made the first mistake lol, I asked how long it was and it had a 5 minute wait time, told it was 20 minutes and had a 45min before a reservation so went on, a giraffe was sitting in the road 😂
I have reservations for the fireworks showing that I guess will go to the grand plaza is that able to see the castle as well?
Love the comments about not needing to impress people back home. More people need to hear that message.
We stayed at All Star Sports in February and all but 2 buildings were updated. We were in a standard room that had been renovated. Murphy bed and all. We go back in June and booked the same. Love your tips!❤
What I won't do on my next Disney World trip – simply stated GO!!!!!!!!!!!!! Unless and until Disney restores the Parks to its original founders ideals and visions my money is better spent elsewhere. This said after attending the Park regularly since the mid 70's.
THANK YOU! I went a year ago and didn't ride the Avatar ride. It wasn't working until it was time for my friend and I to leave then had an immediate two hour wait. I took so much grief (and STILL DO) from friends because "it's the best ride" but I wasn't entirely sold on it. My friend and I rode what we wanted and we were SOOO happy!
They should make a real Tower of Terror Hotel, I think a lot of people would really like that haunted hotel theme.
I like the "Nevem Lose Sight of What's Really Important" shirt.
I was out there with my mom about 2 years ago and we missed our dining reservation at Sci-Fi because Rise of Resistance broke down while we were on it. While they did accommodate us, we had to wait an extra hour for a table and we were not able to sit at a car like we reserved and had to sit at a regular table. While we were upset at first, it ended up working out in the end since we got an amazing meal and we actually able to talk to each other because we weren’t cramped in a car.
At the time Rise was a virtual queue and we though that we should prioritize the ride because of the strict window. We also thought we had plenty of time to ride since our reservation wasn’t for another 50 min. We were wrong. They told us at the restaurant that if we show our dining reservation at the checkin for the virtual queue, that they will let us in later. So we should have done our food reservation first. (At least that’s what they told us 2 years ago lol)
5 straight days at Epcot 😂😂 if I had the money that would be so amazing and chill
If you don’t like to wait in long lines DON’T plan a Disney vacation in November during New Jersey’s teacher convention week!
Will the must do list be a video soon?
Don't eat fish and chips from the London pavilion on a hot summers day in Florida did not sit well with me 😉
Tbh, I wish I insisted more on taking a break while we were at Orlando, even if we only had one day at Disney.
While i was more protected against blisters then (thank goodness there were some padding you could stick to the bottom of your feet and they'd mostly keep you safe!), I still needed a TON of rest and idk if I was honestly able to express that as well as I could've aside from pretty much throwing a five year old tantrum and saying I NEED TO SIT DOWN! xD
I eventually did get to rest at some restaraunts while the other two went and did rides. Felt good to have some cool air and have a drink, relax on my phone for a bit, etc. Tiredness and (mostly) thrashy rides aside, I still had fun, and I fulfilled my promise to my mom that we'd go to the Harry Potter park. She couldn't make it before passing, so I did so with my dad and stepmom.
I think I can walk a little bit more nowadays, but back then, I wasn't prepared for all that, nor really in the best shape for it. To put it simply, I went from a ~3x size to a 1x/Large size (honestly depends on the shirt) t-shirt since then. I also took on a whole Air Force base tour this year and didn't have hurt feet until it was about time to leave. That base alone made me really want to be set, and since it was for my uncle's retirement, I was gonna soldier through the work no matter what. It was honestly worth it~
But if we do go to a theme park for more than a day, especially another large one like Disney or Universal, I'll have to try expressing my tiredness better, and maybe come up with a game plan beyond "ride, eat, stay at hotel", lol. I'd probably be more into the indoor shows, myself, if there's something less Broadway-esque and more like "It's Hard Being a Bug" or whatnot.
Guess I would add the tip to "not just go because you want to, and not being able to do all that walking", obvious as it should be. I REALLY wanted to do those parks, but my poor body wasn't ready! I could probably do more now, but I think the weather would also do some holding back if it didn't rain. I'd honestly love a little rain during those days~ Not a thunderstorm or something dangerous, but let it rain! xD
Sunset Ranch Market 🤣
What’s the weather like over there? Seeing floods in Fort Lauderdale…getting nervous as we are headed that way next week 😅
We took our ADULT children in February and going back to the hotel midday to take a nap was an essential part of our day – my advice, do not skip this! Just a 1 hour nap was enough to get us refreshed and raring to go again. Our fun level skyrocketed and we could stay long into the night until closing.
But good neighbor hotels may have resort fees and paid parking sooooo
After getting married at Epcot in December, my husband wanted to spend part of our honeymoon in a cars suite, so we booked part of our split stay at AOA. Our room was filthy, the DVC people in the lobby stopped us multiple times and made us feel poor because we were at a value resort for part of our honeymoon, and all of the food we had was terrible. I never had a bad experience at a value until then, but I was so upset that’s how our honeymoon and my husband’s first trip went.
AJ, aren’t the Adventureland rides closed during early hours openings??
I really enjoyed this video. Our trip is coming up in May. I would like to see more videos about the parks, and all that they offer.
I have a quick question I’m sure someone can answer😊 My husband and I are going to Disney for a week at the beginning of November this year. When it comes to booking lightning lanes, ILL’s and virtual queues, can I be booking one thing at 7 am while he is booking another? For example can he book our first lightning lane while I’m trying to get a virtual queue or ILL for Guardians? Thanks!
When speaking of the Swan and Dolphin, you always forget to add the substantial resort fee ($40) and the parking fees ($25-35) per night.
I love your point about not impressing others. This also works in reverse. Ignoring the people who say "why spend all that money to stay at a deluxe resort!?" When it's what you want to do ! 😊 I've done value resorts forever then decided for once I wanted to go all out! Don't let people disney shame you ! Haha.
#1 literally happened to me last week at Animal Kingdom. We had 1 hour and 30 minutes to spare before our Tusker House reservation and the line only said 55 minutes but it was close to 80 minutes not including the ride and at that point we were too committed to just get out of line. The hostess was very understanding though making sure we didn’t get charged and we opted to just skip it.
Do you get ADRs at good neighbor hotels?
My son loves the buses too. He was upset that we were taking the monorail instead of the bus. 🤣
A few years ago, I put together a packing checklist that covers all needed items each family member (5 of us) needs to have for our vacations. I keep this checklist stored in the note section on my phone, and update it to fit our upcoming vacation. My family has an on going group family chat on their devices, so a week before our vacation, I send the checklist out on the family chat. The day before the trip (and morning of trip), I go over the checklist with each family member to make sure they didn’t overlook any items. We also only pack enough clothes for half of the vacation length, and do laundry in the resort laundry facilities at the half way point of our trip. We also bring food from home to eat for breakfast in our resort room, so breakfast is quick, cheaper, and taken care of before leaving for the parks for the day.
I don't know how you found your way in to my feed, but your videos are not only well done, but they also serve to highlight what a racket that Disney has become. I'm old enough to remember the ticket books and I still have one in an album somewhere. Anaheim was a stones throw from my childhood home, so we got to visit more than most but the 70's were a different time. Your videos illustrate the actually terrifying logistical nightmare that is a Disney Vacation. I cannot see spending that kind of money to be corralled in to the constraints of doing everything "right" in order to have fun. I prefer a quiet beach with NO itinerary.
One other thing that I have noticed is the SIZE of the guest. The Food Pyramid has ruined hundreds of thousands of lives since it was created. I once had to be SHOVED in to the seat of a coaster because I was so huge. I was already sitting in the "fat boy" seat too. That triggered a change in me to get healthy and lose weight.
Stay away from Disney. They sexualize children.