We have never been rope drop people. Dh and DD2 are not morning people at all (if they don’t have to be up for work or school). They need to sleep until at least 7 am, but 8 am is better and they need breakfast and dh needs coffee and I am happy if we can make it somewhere on vacation by 9 am; most of the times it is closer to 10. I do not want a cranky Dh on vacation; he is just not enjoyable and not a planner. He doesn’t want his day 100% planned, he will use a park wait time app. to determine what to do, but that is about it. He will most likely consider paying for LL or Genie+ for the Star Wars related rides and that is about it. Maybe something Guardians related, and maybe Avatar but Dd1 said there was really no long waits for this or anything else at AK the day she was there. What is new now may not be so new in 10 months. I can’t stress over that kind of “what ifs” now.
Fwiw we are also not parade/show people so we will not give up precious ride time. It was a tactic my parents used at DL years ago when we were growing up (because we only went about once every 2-3 years) so parade/show time is ride time.
We may or may not hang out a lot with Dd1. It will all depend on her schedule. Last time they had morning practices and on their park days (they had 3 days) didn’t end up at the parks until around 10-11 am. She will have practice and then at least one if not two separate competitions but hopefully four (if they make finals in two events). Dd1 said her friends whose families went didn’t spend a ton of time together. I am expecting the same but I am sure we will go on some rides together. She will stay in the same resort as her friends (last year they stayed at Coronado Springs and everyone liked it so they will probably stay there again). The last evening they were there Epcot or Hollywood Studios was closed in the evening just for the dancers and their families.
Also I looked on DisBoards and it is still an overwhelming site to try to navigate. Probably like Reddit I probably will never do a Reddit search for WDW there are just too many opinions. It will make my head spin.
Can you tell me more about this experience or at least send me a PM about your prior stays. I need more information like this. Thanks!
I agree I wish they would just get rid of these types of things. While I initially didn’t care for the Fast Pass system I think it worked fine, but I think it made the lines worse. I don’t know why they had to change it.
Why you think Genie+ is ridiculous is what I want to know.
If we stay off site I am highly leaning towards one of the Disney Springs or Bonnet Creek partner hotels (probably one of the Hiltons or Marriott branded hotels) to get the extra benefits or if on site then Coronado Springs, Dolphin or Swan resorts.
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