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I love everyone's ideas! My addition is this: stop and see all the shops attached to every country in Epcot world showcase. The gift shops, the snackeries, and find some hidden mickeys in every country!! This August we as a family decided to do "snacking around the world" and take a picture in every country ��
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Since your kid is 13 now, maybe she can make a film or a trip report of your visit. That might slow her down a bit, giving your family time to look at the theming details that you ran past when you had to keep a little kid busy. Delve all the way back into Epcot pavilions. Read all the messages on the walls in Animal Kingdom. There are a lot of hidden treasures!
WDW is so big I am sure there are things you have skipped. For many years we always ate at what had become our favorite restaurants, skipped certain attractions, didn't make an effort to view shows at Epcot, and didn't take time to see the animals at Animal Kingdom. The last two visits we made it our plan to eat at new (to us) restaurants and visit those skipped attractions and shows. It brought back the magic for us.
You guys are awesome - thanks for all these suggestions! We are already planning for a fireworks cruise and mini-golf and have booked reservations in 2 new restaurants.
You guys are awesome - thanks for all these suggestions! We are already planning for a fireworks cruise and mini-golf and have booked reservations in 2 new restaurants.
Something not many see is the Mousekeeper Parasol Parade at the GF. About 50 of them stroll from the boat dock across the central courtyard to the main building, carrying white ruffled parasols that they twirl.
It used to be Monday and Friday mornings at 8:00 a.m. and is a little-known GF tradition--if you're up and about that early, of course.
We thought it really charming when we just happened upon it once.
A nice break in the late afternoon is listening to the pianist in the GF lobby. And then, the GF orchestra plays Disney songs and show tunes until around 11:00. As 1900 PF closes, we've seen the Wicked Stepsisters come out to the lobby to dance and chat with kids. They really "cut a rug." Great fun watching their antics.
As others suggested, these resort specialties can really be fun and interesting. Every resort has some little special activity along such lines, I'm betting.
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One of the things that really brought the magic back for us was taking our son! Nothing like the awe of a toddler to remind you how amazing Disney really is.
But since you aren't likely to just find a toddler hanging around to take...It sounds like you are on the right track. One of things I wanted to add is to make sure and search to see what Disney has to offer if you are really passionate about something. It's amazing the things they do.
For example, I love fishing. And I heard a few years ago about the fishing excursions Disney does. So, we go fishing every few years. We always catch big fish, and it's lots of fun. It's a real treat, and I'm always excited about going when we have a fishing trip planned. It's amazing the people I talk to who have no idea that you can go fishing at Disney. My point? If you love something, you might be surprised at what Disney has to offer if you do some internet searching.
On our third trip in 6 years we did the Wild Africa trek. I even managed to book it in late summer for our fall trip and got enough of a discount that 1 of the 4 of us was free!
We did gift baskets by Memories by Betsy 1 year. There are the surfing lessons at the water park, one year we let everyone pick out 1 special day. I went parasailing behind the Contemporary resort at Sammy Duvall's. My son chose water skiing there, and though not avail anymore, my hubby chose Richard Pettys driving exp. have you done the dinner shows? We love tiring new restaurants we haven't before. There is also Disney Quest, and you could take in a Circue de Soleil show. There are the dessert parties and fireworks cruises. You could spend an afternoon resort hopping and check out places you might not have seen before. We hen we decided to eat at Boma once, just being at AKL and checking it out was lots of fun. Also there's always the idea of trying out a character meal you may not have done yet. Have a great trip!
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