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The CM that talked with me said they were the same as breakfast. I did ask about alternate priority seating, and she did not know of any. Without it, I'm not sure we will wait in line unless we are lucky enough to be near the front as it is so hot in June and standing while waiting in the heat is a quick way to wear Stefanie out.
I am thinking the same thing. We will be there in August. Lines heat and crowds are hard on everyone, but my ASD DD (7) just cannot handle it. We skipped Nemo on our last trip and wanted to see it again this year. I am willing to pay for a meal to get the priority seating. Will her GAC help?
We are thinking of doing the Pirate Cruise for our kids in August (5,8, 10).
According to DIS: Lunch is usually Peanut butter and jelly Uncrustables, Goldfish crackers, Rice Krispee Treat and fruit punch juice box
My youngest child has a severe dairy allergy and cannot have Uncrustables, goldfish or rice krispie treats. My oldest has a very mild peanut allergy, (we do not even mention it since it is so mild). But he cannot eat peanut butter. I know WDW is amazing with food allergies at restaurants so I assume they can make necessary accommodations...but does anyone have experience with what that may look like?
Also...How much time is this experience for the kids? We are doing a split stay and thought this would be great on the day we move from POR to OKW (also happens to be our 15 year anniversary...so it would be nice to have a bit of alone time...).
We are considering using one of the resort kids clubs so me and DH can have a private dinner (probably GF while we eat at Narcoose's). My kids will be 5, 8 and 10. I can imagine that the youngest and oldest would be very interested in having other kids to play with midway through our trip.
However, last trip, we did the DVC tour and the kids spent the 90 minutes in their kids activity center. They could not wait to get out of there! There were only a handful of kids, and most of them were pretty young. My DS in particular was bored and annoyed.
If we do it, I want to make sure it will not be just a break for the adults but also a fun activity for the kids. Any feedback is appreciated!
Do you have AAA? I moved our reservation for June to AAA simply to get the AAA diamond parking pass and the parade area (yes I know I have to make reservations for that, but the possibility alone is worth it because my youngest cannot handle the waiting around it would take to get a good view).
I also have a question about the GAC - my youngest (2) was recently placed on an IEP for communication disorder sympotomatic of ASD. Do you need to bring his IEP with us to talk with a CM about at GAC?
In response to your pirate cruise question - I called to talk with a CM having the same concerns about my four year old's allergy. He told me that I could always pack safe foods in his back pack and remind the crew at departure. The food allergy is noted on the reservation, and "the highest attempts will be made to accomodate" him, but with all things, they cannot gaurantee what the choices would be.
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The diamond parking pass is for the parking areas for the parks - it's essentially an area closest to the handicap parking. We show the pass, along with our KTW cards and our resort parking pass and we get spots a bit closer to the front (nice when you're hauling the double stroller around).
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I also have a question about the GAC - my youngest (2) was recently placed on an IEP for communication disorder sympotomatic of ASD. Do you need to bring his IEP with us to talk with a CM about at GAC?
In response to your pirate cruise question - I called to talk with a CM having the same concerns about my four year old's allergy. He told me that I could always pack safe foods in his back pack and remind the crew at departure. The food allergy is noted on the reservation, and "the highest attempts will be made to accomodate" him, but with all things, they cannot gaurantee what the choices would be.
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The diamond parking pass is for the parking areas for the parks - it's essentially an area closest to the handicap parking. We show the pass, along with our KTW cards and our resort parking pass and we get spots a bit closer to the front (nice when you're hauling the double stroller around).
Go directly to page 6 if you want to read about the first time we got the GAC. It is a pretty emotional TR and without the lead up...it may be hard to realize what led us to that office on that day.
Honestly...I would see how things go before jumping into the GAC. A 2-year old does not have the same needs to avoid standing in lines as older kids may have. Especially considering that there are many things the 2-year old will not be able to do anyway. I wanted very much to do disney as a "normal" family.
About the AAA and parking...We are not currently AAA members but that would not be a huge benefit for me. We usually take WDW transportation to the parks and we have generally avoided parades anyway (we cannot find spots an hour early...).
I thought it was about time I found the links to my other TRs and posted them here. The first is a drama-filled TR of a first-time family visiting the world as a part of a GG. The second was an amazing trip that was made so mostly because of the lessons we had learned the first time around. The Great Disney Do-Over—PTR for Aug 2010 (TR for Nov 2009) http://www.passporterboards.com/foru...ted-8-2-a.html
I am so glad you started this and can't wait to hear about your savings. Wish I could help with the kids clubs or the pirates league questions, but I have no idea about that stuff.
I hope someone on here can offer advice with it, because it would be nice to spend some time for your anny!
As far as your ADR selections, that is always the hardest part for me! I will say that CMC is a must do on our list...thanks to your TR. I also love 1900 park fare for dinner. I haven't done breakfast there yet.
I can say I would book more of that stuff when you at not at the villas. Once at the villas you can do much more with breakfast right in the room.
Can't wait to hear more...Got to love the survey sites!
Hi Shelly. My boys did the GF pirate cruise for the second time last year. If I remember correctly, I think we had somewhere between 1.5 -2 hours to ourselves. We didn't plan well,plus I was afraid not to make it back on time, so we ended up just hanging out at GF. It was a nice time. We had CS breakfast. I shopped at Basin. Then we hung out on the "beach". Unfortunately, the boys were less than thrilled. They said it was way too hot. We were there in August. I just got to work, but I will chime in about the kids clubs at lunch, lol.
As far as the kids' clubs, we tried Sandcastle Club at BC for the first time last summer and the boys loved it. DH and I went to dinner at Yachtsman Steakhouse for our anniversary. When it was time to get the boys, they were so upset. They wanted DH and I to leave and "find something else to do". They later told me they had so much fun. They played with other kids and CM's. They even got dinner from Cape May Cafe. I got to pick what they'd eat when I dropped them off. I can't wait to do it again in June (neither can the boys). I will try a different club since we are staying at WL.
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