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Glad you didn't have any trouble with making your FP+ selections! I agree about the teir system, I don't really like it and I hope they change it. Also, I hope that eventually they allow for FP+ to be used in more than one park per day for us parkhoppers. All of your choices look good, can't wait to hear how it works out for you in the parks!
Your plans look great!
I'll be going in November and this whole FP+...tier system...scares me! Luckily, my DS is going next month, so I'll let him teach me when he gets back!!
Glad you didn't have any trouble with making your FP+ selections! I agree about the teir system, I don't really like it and I hope they change it. Also, I hope that eventually they allow for FP+ to be used in more than one park per day for us parkhoppers. All of your choices look good, can't wait to hear how it works out for you in the parks!
Thanks Jenn, I will let you know when I get back.
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Your plans look great!
I'll be going in November and this whole FP+...tier system...scares me! Luckily, my DS is going next month, so I'll let him teach me when he gets back!!
It was not that bad. Just alittle time consuming and you only had a few options at Epcot and Animal Kingdom. The other 2 parks you could pick any 3.
Allow me to chime in here too - congratulations on your trip! WookiePants, aka WP (see signature) and I are not WDW veterans by any stretch, but we have been there twice and are planning our 3rd visit. Also, we're in your age range, as we are both 45. For our first time, we went to WDW just a few years ago...and we also chose the Flower & Garden Festival! Best decision ever.
After the brutal 2013/2014 winter many of us in the US have endured, the flowers in bloom and the warm Florida weather will be a welcome change! And I am with you on the finances, too. Life gets in the way, and it's a great achievement when you can save for something so wonderful. Trust me, it will be worth every penny, sacrifice and delay!
If the Flower & Garden festival is anything like it was in 2011, you will be amazed at how stunning it is. We had a great time and it's why we returned to WDW in late 2012 and are going again this December (we wanted to hit different seasons...). WP and I were worried at first that there wouldn't be enough to entertain two adults with no kids, but we were so wrong. The service at WDW is impeccable, the resorts are clean and the staff is friendly. We didn't have a meal - table service, counter service or otherwise - that wasn't outstanding. It was, in short, the bestest vacation we've ever had.
I don't have back troubles, but I do have plantar fascitis (however it's spelled...my tootsies hurt is all I know). Remember to take plenty of breaks to just sit down and rest. Not only will it make you slow down and see all the cool stuff that others may miss, but that strong Florida sun can be a little brutal if you're not used to it, like us here in the mid-Atlantic, especially since it was 3 degrees this morning!! Take your time, don't rush everything, and make it a real vacation!
Not only am I thrilled for you (cyber hugs coming at ya!!), but I am so excited that you are about to embark on an incredible journey that you will remember forever. And...maybe...you'll end up like the two knuckleheads in the picture in my signature, and come back to WDW. Heck, by the end of our first trip, most of our sentences started with, "And the NEXT time, we have to do..." And so, two more Disney nuts were born! LOL
Again, I'm so happy for you, and I hope your experiences at WDW are as magical as ours have been. I'm looking forward to hearing how it went!
Allow me to chime in here too - congratulations on your trip! WookiePants, aka WP (see signature) and I are not WDW veterans by any stretch, but we have been there twice and are planning our 3rd visit. Also, we're in your age range, as we are both 45. For our first time, we went to WDW just a few years ago...and we also chose the Flower & Garden Festival! Best decision ever.
After the brutal 2013/2014 winter many of us in the US have endured, the flowers in bloom and the warm Florida weather will be a welcome change! And I am with you on the finances, too. Life gets in the way, and it's a great achievement when you can save for something so wonderful. Trust me, it will be worth every penny, sacrifice and delay!
If the Flower & Garden festival is anything like it was in 2011, you will be amazed at how stunning it is. We had a great time and it's why we returned to WDW in late 2012 and are going again this December (we wanted to hit different seasons...). WP and I were worried at first that there wouldn't be enough to entertain two adults with no kids, but we were so wrong. The service at WDW is impeccable, the resorts are clean and the staff is friendly. We didn't have a meal - table service, counter service or otherwise - that wasn't outstanding. It was, in short, the bestest vacation we've ever had.
I don't have back troubles, but I do have plantar fascitis (however it's spelled...my tootsies hurt is all I know). Remember to take plenty of breaks to just sit down and rest. Not only will it make you slow down and see all the cool stuff that others may miss, but that strong Florida sun can be a little brutal if you're not used to it, like us here in the mid-Atlantic, especially since it was 3 degrees this morning!! Take your time, don't rush everything, and make it a real vacation!
Not only am I thrilled for you (cyber hugs coming at ya!!), but I am so excited that you are about to embark on an incredible journey that you will remember forever. And...maybe...you'll end up like the two knuckleheads in the picture in my signature, and come back to WDW. Heck, by the end of our first trip, most of our sentences started with, "And the NEXT time, we have to do..." And so, two more Disney nuts were born! LOL
Again, I'm so happy for you, and I hope your experiences at WDW are as magical as ours have been. I'm looking forward to hearing how it went!
Welcome and thanks for the kind words. We are so excited to be going. Well ok. I will say I am super excited. The hubby is going just to help with one of my bucket list but I am sure he will have a great time as any vacation we have been on.
What a great shirt! I love that it's different from your typical Mickey ones!
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I'll be in Epcot on the 1st now! Maybe our paths will get to cross after all
Thanks.Hubby wanted something that no one would have so I went for it!! If you do see me, please stop us and say hello. I will be the one with the on my face. Probably looking at everything and say, where do we go next. LOL
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