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DisneyWorld Trip Help

jdunackjdunack member
edited June 2014 in Parenting
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Hello Ladies -- 

Was hoping someone could give me some help/insight into planning a trip to DisneyWorld.

We're thinking of going in the fall (more likely end of October/beginning of November).  Has anyone been at around this time?  If you have, how were the crowds/wait times/etc?

I'm beyond torn about where to stay.  My first thought is to stay at a resort that the monorail runs through for the convenience of traveling with toddlers, but they are insanely expensive! Other option is to stay at the Art of Animation which has the bus transportation to the parks, but unsure.

Also, has anyone used the Disney Dining Plan? If you have, which have you used, and do you think it was worth it?

ANY insight/thoughts/help anyone could give would be EXTREMELY appreciated!
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  • jdunackjdunack member
    great! thank you @sundae13!
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  • SCSmith2011SCSmith2011 member

    Ditto what MBK said about googling the crowds at the parks. There's a lot of information out there.

    We always stay on property and have stayed on the monorail multiple times and love it. But if those resorts aren't in your budget then there are a ton of options. Sometimes the bus rides can be long if they make a bunch of stops but it's still a good way of getting around the property. Really the only park that's a PITA to drive to is MK so if you have a car with you driving to the parks is not out of the question. I have a couple friends that have stayed at Art of Animation and liked it.

    We always to the Deluxe Dining Plan and like it but it suits the way we eat on vacation. DH's family always does the regular dining plan because they eat differently than us. It really depends on your style of eating and whether the dining plan would save you money or not.

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  • SJandVASJandVA member
    I've been twice in the end of October. It's a good time to go. If you can afford it, staying on the monorail is awesome.
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  • littlestjerrylittlestjerry member
    We went early November once. Best weather ever. Pretty low crowds too.

    I would definitely stay at a monorail resort if you have the funds. We stayed at Art of Animation a few years ago and it was just ok to me. Cute, but vast.

    I think the only pro to the dining plan is basically pre-paying your meals. You have to eat a ton to get your value in my opinion.

    Definitely do your internet research with regards to the new fastpasses. I like easywdw.com the best because the blogger is funny. He has crowd predictions too.



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  • Disneygeek77Disneygeek77 member
    We went in late Oct in 2012 and thought it was great.  The crowds were probably on the average side, 5/10.  That being said, we really didn't have problems with crowds, but I did a lot of planning in order for that to happen which meant looking at the crowd predictions for every day and choosing a park based on that.  We also got to the parks before they opened too and that really helped with wait times.  I would say our average wait time was 10 minutes.  Some rides were walk on and some we waited 20 minutes.  The longest wait was for Dumbo at around 30 minutes.  

    As far as the weather was concerned, it too was great.  Highs in the lower 80's and lows in the upper 60's.  Only one day we had to break out the ponchos for a period of one hour.  

    FWIW, you might even be able to get the dining plan for free.  I believe it is offered at that time, so it wouldn't hurt to check it out.  

    Again, Oct is a great time to go.  Epcot hosts the Food and Wine festival and the Magic Kingdom hosts the Halloween party and both are really fun events. 

    My favorite blogs are easywdw.com and wdwprepschool.com.  Both have fantastic tips.
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  • Disneygeek77Disneygeek77 member
    Little Jerry said:
    We went early November once. Best weather ever. Pretty low crowds too. I would definitely stay at a monorail resort if you have the funds. We stayed at Art of Animation a few years ago and it was just ok to me. Cute, but vast. I think the only pro to the dining plan is basically pre-paying your meals. You have to eat a ton to get your value in my opinion. Definitely do your internet research with regards to the new fastpasses. I like easywdw.com the best because the blogger is funny. He has crowd predictions too.
    Ha ha, I love Josh.  His blog was so incredibly helpful.  
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  • jdunackjdunack member
    great ladies!  thanks for the input and info!  i appreciate it  :)
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  • TheBubTheBub member
    There are definitely free dining offers for the fall. We are going in Oct, but our dates and resort don't qualify. I'm still waiting for some kind of discount.

    It kinda sucks that you make a reservation a year in advance and have to wait forever to see if you qualify and someone who books three months out gets a great discount like free dining.

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  • verticgmverticgm member
    PPs have referenced the Halloween party and I would recommend that if you can go in October. Many nights in October they have an extra ticketed event in the evenings called Mickey's Not So Scary Halloween party. It is a separate and special ticket. I believe it was $50 or so. It was totally worth the extra price. They encourage costumes and have "Trick-or-Treat" spots where they give out tons of candy, give out hot chocolate and cider and stickers and the lines are pretty short as the control the crowds at this event. The best part is the parade is a special Halloween parade and is primarily made up of the villains from Disney movies. The Halloween decor is fabulous. Halloween at Disney is my favorite time of year!
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  • TheBubTheBub member
    @verticgm‌ I just bought the tickets for the Halloween party. I was nervous that it wouldn't be worth and it took me forever to commit. I'm excited to go now and made plans for DD to go to the BBBoutique earlier in the day.

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