Q: My boyfriend and I, both in our early 30s, just booked our fall trip to Disney World. He's never been there before. I have been there three other times but the last time was 11 years ago so I am sure things have changed. We are staying on property and have the 6 day park hopper tickets. There is so much to do but I want to make sure we experience the best of the best. Is there any must see attractions? Obviously the Haunted Mansion, Pirates of the Caribbean, The World Showcase and The Great Movie Ride are at the top of my list. What else? We want to build our daily schedules around the attractions we *must* see. Also what restaurants should we consider trying? Neither of us are picky eaters and will eat virtually any kind of food. We prefer the full service restaurants for dinner but will be okay with fast cafeteria style dining for lunch. Thanks for any recommendations.
A: Here are our "must do's" for each park MAGIC KINGDOM Splash Mountain, Big Thunder Mountain, Pirates of the Caribbean, The Haunted Mansion, Space Mountain, It's a Small World, Monster's Inc, Laugh Floor and Wishes the fireworks show EPCOT Living with the Land, Spaceship Earth, Test Track, Soarin', Mission: Mars, Turtle Talk with Crush and in the World Showcase the Chinese acrobats, Mexico boat ride (kinda lame now that it is redone... they took the "ethnicity" out of it) and the Norway boat ride. Don't miss the French patisserie (pastry shop) mmmm.... and Illumination fireworks/laser show. MGM (HOLLYWOOD) Tower of Terror, Rock'n Roller Coaster, The Great Movie Ride, Lights Motors Action Extreme Stunt Show. Fantasmic is ok, but not the greatest. ANIMAL KINGDOM In my opinion (and everyone is entitled to one) Animal Kingdom isn't worth it. Waay too much walking for the little there is to do there. We saw 0 animals and waited in line for 3 hours for Kali River Rapids... which was slow moving and we didn't get a drop of water on us. If you intend to eat out everyday here is a link to menus at all the WDW restaurants and their prices. http://allears.net/menu/menus.htm I recommend sitting down and planning out a "meal itinerary" we do each time we go, and it is NEVER worth it for us to buy a Dining Plan. We just do not eat that much in food a day. While we are on that topic, the Cabins at Fort Wilderness have a full kitchen, and most of the Deluxe and Moderate priced resorts have a mini-fridge in them. You can rent one for about $10 a day if your room doesn't or if you are in a Value Resort. We bring water in with us, and bring gallons of water from home... when we were last there in May '07 a gallon of drinking water was $2.50. Ridiculous, so, bring water bottles with you and refill from fountains, or bring a gallon of water (if you drive, we do) with you to refill. The fountain water is icky, we add Kool-Aid single serving pouches to our refilled with fountain water bottles to cover up the taste. Hope this all helps, any more ?'s please feel free to e-mail