Disney in Arpil!

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Thu, 07-12-2007 - 1:01pm

ETA...it should read April...b/c I REALLY dont think Arpil is a month...is it?? LOL


I tried searching for an old thread but maybe you all can help me. In planning the process, and then visiting here, I see some things here that I haven't seen in my research..lol You gals are a wealth of information. We are doing 4 days, and want to fit in as much as we can. But not waste our time on not so great stuff...kwim. SO what I am asking for is, what are some things we MUST do( regarding shows/rides)

Jenee

Mom to Mason and Madilyn

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Thu, 07-12-2007 - 2:28pm

Here are our family's must-do attractions:

MK:
*Space Mountain
*Mickey's Philharmagic
*Haunted Mansion
*Pirates of the Carribbean
*Splash Mountain
*Peter Pan's Flight
*Wishes

AK:
*It's Tough To Be A Bug
*Kilimanjaro Safari
*Rafiki's Planet Watch
*Kali River Rapids
*Expedition Everest
*Dinosaur
*Note - some people really like Finding Nemo, we thought it was ok, but there was a huge long line, and if I had to do it over, I wouldn't have done that wait for it.

Epcot:
*SOARIN!!!!!!
*Spaceship Earth
*Innoventions
*Journey Into Immagination with Figment
*The Seas w/Nemo (including Turtle Talk with Crush)
*Refreshment Port
*Note - lots of people love test track, too, but we've never been on it, so can't give personal endoresement!
*Illuminations

MGM:
*The Great Movie Ride
*Sounds Dangerous
*Indiana Jones
*Star Tours
*Muppet 3-D (this is a must do for my hubby, just "ok" for dd and me)
*Tower of Terror (hubby loves it, dd hates it, I get sick on it)
*FANTASMIC!!!!!
*Note - we've never tried Roc & Rollar Coaster, hear it's great.

Downtown Disney:
*If you have time, Disney Quest is cool, but skip it if time is way short.
*Cirque du Soleil - AWESOME SHOW!!!!

Have a fantastic trip!!!!

JoAnna in TX

 

 

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Thu, 07-12-2007 - 3:11pm
Thank you thank you! Exactly the kind of stuff I was looking for!! It seems I need to make some room for Fantasmic! LOL Sad to say I need to look it up! I have no clue what it is! Do you remember how long Finding Nemo was?

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Jenee

Mom to Mason and Madilyn

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Thu, 07-12-2007 - 4:57pm

The show is 30 or 35 minutes long.

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Thu, 07-12-2007 - 5:09pm

We are going that third week in April. I will definitley add Nemo to our list. As for Fantasmic, not too sure. After looking at it. I am not sure my two would go for it. They are kinda skiddish when it comes to things like that. But I may reevaluate when it gets a little closer. We are totaly night owls, kids included so we plan on staying late! We went once before a while back and i HATED leaving with the masses tho..lol I felt like cattle! lol

Jenee

Mom to Mason and Madilyn

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Thu, 07-12-2007 - 7:17pm

Hmmm - the show itself was maybe 30 minutes? It could've been more or less? While you're in the show, you're totally not paying attention to the clock, lol, so I really don't remember, and I just looked at the AK guide I still hahve from our last trip and it doesn't say, either.

However, we were in line for a good 75 minutes or more before the show. We weren't going to line up that early, but when we walked by, there was already a significant line forming (this was for the first show of the morning) and so we went ahead and lined up to make sure we'd get in because we knew we wouldn't have time for one of the later shows that day. That may have been because the show was still rather new - when the Tarzan show was there, we didn't have to line up that early. So maybe by the time you go (which will be about a year & a half after our last trip there) the waits will be less because it won't be as new? Just a thought.

JoAnna

 

 

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Thu, 07-12-2007 - 7:21pm

YES, you'll want to see Fantasmic! It's soooo cool - it's the finale show at Disney-MGM Studios, and they do it at least once a night, some nights it's twice (you have to check the schedule.) You don't need reservations or tickets or anything, but you will want to line up early (unless you have VIP seating) because it fills up quickly, and they don't allow people to stand, you must have a seat.

JoAnna

 

 

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Thu, 07-12-2007 - 8:58pm

My families favorites (girls ages 9, 3.5, 2.5)


Magic Kingdom



  • Big Thunder Mountain RR(9yo)

  • pin trading

  • Barn Stormer (smaller 2)

  • train around MK (smaller 2)

  • Buzz Lightyear

  • Aladdins Carpets

  • Pirates of the Caribbean

  • Splash Mtn (9yo)

  • Space Mtn (9yo)

  • tea cups

  • characters

  • Spectromagic

  • carousel

Epcot



  • Off Kilter

  • Soarin (9 yo - little 2 weren't tall enough in Dec)

  • Test Track

  • Living Seas

  • Chinese Dragon Acrobats

  • characters

  • kid cot

  • pin trading

  • talking to CMs

  • food around the world

  • Illuminations

Disney Studios



  • hard to find characters (Kim Possible, Little Einsteins)

  • Beauty & the Beast show

  • pin trading

  • One Mans Dream

Animal Kingdom



  • Expedition Everest (9yo - little 2 are 2 small)

  • Festival of the Lion King

  • Rafiki's Planet Watch

  • Jammin Jungle Parade

  • streetsmophere (DeVine, African Drummers, etc)

  • theming, animals, feel...

  • Kilamanjaro Safari

  • characters

  • pin trading

  • Kali River Rapids

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Thu, 07-12-2007 - 11:58pm

>>Buzz Lightyear <<

How did I miss this one??? We absolutely LOVE Buzz!!! We have been on it dozens of times in only 2 trips to WDW (our first trip there, they didn't have Buzz)

>>Off Kilter<<

Ok, what is this and why don't I know about it? Sounds interesting...

>>Beauty & the Beast show<<

This is one we've still not made it to :-( One of these days!!!

>>streetsmophere (DeVine, African Drummers, etc)...theming, animals, feel...<<

Oh, I totally agree!!! In AK, there is so much going on even without the rides/attractions! It's awesome!

JoAnna in TX

 

 

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Fri, 07-13-2007 - 8:12am
Off Kilter is an amazing band that plays on the stage between Canada and the UK. They're great - kind of rock/pop/country/celtic. And they're funny too, lots of great banter going on between numbers. Very talented. We bought the 'Live' CD and
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Fri, 07-13-2007 - 11:42am

Cool - thanks, Sonya!

Jo