Adam W
Earning My Ears
- Joined
- Jun 20, 2017
OK..... Here goes nothing,
I have been lurking on this board ever since i first typed "can i do Disney on my own" into google (probably over a year ago) and am now far enough along with my trip that I though it best to ask my questions here.
But first a little background (cue the reminiscing harp music).
My first trip to WDW was back in 1996 with my parents at the age of 15 as the eldest of three brothers and was also my first long haul holiday... and I loved it. Since that first trip I have returned with my family on two further occasions (1998 & 2000) and then with work friends as a group (2002, 2004 and 2007).
If my life had remained as it was back then, I probably would have kept up the once every 2 years or so trips but a change of job and a move to a new city meant loosing the trip companions I had and my girlfriend at the time was an avid skier (which now am I) and just didn't 'get' Disney (in hindsight I should have known it wouldn't work out).
Which brings me to the present day where I find myself (on the downside) single, yet (on the upside) financially in the position to have both my winter ski trip and, more importantly, my first trip to WDW in a decade.
I will admit to a bit of trepidation booking a trip to WDW as a 36 year old single man, however once I decided to do it i'm going all in. I have booked a trip from October 7th to the 19th. In the past I have always booked 2 week long trips but found that buy dropping 2 days I saved a fair amount of money and managed to get a later flight on the last day so all in I will get 12 full days and when I have booked before with family or friends I have had to factor in other trips (shopping days, beach days, space centre etc) which hold no interest for me so i'm hoping to get around everything in the time I have.
So help me out, after being away for a decade what new tips & tricks are there? Where's best to eat (big foodie)? and if anyone is about during my trip feel free to invite yourself along to keep me from getting too lonely.
Good things so far:
All booked - trip and tickets (I have 14 day 'hopper' tickets for Disney, Universal and Busch gardens parks)
Issues so far:
Looks like the ride that holds most memories for me (Splash mountain) is closed during my visit.
My questions so far:
Is MNSSHP worth doing as a single bloke?
I have good memories of eating at HoB but have been unable to get a reservation at any time, is it really booked up that far in advance?
Is BOG really worth it as I can only get reservations for lunch?
Adam.
I have been lurking on this board ever since i first typed "can i do Disney on my own" into google (probably over a year ago) and am now far enough along with my trip that I though it best to ask my questions here.
But first a little background (cue the reminiscing harp music).
My first trip to WDW was back in 1996 with my parents at the age of 15 as the eldest of three brothers and was also my first long haul holiday... and I loved it. Since that first trip I have returned with my family on two further occasions (1998 & 2000) and then with work friends as a group (2002, 2004 and 2007).
If my life had remained as it was back then, I probably would have kept up the once every 2 years or so trips but a change of job and a move to a new city meant loosing the trip companions I had and my girlfriend at the time was an avid skier (which now am I) and just didn't 'get' Disney (in hindsight I should have known it wouldn't work out).
Which brings me to the present day where I find myself (on the downside) single, yet (on the upside) financially in the position to have both my winter ski trip and, more importantly, my first trip to WDW in a decade.
I will admit to a bit of trepidation booking a trip to WDW as a 36 year old single man, however once I decided to do it i'm going all in. I have booked a trip from October 7th to the 19th. In the past I have always booked 2 week long trips but found that buy dropping 2 days I saved a fair amount of money and managed to get a later flight on the last day so all in I will get 12 full days and when I have booked before with family or friends I have had to factor in other trips (shopping days, beach days, space centre etc) which hold no interest for me so i'm hoping to get around everything in the time I have.
So help me out, after being away for a decade what new tips & tricks are there? Where's best to eat (big foodie)? and if anyone is about during my trip feel free to invite yourself along to keep me from getting too lonely.
Good things so far:
All booked - trip and tickets (I have 14 day 'hopper' tickets for Disney, Universal and Busch gardens parks)
Issues so far:
Looks like the ride that holds most memories for me (Splash mountain) is closed during my visit.
My questions so far:
Is MNSSHP worth doing as a single bloke?
I have good memories of eating at HoB but have been unable to get a reservation at any time, is it really booked up that far in advance?
Is BOG really worth it as I can only get reservations for lunch?
Adam.