Originally posted by ladybugz11
As far as losing weight....I've lost 20 pounds since May 1st, all by cutting out sugar and exercising.
You lost weight by cutting out exercising?!?!?!?! WHAT'S YOUR DIET PLAN!?!?!?!?! SHARE SHARE SHARE!!!!!
To DisneyToy:
I'd reccomend you hand your reservation over to
Dreams Unlimited. They can be found at
www.dreamsunlimitedtravel.com
They will take care of all of that for you, and best of all, they'll do it for free.
If you'd like to do it yourself, here's a quick lowdown on a few things:
Priority Seatings
Disney has a system that is very similar to a reservation. You call Disney Dining (407-WDW-DINE) and tell them what restaurant you'd like to dine at, and around what time. They'll give you a specific time. You show up at that time, and you're promised the next available table. (They don't guarantee you'll be seated at your time, or within a certain amount of time - just that you're seated next) Most Walt Disney World restaurants will allow you to make Priority Seating arrangements 90 days from the date you want to dine.
TONS more dining information
here
What park and when?!
The first thing you need to decide is whether or not you're going to take advantage of the Extra Magic Hour program Disney runs. All guests of Disney's resorts are entitled to enter one of their theme parks an hour before the general public on any given day. The rule of thumb is that the day that hosts extra magic hour will be the busiest. Here's the Extra Magic Hour (sometimes seen as EE [early entry] or EMH on these boards):
Sunday: Magic Kingdom
Monday: Disney's Animal Kingdom
Tuesday: Disney-MGM Studios
Wednesday: Epcot
Thursday: Magic Kingdom
Friday: Disney's Animal Kingdom
Saturday: Disney-MGM Studios
If you choose to use EMH privleges, be at the turnstiles no later than 30 minutes prior to opening. Once the crowds start coming in, hop a Disney bus back to your resort to take a break, or go to another park.
If you don't choose to use EMH, be at the turnstile no later than 30 minutes prior to opening.
There's a lot more detailed information in Sehlinger's Unofficial Guide.
Losing Weight
You have about 4 months to lose your weight, and that should be PLENTY of time to do it. I lost 168 pounds over the course of about 18 months. I did it with Weight Watchers. There's a forum here at the DIS called WISH. You can find it
here. It's a great group of supportive people. Everyone uses a different plan, but we're all there for one another. You'll need to find a plan that you can live with.
Have a wonderful trip, and remember that half the fun is in planning!