This is a spin-off thread from this thread.
A friend of mine is currently in Orlando with her DH and two of her (adult) DDs. The DDs are spending two days in the WDW parks, but my friend and her DH didn’t want to spend the money to do so. They asked me what other options there might be for getting some Disney action.
Meanwhile, I’ve been wondering how I can dramatically cut the cost of a currently planned trip to Orlando in June next year.
That’s when I was hit with a moment of genius. I reckon you can not only fill two days with non-park WDW activity, you can have a really good time doing it, in part because you are not visiting the parks.
I gave a couple of itineraries to my friend.
Today she drove to DS and parked there. She then took a Disney bus to the Poly, which she explored, before walking to GF. She wandered around, had some food, and then took the monorail to MK. From where she took the boat to WL. Suitably awed, she took the boat back to MK and walked to CR. And then a bus back to DS. (Yes she could have done it more efficiently, but she was complaining the monorail was too cold and wanted to get out at MK rather than CR).
Tomorrow, AKL — the lobby and savannah — then the Boardwalk and its hotels and the Skyliner and maybe its hotels. Also, CSR.
I’ve been to WDW nine times since I got sucked into you people’s cult. And so many times I’ve promised myself I’d do a thing I wanted to do but ended up not doing it because of the tyranny of the parks. We’re all so obsessed with damned rides that we miss out on all the other stuff. For example, I’ve always wanted to eat at Three Bridges at CSR. Never done it. Takes away park time. I’ve never done HDDR for similar reasons.
Not being able to go into the parks suddenly feels liberating and exciting to me. And, also, so tranquil.