My last day of work is two weeks from now exactly. Then I fly home Friday afternoon.
But before I go, a bit more sage advice from good ole Escapay. Some of it may be repeated simply because I can't remember what I said before.
Revised time to go to the parks:
Mid-January to Early-February
Mid-May to Mid-June
Last Two Weeks of July
Mid-September to Early-November
So basically, don't go during the other times, especially Easter and ESPECIALLY Fourth of July. Maybe it's just me, but the park is uber-crowded and the fireworks are IMO subpar.
A new guide to watching "Wishes" (in MK) (clockwise)
-Adventureland: don't bother
-Frontierland: in front of Pecos Bill, or on the bridge between the bottleneck and Frontierland. Bottleneck refers to the area of Splash Mountain, Big Thunder Mountain Railroad, and WDW Railroad.
-Liberty Square: By the Liberty Bell or Riverboat Landing, and in front of Diamond Horshoe
-Fantasyland: My usual favorite, in the triangled area between Snow White, the Carousel, and Dumbo. Another really good area is next to Scuttle's Landing and in front of Dumbo. And for a panoramic view where you don't need to turn your head as much, look for the nutwagon, and stand exactly between that and the entrance to Winnie the Pooh.
-Toontown: don't bother
Tomorrowland: Either on the bridge from Tomorrowland to the hub, or around the TTA, close to the popcorn stand
-Main Street/Hub: Just going to reiterate again, DON'T BOTHER, unless you don't mind having personal space invaded by other people, then waiting 40 minutes to move 5 feet.
If you see a line, but want to ask the castmember a question, feel free to jump the line just for the question. But please, don't decide, "Hey, I want to buy something after all!" and see if we'll serve you. We'll just point you to the line.
There are several of our popcorn stands where the drinks are withing grabbing range of guests. Do not grab them and throw us your money. Do not touch ANYTHING unless you tell us in line what you want and we get it for you.
For the love of god, if you a wagon in the process of closing, keep walking. No, we can't re-open for you. No, we can't give you a water discreetly. No, we can't make another batch of popcorn and clean the kettle again. Do you go up to a McDonald's at the end of the night and say, "But we came all the way from Butte Montana and we want fries!" and see if they give it to you? No. We don't either.
If we tell you, "My drinks have been restocked so they're not very cold", do not give us a disgusted and sour face and grumble while walking away. And do not suddenly walk over to the wagon, pull out a drink, and say, "HEY! IT'S NOT WARM AT ALL! IT'S COLD ENOUGH FOR ME!" and throw money. That's just...rude.
The second "Spectromagic" at MK and the second Fantasmic at MGM are always the least crowded.
If a ride is down for the day, do not ask us if you can still get fastpasses for it. Do not try to put your ticket in and get a fastpass anyway. You'll be wasting a fastpass.
People come to WDW, and they check in their brain and their manners. Expect to bump into people and not get an "Excuse Me" unless they're a castmember. Expect people to rush to be the first in line.
PLEASE MOVE ALL THE WAY DOWN.
Escapay
Oh and make sure to see Snow White: An Enchanting New Musical (and take lots of pics!) and if you go to Disney California Adventure, see Aladdin Musical Spectacular (and take lots of pics!). If you are shopping for a Digi camera my best advice is get one with at least 4 megapixels and if you are on a budget, at least 3 megapixels. Here is a pic with 3 megapixels:
We've been looking at tickets online.
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