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re: Best way to start booking Disney vacation on line?
Posted on 5/18/14 at 7:44 pm to Jimbeaux28
Posted on 5/18/14 at 7:44 pm to Jimbeaux28
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Get tickets thru Undercover Tourist.
Link tickets to MDE so you can make FP+ reservations.
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Posted on 5/18/14 at 7:44 pm to JJ27
well. You really got fricked. My agent got us the rooms we wanted at the resort we wanted, got us a surprise room upgrade and all of the restaurant reservations we wanted. Most importantly, she did all of the leg work that I had no interest in doing and no time to do. Posted on 5/18/14 at 7:46 pm to Barry Badrinath
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Actually I've been reading that the dining reservations are a little easier to get now that they have a $50 penalty for not showing up to your reservation.
Its $10 per person on the reservation, but it is pretty easy to get around if you need to.
If for whatever reason you realize you wont make our reseravtion, call the disney dining reservation line and ask to change your reservation. Doesnt matter when, as long as it is more than two days out.
Then, call the next day and cancel the reservation at least 24 hours in advance avoid the penalty.
Posted on 5/18/14 at 7:46 pm to JJ27
Were leaving Thursday for a week. Went through the Disney website. Pretty easy and probably the cheapest as it's from the source. My wife is a great planner and scheduled everything out. She has been following all of the in the know forums etc and based everything off of that as far as when and where to be to avoid lines and best experience. She is actually pretty good at it as she did it the last time we went. It's great if you want to have your vacation scheduled out lol. I told her she should start planning peoples disney a experience
Posted on 5/18/14 at 7:47 pm to LSUfan4444
Highly recommended planning guide
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[link=(www.easywdw.com)]Easy WDW[/link]
This post was edited on 5/18/14 at 7:48 pm
Posted on 5/18/14 at 7:59 pm to LSUfan4444
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Get tickets thru Undercover Tourist. Link tickets to MDE so you can make FP+ reservations.
This is what we did for our trip last month. Booked the rooms through Disney and got the magic bands. Bought the tickets through Undercover Tourist (they arrived in about 3 days) and we linked the tickets to our MDE and in turn to our Magic Bands.
Posted on 5/18/14 at 8:11 pm to theantiquetiger
We started planning out trip for the week before Christmas today.
Bookmarked for future reference.
Bookmarked for future reference.
Posted on 5/18/14 at 8:13 pm to theantiquetiger
We let an authorized agent do the stressing and obsessing. No extra cost than doing it online. They'll find the best one to stay in for your budget, family, what you want to be close to etc with whats available when you want to go, plus they'll make all your dining reservations for you which can be a massive pain I the arse to do yourself. They know all the geeked out inside crap going on when you are there too.
This post was edited on 5/18/14 at 8:20 pm
Posted on 5/18/14 at 8:15 pm to knuckleballer
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No extra cost than doing it online
So how do they eat?
Posted on 5/18/14 at 8:17 pm to JJ27
So, for Disney, you have to book/schedule EVERYTHING? I really don't care for structured vacations. I like to play things by ear. Is this a really bad idea for WDW?
Posted on 5/18/14 at 8:19 pm to JJ27
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So how do they eat?
They get commissions. I guess they structure the online stuff so its competitive to allow it. We've priced it before and its legit
Posted on 5/18/14 at 8:29 pm to theantiquetiger
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So, for Disney, you have to book/schedule EVERYTHING? I really don't care for structured vacations. I like to play things by ear. Is this a really bad idea for WDW
Doesn't have be structured but there are a few meals that will be really memorable for you and the kids that are so popular you have to plan for if you want to take them in/ No way you'll get in without reservation. I'm the same way but my wife gets them set up and they are worth it. Ask around or get agent to see what you'd want to take in. I love the steakhouse in Canada at Epcot and we've done tons of kiddie meals that were worth it when they are little.
Posted on 5/18/14 at 8:36 pm to Mo Jeaux
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well. You really got fricked. My agent got us the rooms we wanted at the resort we wanted, got us a surprise room upgrade and all of the restaurant reservations we wanted. Most importantly, she did all of the leg work that I had no interest in doing and no time to do.
Ditto. I would never go again WITHOUT the agent we've used working it for us.
Posted on 5/18/14 at 8:38 pm to knuckleballer
Not Disney but I used Vacation Express for my up coming trip to Bahamas.. I got a great deal.
Posted on 5/18/14 at 8:42 pm to knuckleballer
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I love the steakhouse in Canada at Epcot and we've done tons of kiddie
Le Cellier
Awesome meal.
Now worth two dining credits per person if you're on the DDP.
Posted on 5/18/14 at 8:46 pm to LSUfan4444
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We plan to book Cinderella's Royal Table for our Thanksgiving lunch, then hope to God the LSU game is at night.
I was prepared for a letdown when I went there, but it was so good.
Get the Beef Shortribs, they are excellent.
Posted on 5/18/14 at 8:47 pm to theantiquetiger
I have used Melissa at Magical Journeys for probably ten years.
Posted on 5/18/14 at 8:52 pm to theantiquetiger
Posted on 5/18/14 at 9:07 pm to SomewhereDownInTX
Katherine Creech with Magical Moments Vacations is who we've used.
Posted on 5/18/14 at 9:15 pm to theantiquetiger
Make sure you have dark sox to wear with your sandals and a multi-pocketed fanny pack.
Possibly a fedora as headwear. That Orlando sun in November can be brutal.
BTW: In the Enchanted Tiki Room the birds are not real. They are fiberglass replicas. For the same price as your trip you can go see real tropical birds in their native habit.
God bless you in this quest to boldly go where millions have exactly gone before you.
I don't get Disney. And they don't get me.
Possibly a fedora as headwear. That Orlando sun in November can be brutal.
BTW: In the Enchanted Tiki Room the birds are not real. They are fiberglass replicas. For the same price as your trip you can go see real tropical birds in their native habit.
God bless you in this quest to boldly go where millions have exactly gone before you.
I don't get Disney. And they don't get me.
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