Walt Disney World Resort

9:41 AM Pheng


Visiting Date:
  • 12/31/07 - 01/04/08
My Two Cents:
  • Walt Disney World was just way too much fun. I really want to go back some day when I have enough money. I tried to have the best of my time at each park seeing things that I want to see, doing things that I want to do, and getting on rides that I want to get on. My overall experience there was just incredible.
Things To Do:
  • Visit the four parks if you can. They are huge. If not, you probably should check out the Magic Kingdom and Epcot Center if you have never been to the Disney World resort before.
  • There's also Disney Downtown that you can go and tons of Disney gift shops there. There are also stores around and many things to see and do there.
  • SeaWorld is also another tourist spot to stop at if you have time. There are animals, of course, and more importantly, Animal Performances.
  • There are many things to do around the Walt Disney World Resort. You can go check them out if you have time such as the Universal Studio and other small theme parks. I didn't go to those places so I cannot really come up with any suggestions.
Things To Know:
  • First thing first, make sure you get up early in the morning to go to the park, especially when you visit the park during the busy time like holidays. Magic Kingdom and Epcot Center usually are the ones that have long line at the entrance. When I was there, I had to get up like 6 a.m in the morning to catch the bus to go to each park.
  • Talking of bus, I strongly recommend, again, strongly recommend you to stay at the Walt Disney World's Hotel Resorts. They are expensive, but trust me, they are very well worth it. We did not know before hand, so we booked a motel that are outside of the Resort. Transportation for me that time was hard because I wanted to see everything and stay for fireworks, etc. very late night. Taking taxi was way too expensive, especially when the traffic is really bad. So if you can afford those hotel resorts, go for them. They are worth the money. The Disney World's transportation run through all the Hotel Resorts, and they are free. Especially, they run until the parks are closed. Some hotels even have airport arrangement.
  • Once you enter a paritcular park, grab the park's map and schedule. For information about what rides you want to check out, please read my each park section.
  • So now that you have the schedule, then what? Remember, Disney World's parks are huge. You will have to plan very well. The rides are tough ones because the famous rides attract more lines. Here is when the Disney's FASTPASS comes into handy. Check out the schedule and go get your FASTPASS ticket. Then go do something else, and return back to the ride's location that you want to get on.
  • If you like parades, make sure you show up where the parades will take place about 1-1:30 hour early. That way, it will allow you to get a good spot at the front line and up close to the parade to take photos, and see everything clear.
  • You may ask me now, what kind of park tickets to buy? I didn't buy the tickets from the official Walt Disney World's website. I can't remember where I bought the tickets though. It was somewhere online, but the gist of it is, look around. There are plenty deals out there online. Do your reasearch, and make sure you buy the park-hopper tickets. That way if you are done or bored with one park, you can hop to another park as you wish to.
Restaurants:
  • Check out my each park section.
Parks:
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Walt Disney World's Magic Kingdom

9:47 AM Pheng


Visiting Date:
  • 12/31/07
My Two Cents:
  • I was at the Magic Kingdom on the New Year's Eve. Hence, there were a lot of things to do there. Usually, when I am busy doing fun things, I love it. This is why personally I think this is my most favorite park at Walt Disney World Resort.
Things To Do:
  • Make sure you check out my Walt Disney World in general section first.
  • Remember, you can enter the Cinderella Castle, but I think there's a specific time to do that. The reason I say this because I thought the Castle is simply a castle that you cannot enter. Next time I will make sure I do that ;)
  • It's really straight forward once you have the Park's map and schedule in hand and determine what things you want to see and rides you want to get on. Just make sure you plan well, and don't forget the beauty of the FASTPASS
  • Make sure you stay for the Spectromagic Parade. It's really cool.
  • Stay for the Fireworks at Cindrella Castle at night, and pay attention to the Castle because it changes the color ;) If you don't live in the WDW's Hotel Resort, you might end up taking a taxi or so because the fireworks take place very late at night, and the city buses stop operating by then. Be prepare for that.
Things To Know:
  • Again, check out the Walt Disney World section on my blog as it tells you a lot of things to know before you arrive at the park.
Restaurants:
  • Tons of food and drinks there, but very expensive. One of my favorite though is the Turkey Leg, haha...... It's so big.
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Walt Disney World's Animal Kingdom

5:33 PM Pheng


Visiting Date:
  • 01/01/08
My Two Cents:
  • Animal Kingdom is pretty fun if you love to see animals. The park wasn't very crowded when I was there. Of course, I went there very early. But overall experience there was really delightful and I enjoyed pretty much seeing animals. It's like going to the zoo, but huge zoo and many events/shows.
Things To Do:
  • When we were there, there were Timon and Rafiki characters at the entrance. So make sure you go there early, that way you can take pictures with them without having to stand on a long line. I am not sure if they are still doing that though.
  • I strongly recommend get on the Kilimanjaro Safaris ride. You will see lots of animals including tigers, lions, giraffe, etc. It's really cool. Get a seat by the window so you can take pictures.
  • Check out the schedule of the shows and plan nicely so that you get to see the shows that you want to see. My favorite were Finding Nemo musical and the Circle of Life, and also the 3D "It's Tough to be a bug."
  • There could be some characters from Lion King or Tarzan that you can take pictures with.
  • Don't forget the "Mickey's Jammin' Jungle Parade." If you want to see it up close, make sure you show up early about an hour so that you can get the nice spot.
  • There is this ride that I really want you to try out. It was ranked the number one when I was there. It's called the Expedition Everest. Man, it was totally thrilling. The line was really bad, but again, if you want to try that, go get the FASTPASS. I tried it, and my neck almost got cut off, hehe... but it's super fun. If you like roller coasters, I bet you will love this. At the end of the ride, you can see your photo when you were on the ride, but as you know it's not cheap.
Things To Know:
  • Check out the Walt Disney World section on my blog as it tells you a lot of things to know before you arrive at the park.
Restaurants:
  • I ate at the Asia land where they were making Asian food, haha... I can't remember what type of food though. It was in the India place, but it wasn't Indian food.
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