Posts from — October 2009

In late October 2009 the Walt Disney World park calendar shifted from being available for the next three months to being available for the next 6 months.

At the same time, restaurants also became reservable six months out.

This site’s itineraries and To-Do Lists have been updated, as has its material on how long in advance your plans need to be firm.

Ideally, your plans should now be firm more than 180 days before your arrival date, so that you can reserve your dining sites for the right days and times. [Read more →]

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TO-DO LIST FOR ARRIVAL DATES OF 4/17 AND 4/24/2010

NOTE: CALENDAR SHIFT BACK TO 180 DAYS

In late October 2009, most WDW restaurants returned to being reservable 180 days in advance.
For a 180 day calendar, see this.

A. MORE THAN 180 DAYS BEFORE YOUR PLANNED ARRIVAL DATE

1. Confirm your budget, planned dates, kids’ development paths and heights, and your transportation choice and its availability for your planned dates. [Read more →]

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This itinerary is a modified version of the Autumn-Winter-Spring itinerary that reflects unusual scheduling of Fantasmic and the Magic Kingdom’s evening parade and fireworks for these two weeks. [Read more →]

OVERVIEW: DISNEY WORLD MODERATE RESORTS

You can have a wonderful visit at any Walt Disney World resort. However, this site recommends that first time visitors to Walt Disney World avoid the moderate resorts, while noting that these resorts are wonderful for visits after the first. (See this for why.)

That said, the moderates do represent almost 30% of the room capacity of Walt Disney World, and will be sought by some you regardless of this site’s advice, or because this site’s recommended resorts are sold out. (For what the moderates provide, and how they compare to the other Disney World resort classes, click here)

Because of this, I’ve stayed in each of the moderate resorts over the last six months, and am providing as a result a series of up-to-date reviews. which this article summarizes. These stays have also resulted in minor modifications to the recommendations for large families—especially in the material that begins on this page.
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OVERVIEW: THE CABINS AT FORT WILDERNESS

Recent visits to the moderates at Walt Disney World confirm that the Cabins at Disney’s Fort Wilderness Resort are the fifth best of the moderates for first time family visitors.

(For a review of the Campsites at Fort Wilderness, see this.)

(For what the moderates provide, and how they compare to the other Disney World resort classes, click here)

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OVERVIEW: PORT ORLEANS FRENCH QUARTER

Recent visits to the moderates at Walt Disney World confirm that Disney’s Port Orleans French Quarter is the fourth-best of the moderates for first time family visitors.

(For what the moderates provide, and how they compare to the other Disney World resort classes, click here)

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