Category — q. Reviews

OVERVIEW: THE SUM OF ALL THRILLS AT WALT DISNEY WORLD

My niecelets and I recently tried out the The Sum of All Thrills at Innoventions East at Epcot. 

All of us loved it–one roller coaster avoider susceptible to motion sickness (Dinosaur is too much for her), one roller coaster fan, and one super coaster fan. 

We recommend it for all those tall enough to meet its height requirements (48 inches to ride at all; 54 inches to go upside down), except for those with moderate or worse motion sickness, or claustrophobia.  It’s a blast!

It’s a little hard to describe, but basically you piece together, fine-tune, test, and then ride a simulation of your own roller coaster, bobsled ride, or jet plane ride.

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OVERVIEW: KIDANI VILLAGE AT DISNEY’S ANIMAL KINGDOM VILLAS FOR FIRST TIME VISITORS

Kidani Village at Disney’s Animal Kingdom Villas (a Disney Vacation Club resort) is a wonderful place for returning visitors to Walt Disney World to stay.

For typical first-time visitors, I don’t recommend the Disney Vacation Club resorts. That said, these “DVC” resorts can be a great choice for first time visitors with large families, needing extra sleeping spaces, or looking for a more comfortable place to stay.

Among the Disney Vacation Club resorts, Kidani Village ranks second or third, depending on room type.

THE DISNEY VACATION CLUB RESORTS

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OVERVIEW: DISNEY’S OLD KEY WEST RESORT FOR FIRST TIME VISITORS

Disney’s Old Key West Resort is a wonderful place for returning visitors to Walt Disney World to stay.  However, for first-time visitors, it ranks near the bottom of the Disney Vacation Club resorts.

(For a report on a recent visit, see this.)

THE DISNEY VACATION CLUB RESORTS

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OVERVIEW

The crew at TouringPlans.com–recommended on this site multiple times both for their book and their website–has released a way cool mobile app, Lines, for estimated this-second waiting times for all the rides and attractions at Walt Disney World.

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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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