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MORE ON WALT DISNEY WORLD DINING

The Disney World itineraries on this site all include suggested dining venues, and assume that you will be using the Disney Dining Plan.

This page brings together to one place linksto Walt Disney World dining issues, including  more on how to eat, where to eat, and Walt Disney World restaurant rankings.

It’s part of a series on navigating this site. 

DISNEY DINING ON THIS SITE

How to Eat

The Disney Dining Plan

What if You Can’t do the Dining Plan?

Where to Eat

Dining Alternatives

The Comprehensive Guide to Walt Disney World Dining

• The Comprehensive Guide to Magic Kingdom-Area Dining
• The Comprehensive Guide to Epcot-Area Dining

Character Meals and Dinner Shows Ranked in Order

Table Service Meals at the Parks Ranked in Order

Table Service Meals at the Resorts Ranked in Order

The Tightwad’s Guide to How to Eat at Walt Disney World

SKIPPABLE DISNEY WORLD RIDES

Every ride at Walt Disney World is worth trying.

But not at the cost of your sanity.

If your pace it getting too intense–or you just need to cut some time out of your vacation–the image (click to enlarge) presents a few rides that almost no one will regret missing, and a longer list of rides that appeal to some and not to others, with notes about to whom these would most appeal when it’s not obvious from seeing the ride.

(See the Comprehensive Guide to Rides for a view of rides that includes not just skippable rides but also favorites by age group.)

For detailed reviews of each Disney World ride and attraction, see this.

ITINERARY LINKS

• For itinerary design goals and the basic December Itinerary, see this
• For shorter and longer itineraries targeted at the same December week, see this
• For itineraries covering all the other parts of the year, see this
• To design your own itinerary, see this
• For rides that might be skipped, see this
• For a comprehensive guide to rides and attractions, see this

LINKS FOR HOW OLD/TALL YOUR KIDS SHOULD BE

• How Old/Tall Your Children Should Be
• What if They’re Too Short/Young?
• Taking Your Too Short/Young Kids Anyway,&*#$@!!
• The Comprehensive Guide to Rides
• Rides That Might be Skipped

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DISNEY WORLD RIDES RANKED FOR LITTLE AND BIGGER KIDS

This chart (as always on this site, click it to enlarge it) ranks all attractions at Walt Disney World based on two different points of view:

• Vertically from the eyes of pre-school kids: best loved, to be avoided, or neither;
• Horizontally from the eyes of kids in the third grade or older, and their parents: skippable, favorites, or neither.

Groupings are based on ratings by age from a number of sources, on height restrictions, and on “scariness.”

If you have trouble interpreting it, this should help

• The lower right shows rides and attractions everyone likely will love
• The upper left shows ones everyone may find skippable
• The upper right shows ones 3rd graders and older guests will likely love, but that pre-schoolers should avoid
• The lower left shows ones pre-schoolers will love, but that every one else likely may find dull

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DISNEY CROWD CALENDAR UPDATE

I’ve updated my Walt Disney World Crowd Calendar to reflect recently-released September 2011 Disney World operating hours.

You can find the updated crowd calendar here.

On a related note, I always recommend checking another crowd calendar–preferably that at TouringPlans.com–before committing to a specific time to go to Walt Disney World.

The folks at TouringPlans.com have added a feature to their suggestions for which parks are best to visit which days.

They will now alert you if their park recommendations change, or if their own crowd calendar shows a material change.

You can read about this on their blog here.

These services are unnecessary for first time visitors following one of this site’s Disney World itineraries.

However, they are very handy for repeat visitors trying to put together a plan of for which days at which park at Walt Disney World, especially if they aren’t tied down by in-park dining reservations.

OVERVIEW: SEPTEMBER 2011 AT WALT DISNEY WORLD

This page reviews September 2011 Walt Disney World crowds, prices, deals and discounts, weather, and operating hours, and ends with week by week summaries.

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MORE ON WALT DISNEY WORLD ITINERARIES

This page brings to one place links to itineraries for Walt Disney World and other related stuff on this site. 

It’s part of a series on navigating this site.

The site recommends an 8 night itinerary for every week of the year, usually about six months out.

It also provides a few longer and shorter itineraries, guidance on crafting your own itineraries, and other helpful material such as a guide to Disney World rides.

You can find links to all of this below.

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