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Your favorite Disney details/overlooked things to do
The family and I are heading down to the Happiest Place on Earth in about a month!
We're going to be taking it a LOT slower with our 22 month old little one, so it will be a perfect time to really savor the Magic, and seek out those wonderful Disney details and often overlooked things to do or see. Please help me learn about some of your favorites.
Here are a couple of mine:
1. The "Singing in the Rain" streetlamp over by the Motorcars show at DIsney MGM Studios
2. The music and fountains around the Muppet area of Disney MGM Studios
3. The old REAL transplanted oak tree in Liberty Square at the MK
OK, now it's your turn, Tell me (and the rest of the Intercot gang) some great Disney details or overlooked things in the parks.
Proud dad of Olivia Mei Grace, adopted from China July 2006
Disney Marathon 2004
Disney Half Marathon 2010
Goofy Challenge 2011
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I enjoy seeing the unique and perfect landscaping. It also amazes me to see how clean everything is uually kept.
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overlooked
I once didn't go into the parks and spent time riding the bus (To Boma) talking to people - finding out where they were from, what they had done that day, etc.
After Boma I went to the beach at the Poly, kicked off my shoes, put my feet in the sand, and watched Hallowishes. The weather was perfect and it was very relaxing.
My two overlooked things - meeting other people and slowing down to relax.
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Ever since we moved to the Tampa area, we will often go to WDW and not even go to one of the Parks. We will park at DTD and then take the buses to the different resorts just to check them out. It is amazing how much work and planning goes into the themeing at each of the different resorts...especially during the holidays.
DDuck66
Disney Veteran
2000- Once
2001- Twice
2002- Three Times
2003- Three times
2004 Twice
2005 Twice
2006- October and Christmas
2007- The year of the annual pass!!!
2008- Concierge at the POLY!!!!
2009- Birthdays in January and March!!!!
2010- Lots of trips..Too many to count!!
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We enjoy walking the trails around the Tree of Life in the morning at Animal Kingdom, when everyone else is running for Expedition Everest or Kilaminjaro Safari. It's so peaceful and relatively cool and shady.
We also spend lots of time by the Imagination Pavilion in Epcot. We love playing with the fountains there. I think a 22 month old will love it!
"I shall call him Squishy and he shall be mine. And he shall be my Squishy."
"Just keep swimming...just keep swimming...just keep swimming, swimming, swimming...What do we do, we...swim...swim"
Previous trips: Dolphin/ASMo, CBR, AKL, Pop, WL
Upcoming trip: Spring Break at Pop
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The Twister game at Pop Century!
Never underestimate the power of High School Musical!
Pop Century - Dec/2004
Pop Century - Nov/2005
Coronado Springs - Dec/2005
Pop Century - Nov/2007
Dolphin - Nov-Dec/2007
Pop Century - Dec 2007
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I love meeting people at the resorts! I spent a great evening in the hot tub talking to people about their kids and grandkids one evening. I really enjoyed hearing about their families.
May 2002 WDW
February 6- 11, 2006 WDW
September 23-27, 2006 WDW
September 1-September 9, 2007 WDW
August 29 - September 6, 2009 WDW
February 4, 2012 - February 12, 2012 WDW
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The music and fountains around the Muppet area of Disney MGM Studios...
I agree with this one. One of the things I always make it a point to see is the Muppets fountain in MGM. I just love it!
I also enjoy the fire pit at the AKL at night. Just amazing!
July'05 - Offsite
July '06 - AKl
April '07 - offsite
July 08 ~ AKV!
April 09 - SSR 1st time as DVC Member!
July 09 - AKL-Kadani Village/SSR...
Dec.'09- AKV
May '10- Beach Club
June '11- AKL
July '13- AKL
Feb 14 - Wilderness Lodge/Bay Lake Towers
October 15-AKL
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One of my favorite things to do, that seems to be often overlooked, is to see the Electrical Water Pageant. Our fave places to watch are Ft Wilderness and the Poly. It's so realxing to sit in the dark and watch the show. It fairly quiet, and there never seems to be many people around watching. Also, I love to really take my time when walking between lands - I love the way Disney changes the music ever so slightly, to make you really FEEL like you're in Adventure, or Frontier land, etc. The music gets me every time. THAT's the Disney Magic to me.
"Veggie, veggie! Fruit, fruit!"
Next Trip: April 2013 - POP
Previous Trips: 11/12 ASMu; 8/12 ASMu; 2/12 - CSR; 12/08; 9/08; 5/08; 2/08 - POFQ; 06; 05; 04- ASMu; 02-Offsite; 01-ASMo; 00; 99; 97-SOG; 96-FW Cabin; 94-CBR; 92-CBR; 90-CBR; 88-Poly; 86-Offsite
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The fountains in DTD...the ones by the bus entrance that shoot up water...or the light-up sparkly sidewalks in Futureworld.
I do love sitting right at the end of Main Street in MK, people-watching and eating ice cream.
șoș...E. M....șoș
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Metting other people while waiting for a show. Or seeing the same people throughout the day in random places. I also love when I'm on a ride with a child who's going for the first time, it's always great- especiialy on Splash mountain when they're waiting for the drop the entire time.
1994- Offsite
1995- ASMusic
1999- Contemporary
2000- ASMovies
2005- Pop Century
2006- POR & AKL
2010- Pop Century
Dec 2011- Coronado Springs
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After Illuminations, there are sections of the ground in the park that have lights in them and the cracks in the walkways glow and lightup.
And then there some sections that have shapes that fly around on them.
Always worth seeing.
Its mezmerizingggg :]
22 month old would love it, im sure!
JOrdan :]
The King and his men stole the Queen from her bed
And bound her in her bones.
The seas be ours and by the powers
Where we will, we'll roam.
Yo ho, haul together, hoist the colours high
Heave ho, thieves and beggars,
never shall we die!
"But why is the RUM gone !?! "
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The talking water fountain at Epcot is always good for a laugh. We didn't seek it out, but found it accidentally.
2018 Port Orleans Riverside
2012 Port Orleans Riverside
2011 Port Orleans French Quarter
2009 Grand Floridian
2007 Contemporary
2006 Grand Floridian
2004 Polynesian
1980 Day trip to MK
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One of the many things that I love to do is get a snow cone at the Japan pavillion in EPCOT. they have the best flavors, strawberry, honeydew and tangerine. I get all three of course. While your eating it just sit in the area where they have the drummers and people watch. I never do EPCOT without one.
Planned for 2015, SSR in June, BWV in July
14 AKL & BCV
13 WLV & BCV & SSR
12 AKV, BCV, POFQ
11 Akv, BCV, SSR
10 AKV, BCV, WLV
09 AKV, BCV,POFQ
08 BWV, WL & BC
07 OKW
06 SSR, OKW, BC, PR & DVC
05 AKL, CBR, WL & HARDROCK
04 CS & DISNEYLAND
98 CS
77, 87, 94 OFF SITE
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I love riding bikes and checking out the petting zoo outside of the Wildnerness Lodge. They even have peacocks which may jump out in front of you. I also love renting the boats and checking out the views
2012 MNSSHP
2012 Tokyo Disneyland
2012 Hong Kong Disneyland
2012 WDW
2011 Disneyland
2011 WLV
2009 WLV
2007 SSV
2005 WLV & AKL
2003 Beach Club Villas/Grand Floridian
2002 Wilderness Lodge
2001 Dixie Landings
2000 All Star Resort
1999 Disneyland
1998 Caribbean Beach
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We found the Wishing Well behind Cinderella Castle. I made several wishes there.
We love just sitting on the TTA for a few trips around, as long as there isn't a huge line they'll let you stay on.
Kristen and Ben
Next - 8/7-15 @ OKW w/Kakn7294 & Taylor & Joline; 12/16 Disney Wonder&12/19 SSR; July '10 @ VWL w/Kakn7294 - Nursing School Graduation Party ; Aug '11 Disney Dream; F&WF '11
DVC Owners @ SSR & AKV & BLT
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- People watching
- Eating an ice cream cone while waiting for the parade
- Walking from MGM to Epcot on the trail
-Enjoying the street entertainers along the Boardwalk
-Observing the animals at the Animal Kingdom Lodge before dinner
-Sitting around the firepit at the Animal Kingdom Lodge after dinner
-Watching cartoons in the lobby of the hotels
-Enjoying a treat from the Boulangerie Patisserie
-Watching the street entertainers in the UK or China
-Visiting the komodo dragon
-The rose gardens on the way to World Showcase and the gardens in the Canada Pavillion
-Watching the little toy train in Germany
-Watching the African woodcarver in Epcot
-Sitting at the Flame Tree Barbecue and watching the birds, Expedition Everest, the Character Boat...
-Watching the Gorillas!
Anyone can cook!
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Originally Posted by dolphinmickey9170
We love just sitting on the TTA for a few trips around, as long as there isn't a huge line they'll let you stay on.
I LOVE the TTA!
Anyone can cook!
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Before this upcoming trip we've always stayed outside the world. One of our favorite things was the tram ride back to the car at night after a long, hot day. It is nice to sit back and let the breeze blow on you. Also we love the monorail heading into MK on the first day. Great way to get the magical feeling going!
șoș Tiffany șoș
Many trips offsite growing up
2/08 CBR
10/09 Pop/POFQ
12/09-1/10 POR/CR
10/10 POLY
12/11 POFQ
Next Up:
POFQ 10/14 - 11/14
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riding in the front of the monorail to epcot its almost like being the driver
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