My spouse and I will be going to WDW in late October/early November (we will be there over Halloween). We are in our early 30s, able-bodied with no kids, and the last time I was at WDW was 24 years ago, and my spouse has never been but is excited to finally go. Normally, I enjoy planning our vacations and don't really have any trouble with it, but looking for some advice as to how much time to budget for the parks considering our circumstances. So, I guess my question is two-fold:
- How much time should we budget for each park? I have heard the rule of thumb is a park a day. Does this apply to adults-only or more for families?
- As first-timers, should be just focus on taking it all in and having fun, or should we sign up for for special things like the after-hours admission, Halloween party, etc?
We plan to skip the water parks, so no worries about fitting those in. If we see a character we'd like to take a picture with, we will, but I can't see us doing a character meal or standing in line for an autograph. We like rides, but I don't see us trying to hit all the rides just for the sake of riding all the rides, and I do plan to get fast-passes. The Animal Kingdom wasn't open the last time I was there (not that time management had any meaning to me as a kid anyway), so even though I looked at the park overview, I really still don't have a good idea of how much time we'd spend there, especially considering we're not in to Avatar. I was also wondering if people think the park-hopper is worth the extra $60/day. On one hand, if it takes a whole day to get through a park, I don't see the need; but on the other hand, if the one park per day rule doesn't really apply to two adults with no kids to herd around and we find one area more interesting than the other, it might be worth it? The only planned dinner we have so far is at Victoria and Albert's, so don't need park access for that.
My vacation style could be described as, uh, manic, meaning I like to pack as much stuff into a day as a can, while my spouse prefers to be more laid-back. We will be staying at the Cabins at Ft. Wilderness so he can have more privacy during downtime, plus the kitchenette so we can make breakfast and store all our adult beverages.
I appreciate any input!
- How much time should we budget for each park? I have heard the rule of thumb is a park a day. Does this apply to adults-only or more for families?
- As first-timers, should be just focus on taking it all in and having fun, or should we sign up for for special things like the after-hours admission, Halloween party, etc?
We plan to skip the water parks, so no worries about fitting those in. If we see a character we'd like to take a picture with, we will, but I can't see us doing a character meal or standing in line for an autograph. We like rides, but I don't see us trying to hit all the rides just for the sake of riding all the rides, and I do plan to get fast-passes. The Animal Kingdom wasn't open the last time I was there (not that time management had any meaning to me as a kid anyway), so even though I looked at the park overview, I really still don't have a good idea of how much time we'd spend there, especially considering we're not in to Avatar. I was also wondering if people think the park-hopper is worth the extra $60/day. On one hand, if it takes a whole day to get through a park, I don't see the need; but on the other hand, if the one park per day rule doesn't really apply to two adults with no kids to herd around and we find one area more interesting than the other, it might be worth it? The only planned dinner we have so far is at Victoria and Albert's, so don't need park access for that.
My vacation style could be described as, uh, manic, meaning I like to pack as much stuff into a day as a can, while my spouse prefers to be more laid-back. We will be staying at the Cabins at Ft. Wilderness so he can have more privacy during downtime, plus the kitchenette so we can make breakfast and store all our adult beverages.
I appreciate any input!