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chalpm 12-24-2013 05:41 PM

Easy directions to Disney?
 
Heard there are easy directions to Disney…and easier parking??? Alone this Christmas and thought a trip to Disney would help…..but help with driving directions are needed first. Thanks and Merry Christmas!

LndLocked 12-24-2013 05:49 PM

Fla Turnpike south to Orlando:
south on Toll road 429 to Disney's west gate and follow the signs to parking

NOTE!!! traditionally the single busiest day of the year at The Tragic Kingdom (sorry I grew up in Orlando) is December 26th.

chalpm 12-24-2013 06:00 PM

Thanks for the directions and the laugh!

wendyquat 12-24-2013 06:49 PM

It really isn't a joke! You won't be able to "stir em with a stick"! Been there, done that!

Phanatic Luvr 12-24-2013 07:03 PM

It was just on the news about an hour ago that the Magic Kingdom stopped taking visitors today at 10:00am due to the park being full.

hema54 12-24-2013 10:07 PM

I don't take the toll road. I take 441 to 27 to 192. very easy.

chalpm 12-24-2013 10:10 PM

Oh, Boy! Sounds like we're in for a fun day. Just wanted to do something memorable rather than just sit at home and mope…sounds like we'll be remembering this one. Gonna try it anyway….thanks for the info and Merry Christmas!

njbchbum 12-24-2013 10:30 PM

chalpm - I'd skip the parks based on traditional crowds - but I wouldn't hesitate to visit the resorts and marvel over the decor of each, ride the monorails, take the 'settlement' bus through fort wilderness just to see the decorated campsites [the best fun that's free], play some mini golf, and go to the Turf Club Bar & Grill @ Saratoga Springs for a prime rib dinner []AllEars®.Net!

LeeM 12-28-2013 05:36 PM

Last time we visited Disney we spent a good chunk of the day at the Flying Fish restaurant. It was just wonderful and much better than walking in the sun and joining the crowds waiting for the rides.

Bizdoc 12-29-2013 09:07 AM

Remember, the crowds die off dramatically after New Years. The next week (thru Saturday) is mostly 8 or 9 out of 10 (For 1, think stroll onto rides with no wait. For 10, think wall to wall bodies). Starting on the Sunday after NY, crowds drop off to mostly 3 or 4 out of 10. Late Jan and much of Feb, you'll find a lot of 1 and 2 out of 10 days.

Remember, if you have a FL ID, you can get FL annual passes. Several choices both with blackout dates and without. Most expensive ones include free parking.

If you want to know more about crowd projections, take a look at touringplans(dot)com. They show next 10 days for free and a year in advance for a rather modest annual subscriptions. In the 10 plus years I have used them, I have only seen wrong once (and that was for reasons no one could have foreseen).

Both before we moved here and since, we have used TouringPlans to pick parks to visit.

And I have no connection with Touring Plans except to be a very satisfied customer and a former beta tester for a phone app they developed. I've met several of their employees and think that they are super people.

OP: I hope that you were able to enjoy your visit. PM if you need more info.

David

Dr Winston O Boogie jr 12-29-2013 10:53 AM

You can't get there from here.

shcisamax 12-29-2013 11:28 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Bizdoc (Post 802734)
If you want to know more about crowd projections, take a look at touringplans(dot)com. They show next 10 days for free and a year in advance for a rather modest annual subscriptions. In the 10 plus years I have used them, I have only seen wrong once (and that was for reasons no one could have foreseen).



David


I was on looking for the next 10 days but could only find a link for subscribing.

obxgal 12-29-2013 03:24 PM

Hope this is what your looking for.
Disney World Crowd Calendar

shcisamax 12-29-2013 07:28 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by obxgal (Post 802985)
Hope this is what your looking for.
Disney World Crowd Calendar

That IS what I was looking at. Where do you see the next 10 days ? without having to subscribe?


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