Enjoy Walt Disney World (without riding all the rides)
By Steve Burns
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Have you ever felt completely exhausted after visiting Walt Disney World? Have you ever wanted to have a fun, yet relaxing Disney vacation? Here are some tips on how to relax and still have fun. Personal experiences, both good and bad, are included, along with a bit of humor along the way. Vacations can be fun!
Steve Burns
Steve Burns is a husband, father, son, and amateur photographer, and he has made several trips to Walt Disney World in Florida. His first Disney trip was in 1983, and he has been often since that time. He got his first camera in 1987, and has been taking pictures ever since then, especially on his Disney trips. He lives with his wife, Laura, and his son, Jaylin, and various animals in Williston, Tennessee.
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Enjoy Walt Disney World (without riding all the rides) - Steve Burns
Enjoy Walt Disney World
(without riding all of the rides)
an unofficial guide
by Steve Burns
Copyright 2012 by Steve Burns
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Table of Contents
Introduction
Part 1 – Getting Ready to Go
Chapter 1: Picking the Time to Go
Chapter 2: Take the Kids out of School?
Chapter 3: The Weather
Chapter 4: Crowds
Chapter 5: Consider the Cost
Part 2 – Planning What do Do
Chapter 6: Which Parks?
Chapter 7: Which days?
Part 3 – How to Have Fun
Chapter 8: Relax
Chapter 9: Set Priorities
Chapter 10: Have a Plan
Chapter 11: Don’t Have a Plan
Chapter 12: Use FastPass
Chapter 13: Go Early, Stay Late
Chapter 14: The Burns Rules of Disney Parks
Part 4 – Everything Else
Chapter 15: Hotels
Chapter 16: Downtown Disney
Chapter 17: Water Fun
Chapter 18: Everything Else
Conclusion
Introduction
I have been to Walt Disney World more than a few times. And people ask me, What do you do while you are there?
Or sometimes I get asked, Is there anything new there that you haven’t seen since your last trip?
Or occasionally, I will get asked, Haven’t you done everything there already? Why bother going back?
To me, a trip to Walt Disney World is all about fun. And to me, the way to have fun is to relax and take it easy. That is why it is called a vacation, after all. Most people don’t take a vacation to do even more hard work. Instead, most of us take a vacation to get away from everything and have fun.
Of course, not everyone is that way. Some people take adventure trips.
Some sort of trip where they can come home feeling exhilarated from all of the stuff they have done. Like climbing a mountain, or crossing the desert, or some such thing as that.
But that kind of trip isn’t for me. To me, it goes against the whole idea of vacation.
For a vacation, I like to give my mind a rest. And my body, too. For the most part. That doesn’t mean that I want to sit around on a couch in front of a television for the whole vacation. But rather, I don’t want to push myself to any limits. That just isn’t for me.
Can you have fun at Walt Disney World and still have a relaxing vacation? Some people think that is impossible, but I think it can be done. Maybe it involves not riding all the rides. Maybe it involves careful planning. Maybe it even involves not going to all the parks. I know that sounds radical, but it just might work.
In the following pages, I will show you my ideas for how to enjoy yourself at Walt Disney World, even if you don’t ride all the rides or see all the attractions.
tmp_d17b0c22e84486c71f6beba83751d24c_LRDyzc_html_m7e1062ff.jpgPart 1 – Getting Ready to Go
Chapter 1: Picking the Time to Go
People often ask me, When is the best time to go to Walt Disney World?
I’m not sure, but I think it is a trick question. Maybe someone is hiding with a video camera, waiting to see what my answer is. And then once I answer, they will run out and say, Surprise! You are wrong!
And I will be ashamed and humiliated for the rest of my life, living with a bag over my head and getting mistaken for the Unknown Comic. Which might not be an entirely bad life. Except for when it rains and the bag gets all soggy. That wouldn’t be very good.
Anyway, back to the question. Just when is the best time to go? Actually, I don’t think there is a correct answer for that