Disney World

[Nomad]

Originally Posted by observer1

Hey all. I'm gonna start saving up to take my 2 grandsons (& their parents) to Disney World, when they get a little older. I was wondering some things. Since Owen's 1 & Tyson's just a few weeks old, I have a few years to save. What age would you say is good to take them, so they'll remember? Also, anyone have any vague ideas as to costs? Any suggestions on where to stay? Etc...

Thanks for any help!!

If Owen is 1 and hes the oldest thats good. You might be able to save enough by then. Otherwise consider a 2nd mortgage on your pad. Its been yrs since I went and I got a resident discount but Im sure its getting near a hundred per park per person per day although they do have several packages. Age wise I would say 3 and 4 would be just fine. Make sure you take them on space mountain, its the best ride in the park. If you go to Universal the Back to the Future ride kicks booty.

[Imladris]

We took our oldest girls about 13 years ago when they were 8 and 10. The queues were sometimes horrendous so we didn't get to go on everything we wanted plus we only had a 4 day pass to fit everything in, I enjoyed it more than the kids.
We took youngest daughter 2 years ago when she was ten, stayed on site for two weeks so we could take it at a slower pace which I recommend. The fast pass system is a big help, cuts the queues down a lot.
If you're staying at a Disney hotel you do get into the parks earlier some days and you get the free transport which saves on parking charges but if you decide to do that make sure you're aware of what the hotels have to offer. We stayed at an All Stars hotel which we didn't realise until we got there is the budget end of the range, not a problem but some of the facilities weren't great.
Re age of kids - depends on if you think you'll ever go back again, obviously being very young limits what they can do but it also makes everything a little bit more magical. I think about 8 -10 is a good age because they can go on most of the rides.
Also we went to Discovery Cove and swam with a dolphin which is one of my daughters best days of her life (along with meeting Santa at Lapland!)
Hope you have a great time!

[Nomad]

meeting Santa at Lapland


that sounds dirty

[Patsy Warnick]

We were at Disney World 1997 - we stayed in Kissimee which is right down the street from the entrance - I believe we stayed at a Best Western - we had a pass so you could come & go through out the day, there are different passes to purchase 1 day to 4 to 5 day pass. Nothings cheap so start saving - your grandkids will love it and so will you. I believe the same pass allows you into Epcot, which is right next to Disney. As far as the right age? It depends 5 or 6 yrs old - kids are so mature now so you'll need to decide - kids will need to be a certain height to go on some rides so keep that in mind. They may be bored with just the kiddy rides and then won't qualify for the adult rides.?? Enjoy

Patsy

[usernew]

Going to Disney world is my dream. I really want to go Disney world one tine in my life But I have some money problem. I hope I will go there one day.

[Khwaja Santo]

The tickets start out at $71 a day but go down for each extra day you buy as a package. For 7 days it's about $220 plus about $50 if you want to add the water parks. Just log on to the Disney World website.

[Jerry14]

I'd say no younger than 6. I went when i was 8 and can remember quite a lot.