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yeh totally agree the whole experience will be determined on how well (or not) our 14 month old daughter is! Definitely not expecting her to go a full 12 hours at a park but we can always hope right. I always say expect the worse and anything better is a bonus Our FP+ selections at Hollywood Studios we have lined up ready to input on 23rd Feb when they open for our stay in April are now having to be done again with the change in attractions and tiers now that Smugglers Run Millennium Falcon ride has been added to FP+ there are only 2 Tier 1 attractions now being Smugglers Run and Slinky Dog Dash. Would would have thought going to a theme park would need so much preparation hahaha I think we just plan what we can and whatever happens , happens right? haha

also - without knowing anyone thats been there , and only been to all our theme parks here in Australia, what is the comparison size wise for Disney Land, California Adventure and all the WDW parks? As we will have a 14 month in tow with us as well as our 7yr old , just trying to fathom how big days we would like to plan there at each park. Staying at POP Century so not too bad and open to the idea of going back for the afternoon maybe if it is the best way to tackle them. We always do all the gold coast parks in one day pretty easily . This will also help with our FP selections when they are open in 3-5 weeks for our stay

great tips! The family have created a list of what FP everyone wants but yeh like you say if theres any not available just choose any three available early i guess. We have booked the Tomorrowland dessert party for the fireworks at Magic Kingdom for the night that it is my daughters 7th bday so she should like that Regarding the extra magic hours in morning, how does that actually work regarding rides? Are all rides open and is the park open to everyone but just resort guests can 'tap on' rides?

oh excellent@ We will be arriving at POP Century for our very first WDW trip on April 23.... staying for 9 nights so just trying tog get our head around the whole FP and experience, Ours open up on Feb 23 so will see how we go. Hoping we aren't there during peak Spring Break period though !!

Hi All, my family & I are all heading over to WDW in April next year for our very first visit. We have got our accommodation sorted (Staying at POP Century) and also have our tickets already bought (park hopper plus). This is actually an extension to a dance tour for my daughter who will be dancing on the west coast first at Universal and Disneyland so we are jetting over to the east coast afterwards We all can't wait but the WDW stuff is all very daunting! Does anyone have a list of fastpasses we should aim to get first etc? Without knowing anything at all about the rides or anything since we don't know anyone who has been, we are sort of going in 'blind' but with a 6yr old (who will be having her 7th birthday at WDW) and a 14month old infant, we would like to TRY and minimise the times in lines haha Totally know this is something we will HAVE to do and from all reports the queues are actually quite fun to be in compared to others here but the less possible the better obviously. I have setup my own MDE account and have my wife and 2 kids on my account and have 4 other travelling with us (my parents and my in-laws) added in my Family & Friends list. As we would all prob have different 'thrill' needs that would also play a part as to what fastpasses to get for everyone i guess - i am happy with any thrill Really looking forward to our trip and ANY help/assistance/tips for our WDW visit is greatly appreciated!!

thanks all for your suggestions so far. I am so torn between which parks to do and which ones are better. Being our first trip over to the U.S i am not sure if doing LA/Hollywood as well as New York & Florida is wise especially with a 6 year old so travelling isn't high on her wish list once we are over there i guess HAHA What makes it harder is everything i read has pros and cons for both Disneyland and Disneyworld and also both the Universal Parks....

yeh the One Pass is the new one.... when i said 'themeparks only have one pass,etc' i only meant i can't seem to find any other 'yearly' pass on there except the one pass so just wasn't sure if the deal with Groupon was for the actual One Pass or not since it says the RRP of the $169 deal is $199 - which is the price of the one pass

has anyone actually used this new deal yet ? I checked the themeparks website and they still only have the One Pass, Mega Pass & Super Pass..... none of them seem the same as the 4 park pass for 12 months being offered. Do groupon have special pass types available from time to time which aren't available via the official themeparks website?

the family & I are heading upto the gold coast in August this year and i came across this deal as well. I wasn't sure if it was the 'One Pass' or not as i couldn't see any 12 month pass option on themeparks website apart from that but i also assumed it was discounted and didn't include the xmas and carnivale entry but not sure about any of the other perks from the one pass if included or not?

Hi Fellow Theme Parkers! The family & I have a Gold Coast trip coming up in August this year so looking forward to riding onthe DC Rivals for the first time however I am looking at taking the family over to the U.S sometime next year and just wondering what everyone's thoughts are around where to go and how to structure/plan the visit. Do we go to Disneyland, DisneyWorld, Universal Hollywood as well as Orlando? At the moment it will be me, wife & daughter who will be 6. Potential to have my parents and in-laws come as well - once they find out we are going i'm sure they will want to tag along haha. Looking at going over for a good 3-4 week period and was thinking sometime in September. Is that a relatively good time to go from a peak/off-peak perspective and weather? I love pretty much any thrill ride so i'm up for anything. Obviously my daughter is not so much haha. Just thought I would see what others have done/thinking of doing as i really am lost when it comes to where to go, best places to stay, how long it takes to get places, etc. So far, i believe it is roughly a 4 hour flight from west coast to east coast if we were going to do that? I am not even sure on cost either but if anyone has an idea on that too for accom, theme parks, flights from Sydney etc then that would also be helpful. Thanks in advance all!

Thanks @AlexB! I have also been following the progress of the new MW Hypercoaster with great anticipation as i am a massive rollercoaster fan! Knowing that we would probably be back later in the year we ended up buying the VIP Passes which are valid until June next year. Knowing that the opening may not actually happen until later in September it is a little disappointing to know we may miss out by only a few weeks however i guarantee even if i have to make a quick trip up for a weekend, i will try out the new coaster before my pass expires Sounds like the timing is good though in terms of being quiet or not? If i am looking at the maintenance of MW correctly, should only be the SDSC as the biggest attraction closed as well between 28/8 - 8/9. Do you guys think SW is worth going to in the state it is in? My 4yr old daughter may like the animals i guess but obviously not much for us thrill seekers? Although i did enjoy the Jet Rescue ride last time i went to SW two years ago.... my mother in law actually thought she could hack it and went on twice with me..... she then was sick afterwards hahaha

Hey All, I am a new member to this forum but have been browsing for a while now. My family & I love the GC and were last up there around ANZAC Day. Looking to head up again later in the year around 28th August - 8th Sept. I am hoping this is also a pretty good time to rock up? It doesn;t look like any official School Holidays in that period with the first one being QLD holidays commencing 15th Sept?

I have been checking the schedule daily as we are due to head up there from 27th August and love SE but was disappointed when the 3 month outage was listed.... Hopefully it stays as is now

Hi All, New to these forums but it looks like SE Maintenance schedule has changed and no longer 3 months