[blparent] Disney world

Fri Jan 1 03:58:54 UTC 2010

There is a lady named Chery on the blind-cook group who just became a travel
agent.  I could forward one of her e-mails here if you'd like? v

-----Original Message-----
From: blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
Behalf Of Leanne Merren
Sent: Thursday, December 31, 2009 9:59 AM
To: NFBnet Blind Parents Mailing List
Subject: Re: [blparent] Disney world

I'm not sure what the price per ticket is, since ours was all paid for.  I 
know people who have gone though and they got all inclusive packages online.

I think that's the cheapest way to go.  Maybe just google Disney World 
packages or something like that.  Also, I think if you go on a child's 
birthday they get in for free.  This is just what I've heard so not sure but

you should check on that.  The most expensive part of the trip is the food. 
You will easily spend about $15 per person on average for a meal at their 
restaurants and food stands.  It really adds up quickly.  Most of the rides 
let you out into shopping centers too, so be prepared for your kids to ask 
for a lot of souvenirs. lol  They know how to make money.
Leanne
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Kliph" <phantom3919 at yahoo.com>
To: "'NFBnet Blind Parents Mailing List'" <blparent at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Wednesday, December 30, 2009 5:17 PM
Subject: Re: [blparent] Disney world

> So what is the price per ticket?  My wife and I plan on taking the kids
> sometime here in the near future.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
> Behalf Of Leanne Merren
> Sent: Wednesday, December 30, 2009 3:28 PM
> To: NFBnet Blind Parents Mailing List
> Subject: Re: [blparent] Disney world
>
> Hi Karla,
> We've been to Disney World twice with our kids.  The first time Mason was 
> 5
> and Andralyn was 18 months and we went by ourselves.  My husband had more
> vision then, but it still wasn't great.  They have braille maps near guest
> services at each park that sort of show you how the park is laid out, but
> that was about it for accessibility.  We were there on a make a wish trip
> both times, so we got to go to the exit and go in without waiting in line
> for all the attractions, but I think they let you do that if you have a
> disability as well.  That way you don't have to try to figure out the 
> lines
> and navigate with all the people waiting.  Mason was great at pointing out
> signs (he is a very good reader), so that helped quite a bit, but we still
> asked a lot of people for directions.  The good thing is that all the 
> Disney
>
> staff wear uniforms so you know who to ask for help if you can pick out 
> the
> uniform.
> We went for the second time last year when Mason was 8, Andralyn was 5 and
> Kaelyn was 1.  We decided to take a friend with better vision this time to
> help us navigate the parks.  We don't like to put too much responsibility 
> on
>
> Mason, even though he does very well.  We did get around a lot faster that
> way, and there is so much to do that it's nice to get in as much as
> possible.  We had 3 days worth of hopper passes, meaning we could visit 
> any
> of the 4 major parks within those 3 days.  You would want an entire day 
> for
> Magic Kingdom for sure, because that's the best park and it will take you
> all day to get around it.  Animal Kingdom and MGM Studios are best done
> early in the day, because things close early at those parks.  We only hit
> Epcot because they had booked a lunch with the princesses for us there, 
> but
> there wasn't really anything for our kids to do there being so young, so 
> we
> left shortly after that.
> They used to have something called pal mickey, which was a gps activated
> mickey mouse doll, and it would announce what attraction you were passing
> and tell you where you were in the park.  Unfortunately for us they had 
> just
>
> discontinued them when we went last year, and we were never told about it
> back in 2004 when we were there.
> I recommend staying on site if you go, because there is transportation to
> all the parks either by boat, monorail or bus.  If you stay off site you
> have to add extra time for transportation, not to mention money for cabs 
> and
>
> things, and the wait times can be long.
> Also, if you want to go to Seaworld, they told us that if we had called
> ahead they could have provided an escort.  I think Universal Studios said
> that too but can't remember for sure.  Those are in the same area as 
> Disney
> World so thought I'd mention it.
> Let me know if you have any other questions.  It was an awesome experience
> that none of us will ever forget, so if you can make it happen you won't
> regret it, no matter how you do it.  Make sure you plan out your days as
> much as possible, because winging it definitely doesn't work. *smile*
> Leanne
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Karla Hudson" <HudsonKC at msu.edu>
> To: <blparent at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Monday, December 28, 2009 2:14 PM
> Subject: [blparent] Disney world
>
>
>> Hi group,
>>
>> Anyone out there taken their kids to Disney world.  How accessible was 
>> the
>> experience?  Any couples that are both blind take this one on yet?  My
>> kids
>> would love to go but I am not certain they are old enough to take this on
>> with us.  What are others experiences with Disney?
>>
>>
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