[blparent] Disney world

Fri Jan 1 12:12:00 UTC 2010

Veronica,
Her name is actually Cheryl.
Jessica
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Veronica Smith" <madison_tewe at spinn.net>
To: "'NFBnet Blind Parents Mailing List'" <blparent at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Thursday, December 31, 2009 10:58 PM
Subject: Re: [blparent] Disney world


> 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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