Warning!!!!!!!!! (Large groups and indecision)

csmarc34 · 07-13-2006, 10:50 PM

Do NOT go to DL with more than 4-5 people. I went on a huge family trip, and I literally got 2 rides in each day. Say someone was hungry, we all went to a churro stand and waited in, line. Or if someone had to use the restroom we all went to the restroom together. If you do plan on going on a trip with a big party, try to split up into smaller groups and DONT BRING MORE THAN ONE KID!!!!!

fantasmic_boy122 · 07-13-2006, 10:52 PM

okay thanks for the advice... i guess. im so lucky ima only child

carlosbrown45 · 07-13-2006, 11:02 PM

i went with a party of 15 one time....... it was loads of fun. me and a few lucky cousins split from the rest of the group.

TowerGal_13 · 07-13-2006, 11:04 PM

i go every time with 5 people.... my brother is like two people alone and we get on lots of things

i think we have no problems at all. we stop maybe two times for the restroom and one time for a meal. and the rest is fun and rides :)

Piglet · 07-13-2006, 11:13 PM

Interesting......l've always gone with a family of at least 5 and last summer there were 6 of us--me and my husband, 3 of my older kids (ages 15, 18 and 19) and my 3 year old son. We went on tons of rides, had a great time, and no time setbacks at all.

Lovetragedy19 · 07-14-2006, 12:31 AM

Most of my greatest memories are going to DL with my WHOLE family all 6 of us. It was great!!! We always get on everything. But now it is down to 4 of us

OH well.
This is actually dreamscometrue2005. :)

lovesdisney · 07-14-2006, 12:49 AM

Well, if you plan right, you can get stuff done. I always like to tell people 8 is the best number to go to Disneyland with :)

ttztotdca50 · 07-14-2006, 08:28 AM

Yeah, I went with a group of eleven once to DCA... it was tons of fun! I was there at 11:00 AM, but the rest of my family arrived at around 5:00 PM. We got 2 TOT rides, 1 California Screamin' Ride, 1 Golden Dreams Ride, 1 Maliboomer Ride, and 1 Grizzly River Run ride in... so that led up to six rides in just four hours! Not bad for a big group! And that included two restroom stops, three shop stops and one popcorn stop, too!

Oh, and BTW... there were three of us kids.

Kileli · 07-14-2006, 09:13 AM

i went with 10 people, and half of us were kids. we went on every ride we wanted to, so we had a great time. we split up into groups, and went our own direction until a certain time. we had a great time! and 10 people worked out fine. although the kids were at least 10 years or older

adrianne · 07-14-2006, 12:19 PM

I think it's fun to go with 2 or 3 other people, but sometimes, I go there by myself (selfish guilty pleasure, I guess...)

debijeanm · 07-14-2006, 01:12 PM

I used to take eighth graders to Washington, DC during spring break. A couple of things I learned about going with a group - potty stops are scheduled and everyone goes, even if "they don't have to;" potty stops on demand will ruin a visit. Same with snacks. Pack some for really little kids; everyone carries their own water and you only stop to eat as a whole group. Trouble with DL is that we all love snacking there, and we all love something different. Sometimes I think it would be better to declare, "20 minute snack break, everyone go get what you want and meet back here," rather than stand in multiple lines for food.

I'm so lucky to live close enough to make multiple trips in a year. My favorite trips have been the ones where I take ONE other family member (or two if I take my parents) and focus the day on what they want. Because I also go by myself sometimes, I don't feel cheated if they don't want to do "my" thing.

reillysix · 07-14-2006, 05:47 PM

We use to go with ten people (11 one time) and still had a blast! It would be my two sisters, my brother, mom, grandma, aunt, 3 cousins, and me. We would split up so we could stay with people closer to our ages. It was a blast!!!

Paola · 07-15-2006, 12:35 PM

Looks to me like it's not how many people go in your party but who goes.

rememberthemagic · 07-15-2006, 01:40 PM

In my opinion it's all about planning, just because there's a big group doesn't mean you can't do anything. Just split up and plan everything out. I've went with my whole family and never had any problems , we rode everything we wanted to and ate where we all wanted to with time to spare

disneyapeelizzle · 07-17-2006, 12:17 AM

Yea! I am going with a group of eleven in august and we came to the agreement that the first two days we want to do disneyland and DCA as good as we can. I'm pretty much the guide and they've all said they will follow me. Haha.

These are all my best friends so...haha. Most likely the last 2 days we will split but its so much more fun in a huge group and being able to say "11" when they ask "how many in your party"

Thank god we're all in our late teens and early 20's...we dont stop for potty breaks and we've agree on where we want to eat...and well, we dont argue much...haha

07-13-2006, 10:50 PM	#1 (permalink)
csmarc34 Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: San Francisco Posts: 102 My Mood:	Warning!!!!!!!!! (Large groups and indecision) Do NOT go to DL with more than 4-5 people. I went on a huge family trip, and I literally got 2 rides in each day. Say someone was hungry, we all went to a churro stand and waited in, line. Or if someone had to use the restroom we all went to the restroom together. If you do plan on going on a trip with a big party, try to split up into smaller groups and DONT BRING MORE THAN ONE KID!!!!!

07-13-2006, 11:02 PM	#3 (permalink)
carlosbrown45 Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 173 My Mood:	i went with a party of 15 one time....... it was loads of fun. me and a few lucky cousins split from the rest of the group. __________________ "baby! i dont know when the danger came! i want to find someone that i cant blame! call the doctor cuz im sick in love." gwen stefani (serious)

07-13-2006, 11:04 PM	#4 (permalink)
TowerGal_13 Disneylander 4-ever Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: The Twilight Zone (On Vacation to Narnia) Posts: 680 Images: 20 My Mood:	i go every time with 5 people.... my brother is like two people alone and we get on lots of things i think we have no problems at all. we stop maybe two times for the restroom and one time for a meal. and the rest is fun and rides :) __________________ The Dole Whip said to me, EAT ME!! so I did :) Burp I Love Narnia!! Edmund and Aslan are by far the best!! I made this ^^ Go me :)

07-13-2006, 11:13 PM	#5 (permalink)
Piglet Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Lake Stevens, WA Posts: 1,006 My Mood:	Interesting......l've always gone with a family of at least 5 and last summer there were 6 of us--me and my husband, 3 of my older kids (ages 15, 18 and 19) and my 3 year old son. We went on tons of rides, had a great time, and no time setbacks at all. __________________ <-- My kids with Piglet at Disneyland, taken 6/05. A big thank-you to Kit Cloudkicker for the awesome sig he designed for me!!

07-14-2006, 12:49 AM	#7 (permalink)
lovesdisney Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Chino Hills, CA Posts: 493 Images: 4 My Mood:	Well, if you plan right, you can get stuff done. I always like to tell people 8 is the best number to go to Disneyland with :) __________________ "Remember, folks, to say how many people total are in your party. For example, 2 and 2 and 2 is really 6." -spiel from CA Screamin' "And now, folks, the moment you've all been waiting for... the one, the only, THE BACKSIDE OF WATER!" :) To the world you may be one person, but to one person you may be the world. - Anonymous

07-13-2006, 10:52 PM	#2 (permalink)
fantasmic_boy122 Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Sacramento, California Posts: 584 Images: 17 My Mood:	okay thanks for the advice... i guess. im so lucky ima only child

07-14-2006, 12:31 AM	#6 (permalink)
Lovetragedy19 Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 1 Images: 3 My Mood:	Most of my greatest memories are going to DL with my WHOLE family all 6 of us. It was great!!! We always get on everything. But now it is down to 4 of us OH well. This is actually dreamscometrue2005. :)

07-14-2006, 08:28 AM	#8 (permalink)
ttztotdca50 Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Redondo Beach, CA Posts: 417 Images: 12 My Mood:	Yeah, I went with a group of eleven once to DCA... it was tons of fun! I was there at 11:00 AM, but the rest of my family arrived at around 5:00 PM. We got 2 TOT rides, 1 California Screamin' Ride, 1 Golden Dreams Ride, 1 Maliboomer Ride, and 1 Grizzly River Run ride in... so that led up to six rides in just four hours! Not bad for a big group! And that included two restroom stops, three shop stops and one popcorn stop, too! Oh, and BTW... there were three of us kids. __________________ Finding Nemo Submarine Voyage Ride Count: 19

07-14-2006, 09:13 AM	#9 (permalink)
Kileli Registered Member Bouncy n Bob Champion! Balloon Park Champion! Bomb Bandits Champion! Bonus Pong Champion! Caray Snake Champion! ATV Winter Challenge Champion! Boat Blow Champion! Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Camarillo, CA Posts: 4,321 Images: 5 My Mood:	i went with 10 people, and half of us were kids. we went on every ride we wanted to, so we had a great time. we split up into groups, and went our own direction until a certain time. we had a great time! and 10 people worked out fine. although the kids were at least 10 years or older __________________ Fun with a dark room, a camera, and a flashlight My Countdown Counting down to: Next DL trip 4 days 22 hours 38 minutes

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adrianne Crazy Cat Lady Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Wine Country - Sonoma County, California Posts: 1,769 Images: 10 My Mood:	I think it's fun to go with 2 or 3 other people, but sometimes, I go there by myself (selfish guilty pleasure, I guess...) __________________ Come join us! (You must be 18 years of age or older) Remember that NOT getting what you want is sometimes a wonderful stroke of luck

07-14-2006, 01:12 PM	#11 (permalink)
debijeanm Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: SoCA Posts: 1,021 Images: 109 My Mood:	I used to take eighth graders to Washington, DC during spring break. A couple of things I learned about going with a group - potty stops are scheduled and everyone goes, even if "they don't have to;" potty stops on demand will ruin a visit. Same with snacks. Pack some for really little kids; everyone carries their own water and you only stop to eat as a whole group. Trouble with DL is that we all love snacking there, and we all love something different. Sometimes I think it would be better to declare, "20 minute snack break, everyone go get what you want and meet back here," rather than stand in multiple lines for food. I'm so lucky to live close enough to make multiple trips in a year. My favorite trips have been the ones where I take ONE other family member (or two if I take my parents) and focus the day on what they want. Because I also go by myself sometimes, I don't feel cheated if they don't want to do "my" thing. __________________ Debi Fate is kind, she brings to those who love The sweet fulfillment of their secret longing Come join us! (You must be 18 years of age or older)

07-14-2006, 05:47 PM	#12 (permalink)
reillysix Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Mesa, AZ Posts: 1,165 Images: 15 My Mood:	We use to go with ten people (11 one time) and still had a blast! It would be my two sisters, my brother, mom, grandma, aunt, 3 cousins, and me. We would split up so we could stay with people closer to our ages. It was a blast!!!

07-15-2006, 12:35 PM	#13 (permalink)
Paola Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: North Hollywood, California Posts: 9 My Mood:	Looks to me like it's not how many people go in your party but who goes.

07-15-2006, 01:40 PM	#14 (permalink)
rememberthemagic Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: northern california way to far from disneyland =( Posts: 41 My Mood:	In my opinion it's all about planning, just because there's a big group doesn't mean you can't do anything. Just split up and plan everything out. I've went with my whole family and never had any problems , we rode everything we wanted to and ate where we all wanted to with time to spare __________________ "I only hope that we don't lose sight of one thing - that it was all started by a mouse." -Walt Disney- JungleJane is my sn for VMK.

07-17-2006, 12:17 AM	#15 (permalink)
disneyapeelizzle Join Date: May 2006 Location: Arizona Posts: 53 My Mood:	Yea! I am going with a group of eleven in august and we came to the agreement that the first two days we want to do disneyland and DCA as good as we can. I'm pretty much the guide and they've all said they will follow me. Haha. These are all my best friends so...haha. Most likely the last 2 days we will split but its so much more fun in a huge group and being able to say "11" when they ask "how many in your party" Thank god we're all in our late teens and early 20's...we dont stop for potty breaks and we've agree on where we want to eat...and well, we dont argue much...haha __________________ "In thousands of sparkling lights and electrosynthemagnetic musical sounds."

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