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hours of standing in line. When using the plans, however, relax and always be pre-
pared for surprises and setbacks.
If you find your type-A brain doing cartwheels, reflect on the advice of a woman
from Trappe, Pennsylvania:
I had planned for this trip for two years and researched it by use of guidebooks, com-
puter programs, videotapes, and information received from WDW. On night three of
our trip, I ended up taking an unscheduled trip to the emergency room. When the doc-
tor asked what seemed to be the problem, I responded, “I don't know, but I can't stop
shaking, and I can't stay here very long because I have to get up in a couple hours
to go to Disney's Hollywood Studios.” Diagnosis: an anxiety attack caused by my ex-
cessive itinerary.
Touring Plan Rejection
Somefolksdon'trespondwelltotheregimentation ofatouringplan.Ifyouencounter
this problem with someone in your party, roll with the punches as this Maryland
couple did:
The rest of the group was not receptive to the use of the touring plans. I think they
all thought I was being a little too regimented about planning this vacation. Rather
than argue, I left the touring plans behind as we ventured off for the parks. You can
guess the outcome. We took our camcorder with us and watched the movies when we
returned home. About every 5 minutes or so there's a shot of us all gathered around
a park map trying to decide what to do next
.
A reader from Royal Oak, Michigan, ran into trouble by not getting her family on
board ahead of time:
The one thing I will suggest is if one member of the family is doing most of the re-
search and planning (like I did), that they communicate what the topic/touring plans
suggest. I failed to do this and it led to some, shall we say, tense moments between my
husband and me on our first day. However, once he realized how much time we were
saving, he understood why I was so bent on following the plans
.
Finally, note that our mobile app,
Lines
, can be used to find attractions with low
wait times, even if you're not using a structured touring plan.
