what do you do on your first night?

[disney1sttimer]

What do you do when you first get to disney? is it just an early night or do you go out

[Dawn]

Generally it's unpack, dinner and then bed for us. We're lightweights. :lol:

[Claire]

Usually for us it's a case of grab a bite to eat somewhere like McDonalds and an early night. We're good for nothing after the journey and you have to remember that although we are in bed by about 9.30 - 10.00pm, our body clocks are telling us that it's really 2.30am!

[Keith]

We usually go to the Hoop Dee Doo at fort wilderness but recently we've taken to watching illuminations with a nice glass of champagne :yes:

[SleepinCatz]

unload the van...grab a bite to eat...wander around the gift shop...hit the bed early! Must get to HM first thing the next morning!!!

[Isafari]

Shop for essentials for the villa at Publix....unpack....pool.....bed

[SleepinCatz]

come to think of it...this next trip will be different lol...this time it will be check in and find the campsite, unload and setup tents, then head to the comfort stations and gift shop lol....this is going to be fun lol

[Skywatcher]

Haul the kids into bed - go for a quick rummage in the shop and pass out - only to wake up at 4 am

Then ( everytime) ring guest services to ask what time breakfast is served from :lol:

[SleepinCatz]

The time change has got to be murder on ya'll! How do you manage? Do the internal time clocks change to match Florida at anypoint during your holiday?

[Dawn]

I think round about day 3 we click in and start sleeping beyond 6am. :sigh;

[SleepinCatz]

good lawd....so up until then you keep waking at a normal time for home but in Florida it's what...2 or 3am? maybe 4am?

[Keith]

The time change has got to be murder on ya'll! How do you manage? Do the internal time clocks change to match Florida at anypoint during your holiday?

actually I'm FINE when we get there.... I can choose whether to go to sleep after the hoop dee doo at midnightish florida time or stay up longer! Not tired in the slightest and fine the next morning :)

...but at the other end, coming back to the UK I'm absolutely useless for a good two weeks. That's whatever I do.... if I have naps, if I stay awake, whatever I do :(

[Dawn]

good lawd....so up until then you keep waking at a normal time for home but in Florida it's what...2 or 3am? maybe 4am?

The UK is 5 hours ahead of Florida so when we wake up at 4am our body clock thinks it's 9am and can't believe there's no caffeinated beverage for another 2 hours.

[SleepinCatz]

I'd go nutz lol....

[SleepinCatz]

actually I'm FINE when we get there.... I can choose whether to go to sleep after the hoop dee doo at midnightish florida time or stay up longer! Not tired in the slightest and fine the next morning

...but at the other end, coming back to the UK I'm absolutely useless for a good two weeks. That's whatever I do.... if I have naps, if I stay awake, whatever I do


You definately have the Disney spirit lol

[Skywatcher]

You definately have the Disney spirit lol


No he CLEARLY doesn't have kids :D

[MystikPiglit]

Have a wander around the resort, eat, unpack, bed.
I usually wake up by 4am and eat snacks to keep me going until I can get breakfast.

[Keith]

No he CLEARLY doesn't have kids :D

spot on :p015::lol:

[Dawn]

Beat me to it Chris. :lol:

[SleepinCatz]

LOL true...I have a teenager and still do not have that kind of get up and go...I did once you know...but one day it got up and left without me LOL

[ukwdwnut]

we normally go food shopping and chill out by the pool, i try to stay up to get in time with the US

[Grammiepo]

Shop for essentials for the villa at Publix....unpack....pool.....bed
you got it, this is just what we do too.

[piglet]

Take a walk round the Boardwalk, sit outside Beaches & Cream with a burger and chips, stay up very late, oh at least until 9.30pm and then hope to stay asleep till at least 6.00am the next day.

[Taja]

We tend to arrive at our resort around 5:00 or 6:00 p.m., due to flight schedules. Usually, we wander around the resort, have dinner around 8:00 p.m. or so, then wander some more until the resort closes down for the night.

Then we play cards or just chat until we're able to go to sleep. First few days at WDW, we usually get to bed around 3:00 a.m.--not related to park closing at all! Our internal clocks require a bit of time to reset. :)