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Show Notes

Hosts: Mike Scopa, Matt Hochberg, Mike Newell & Len Testa

Topics:

• First Time Planning
• Mike Newell says he can only go with his wife during times when his wife (a teacher) has off from work, generally during holidays
• Mike Scopa says parents need to weigh the option of taking kids out of school
• Mike Scopa says there is more than just whether or not to take the kids out of the school when picking a time of the year to go to Walt Disney World
• Mike Scopa says picking the "best time" of the year to go is getting increasingly difficult
• Len explains what times of the year are slow times of the year to avoid the crowds
• Len says Pop Warner is a convention you want to avoid
• Matt notes last year at Mousefest there was very limited amount of rooms becauase of all the conventions in town
• Len says parents have two options: take your kids out of school or go during a time of the year when you have off and hope for the best
• Matt says some holidays are less crowded than others such as the month of May
• Len says kids in all year schools would work out best for Walt Disney World vacations
• Mike Scopa says if you do go during an off-season, park operating hours are lower and refurbishments tend to occur
• Len says the upside of off season touring outweighs the downsides
• Len says Easter is early in 2008 and wonders if this will have ramifications for car rentals, airfare and hotel reservations
• Mike Scopa says for a first trip, you need at least 6-7 days
• Len says going for a week helps rationalize spending a lot of money for a long one week vacation
• Len says for those with not so much vacation time, spending one week in Disney World can mean most of the vacation time for the year
• Len says staying for a week can be expensive and exhausting
• Matt says the longer you are at Walt Disney World, the easier it is to do "everything"
• Len says ideally you will allocate two days for the Magic Kingdom & Epcot
• Matt thinks 10 days would be an ideal amount of time for a first trip
• Mike Scopa explains how your first trip helps you plan for your subsequent trips
• Mike Scopa says there is a direct corleation between how long you stay and how much money you spend



Running Time: 19:24