What would you tell Seniors Traveling to Disney for the first time without kids that they must see?
Are there any places that you would advise them to avoid?
Must Sees for Seniors?
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Thu, 06/21/2012 - 12:53
Must Sees for Seniors?
Thu, 06/21/2012 - 14:28
Don't think I qualify as a senior (not 60 yet), but we frequently travel with over-60 friends, so I can give you their perspective.
Food and Wine Festival!
But if they aren't travelling during the festival, Epcot (especially the World Showcase) is still awesome. Our friends love Epcot. They also like Hollywood Studios. They ride pretty much everything, including thrill rides.
Magic Kingdom is their least favorite park. They also did not enjoy MVMCP at all - we spent the whole day at MK, and by the time the party started they were too tired to enjoy it. So if travelling during either of the separate-ticket MK parties, best to book the party on a non-park day.
Best also to stress taking breaks, unless your seniors are fairly fit and accustomed to taking 3-5 mile walks several days a week. I'm a theme park commando, and I'm afraid my do-everything, nonstop touring plans were more than our friends could handle. Next time they come along I'll scale the plans back and work in some midday ADRs to serve as rest breaks.
Thu, 06/21/2012 - 14:41
I like that idea of the Mid-Day ADR, especially because if food is being paid for out of pocket the same great meal often costs less at lunch.
I though World Showcase would be a *must* for seniors as well, especially the movies and the art galleries. A lot of times Disney fans forget how culturally interesting the Pavilions and their cast members really are!
Another tip for seniors is Animal Kingdom in the morning before it gets staggeringly hot!
Thu, 06/21/2012 - 18:29
Or since they're seniors and don't need to worry about the school year, plan the trip for a time of year when staggeringly hot is not an issue.
(Like toward the end of the Food and Wine Festival. 
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Thu, 06/21/2012 - 18:40
Beauty and the beast show nice little break to sit down and watch the show 
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Fri, 06/22/2012 - 16:37
Oh, yes! Any number of shows will help with that.
Next time we do WDW with our 60-something friends, I'll try to schedule things so every couple of hours we're doing either a show or an ADR. And preferably work the route with minimal backtracking.
Sat, 06/23/2012 - 16:12
Yes, I would definitely advise them to go when school is in session, and the temperatures are milder.
I really like the suggestion of interspersing sit-down shows with rides.
And, even though Epcot is HUGE, the pavillions are TRULY fascinating...it's a great place to be able to spend as MUCH time as you want at a leisurely pace, without feeling like you have to run, run, run to get to the line rides before the lines are too long!
And Food and Wine is a great choice, too, with all of the extra events going on that they could check out!!