For some theme park goers, protecting your peace is paramount — while this guest selected to “raw dog” her day at Disney.
“Raw dogging” became the buzziest travel trend of the summer when people on TikTok were “raw dogging” flights with no entertainment in any way — no music, no streaming, no sleep — just looking at the map on the seatback screen, or nothing in any respect, in silence.
Now, a Reddit user has brought the trend to a unique trip, saying they raw dogged Walt Disney World in Orlando, Florida.
“I went to Disney World with zero planning,” the user wrote within the r/WaltDisneyWorld subreddit page. “No app. No lightning lanes. No virtual queue. Just raw dogged it and lived my life.”
They claimed that the primary day at Magic Kingdom was still “great” and so they rode 14 rides — one ride they rode 4 times, so 17 total rides if that’s included.
After taking a mid-day break on the hotel for 3 hours, they returned for Mickey’s Not-So-Scary Halloween Party and got to ride Tiana’s Bayou Adventure without waiting in a virtual queue.
In response to Disney, for the Halloween Party, regular park hours at Magic Kingdom close at 6 p.m. and reopen at 7 p.m. for partygoers, though those with a Halloween Party ticket can enter at 4 p.m. and get a wristband. Tickets for the event are limited.
The Reddit poster continued to say that Disney’s Hollywood Studios had long lines and so they “didn’t get to ride as much there,” but Animal Kingdom had “hardly any wait in any respect.”
They claimed that Flight of Passage, inside Pandora – The World of “Avatar,” had a lower than 20-minute wait each times they rode it. Nevertheless, they noted that they “rope dropped” the ride, meaning they arrived as soon because the park first opened because they were “nervous of longer waits later.”
Expedition Everest apparently had 15-minute waits all day long and Animal Kingdom’s Dinosaur attraction was just 5 minutes.
“The purpose of this post is I believe I had just as much fun or greater than if I were an excellent planner,” the user explained. “Props to those that can handle the anxiety of schedules but when you’re fearful you possibly can’t do Disney due to all of the planning involved, you continue to can! No plan required!”
Within the comments, many individuals expressed that their “stress level went up just reading that,” adding that the user is “simply built different.”
“I even have the alternative. I’m not driving 9 hrs and spending hundreds for a visit and never planning and knowing I can do the stuff I would like to. Props to you for being willing to attend in lines. I can’t do it,” one other wrote.
“Okay lol – so your experience isn’t typical. By any stretch of the imagination,” one identified. “Expecting to only show up at DAK and do FOP with a 20 minute wait (twice) and EE at 15 mins all day, goes to set yourself up for a nasty time.”
Just a few felt different, responding that their “stress goes up with lighting lanes and virtual queues. If I don’t get to ride something with an extended wait oh well. Perhaps I’ll ride it next time. I’d fairly enjoy my life.”
Some shared that the unique poster would have a unique experience at a unique time of 12 months.
“Crowd levels are definitely down at once. That basically helps. We went in September the week after Labor Day one 12 months. Speak about no crowds,” one said. “OP trying this the week of Christmas would have very different results.”
“There’s a stark difference in experience between no planning + rope dropping/park closing versus just no planning,” one other identified. “Depending on the time of 12 months, no planning can definitely yield decent results when you are there from opening to shut. But for families that can’t handle the all-day grind and the early wake-up, planning is mandatory.”
The comment also identified that planning isn’t crucial for many who live locally or go to Disney often.
“This in fact doesn’t count folks who visit often and don’t necessarily have a ‘must do’ list.”
One other local agreed, “I’m an area so I never plan. Most days I don’t even know I’m gonna be on the parks till day of after I get up and feel like going for an hour or two.”
Others chalked the user’s experience as much as pure luck.
“That’s great! I feel like a few of that’s luck in fact though. I’ve been there when even the low-demand rides rise up to an hour. On really busy days, and a ride or two down for a bit, suddenly the entire park has long lines, and there’s simply no option to hit all that many.”
For some theme park goers, protecting your peace is paramount — while this guest selected to “raw dog” her day at Disney.
“Raw dogging” became the buzziest travel trend of the summer when people on TikTok were “raw dogging” flights with no entertainment in any way — no music, no streaming, no sleep — just looking at the map on the seatback screen, or nothing in any respect, in silence.
Now, a Reddit user has brought the trend to a unique trip, saying they raw dogged Walt Disney World in Orlando, Florida.
“I went to Disney World with zero planning,” the user wrote within the r/WaltDisneyWorld subreddit page. “No app. No lightning lanes. No virtual queue. Just raw dogged it and lived my life.”
They claimed that the primary day at Magic Kingdom was still “great” and so they rode 14 rides — one ride they rode 4 times, so 17 total rides if that’s included.
After taking a mid-day break on the hotel for 3 hours, they returned for Mickey’s Not-So-Scary Halloween Party and got to ride Tiana’s Bayou Adventure without waiting in a virtual queue.
In response to Disney, for the Halloween Party, regular park hours at Magic Kingdom close at 6 p.m. and reopen at 7 p.m. for partygoers, though those with a Halloween Party ticket can enter at 4 p.m. and get a wristband. Tickets for the event are limited.
The Reddit poster continued to say that Disney’s Hollywood Studios had long lines and so they “didn’t get to ride as much there,” but Animal Kingdom had “hardly any wait in any respect.”
They claimed that Flight of Passage, inside Pandora – The World of “Avatar,” had a lower than 20-minute wait each times they rode it. Nevertheless, they noted that they “rope dropped” the ride, meaning they arrived as soon because the park first opened because they were “nervous of longer waits later.”
Expedition Everest apparently had 15-minute waits all day long and Animal Kingdom’s Dinosaur attraction was just 5 minutes.
“The purpose of this post is I believe I had just as much fun or greater than if I were an excellent planner,” the user explained. “Props to those that can handle the anxiety of schedules but when you’re fearful you possibly can’t do Disney due to all of the planning involved, you continue to can! No plan required!”
Within the comments, many individuals expressed that their “stress level went up just reading that,” adding that the user is “simply built different.”
“I even have the alternative. I’m not driving 9 hrs and spending hundreds for a visit and never planning and knowing I can do the stuff I would like to. Props to you for being willing to attend in lines. I can’t do it,” one other wrote.
“Okay lol – so your experience isn’t typical. By any stretch of the imagination,” one identified. “Expecting to only show up at DAK and do FOP with a 20 minute wait (twice) and EE at 15 mins all day, goes to set yourself up for a nasty time.”
Just a few felt different, responding that their “stress goes up with lighting lanes and virtual queues. If I don’t get to ride something with an extended wait oh well. Perhaps I’ll ride it next time. I’d fairly enjoy my life.”
Some shared that the unique poster would have a unique experience at a unique time of 12 months.
“Crowd levels are definitely down at once. That basically helps. We went in September the week after Labor Day one 12 months. Speak about no crowds,” one said. “OP trying this the week of Christmas would have very different results.”
“There’s a stark difference in experience between no planning + rope dropping/park closing versus just no planning,” one other identified. “Depending on the time of 12 months, no planning can definitely yield decent results when you are there from opening to shut. But for families that can’t handle the all-day grind and the early wake-up, planning is mandatory.”
The comment also identified that planning isn’t crucial for many who live locally or go to Disney often.
“This in fact doesn’t count folks who visit often and don’t necessarily have a ‘must do’ list.”
One other local agreed, “I’m an area so I never plan. Most days I don’t even know I’m gonna be on the parks till day of after I get up and feel like going for an hour or two.”
Others chalked the user’s experience as much as pure luck.
“That’s great! I feel like a few of that’s luck in fact though. I’ve been there when even the low-demand rides rise up to an hour. On really busy days, and a ride or two down for a bit, suddenly the entire park has long lines, and there’s simply no option to hit all that many.”
