The Disboards

My Disney obsession becomes more and more pronounced each day.  Recently, I've been spending a great deal of time on the Disboards.  It's a website that consists largely of message boards devoted to all things Disney.  If you're planning a trip to Disney, you should really check these guys out.

I primarily haunt four different boards: Theme Park Attractions and Strategies, Disney Resorts, Disney Restaurants, and Disney Trip Reports.  Each board provides me with vast amounts of information regarding Walt Disney World in Orlando.

Theme Park Attractions and Strategies houses all sorts of information regarding the parks in Florida.  If you enjoy people crabbing at each other over policies, check out the Fast Pass posts.  If you're looking for help with your itinerary, you can post and receive opinions.  Most any theme park related post goes here.

If you've decided to visit Disney but don't know where to stay, the Disney Resorts board is for you.  If you want to stay on property, you can find the answer to almost any question on this board.  They'll show you pictures of each resort.  Heck, you can probably find a thread that tells you what kind of coffee is free in the rooms.

Once you know you're going to Disney and staying at one of their resorts, you need to decide where to eat.  Disney is full of restaurants, both good and bad.  The Disney Restaurant board will help you suss out the good ones.  My favorite threads on the restaurant board consist of food porn.*  I've picked restaurants based on what their entrees look like.  It's a great way to familiarize yourself with their offerings.

The Disney Trip Reports board is my go to for a quick Disney fix.  People come back and write up trip reports that tell you what they did at Disney.  Most of them include plenty of pictures, and there are some truly talented writers on there.  One of them was a man who gave his kids stats, a la Dungeons and Dragons.  I read both of his trip reports, and they were awesome, full of my type of humor.

There are a bunch more boards that cover any Disney related topic you can come up with.  There are even some boards that are more community oriented, focusing on things like getting healthy.  Each board is clearly labeled, so you only have to see the topics you're interested in.  Additionally, they provide general information regarding Disney through sections at the top of the opening page.  This allows you to check their information, if you don't trust random people on the internet.

If you're interested in Disney, you should really be on the Disboards.  I don't post much, but I lurk often.  I've been a member since 2001.  I generally hit it up more when I have a trip in the works, but it's always there when I need a fix.**  Maybe I'll see you on there...

*Food porn - pictures of food  (You sicko.)

**It's the best and cheapest dealer ever.