I would love some experienced input. DH and I have been to Disney before kids but that was about 5+ years ago so let me know what you think. We have DS (8), DD (6) and DD (4.5) - we are going May 2 to May 8th and staying at POR. We will land in Orlando at 1:10am on Friday. I haven't ironed out exactly what our plans will be once in the park since I'm still trying to figure out our "skeleton" plan if you will...
Arrival Day:
Get to hotel and either just relax around there or maybe take the boat the DTD for an easy dinner and maybe Lego land. This will depend on how the trip out is but we don't want to make it a late night because of the next day.
Saturday:
MK - I know that it's advised to stay away from MK on a Saturday but I want our first day to be here.
ADR for CRT at 8:05am to start the day
Spend the day at MK, more detailed plan to come but we'll want to do the Fantasy parade and probably a QS dinner. We won't stay for the electric parade or fireworks, mostly because I believe this will make it a crazy long first day.
Sunday:
HS - ADR for H&V breakfast at 8:30
Again specific plan TBD but we also have the Fantasmic! Dining Package at Mama Melrose at 4:30. We do plan to stay for Fantasmic! that night (9pm). I'm unsure if we'll take a break back at the hotel or just stay and relax at the park.
Monday:
Epcot - Won't rush to get there, will plan specifics later.
ADR at La Hacienda for dinner and then Illuminations.
Tuesday:
MK - 2nd day. I choose this day over Wednesday as there is no Light parade on Weds. I'm hoping for a BOG FP for lunch and then another QS for dinner. I would like to be there at rope drop for this day so here it may make sense to take a mid-day break at the hotel, maybe after lunch (I hate losing 3 hours though!). Stay through fireworks.
Wednesday (final day):
AK - I struggle with this day the most. I left AK until last as this is the lowest park on our list. I figured if we need to shift our plans (say a bad rainy day or melt downs, etc) we can always skip AK and re-do a park (or split the day). Anyway, AK has EMH this day. I know the touring sites say to skip parks with EMH unless you plan to be there early. I would love to say that we will be there for EMH however with this being day 6 and a late night at MK, the kids may be exhausted. I'd love to be there at rope drop, do the safari, wander around the park relaxed and then leave after the parade. We do have ADR's for Chef Mickey for dinner at 7:05pm so if we stay for the parade, it may be to tight to rest at the hotel before dinner. After dinner, it's back to the hotel.
Thursday:
We have a late morning flight so it's just get up and go home
Thoughts? Am I being too aggressive? Once I can nail down a base, I'll plan which "lands" we'll hit at which parks and in what order, FP+, etc... Is there anything I'm missing? Thanks so much!
Arrival Day:
Get to hotel and either just relax around there or maybe take the boat the DTD for an easy dinner and maybe Lego land. This will depend on how the trip out is but we don't want to make it a late night because of the next day.
Saturday:
MK - I know that it's advised to stay away from MK on a Saturday but I want our first day to be here.
ADR for CRT at 8:05am to start the day
Spend the day at MK, more detailed plan to come but we'll want to do the Fantasy parade and probably a QS dinner. We won't stay for the electric parade or fireworks, mostly because I believe this will make it a crazy long first day.
Sunday:
HS - ADR for H&V breakfast at 8:30
Again specific plan TBD but we also have the Fantasmic! Dining Package at Mama Melrose at 4:30. We do plan to stay for Fantasmic! that night (9pm). I'm unsure if we'll take a break back at the hotel or just stay and relax at the park.
Monday:
Epcot - Won't rush to get there, will plan specifics later.
ADR at La Hacienda for dinner and then Illuminations.
Tuesday:
MK - 2nd day. I choose this day over Wednesday as there is no Light parade on Weds. I'm hoping for a BOG FP for lunch and then another QS for dinner. I would like to be there at rope drop for this day so here it may make sense to take a mid-day break at the hotel, maybe after lunch (I hate losing 3 hours though!). Stay through fireworks.
Wednesday (final day):
AK - I struggle with this day the most. I left AK until last as this is the lowest park on our list. I figured if we need to shift our plans (say a bad rainy day or melt downs, etc) we can always skip AK and re-do a park (or split the day). Anyway, AK has EMH this day. I know the touring sites say to skip parks with EMH unless you plan to be there early. I would love to say that we will be there for EMH however with this being day 6 and a late night at MK, the kids may be exhausted. I'd love to be there at rope drop, do the safari, wander around the park relaxed and then leave after the parade. We do have ADR's for Chef Mickey for dinner at 7:05pm so if we stay for the parade, it may be to tight to rest at the hotel before dinner. After dinner, it's back to the hotel.
Thursday:
We have a late morning flight so it's just get up and go home
Thoughts? Am I being too aggressive? Once I can nail down a base, I'll plan which "lands" we'll hit at which parks and in what order, FP+, etc... Is there anything I'm missing? Thanks so much!
