LSUmom4kids
LSU Graduate and Mother to 4 Kids!
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In early August we are driving straight thru (10 hrs.) to WDW - reservations at the Swan for 7 nights. I'm trying to plan something non-stressful for the first night (Friday night) - the drive will be stressful enough!
If we arrive in Orlando around 3-4 p.m., check in to the hotel, then I thought DH can take the kids to explore our hotel area while I unpack, and then we can all head over to Fort Wilderness for dinner, movie, campfire, smore's, then a hayride to watch the fireworks. Then, we can go back to the hotel to TRY to get some much needed sleep for the upcoming busy week!
I know getting to FW is fun by ferry, but I need suggestions on how to get to the ferry from the Swan. I'd rather not use my Park Hoppers that first day to just pass through to get to the ferry. I know we could drive to FW, but that wouldn't be as fun for the kids.

If we arrive in Orlando around 3-4 p.m., check in to the hotel, then I thought DH can take the kids to explore our hotel area while I unpack, and then we can all head over to Fort Wilderness for dinner, movie, campfire, smore's, then a hayride to watch the fireworks. Then, we can go back to the hotel to TRY to get some much needed sleep for the upcoming busy week!
I know getting to FW is fun by ferry, but I need suggestions on how to get to the ferry from the Swan. I'd rather not use my Park Hoppers that first day to just pass through to get to the ferry. I know we could drive to FW, but that wouldn't be as fun for the kids.
QUESTIONS: do I need reservations for: (1) dinner at Trail's End? (2) hayride? (3) is Friday a crowded night at FW?
