1st trip!Is my plan OK/missing anything?

[disney5]

Love this forum-5hrs spent getting tips. Please review Oct trip.
Tues 10/4 flight arrives 12N..staying at Westgate Villa Resort(any feedback on convenience to parks?). Stop at foodstore(have kitchen for breakast)
Check in/then off to MK as the kids (boys 7&8/princess 5) will want to goASAP.
5:20 diner at CP(hope for fireworks depends upon hours)

Day2 Wed...MK at opening go right to popular rides/fastpass. 5p HDD review

Day 3 Thurs..AK in am(do safari/fastpass water ride). Leave 1p for MGM
4:10 Hollywood and Vine (did package for Fantasmic at 7:30.

Day 4 Fri 8:25-Only breakast out (CINDY's!!) Leave MK by 12N/resort for pool & rest Dinner at LTT at 4:30 (tried to get a later time but N/A.Is this too early? Will I get stuck going to holding area for Mickey's party?)

Day5 Sat Sea World then Epcot for 6:30 Garden Grill and Illuminations

Day 6 Sun. Epcot. Boys stay with Dad. Princess and I go to G. Flor. for Special Princess tea )$200 WOW but couldn't resist

Day 7 Mon MGM in AM(complete what not done on Thurs.)
AK in afternoon. Then Flametree (or Rainforest) before leaving (which one?)

Day 8. Tues...Not planned yet still and still within my 90 day window(for Mon and Tues) so looking for sugggestions?

Sorry so long..just want to do this right and here from you experts!!

 

[tjmouse]

I think this looks really good. Do you have tickets for MNSSHP on 10/7? I assume you do. Since you dinner is at 4:30, you will probably have to go to Tomorrowland when you are done and wait for the party to start, yes. You could check for a later time, but there probably isn't any availablity so don't cancel your 4:30 until you find out for sure.

When you do AK in the afternoon, be sure to catch the parade. I really like Rainforest, but others do not. I like the atmosphere and my dh really likes the pizza so that's where we always go.

I would leave your last day wide open for visiting whatever you missed and really want to do. As far as dinner for your last night, we like to do 'Ohana at the Poly or Chef Mickeys and watch the fireworks from the beach if we aren't going to a park.

Have fun!!

 

[kizmac]

I think it looks pretty good. One thing about your MNSSHP day. If you are at MK until 12 noon and plan on resting and doing the pool, 4:30 ps at LTT is not going to give you much time for that. It takes quite a bit of time getting in and out of MK. As for being stuck in Tomorrowland, not a big deal! Ride Buzz and Space mountain. I always prefer to spend our day at the hotel on the party nights because of the kids. It's a looong night and they would be spent if we went in the morning too.

Flame Tree or Rainforest. We have never eaten at the AK Rainforest. We do go to the DTD one though. Kids love it. Food is alright. Flame Tree is a total different thing. Food is great, but it is counter service and outside, so I would think about what you'd prefer. Rainforest for atmosphere and Flame Tree for good food. I love the Flame Tree food! JMO

As for your last day there, I vote for doing Magic Kingdom again. ( always a must do on our last day) and then dinner at CRT or since you've already done the castle, a late PS at CM would be great!

Whatever you decide, have a wonderful time!

 

[matt&jakesmom]

My suggestion for day 8 meal is to go to Chef Mickey's at the Contemporary Resort. It is a buffet character meal. Their breakfast or dinner are both good. It is a great way to end the vacation by saying goodbye to some of your favorite new "friends".

Have a great trip. We just came back 2 weeks ago and ready to go back again.

 

[rockyroad]

And remember that as long as you are having fun, don't worry about what you may be missing. It will still be there next time. Enjoy what you are doing while you are doing it.

I would eat at the RainTree. It has lovely eating areas and is a calm relaxing place to sit. It is also much less expensive that Rainforest. You can go into the gift shop at the Rainforest and look around anyway. It's cute, but not a place that I would choose to eat, kind of loud and distracting.

Don't forget the hidden gate behind the rainforest, especially if there are lines at the entrance gates.

 

[scoutsmom99]

My only thought is that maybe you could switch your Wednesday and Thursday around? Wednesday is MK's evening magic hours and a lot of resort guests will spend thier day at MK (thus increasing the crowds). Thursday would be better at MK becuase you would be inbetween the evening magic hours (wed(staying open an extra 3 hours)) and the early magic hours (friday (opening at 8am)) for MK (assuming they stay the same as they have been).


You might look at what the EMH hours are for WDW resosrt guests and try and plan not to be at those specfic parks on the day of thier EMH's because they will be busy. Here is a link to them:

http://www.wdwinfo.com/wdwinfo/earlyentry.htm

Enjoy your trip