Am I on the right track?

[GatorMama]

Day 1-
Drive down, check into offsite hotel.


Day 2-
-check at Poly
-MNSSHP, late lunch at a monorail resort QS to be at MK at 4 PM. No dinner reservations this night because we don’t want to waste party time.
-I’m booking Fast Passes for Haunted Mansion (while its still light outside), Jungle Cruise and Big Thunder Mountain Railroad, in that order before the official party begins. We will also spend much of our time on the west side of the park. I chose those fast passes because they’re all near each other and great uses of fast pass


Day 3-
-We know from past experiences that we are zombies the day after a party, so we will not go to a park on this day.
-Pirate Adventure Cruise for one of our kids in the AM
-Dinner ADR at Boma since we aren’t going to a park that day, it makes the most sense to me to eat at the farthest away, non-park table service that night.


Day 4-
-We chose to go to Epcot for Extra Magic Hours this morning. It seems the best use of our time.
-We will head for Test Track first, with Mission: Space right after. DS6 is tall enough for Test Track, but since one of us will need to stay with the baby, we will get a Parent Swap Pass for the second parent to ride. This means the kids will get to ride twice with only one real wait in line, if DS3 is tall enough.
-I plan to book Fast Passes for The Character Spot (I’ve seen that line first hand and its not pretty), Soarin’ and Spaceship Earth, in that order. Hopefully with Character Spot around 10. Soarin’ around 11 (immediately after The Character Spot, since they’re close in proximity), and Spaceship Earth around 1, for us to use as we exit the park after lunch on our way “home” to rest.
-We will plan to eat lunch at Sunshine Seasons (quick service) after riding Soarin’. The rest of the attractions in Future World, we will fit in between and around our Fast Passes and lunch. The Nemo ride is well-loved by our little crew.
-Rest/pool in the afternoon
-Dinner ADR at Kona Café at 6:00 PM. We can easily go back to a park afterwards if we choose to. Just not Magic Kingdom because it is closed for another Halloween party that night. If we do choose to go to a park, we can use the “4th” fast passes once we arrive if any are left.


Day 5-
-We plan to go to Hollywood Studios today. It does not have Extra Magic Hours, but since we plan to attend every other park that has Magic Hours, this is the only day it fits into our schedule.
-I haven’t written out a “plan” for today beyond this: we will be there at Rope Drop and head straight to Toy Story Midway Mania. It’s our favorite ride, so even though I’ll try to get a fast pass for it, we want to ride it twice and the lines for it are very VERY long VERY quickly. We will also try to get fast passes for the Frozen show and Star Tours. We will use the Single Rider line and Parent Swap to ride Rockin Roller Coaster because we both love love LOVE that coaster and none of the kids are tall enough to ride but we don’t want to miss it. If DH wants to go on Tower of Terror, he can do that. I hate it.
- lunch ADR at Hollywood & Vine. We will leave shortly after that to rest and enjoy the pool.
-We may or may not go to Magic Kingdom after our rest, but I’d like to go to Columbia Harbor House for quick service dinner


Day 6-
-Magic Kingdom EMH
=We will head straight to Fantasyland and ride Winnie the Pooh or the Teacups first. Then go to Peter Pan’s Flight. Peter Pan 2nd or 3rd so that there is a line approximately 20 minutes long so we can see the new queue
-I will schedule FPs at the Mine Train and Anna and Elsa Meet and Greet (HA!!) in the morning while we are already in Fantasyland and go other rides and attractions around those times.
-Lunch ADR at Be Our Guest
-will schedule a Splash Mountain FP immediately following lunch so that we aren’t wet and miserable the rest of the day. We will leave after Splash Mountain for our afternoon rest/pooltime.
-dinner ADR at Akershus. We can either stay at Epcot or return to MK easily. Or just go back to the resort.


Day 7-
-Today is Epcot’s opening of the Food & Wine Festival. This played a big part in our decision to go to Epcot today, despite every crowd calendar saying it will be very crowded there today.
-AK EMH RD. I do not have fast passes to schedule this day because I’m “using” them for the Halloween party. After the Halloween party I’ll attempt to schedule them for Dinosaur and Kali River Rapids. Possibly one of the shows. Really just depends on the times available by then.
-We will go straight to Kilimanjaro Safari upon opening then walk the Africa Trek and go to the Conservation Station and Affection Section (DS6 has already been talking about brushing the dang goats and sheep). Then go to Dino land USA for DH to ride Dinosaur and get a Parent Swap Pass. If he thinks DS6 won’t be too scared, he’ll use the Parent Swap Pass (cause I’m not riding it) and take him on it. One or two more rides and we’ll be done. We will ride Expedition Everest if the single rider line is short.
- Lunch ADR at Tusker House. Leave soon after, either for a rest or straight for Epcot’s Food and Wine Festival.
-WE don’t have dinner reservations because we will use snack credits to sample all the tasty treats at the festival.


Day 8-
-Relax and enjoy the pool as much as possible
-Cape May Café dinner ADR


Day 9-
-‘Ohana breakfast ADR before driving home

 

[sharonabe]

Are you moving from your offsite hotel to an onsite hotel? If not, you CANNOT take advantage of the EMH at any park and you DON'T want to be at a park that has opened an hour before you can get in.

 

[GatorMama]

Yes! Sorry I thought that was in there! I'll edit. We check in onsite on day 2

 

[sharonabe]

That looks better! I think you have a fairly relaxed vacation planned. If you decide you need another day in the parks in there somewhere, it's only $10/ticket to add a day, and it can be done at any time before you use the last day.

 

[MataHari22]

I have one question and a comment. What does Day 7 have to do with Day 2's MNSSHP? Or do you mean you will be using your FP+ at EPCOT that night? You can schedule 3 fast passes with your MNSSHP ticket from 4-7pm only, on that day. Also, I would not use one of those FP+ for HM. I would wait for HM until the party starts to see the cast members more dressed up, the lighting at HM and Madame Carlotta out there, as well as taking a Magic Shot in front with the ghost driving the hearse.

 

[GatorMama]

That looks better! I think you have a fairly relaxed vacation planned. If you decide you need another day in the parks in there somewhere, it's only $10/ticket to add a day, and it can be done at any time before you use the last day.

Our tickets can't be upgraded. Just four days. My husband and I very much disagree on how much to plan or not to plan so we compromised this year. I can plan a commando morning. As long as we rest and chillax in the evening and have some time off.

 

[GatorMama]

I have one question and a comment. What does Day 7 have to do with Day 2's MNSSHP? Or do you mean you will be using your FP+ at EPCOT that night? You can schedule 3 fast passes with your MNSSHP ticket from 4-7pm only, on that day. Also, I would not use one of those FP+ for HM. I would wait for HM until the party starts to see the cast members more dressed up, the lighting at HM and Madame Carlotta out there, as well as taking a Magic Shot in front with the ghost driving the hearse.

Since we only have four day tickets, I can't schedule FPs for all four MAIN park days if I schedule some the afternoon before MNSSHP. Our MNSSHP tickets can't be purchased until we get there.

I have been under the impression ghT the HM line gets longer once the party starts. And since my kids haven't been and one is a bit sensitive to that vein of eerie, I want to go while it's still light out. If they want to go again, we can.

 

[thr33boys]

I wonder if your boys might want to participate in the Jedi Training Academy on your HS day? It would interfere with your ability to ride TSM at rope drop however, but it's a great show.

 

[GatorMama]

My oldest is only sort of just learning about Star Wars. He has seen a few Star Wars Rebels episodes but that's it. I think it will be a big hit next time. This time, he wants to meet Anna and Elsa and ride TSMM. I have GOT to stalk A&E FPs...

 

[GatorMama]

It was all so simple until I realized that I can almost pick twice as many FPs since we will get a rider swap pass for EVERYTHING with a height requirement. (2 adults, 2 kids, 1 infant)
Any tips on maximizing that benefit AND saving time/steps?

 

[sharonabe]

It was all so simple until I realized that I can almost pick twice as many FPs since we will get a rider swap pass for EVERYTHING with a height requirement. (2 adults, 2 kids, 1 infant)
Any tips on maximizing that benefit AND saving time/steps?

You might want to start a new thread with that subject. People who have experience with it may not see it here.

 

[tink9702]

If you have 4 park tickets plus a MNSSHP ticket you can schedule 5 days of FP+. Otherwise looks good! Have fun.

 

[GatorMama]

If you have 4 park tickets plus a MNSSHP ticket you can schedule 5 days of FP+. Otherwise looks good! Have fun.

We aren't buying the MNSSHP ticket until we are in Orlando so right now we can only book FPs for four days