arrival day

[alizas3figs]

Hello all!
This will be our family's first trip (DH, DD age 7, and 2 DS ages 5 and almost 3) to DW and my first time since 1999! We are very excited! We are also traveling with my parents and sister who are staying part of the week.
We are staying at my aunt's timeshare (Sheraton Vistana Resort) for the first week then we booked 3 additional nights at Disney's Caribbean Beach Resort.
We are arriving to MCO at 9:53am and I'm pretty sure our hotel room will not be ready so early. I am thinking of heading to MK on arrival day. Especially since my sister will only be with us for the first 3 days.
My concern is that we will most likely be up at 2:00am to hit the road at 3:00am for our 7:00am flight. I'm worried that heading to a park will be a bit much for my 3 kids. I guess we could always head there for a few hours, leave the park to check in and relax, then head back to the park for some evening fun. Does that seem like it would be too much for young kids? I'm hoping that all the seasoned Disney travelers out there could provide some advice/input. Thanks in advance!!

 

[MSSANDRA]

Will you be using DME? If so, it will take you right to your resort first. If not, I advise going there anyway in your rented car. You can check in as soon as you arrive. Your room may very well not be ready, but they can hold your luggage and contact you when your room is ready. I would go ahead and try to spend a bit of time in the park if your room is not ready. You have to have somewhere to hang anyway and what better place than MK. Head back when your room is ready and let the kids chill out a bit. If your room is ready, maybe take a bit of time to chill out, grab some lunch and then head to the park. MK is always easier to get to with WDW transportation anyway.