Attn: obsessive/compulsive planners--Please critique my preliminary itinerary for NOV

[waltdisneyworlddreamer]

Traveling with my DH, DS 7, DS just shy of 3 and first timers SIL, BIL and their DS 6.

Arriving late afternoon/evening on Saturday -- Plan to go to DTD for Dinner

Sunday - MK, all day, dinner at Crystal Palace
Evening take the monorail to EPCOT

Monday - Studios, all day

Tuesday - AK
Evening go to Beach Club for dinner at Cape May
Boat to EPCOT

Wednesday Leaving the morning open for some flexibility
Afternoon/Evening - MK
Boat to Wilderness Lodge for dinner at Whispering Canyon


The only thing I still need to know is when Spectomagic will be, hopefully there will be one on Sunday or Wednesday???? Do you see any major problems or corrections?? Since I am the only "planner" I have to try to figure this out on my own. Every time I try to discuss it with DH, he gives me that look.

 

[hockey mom]

My only suggestion would be to stick with Mk only on the Sunday. Mk in itself is an exhausting day and to hop over to Epcot might be a bit much. I do see that you are not doing Epcot at all during day light hours so it might be good to fill it in on your empty morning space.

 

[kilee]

I agree about giving MK a day for it's own. Even if they close early doing something else afterwards can be overwhelming-- particularly for "newbies". In the last 2 years I've "taken" 11 people on their first trips to the world. After taking the first 2 groups the thing I learned was-- too much too fast. When you go often or have a lot of trips under your belt you really forget some of the little things. They all agreed they'd rather see less things but really slow down to enjoy those that they were seeing. I was so bent on having them see as much as they possibly could. So, anyhow, I changed that pattern for the other newbies I took. I can honestly say they enjoyed their trips probably more so.

 

[Duckfan-in-Chicago]

Traveling with my DH, DS 7, DS just shy of 3 and first timers SIL, BIL and their DS 6.

Arriving late afternoon/evening on Saturday -- Plan to go to DTD for Dinner

Sunday - MK, all day, dinner at Crystal Palace
Evening take the monorail to EPCOT

Monday - Studios, all day

Tuesday - AK
Evening go to Beach Club for dinner at Cape May
Boat to EPCOT

Wednesday Leaving the morning open for some flexibility
Afternoon/Evening - MK
Boat to Wilderness Lodge for dinner at Whispering Canyon


The only thing I still need to know is when Spectomagic will be, hopefully there will be one on Sunday or Wednesday???? Do you see any major problems or corrections?? Since I am the only "planner" I have to try to figure this out on my own. Every time I try to discuss it with DH, he gives me that look.

I wouldn't count on Spectromagic on any of those days in Nov. In the past these would more likely be on Fri. and Sat. nights. I don't know if they do any fireworks/parade on the EMH night at MK, since I haven't been there for that.

The Dinner at CP then monorail to Epcot does seem a bit much, though. I would spend first full day at MK, get latest seating at CP. Spend Tues. at AK, don't go to Epcot in the evening. Do Epcot all day Wed. then you wouldn't need hoppers for everyone, and would have the same amonut of time in each park almost.

 

[babar41]

I agree with the other posters but would add with a 7, 6 and 3 year old you may want to consider taking a mid-afternoon break. Some "down" time would recharge everyones batteries making any evening activity happier.

 

[waltdisneyworlddreamer]

Thanks so much for the replies! I have had some second thoughts about trying to do too much in one day. I certainly don't want to push the kids too much then our trip would not be happy for anyone. I think I will definitely change to MK only on first day. THANKS!!