Can you please rate my Labor Day Weekend Plan?

[Mouse Skywalker]

Greetings Everyone: I've been planning my trip to WDW, and I'd love to get input from everyone. I'm a little concerned about the heat and crowds during Labor Day weekend, but that's when we're able to go. We have a family of 4 including me, DW, DD7, DD4. My DW is very sensitive to heat - so I bought a mistymate fan for her. I hope it works because it is expensive. Thanks for your help.

Thursday, September 1st arrival ~ 3:00p
Magical Express from airport to Fort Wilderness check in
Go swimming - bring suits in carry-on
Take a ride on the monorail to soak up Disney atmosphere
8:00pm: Dinner - Spirit of Aloha Show @ Polynesian Resort

Friday, September 2nd Magic Kingdom Day
Breakfast - in room
Extra Magic Hour Morning Day (go to FantasyLand first)
Park Hours are 8am - 8:30pm including EMH
7:55am - Magic Kingdom Welcome Character Greeting - train station
Lunch - counter service try restaurants below
Frontierland - Pecos Bill Café - Frontierland (good burgers)
Tomorrowland - Cosmic Ray's Starlight Café
Take break in afternoon and come back for parade!
3:00pm Share a Dream Come True Parade
5:35pm: Dinner - Cinderella's Royal Table
8:30pm Disney Wishes Fireworks

Saturday, September 3rd EPCOT Day
8:40am: Breakfast - Akershus Princess Storybook Breakfast
Park Hours are 9am - 9pm
Lunch - counter service try restaurants below
Mexico - Cantina de San Angel
Morocco - Tangierine Café
Take break in afternoon and come back for Illuminations
Or hang out at Fort Wilderness and see the 8pm Chip and Dale campfire, movie (Beauty and the Beast), and/or Electric Water Parade (9:45p)
Dinner - no plans for flexibility
9:00pm Illuminations Fireworks

Sunday, September 4th Animal Kingdom Morning
Animal Kingdom 9:00am -5:00pm
Breakfast - in room
8:45am - The Adventure Begins Character Greeting - park entrance
Lunch - counter service try restaurants below
Africa - Tusker House
Flame Tree BBQ

Sunday, September 4th Disney-MGM Studios Evening
Extra Magic Hour Evening MGM (3 extra hours)
Disney MGM 9:00am -11:30pm (w/ EMH)
4:00pm: Fantasmic Dinner Package- Hollywood & Vine
5:00pm Stars and Motor Cars Parade
8:30pm Fantasmic Fireworks

Monday, September 5th
Check out and depart

 

[Letsbgoofy]

The only suggestion I would make it to go the the AK rather than Epcot Sat. am for EMH. It always seems to be the hottest park, and if your daughter is sensitive to the heat, you might do better starting the day early.

At this point, you may not be able to switch your Epcot breakfast though...

 

[Mouse Skywalker]

Thanks for the suggestion about switching my AK and EPCOT days. I checked and the EPCOT princess breakfast closes on September 4th. Saturday September 3rd is the last day for this restaurant and it will close for refurbishing.

 

[disnut8]

If your wife is sensitive to the heat, here's a suggestion that keeps me cool. Take a washcloth in a small Ziploc bag. She can use that in the bathrooms to wet the cloth down and wash off. It really is a life saver for me. Plop the wet cloth back into the Ziploc and it's good to go for the next time she needs it. I've often been commented to about women wanting to do the same thing.

Also, if you can, take an extra shirt and socks. We do that all the time and it's a great way to feel refreshed. Just take a big Ziplocs for the stinkies.

 

[Mouse Skywalker]

Those are both excellent suggestions! Thanks alot. My wife is extremely sensitive to the heat, and I think she is particularly concerned about it and the crowds. We're keeping our fingers crossed neither is too bad.

 

[disnut8]

Well, Mouse Skywalker, we'll be down there with you that weekend. We went last year and it wasn't that bad at all. It was hotter than usual, though. Glad the suggestions helped out. Also realize that you can refill that Misty Mate up from the many water fountains around Disney World. We always take an empty water bottle with us and use that to maintain the fluids during the day. I think my husband sweats when he sits up so we're well versed in keeping cool.