Critique my itinerary!

[ljca79]

Hi DIS!

We have 5-day WDW hoppers during a busy time at the parks. Children are 6 and ALMOST 4 (boys). This is our second trip. They are scared of PP and PotC, and would not like ToT or HM. We will have the TS/QS/Snack dining plan and are likely staying at POR or POFQ.

As set up now, I still have a ticket day left - we will use it either on the "day off" or on the day we leave - either way it will be a half-day use. Advice on that welcome - FP+ and a meal only day? Oh - and I want to add the Star Wars Dessert Party at DHS, too!

Thanks for any and all advice from you experienced WDW-goers!

MK (EMH day)

Dinner – Crystal Palace @ 6:10 p.m.

Seven Dwarfs Mine Train for older (FP – rider switch x 2)

Enchanted Tales with Belle (FP)

Barnstormer (FP)



AK (EMH day)

Festival of the Lion King (FP)

Kilimanjaro Safari (FP)

Finding Nemo (FP)

Dinner – Saana @ 5:35 p.m.

WISHES @ 8:35 at MK



“Day Off”

Hoop-De-Doo Musical Review at 6:15 p.m.



DHS a.m.

Lunch – Sci-Fi Dine-In @ 11:15 a.m.

Go straight to signup for JTA

Star Tours for older (FP) & Little Mermaid for younger (FP)

Honey I shrunk the Kid Movie Set

Toy Story Midway Mania (FP)

Great Movie Ride

Disney Junior Live on Stage

Indiana Jones (45 minutes)

Stunt Show (50 minutes)

Beauty and the Beast Live on Stage (45 minutes)



Epcot p.m.

Dinner at World Showcase

Test Track for older & Epcot Character Spot for younger

The Seas with Nemo & Friends

Turtle Talk with Crush

Journey Into Imagination with Figment

Mission Space for older & The Seas with Nemo and Friends for younger



MK

(DHS in the p.m. if still some rides/shows we want to do)

Dinner – Tony’s Town Square @ 5:30 p.m.

Big Thunder Mountain Railroad for older (FP) & Tom Sawyer Island (TDR)

Winnie the Pooh (FP)

Space Ranger Spin for younger (FP)

 

[pachuta24]

This looks great, well thought out and better than most I see. Take full advantage of rider switch where available, it takes only a few extra minutes and your older one can ride twice (once with each of you)....If you got 4 fasspasses for 7DMT, you could switch magicbands and actually ride 4 times (using rider switch with each 2 person trip).

 

[ljca79]

This looks great, well thought out and better than most I see. Take full advantage of rider switch where available, it takes only a few extra minutes and your older one can ride twice (once with each of you)....If you got 4 fasspasses for 7DMT, you could switch magicbands and actually ride 4 times (using rider switch with each 2 person trip).

Thanks (a lot)! We would only need 2 FP for 7DMT, right? One for me (older rides with me and then with DH), and one for DH (older rides with DH and then with me)? Do you recommend getting one for, say, 10:00 a.m. and another for 10:30 a.m.? Or just both for the same time?

 

[2manypets]

Everything looks great, nice and relaxing. The only change I can think of is on your DHS day. At 6 & 4, my children would not want to sit through a 45 minutes show, then straight to a 50 minute sit down, and then on to another 45 minutes of sitting. However, my children (girls) were a bit on the overactive side.

 

[KathyNY76]

At Epcot I think everyone would like Spaceship Earth and while it is FP worthy with waits nowadays, you should be able to ride standby later in the evening as you are exiting the park). And I think the 6 year old would love Character Spot, too. Also, it will be very hard (read impossible) to get a FP for TT in the evening, so I'm not sure how you plan to get on that? Too young for single rider.

And at MK, I'm sure the 6 y.o. would also love Buzz, so I'd plan taking both of them on that!

 

[ljca79]

Everything looks great, nice and relaxing. The only change I can think of is on your DHS day. At 6 & 4, my children would not want to sit through a 45 minutes show, then straight to a 50 minute sit down, and then on to another 45 minutes of sitting. However, my children (girls) were a bit on the overactive side.

Thanks - I do not have the items in chronological order necessarily - just a list of things we want to do those days. I am open to all such recommendations on timing - my active boys would not do well with that much sitting in a row either, so thanks for pointing that out!

 

[KathyNY76]

I edited my reply - you won't be able to get on TT in the evening without a FP. And you won't be able to get one if you are getting to the park in the afternoon.

 

[ljca79]

I edited my reply - you won't be able to get on TT in the evening without a FP. And you won't be able to get one if you are getting to the park in the afternoon.

Hmmmm...and I cannot do FP+ at one park and hop to another with a FP, correct? All 3 have to be at the same park?

 

[gap2368]

Hmmmm...and I cannot do FP+ at one park and hop to another with a FP, correct? All 3 have to be at the same park?

yes all 3 have to be at the same park I would do your FP for EPCOT for the after noon and leave animal kingdom as a no FP park I do not think you will need FP if you go early in the morning. The lines should not be that long do the safari first thing the other 2 are shows ( or maybe Everst for the adults there is a single rider line that really dose not take that long) so I do not think it really matter much on where you sit ( unless you get front row and even with a FP this may not happen) ( maybe 30 to 45 minutes ) compared to 60 to 90 minute for TT ( I would get your first FP for EPCOT for around 3 maybe charter spot ( something if you missed would not be that big of a deal) then TT then maybe space ship earth

 

[ljca79]

yes all 3 have to be at the same park I would do your FP for EPCOT for the after noon and leave animal kingdom as a no FP park I do not think you will need FP if you go early in the morning. The lines should not be that long do the safari first thing the other 2 are shows ( or maybe Everst for the adults there is a single rider line that really dose not take that long) so I do not think it really matter much on where you sit ( unless you get front row and even with a FP this may not happen) ( maybe 30 to 45 minutes ) compared to 60 to 90 minute for TT ( I would get your first FP for EPCOT for around 3 maybe charter spot ( something if you missed would not be that big of a deal) then TT then maybe space ship earth

...except I have wishes scheduled (with dessert party) on the AK day. Epcot was sharing a day with DHS and, since we are doing JTA, I am not sure we can get away at DHS without FP (at least for the TS ride). Plus, I have Saana scheduled for dinner on AK day. (We regretted only having a half day at AK last time around.)

 

[gap2368]

your right not sure why I saw you were doing AK then EPCOT well then I would just keep an eye on the return time for TT and when it get low then go what time of the year are you going

or can you change your wishes and EPCOT days I think some times you can change things like that