Critique my plans please

[Wendydagny]

We are visiting the Poly from 3/24-4/2. It will be myself, my two teenage daughters (15 and 16), and my 9 year old who is medically fragile. We have all been to Disney before, and we will be back, so this trip is not one where we have this need to stay in the parks for 18 hours straight seeing every single attraction. My big girls really care about lots of visits to the world showcase and having a "fancy" dinner every night. My little girl loves characters and shows. We tend to visit one park in the morning, take a break, and then hit another in the evening. I'm struggling with where to make FP on several days. My youngest will have the disability pass. Our FP window opens in a few days.

3/24:
7 pm arrive MCO
9:15 Ohana dinner

3/25:
7:30 am Ohana breakfast
AK in the morning/early afternoon
Lunch TBD
7:15 pm California Grill (Wishes at 9)
MK after dinner (maybe just for the big girls)

3/26:
7:30 am Kona
HS in the morning focusing on rides (FP here)
Hop to Epcot after FP and snack in WS and F&G booths
6:30 pm Yachtsman

3/27 (Easter):
Rope drop MK (assuming early open)
12:35 pm brunch California Grill
Epcot in the afternoon/evening
7:30 pm Monsieur Paul

3/28:
Epcot AM
12:00 pm Teppan Edo
6:45 pm Citricos
MK after dinner (FP here)

3/29:
Rope drop MK (late morning FP here)
Lunch at either the Wave or Kona?
7:00 pm Bluezoo
EMH at Epcot (I told you they love it!)

3/30:
HS focusing on shows
12:00 Mama Melrose
7:20 Narcoosee's
EMH at MK after dinner

3/31:
10:35 brunch Crystal Palace
FP in MK after brunch
6:00 pm Cirque de Soleil
8:15 pm Morimoto Asia

4/1:
Rope drop MK EMH
Lunch at either the Wave or Kona
Late arrival at AK to just see Nemo and Lion King
8:15 Jiko

4/2:
Late morning to Epcot
1 pm Le Cellier
FP after lunch
Catch DME around 7:45 pm for 10:45 pm flight

Would you make any changes? Where would you make FP on the days I don't have them indicated?

Thanks!

 

[connie1042]

That a lot of eating and switching parks.

 

[senadler]

I think we plan our trips in a similar way. Some park time early, a break, and somewhere in the evening. The dining is a big part of our trip as well, so I think your plans overall are good. The one suggestion I would have is to plan rest day somewhere in the middle. Especially the older kids start to get burned out on the parks and want a hang around the resort day. With all the dining options in the MK resort area, I think you can plan a great day without park time. Our trips our usually shorter, but even then, by the last day they are done with the parks.

 

[Wendydagny]

I think we plan our trips in a similar way. Some park time early, a break, and somewhere in the evening. The dining is a big part of our trip as well, so I think your plans overall are good. The one suggestion I would have is to plan rest day somewhere in the middle. Especially the older kids start to get burned out on the parks and want a hang around the resort day. With all the dining options in the MK resort area, I think you can plan a great day without park time. Our trips our usually shorter, but even then, by the last day they are done with the parks.

Agree! My plan is to let them skip a morning or two if they don't feel like getting up. I want to have every day vaguely planned and then figure out what we are dropping by ear, vs. having no plan and then having them want to go out. Even so, we should be back in the room every afternoon from 1:30/2- dinner. My younger daughter can't handle the heat, and this should give them some good pool time!

 

[senadler]

We did this with the teenagers in our group last trip and it worked very well. If they wanted to come with us for the morning plans they did, if not, they slept in and met us later in the morning.