Critique my touring plan :)

[nikkispurrell]

I have a 1 year old and 3 year old. Please critique my plan I also need to drop a dining reservation. Help me decide! We are on the Disney Dining Plan and plan on taking most afternoons off

Saturday
MK
-FP@9,11,12 in fantasyland
-BOG ADR breakfast 10am
-resort@12:30pm
-Disney Springs for 6pm TREX ADR

Sunday
AK
-FP@9,10,11
-Tusker House ROL ADR Lunch@11:35am
-resort@12:30pm
-Leave resort@6pm for QS@Flame tree and ROL (if kids are up to it)

Monday
-MK
-CRT ADR@6pm
-FP@7,8,9pm in tomorrowland
-Fireworks@10pm

Tuesday
-HS
-FP@9,10,11:30am
-Fantasmic ADR H&V breakfast@10:30am
-resort@12pm
-Leave resort@6:00pm for QS@
Backlot Express (edited from Starring Rolls since it isn't open and Fantasmic (if kids are up to it

Wednesday
MK
-FP@9,10,11:30am in adventureland
-CP ADR@10:30am
-resort@12pm
- ADR Supper@Sanaa@6pm (can I walk from the bus at AK? Might cancel this one).

Thursday
EPCOT
-FP@9,10,11am
-QSLes Halles
-resort@12pm
-return for ADR@Garden Grill and Illuminations at 6pm

Thanks in advance

 

[DisTXMom]

Are you going during a busy time? That's a consideration in your strategy. If you are at the parks when they open, you may not need fast passes as early as 9 (unless the parks open at 8). Also, you generally don't need to have all of your fast passes in one land at MK. I understand not wanting to criss-cross in the parks, but you could have FP's in multiple lands without having to walk all over the place. Have you read up on priority fast passes to determine which ones you want? Touring Plans has some good lists to get you started, as do the park strategy boards. Consider if favorites will be repeated in your FP selection, as many rides for your age group may not have long standby and others will (Peter pan, 7DMT). You've got some great family-friendly meals planned

 

[BaseballMoM2007]

I think you have great meal choices planned but the meals at 10 and 1030 are right in the middle of prime touring times. With 2 small kids can you do your meals at 8 for pre park opening or 12 so you are ready to start touring with low crowds at 9. Its a bummer to tour for 45 minutes then have to go check in for a reservation. We do similar plans with Rope drop touring and then leave after we eat lunch. You are scheduling 3- 3.5 hours in the park and will spend 1-1.5 of that in a restaurant. I'm a big fan of PPO Breakfast's but I know they are not for everyone.

 

[nikkispurrell]

Are you going during a busy time? That's a consideration in your strategy. If you are at the parks when they open, you may not need fast passes as early as 9 (unless the parks open at 8). Also, you generally don't need to have all of your fast passes in one land at MK. I understand not wanting to criss-cross in the parks, but you could have FP's in multiple lands without having to walk all over the place. Have you read up on priority fast passes to determine which ones you want? Touring Plans has some good lists to get you started, as do the park strategy boards. Consider if favorites will be repeated in your FP selection, as many rides for your age group may not have long standby and others will (Peter pan, 7DMT). You've got some great family-friendly meals planned

Thanks for your advice We are going over Easter so really busy!

 

[nikkispurrell]

I think you have great meal choices planned but the meals at 10 and 1030 are right in the middle of prime touring times. With 2 small kids can you do your meals at 8 for pre park opening or 12 so you are ready to start touring with low crowds at 9. Its a bummer to tour for 45 minutes then have to go check in for a reservation. We do similar plans with Rope drop touring and then leave after we eat lunch. You are scheduling 3- 3.5 hours in the park and will spend 1-1.5 of that in a restaurant. I'm a big fan of PPO Breakfast's but I know they are not for everyone.

Thanks for your response! I tried for PPO breakfast but they were gone We are going over Easter so MK is opening at 8am. Would you still advise switching to lunch? Our breakfast at HS is a day the park opens at 9 though. I could probably change that pretty easily My reasoning was to keep our meals as far apart as possible while not having our dinner too late.

Having kids really complicates Disney! LOL!

 

[blemon]

I think this is smart. Just doing one area at a time and leaving lots of time to rest. You might not need the FP but if you are spending all day in the parks because of naptime, then why stand in line if you don't have to.

 

[nikkispurrell]

Thanks for your advice We are going over Easter so really busy!

Also I'm thinking the parks may change their hours and open even earlier since it's over Easter but who knows I did plan my FPs based on touring plans. We have Peter Pan, under the sea, enchanted tales, 7 dwarfs, buzz light year, Winnie the Pooh, pirates, jungle cruise and haunted mansion.

My mother is coming so DH and I are going back one evening for EMH's at MK for splash/space/thunder mountain Yay!

 

[Pkltm]

I have a 1 year old and 3 year old. Please critique my plan I also need to drop a dining reservation. Help me decide! We are on the Disney Dining Plan and plan on taking most afternoons off

Saturday
MK
-FP@9,11,12 in fantasyland
-BOG ADR breakfast 10am
-resort@12:30pm
-Disney Springs for 6pm TREX ADR

Sunday
AK
-FP@9,10,11
-Tusker House ROL ADR Lunch@11:35am
-resort@12:30pm
-Leave resort@6pm for QS@Flame tree and ROL (if kids are up to it)

Monday
-MK
-CRT ADR@6pm
-FP@7,8,9pm in tomorrowland
-Fireworks@10pm

Tuesday
-HS
-FP@9,10,11:30am
-Fantasmic ADR H&V breakfast@10:30am
-resort@12pm
-Leave resort@6:00pm for QS@starring rolls and Fantasmic (if kids are up to it

Wednesday
MK
-FP@9,10,11:30am in adventureland
-CP ADR@10:30am
-resort@12pm
- ADR Supper@Sanaa@6pm (can I walk from the bus at AK? Might cancel this one).

Thursday
EPCOT
-FP@9,10,11am
-QSLes Halles
-resort@12pm
-return for ADR@Garden Grill and Illuminations at 6pm

Thanks in advance

Starring Rolls is closed as a heads up.

You cannot walk from AK park to AKL, you will have to transfer busses.

 

[siskaren]

You cannot walk from AK park to AKL, you will have to transfer busses.

There's a direct bus from AK to AKL.

 

[Pkltm]

There's a direct bus from AK to AKL.

Yes there is but the OP asked if they could walk from AK, I was saying they would have to transfer. Their resort to AK to AKL

 

[BaseballMoM2007]

Thanks for your response! I tried for PPO breakfast but they were gone We are going over Easter so MK is opening at 8am. Would you still advise switching to lunch? Our breakfast at HS is a day the park opens at 9 though. I could probably change that pretty easily My reasoning was to keep our meals as far apart as possible while not having our dinner too late.

Having kids really complicates Disney! LOL!

If it is 8am openings I think you will be good like you are. That gives you 2 hours of touring so you will be ready for the break..

 

[nikkispurrell]

Starring Rolls is closed as a heads up.

You cannot walk from AK park to AKL, you will have to transfer busses.

Thanks! Switching to backlot express and cancelling Sanaa