Dining with an 8 year old and 2 1/2 year old

[lisateaches]

How do my dining plans look for my DH, DD 8 and DD 2 1/2
CP- 8:20 a.m or 10:20 a.m.???::
Next day- LTT- 1:20
Day 3- AH- 9:50
same day Teppan Edo- 4:20
Last day Garden Grill - 5:20

 

[pixarmom]

Hi lisateaches!

We have a similar age difference between our middle and youngest son, and I think you've made some great choices!

I'd take the earliest CP ADR you can get, so that you can enjoy the less-crowded early morning time at MK. So I'd definitely go with 8:20am.

Our boys all love LTT for lunch! If your kids are used to eating after 1pm, sounds great. For our boys, we usually have ADRs at 11:30 or noon because that's when they usually eat at home.

I wasn't sure about AH, but is that Akershus for breakfast? Again, if you could get earlier in the day, you could eat before the park opens and take advantage of the less crowded morning hours at Epcot. But if your kids are used to a later breakfast and you hit some of the more popular Epcot rides immediately after a 9am opening, that would work.

We haven't been to Teppan Edo, but we have friends who absolutely love it! If you're trying to balance out the morning breakfast at Akershus, that would work.

Garden Grill is our boys' favorite restaurant and our arrival night tradition! It's great for all ages, and a really festive way to end your trip. I think the 5:20pm time would work well for a toddler/pre-schooler. We try to make ADRs at 5:30 or 6pm so that our youngest doesn't get too crabby at dinner.

Hope you have a great trip!!

 

[lisateaches]

I guess AH is Akerhaus I'm new here so I thought those were the logical letters.I didn't worry if our times were off our regular dining times as I figured everything would be off schedule. My toddler actually works better with a later dinner, but the older one needs an earlier one. Dinner time is fun with DD2!!! I figure the DD8 will be snacking some
Also, Thanks for the tip about CP. We will def. keep the earlier time.
As far a an early Akerhaus- the later one will probably work for us because my kiddos are use to small breakfasts so we'll probably eat a small cereal bar or fruit earlier and consider the breakfast our lunch as well. They can have a snack in the early afternoon if need be.
Thanks!

 

[JEThompson99]

Your plan looks good to me. I agree about going to CP as early as you can.

 

[lisateaches]

Thanks!