Do I need to rethink our touring strategy for June?

[KimR]

OK first off, I guess I better make it clear that we are not the 'norm', at least from what I gather from most of the posts here. We NEVER do EE (I'd love to but the rest of the family are late risers), we do not take mid-day breaks: it seems like a waste of time because the kids WILL NOT settle down for a nap, they have a pool AND a lake at home and can (and do) swim to their hearts content, and honestly, we'd much rather be in the parks (well, with the exception of DH who would much rather be on the golf course). It would drive me NUTS to go back to the resort when I know I could be enjoying the parks. We usually do break around 5:00 or so to go back to the resort to shower and change for dinner...I like to feel 'fresh' for dinner and it's the only conveneint time to bath the kids...mornings are too hectic trying to get out and they are too tired in the evenings. So...that's what we've done in the past and it works very well for us.

HOWEVER - We normally go in May when the crowds and more moderate. This year we are going late May/early June and from what I've been reading EE and afternoon breaks are a must...or are they? Is June doable without doing EE (e-night would definitely be a possibility if it is offered, though). We are accumstomed to eating later (around 7:00 or 7:30...6:30 ...thus we leave the parks around 4:30 or 5:00 to wash and prepare for dinner. We would get to the parks around 9:00 or 9:30, so that would give us 7 or 8 hous. Is this an unrealistic plan for June? I know many people go straight from the parks to dinner or just eat counter service....I've gotten funny looks when people hear we actually go back to the resort to wash and change for dinner....maybe that's something that's only realistic to do in off-season?

Kim

 

[SuzEm]

I'm going to be there same time, and previously was there in November and we didn't do EE. So I'll be interested in hearing the responses here. I am, however, planning this trip on doing two EE's at MK, along with afternoon break and a visit to Epcot later in the day. I'm not planning to do EE at MGM, since we probably won't be doing ToT, RNR or Star Tours, and I've got MGM scheduled on it's "slow" day. Same for AK, we're going on one of the "slow" days to avoid the worst of the crowds. If we find it doesn't work, we've got enough time that we can go back to either park on it's EE day.