Do these ride/LL+/EE schedules work? Would love suggestions!

[Disneymom1102]

Upcoming trip on a mild-moderate crowd level in May with my husband, 7 year old, and 2 year old. We've been many times but so much keeps changing! Do these schedules make sense? Am I choosing the right LL+? Would love any suggestions for this itinerary! Thanks in advance!!!

**Arrival/leaving times are pretty solid based on a few different reasons

MAGIC KINGDOM
7:00 Purchase ILL for 7 Dwarves 9:45-10:45 and LL+ for Haunted Mansion for 10:00-11:00
7:00 Breakfast buffet at our hotel (Dolphin) at Fresh Med Market
7:25 Leave hotel by car for MK, park at TTC, take ferry or monorail into MK
8:15 Get in line for EE in Tomorrowland
8:30 Early Entry
8:35 Peter Pan
8:50 Winnie the Pooh
9:15 Dumbo
9:30 Barnstormer
9:40 Little Mermaid
10:15 Half of our party will grab snack at Gaston while rest ride 7 Dwarves
10:40 Use first LL for Haunted Mansion, immediately after tapping, book next LL:
Option 1: Small World if I can get reservation and tap in before 11:00 and then book our first nighttime ride, Jungle Cruise; assume I need to try to book before the 11:00 opening for people to book their 2nd LL in order to get Jungle Cruise for desired time around 5-7.
Option 2: If we cannot get into Small World before 11:00, will book Jungle Cruise as LL and wait in line for Small World
11:00 Small World
11:30 Grab corn dogs at Sleepy Hollow
11:40 Grab some Dole Whip
12:00 Watch parade from near Country Bear Jamboree
12:20 Mobile Order Casey's Corner for the kids on our way out
AFTERNOON BREAK BACK AT HOTEL
1:00 Book LL+ for Pirates of Caribbean for evening
3:00 Grab any available LL+ to repeat a Fantasyland ride or ride in Tomorrowland
4:40 Return to park, grab snack from Main Street on way in
5;00 Grab additional LL+ to repeat a Fantasyland ride or ride in Tomorrowland
5:00-7:00 (Order depending on times we got LL+): Pirates of Caribbean, Jungle Cruise, Peoplemover in Tomorrowland and add in whatever else we can get back-to-back LL+ if we have time such as Buzz, Monsters Laugh Floor, Speedway, Aladdin, etc.
7:20 Reservation at Tony's Town Square
Shop and head out in advance of the fireworks show (too loud for my kids). When I've timed it well in the past, we've watched the fireworks from boat back to TCC.

ANIMAL KINGDOM
At 7:00 am, book Kilimanjaro Safaris LL+ for earliest possible time after we arrive and ILL for FOP around lunchtime or after
Arrive at around 9/9:15
9:30 Ride Safari
Immediately book LL+ for Navi (hopefully around lunch time-ish) after tapping into Safari
Walk around (shop/look at animals)
10:30 in line/11:00 Attend Lion King show
11:45 Avatar Land - quick service lunch, FOP ILL, Navi LL+
1:30 Dinoland (not including rides)
2:30 Head home
**Squeeze in Conservation Station when/if time

Thanks in advance for any help!!! Have a great day!

 

[thanxfornoticin]

It's very important to have a plan and a schedule in mind with Genie+ and ILL. I think your MK day might be a bit optimistic with the idea of PP, Pooh, Dumbo, Barnstormer, and LM in 90 minutes - but it's good to start with that and then adjust if the lines are long. But having laid out the attractions you'd like to do is good, and I bet you can do most of this! The one change I'd recommend - if you're driving from Dolphin to TTC and then on to the MK (with small kids), it's going to probably take more than 20 minutes to be standing in the EE line inside the MK. I'm thinking with driving, traffic, parking, getting to the monorail/ferry, through security, through the main gate, you're going to need 30-40 minutes from the resort, minimum. I think your AK day is much less hectic and very realistic! Enjoy your trip!

 

[TheSouthernBelle]

Upcoming trip on a mild-moderate crowd level in May with my husband, 7 year old, and 2 year old. We've been many times but so much keeps changing! Do these schedules make sense? Am I choosing the right LL+? Would love any suggestions for this itinerary! Thanks in advance!!!

**Arrival/leaving times are pretty solid based on a few different reasons

MAGIC KINGDOM
7:00 Purchase ILL for 7 Dwarves 9:45-10:45 and LL+ for Haunted Mansion for 10:00-11:00
7:00 Breakfast buffet at our hotel (Dolphin) at Fresh Med Market
7:25 Leave hotel by car for MK, park at TTC, take ferry or monorail into MK
8:15 Get in line for EE in Tomorrowland
8:30 Early Entry
8:35 Peter Pan
8:50 Winnie the Pooh
9:15 Dumbo
9:30 Barnstormer
9:40 Little Mermaid
10:15 Half of our party will grab snack at Gaston while rest ride 7 Dwarves
10:40 Use first LL for Haunted Mansion, immediately after tapping, book next LL:
Option 1: Small World if I can get reservation and tap in before 11:00 and then book our first nighttime ride, Jungle Cruise; assume I need to try to book before the 11:00 opening for people to book their 2nd LL in order to get Jungle Cruise for desired time around 5-7.
Option 2: If we cannot get into Small World before 11:00, will book Jungle Cruise as LL and wait in line for Small World
11:00 Small World
11:30 Grab corn dogs at Sleepy Hollow
11:40 Grab some Dole Whip
12:00 Watch parade from near Country Bear Jamboree
12:20 Mobile Order Casey's Corner for the kids on our way out
AFTERNOON BREAK BACK AT HOTEL
1:00 Book LL+ for Pirates of Caribbean for evening
3:00 Grab any available LL+ to repeat a Fantasyland ride or ride in Tomorrowland
4:40 Return to park, grab snack from Main Street on way in
5;00 Grab additional LL+ to repeat a Fantasyland ride or ride in Tomorrowland
5:00-7:00 (Order depending on times we got LL+): Pirates of Caribbean, Jungle Cruise, Peoplemover in Tomorrowland and add in whatever else we can get back-to-back LL+ if we have time such as Buzz, Monsters Laugh Floor, Speedway, Aladdin, etc.
7:20 Reservation at Tony's Town Square
Shop and head out in advance of the fireworks show (too loud for my kids). When I've timed it well in the past, we've watched the fireworks from boat back to TCC.

ANIMAL KINGDOM
At 7:00 am, book Kilimanjaro Safaris LL+ for earliest possible time after we arrive and ILL for FOP around lunchtime or after
Arrive at around 9/9:15
9:30 Ride Safari
Immediately book LL+ for Navi (hopefully around lunch time-ish) after tapping into Safari
Walk around (shop/look at animals)
10:30 in line/11:00 Attend Lion King show
11:45 Avatar Land - quick service lunch, FOP ILL, Navi LL+
1:30 Dinoland (not including rides)
2:30 Head home
**Squeeze in Conservation Station when/if time

Thanks in advance for any help!!! Have a great day!

We stayed at the Dolphin recently and the time it took us to monorail after arriving via bus was about 15 min and that's if we didn't wait too long. We've not driven to MK for ETPE at that time so maybe someone who's recently parked can chime in. While it sounds like you may have enough time, you just never know. Driving is a good idea since you at least won't be waiting on a bus. The Fuel grab and go inside Dolphin has good breakfast options and it's pretty quick too. The line may look long but it moves fast.

Getting through the parking booths, walking/tram to TTC, security at TTC, it could be 15 min or 25 min, you just never know. Not sure what time MK opens that day for ETPE but in our experience arriving at the posted ETPE opening time or even 15 min early, at MK puts you behind the crowds. We arrived at 7:45am the one day we did ETPE for an 8:30a park open for early entry and felt that we were still in the thick of it with crowds. We just knew that we didn't want to chance waiting around or dealing with a ton of crowds.

Also, your plan of getting Haunted mansion for 10-11am is also anyone's guess since you can't pick your G+ times, you may even see 10-11am when you select it but after booking you may get a different time all together. Whatever you pick, do try to keep the earliest times so you can stay ahead of the crowds selecting their G+. Jungle cruise, if not picked first, you will run the risk of not having any G+ times left unless you pick it first since it's high demand. I think if you keep some flexibility in your day, you'll have a great time. We found that we did bounce around a little in MK when we used G+, but it still made overall sense for our preferences.

AK is very laid back and I think you'll be fine. Safaris will be hard but Navi should be pretty easy.

 

[g-dad66]

I'm afraid those first 5 MK rides are going to take quite a bit longer than what you are hoping for. Peter Pan is always an issue. Today at 8:35 am, the wait time was showing as 60 minutes. You'll need to be line much earlier than 8:15 in order to get to Peter Pan soon enough to avoid a long wait and to stay ahead of the crowds for the next 4 attractions.

If you decide to skip Peter Pan, then you'll have no trouble breezing through the other 4 during the first hour.

You might think about getting Peter Pan at 11:00 as your second LL. Today at 11:00, PP LL time was 5:00.

 

[Disneymom1102]

I'm afraid those first 5 MK rides are going to take quite a bit longer than what you are hoping for. Peter Pan is always an issue. Today at 8:35 am, the wait time was showing as 60 minutes. You'll need to be line much earlier than 8:15 in order to get to Peter Pan soon enough to avoid a long wait and to stay ahead of the crowds for the next 4 attractions.

If you decide to skip Peter Pan, then you'll have no trouble breezing through the other 4 during the first hour.

You might think about getting Peter Pan at 11:00 as your second LL. Today at 11:00, PP LL time was 5:00.

Would this be a better alternative:

Book LL for stacking evening:
7:00 Jungle Cruise for evening
11:00 Peter Pan for evening
1:00 Haunted Mansion for evening
3:00 Pirates for evening
5:00 It's a Small World (if line was too long in morning)

EE rope drop at 8:30 (rough estimates of time)
8:30 Attempt PP but if wait is high, skip and book LL
8:50 Pooh
9: 15 Dumbo
9: 30 Barnstormer
9:45 Little Mermaid
10:05 Gaston for snack/7 Dwarves for adults
10:30 Small World
11:00 Hop on Haunted Mansion if wait not too long, if wait is long, book LL for evening
11:30 Sleepy Hollow for snack
11:50 Tomorrowland - Peoplemover and anything else we can jump on via standby if we have extra time esp. if didn't get to Haunted Mansion (i.e. Monsters Inc, Buzz, Speedway)
12:15 Casey's Corner for lunch to go (Mobile Order)
12:25 Watch parade
Leave park after parade
BREAK AT HOTEL
Evening starting at around 4:30 (times are more based around not being able to overlap than how long it will take)
4: 45 Jungle Cruise using LL (ideally 3:45-4:45 LL and we use at tail end and potentially into 15 min grace period)
5:20 Pirates using LL (ideally 4:45-5:45 LL)
(If extra time in the time around Adventureland/Liberty Square, will try to toss in Aladdin or Tiki Room if low wait times or go to Haunted Mansion early)
6:00 Haunted Mansion using LL if couldn't ride in morning (ideally 5:45-6:45 LL)
(If extra time, ride Fantasyland repeats if low waits)
6:40 Peter Pan using LL if couldn't ride in morning or repeat (ideally 6:45-7:45 LL and will go in using 5 min early grace period)
(If extra time, ride Fantasyland repeats if low standby waits or available back-to-back LL)
7:20 Reservation at Tony's Town Square

Is that more feasible/likely than the original plan based on availability of LL and chance of not getting to PP in time? I'm REALLY trying to avoid any waits more than 15-20 min max as my kids do not have the patience!

 

[TheSouthernBelle]

Would this be a better alternative:

Book LL for stacking evening:
7:00 Jungle Cruise for evening
11:00 Peter Pan for evening
1:00 Haunted Mansion for evening
3:00 Pirates for evening
5:00 It's a Small World (if line was too long in morning)

EE rope drop at 8:30
Attempt PP but if wait is high, skip and book LL
Pooh
Dumbo
Barnstormer
Little Mermaid
Gaston/7 Dwarves
Small World
Hop on Haunted Mansion if wait not too long, if wait is long, book LL for evening
Sleepy Hollow for snacks
Tomorrowland - Peoplemover and anything else we can jump on via standby if we have time (i.e. Monsters Inc, Buzz, Speedway)
Casey's Corner for lunch to go
Leave park after parade around 12:30

Evening starting at around 4:30:
Jungle Cruise using LL
Pirates using LL
(Aladdin if short standby)
Haunted Mansion using LL if couldn't ride in morning
Any extra Fantasyland repeats if low waits or available back-to-back LL
Peter Pan using LL if couldn't ride in morning or repeat
7:20 Reservation at Tony's Town Square

Is that more feasible/likely than the original plan based on availability of LL and chance of not getting to PP in time? I'm REALLY trying to avoid any waits more than 15-20 min max as my kids do not have the patience!

I know it's hard but try not to get to married to one idea since G+ is unpredictable. I think your plan is solid going for a G+ for Jungle Cruise first but you just don't know what sort of return times you will get for the rest of the day. I had a general idea of what we really wanted to do and built the day based on what we got at 7am and set my alarm for the next G+ selection times and left it at that. I feel like if you're somewhat adaptable, you'll be fine. Overall, I think it's a solid plan.