Doing To Much For Such A Short Time

[meandthree]

Hi All,
This is my first time to post but have been reading for quite some time. We are leaving for Disney on the 9th of March and arrive at 12:30 p.m. We are planning on Dinner at Crystal Palace on the 9th and then the EMH at the Magic Kingdom. We have reservations the next morning the 10th at CRT and then are planning to hop to MGM and later Epcot for EMH. This is where the real question lies. I was thinking of taking the kids back to MK the morning of the 11th for Morning EMH and then breakfast at Chef Mickey at 10:30 followed by hopping to Animal Kingdom and then back to Polynesian for dinner at 5:30. We don't leave until late on the 11th and I was planning to do Animal Kingdom EMH and then Breafastsaurus at 10:30. Due to the fact that we are staying at the Boardwalk Villas I was wondering if you think we will be wasting a lot of time by going back to MK so many times.

Also, have I over done it with the character theme? My kids are 7, 9 and 16 and since it is our first time at Disney I am afraid that I am trying to fit to many "character" interactions into our first visit.

Help! I am a little confused and would love any input I could get.

 

[Joan S.]

HI, I think you have too many character meals planned. If you only have 21/2 days and want to see all 4 parks, you need to limit the amount of time you will spend on WDW transportation.The 9th sounds good and if you HAVE to do CRT on the 10th get to the MK before opening time and you will have about 45 min. for rides before breakfast.But it will take time(about 1 hour or more) to switch to MGM.Epcot is then a boat ride away but again 30-45 min.And on the 11th you can decide if you want more time at the MK or go to just the AK,this you can decide on the 11th if you like.The characters are some of the same at each breakfast.You will still have the same transportation time issues.Remember that you have waiting in lines and some rides have pre-shows so everything takes longer than you may think! But that is all the more reason to start planning your next trip to do the things you did not get to do! Have FUN!! Joan