Hi Miriam ~ CONGRATS!
FIREWORKS:
Fireworks/Night Shows are AWESOME! Especially for your kids ages! Of the four theme parks, three have evening fireworks/show. Animal Kingdom does not have any night time stuff...just a 4pm cutesy parade.
Disney Studios/MGM ~ has FANTASMIC! PLEASE SEE IT!!!!!!!! It's not a fireworks show....but it's definately an awesome show to see! If you are going on an Extra Magic Hours [EMH] evening, consider getting a seat very early. Times vary...but it's usually around 8:30pm. All seat are pretty good.
EPCOT ~ has ILLUMINATIONS! It's at 9pm. It's fireworks, music, water, lasers, fire....ABSOLUTELY Must see! Anywhere around the lagoon is a good spot. We've seen Illuminations from just about everywhere. Since we aren't ones to steak out a spot early, we tend of stand back a little and ENJOY!
Magic Kingdom!!!!!!! SpectroMagic Parade and WISHES Fireworks show! Spectro is a MUST MUST MUST see. We walked into MK 20 minutes before the parade and just sat down on the sidewalk in the Town Square. It's a great spot. Over near Peco's Bill's is good too. Not very crowded. We've also stood outside the Christmas Shoppe...that was nice a quiet too. My fav spot to see WISHES is on Main Street near the Tomorrowland bridge. We usually get a nice spot on the sidewalk.
Last year we didn't want to use a park ticket for our first day in Florida, so we drove to POLY, grabbed a bite to eat and sat on the POLY beach and watched WISHES in comfy lounge chairs. You can also ride around on the monorails without using a park ticket!
EATS:
Disney is VERY generous with portions....counter service does it for us....plus a couple sit-downs. We like character meals too! Cinderella's Royal Table in the castle is lovely, but pricy. You'd REALLY have to WANT to do it to make it worth while. Go to
www.allearsnet.com for menu's and pick a few restaurants that look good to you. We also do the grocery thing because we get fed up eating in restaurants.
TIPS
* ENJOY the little things and don't worry if you don't see and do EVERYTHING! I've been to WDW alot and still didn't meet Mickey or ride Space Mtn until I my 4th trip. Live in the moment!
* Autograph books. If your girls like meeting characters, buy them each an autograph book ~ take four steps in any direction and you'll trip over them ~ you can buy them EVERYWHERE! Have the character sign on the right page and leave the left page blank. Take a picture of the character signing the book with your girls and then when the pictures are printed, you can put them on the left side of the page, beside the autograph. It's the PERFECT photo/autograph album.
* GO EARLY! Did I mention you should GO EARLY! Get to the parks before the open. It's a special time of day and you'll do and see tons!
Enjoy! Have a great time! Sandra
but very overwhelmed at ALL there is to know....
