First trip to WDW -- Help a Dis-er out?

[kangamama]

Hello! I'm a frequent visitor to DLR in CA, but I've never been to WDW. My family is planning our first trip for spring break 2016 (yes, I know it is going to be super busy!). We've got plenty of time to plan the details, but we are trying to set forth a general schedule of sorts. Here's what we've got so far:

six day hoppers
reservations at CBR
Plans to make ADRs for dinners at:

• hollywood brown derby for easter dinner on Sunday
• Be Our Guest
• Hoop Dee Doo Revue
• Spirit of Aloha Dinner Show
• Coral Reef
• Tony's Town Square
• T-Rex

We are also planning to do the Ohana character breakfast so that DS4 can meet Stitch

We arrive on a saturday evening, so our first full day will be easter sunday. our flights out the following saturday are in the early evening.

Being a Disneyland regular, I'm not really used to having to plan things out so carefully, but it looks like things at WDW are really spread out. So my questions:

• how should we spread our time out between the parks? We are traveling with three generations, ages 4 - 75. We want to have some pool time, for sure.
• Also it is my parents in law's 50th wedding anniversary and we would like to plan some kind of magical surprise for them while we are there.
• Are the fireworks cruises worth the money?
• how much time should we budget to get from place to place?
• is it a bad idea to plan to have dinner in a park that we aren't visiting that day?
• how realistic is it for us to plan to take mid-day breaks at the resort? I'm used to being able to walk to my hotel in 15 minutes tops. I'm imagining that this is going to be much different at WDW.
• Are there any Catholic services for Easter on property (or a short cab ride away)? We won't have a car and my in laws will want to attend mass Easter Sunday.
• during spring break are there fireworks everynight at both Epcot and MK? Or do we need to plan around that schedule?
• what are the typical park hours during spring break?
• how hard is it to take strollers on the busses? I imagine we have to fold them?
• which days are EMH at which parks?

That's all for now. I'm sure I'll have more, soon, though! Thanks in advance!

 

[Mouse of Mystery]

Lots of questions, but I'll tackle a few:

* Are you sold on Tony's Town Square restaurant? I've never had a meal there that I'd consider to be good. It gets lots of bad reviews as well.
* With 6 days and a desire for pool time, I'd suggest no less than 2 at MK, 1 each at EPCOT, HS, and a half day at AK. That gives you a day and a half for pool time (and rest) but you'll still have to be at peace with the fact that you won't be able to do everything.
* For Anniversaries, there are gift baskets that can be delivered to the room, buttons to wear in-park for the couple, and I'd think about one of the highly rated EPCOT or resort restaurants for dinner.
* Budget an hour to get from place to place. It may take less, but it will rarely take more. With your limited time, I'd suggest refraining from lots of park-hopping as you'll lose in-park time. If you're staying in an MK-area or EPCOT-area resort then it might be easier to hop.
* Mid-day breaks are good if you want to keep everyone as fresh as possible. Just be sure to hit the RDs.
* Strollers should be no problem on buses. They may ask you to fold it, if possible, given how busy it is likely to be when you are there.
* There should be fireworks shows at EPCOT and MK each night.
* Check a crowd calendar for EMH times, but the general consensus is to avoid parks on those days, unless you plan on doing RD and then leaving that park when it begins to get busy. Not sure the times are posted that far out though.

Just be aware -- and it sounds like you are -- that it's a good idea to plan out parks/FP+/ADR as soon as possible.

 

[Mr & Mrs DD]

*Anniversary - You could also do a horse & buggy ride. We did it last year. It is available at Port Orleans Riverside resort. I think it's available at one of the other resorts as well.

 

[ArwenMarie]

I believe they have Mass at the Contemporary on Easter Sunday...this is the info from last year from this website, but you will want to double check this as you get closer. http://www.wdwinfo.com/holidays/easter.htm

Walt Disney World will be celebrating Easter with religious services on Sunday April 5, 2015 at the Contemporary Resort in the Fantasia Ballroom.
The schedule for services will be:

Catholic Mass – 8 am and 10:15 am
Protestant Service – 9 am

WDW strongly recommends to resort guests staying at a monorail resort to use the monorail or watercraft to the Contemporary. All other resort guests should use WDW resort transportation to MK and then transfer to a shuttle bus which will take you to the Contemporary. The Contemporary, Polynesian, Grand Floridian parking lots will be operating with parking restrictions.


Offsite, Mary Queen of the Universe Basilica is the main "tourist" church in Orlando, so that may be worth taking a cab to. It's beautiful, so worth a visit regardless. However, the traffic can get very bad in that area so beware, especially on Easter Sunday. There is also a Catholic Church in Celebration that might be a good option via cab from CBR.

 

[GeorgiaHoo]

Hello! I'm a frequent visitor to DLR in CA, but I've never been to WDW. My family is planning our first trip for spring break 2016 (yes, I know it is going to be super busy!). We've got plenty of time to plan the details, but we are trying to set forth a general schedule of sorts. Here's what we've got so far:

six day hoppers
reservations at CBR
Plans to make ADRs for dinners at:

• hollywood brown derby for easter dinner on Sunday
• Be Our Guest
• Hoop Dee Doo Revue
• Spirit of Aloha Dinner Show
• Coral Reef
• Tony's Town Square
• T-Rex

We are also planning to do the Ohana character breakfast so that DS4 can meet Stitch

We arrive on a saturday evening, so our first full day will be easter sunday. our flights out the following saturday are in the early evening.

Being a Disneyland regular, I'm not really used to having to plan things out so carefully, but it looks like things at WDW are really spread out. So my questions:

• how should we spread our time out between the parks? We are traveling with three generations, ages 4 - 75. We want to have some pool time, for sure. Two days at Magic Kingdom, perhaps another half day as well, 1 day at Epcot, 1 day at Hollywood Studios (perhaps a 1/2 day though), and 1 day at Animal Kingdom. There is more to do at Animal Kingdom than at Hollywood Studios, and arguably more than there is at Epcot. We arrive at the park for rope drop (including morning EMH), stay until lunch time, then go take a pool/rest break, have an early dinner and then head back to a park in the evening.
• Also it is my parents in law's 50th wedding anniversary and we would like to plan some kind of magical surprise for them while we are there.
• Are the fireworks cruises worth the money? Never been
• how much time should we budget to get from place to place? If taking the Disney buses then probably an hour since you may have to wait for a bus and it may have stops before you get to your destination. We generally take a cab in the mornings so that we don't have to wait and get to our destination quicker. Less of a rush when we are returning to the resort so more likely to take the bus.
• is it a bad idea to plan to have dinner in a park that we aren't visiting that day? Not necessarily. We have dinner reservations for our upcoming trip at Boma (Animal Kingdom Lodge) on a day when we'll be at Magic Kingdom and at several Epcot restaurants on days when we'll be at other parks. That said, we are staying at Yacht Club so Epcot is a short walk. As I mentioned, we'll usually go back to the resort for a pool break then head to the restaurant from there for dinner.
• how realistic is it for us to plan to take mid-day breaks at the resort? I'm used to being able to walk to my hotel in 15 minutes tops. I'm imagining that this is going to be much different at WDW. I would plan on it. 12+ hours at the park is a lot. If you are using Disney buses exclusively then it is time-consuming but more relaxing for us.
• Are there any Catholic services for Easter on property (or a short cab ride away)? We won't have a car and my in laws will want to attend mass Easter Sunday.
• during spring break are there fireworks everynight at both Epcot and MK? Or do we need to plan around that schedule?
• what are the typical park hours during spring break? Take a look at the crowd calendar here for this past spring - the park hours should generally be the same this coming spring. http://www.easywdw.com/category/calendar/04-april-2015-crowd-calendar/
• how hard is it to take strollers on the busses? I imagine we have to fold them?
• which days are EMH at which parks? Varies. Again, the crowd calendar linked above will give you a sense. We like to take advantage or morning EMH since the park is rarely crowded and then hop to a different park later in the day.

That's all for now. I'm sure I'll have more, soon, though! Thanks in advance!

 

[Hootch]

For an idea on what hours will look like, this link has March hours from last year. This includes EMH. It is informative. DW changes days for EMH every so often.

http://www.wdwinfo.com/wdwinfo/hours/march15.cfm

We almost always take a midday break. Being at rope drop each morning will save you a lot of wait time. We often head back to the resort around noon or 1:00 PM and return 4-5 PM. At that time of year it could be hot, mild or cold.

You can have things delivered for the anniversary couple or maybe have a nice dinner. Epcot has several places that are nice. Artist Point and Citricos are two that would seem to work.

Expect and hour of travel time and you should be easily covered. We probably average more like 30 minutes for moving between places. Fortunately, DW added park to park buses a few years ago. That has simplified park hopping.

Many people head to CRT or one of the Epcot pavilions for dinner from another park. Just plan your timing for getting there.

A couple of posts that may be helpful:

First a post by HydroGuy. I used his posts to help me plan a DL trip a couple of years ago. This post is geared for the DL person planning for WDW. He has other helpful posts.

http://www.disboards.com/threads/an-introduction-to-wdw-for-dlr-vets.1332683/#post-16541636

Second a primer on FP+. The first two posts are helpful in planning.

http://www.disboards.com/threads/fa...ed-priorities-and-strategies-part-ii.3326057/

 

[glassslippergirl]

1.how should we spread our time out between the parks? We are traveling with three generations, ages 4 - 75. We want to have some pool time, for sure.
2. Also it is my parents in law's 50th wedding anniversary and we would like to plan some kind of magical surprise for them while we are there
3. Are the fireworks cruises worth the money.
4. how much time should we budget to get from place to place?
5. is it a bad idea to plan to have dinner in a park that we aren't visiting that day?
6.how realistic is it for us to plan to take mid-day breaks at the resort? I'm used to being able to walk to my hotel in 15 minutes tops. I'm imagining that this is going to be much different at WDW.
7. Are there any Catholic services for Easter on property (or a short cab ride away)? We won't have a car and my in laws will want to attend mass Easter Sunday.
8. during spring break are there fireworks everynight at both Epcot and MK? Or do we need to plan around that schedule?
9. what are the typical park hours during spring break?
10. how hard is it to take strollers on the busses? I imagine we have to fold them?
11. which days are EMH at which parks?
That's all for now. I'm sure I'll have more, soon, though! Thanks in advance!

1. Plan at least two MK days. Then, I would allot a full day for each of the other parks. If AK hasn't started it's nighttime show by spring 2016, it will continue to close early, so you would have a free evening there to hop to another park, visit DTD, or go to the pool. Most rides at DHS can be accomplished in a few hours, but I'd recommend going back for the evening show. That leaves you an extra day to dedicate to a favorite park or split up hitting things you missed and revisiting favorites.
2. Hoop-de-doo makes a big deal out of celebrations. Make sure to mention the anniversary on your ADR, when you arrive, and to your server.
3. Never been. They seem awesome.
4. Disney bus service is slow and unpredictable. We always drive. I'd budget an hour to get place to place, especially if an ADR or FP requires you to be there by a certain time. If you get there early, there's always something cool to do.
5. I think so. Transportation time can be a real killer. If you want to go from MK to Chef Mickey at the Contemporary for dinner, that's okay time wise, but to go all the way to DHS or AK just to eat seems wasteful. With hoppers, however, you could go to one park in the morning, take a break, and go to a different park in the evening for dinner and other activities.
6. Most people on these boards advocate midday breaks. It's advisable with your group. If you get to the parks at RD and leave after lunch, it's totally possible to get a rest and return by 5:00 or 6:00.
7. I think at the Contemporary. A PP addressed this.
8. Those parks have shows every night.
9. Check easywdw or a similar site. They also have recommended days for each park based on historic attendance. MK hours will be pretty late at spring break. Be prepared for them to also add an hour or so day of if attendance calls for it.
10. It's a real pain, especially if, like us, you use the stroller to carry a diaper bag, ponchos, some drinks, basically everything you need for the day. Yes, you need to gold them in busses but not the monorail or boats.
11. Not sure.
Have fun!

 

[AngiTN]

Hello! I'm a frequent visitor to DLR in CA, but I've never been to WDW. My family is planning our first trip for spring break 2016 (yes, I know it is going to be super busy!). We've got plenty of time to plan the details, but we are trying to set forth a general schedule of sorts. Here's what we've got so far:

six day hoppers
reservations at CBR
Plans to make ADRs for dinners at:

• hollywood brown derby for easter dinner on Sunday
• Be Our Guest
• Hoop Dee Doo Revue
• Spirit of Aloha Dinner Show
• Coral Reef
• Tony's Town Square
• T-Rex

Can I ask why you picked those particular meals? Did you research them carefully? Some are the lowest ranked meals in all of WDW (Spirit of Aloha show, Coral Reef, Tony's) and T-Rex is nothing more than any other Landry's location with a theme thrown on top. You have Rain Forest Cafe at DTD in CA. I wouldn't waste precious Disney meal at T-Rex.

• Also it is my parents in law's 50th wedding anniversary and we would like to plan some kind of magical surprise for them while we are there.

When you make the reservation for the meal that night tell them you are celebrating an anniversary. You can also order a special cake for that night.

• how hard is it to take strollers on the busses? I imagine we have to fold them?

You will be required to fold the stroller to get on the bus. WDW uses a large number of different models of buses. Some are more friendly to getting down the aisle with a stroller than others. The best day ever was the day DGD no longer needed a stroller. I can't tell you how glad I was to know I no longer needed to schlep that thing around WDW

 

[fly girl]

WDW is really spaced out compared to DL, not going to sugar coat it -- you will waste time with travel.


You're staying at a Mod so you'll take the busses to all the parks. And you will have to breakdown your stroller every time you ride the bus. We found it handy to have a large beach bag to put all our stuff we place in the stroller undercarriage. Then you just pull it out before you collapse it for the busses.


Mid day breaks won't be as easy, but if your family needs the break then make sure you hit EMH to maximize time. Well worth getting up early for.


I'd break down my days: 2 MK, 1 EP, 1 HS, 1 AK.


Personally I wouldn't park hop far away for dinner unless I was at HS. Then it would only be for a quick walk or boat ride to Boardwalk or Epcot. HS has the worst food imho.


As with PP, are you really sold on Tony's? I'd go to dinner at an MK resort. You can quickly walk/monorail/boat to a MK resort, and they have much better food.


Make sure you learn about FP+ and different strategies. Find out which one will work for your families touring style.


Book ADR's and FP+'s as soon as you can. Unlike DL, WDW is uber planning. You can always cancel/change but make sure you get what you think you want when the window opens.


Keep asking questions! WDW is a bigger beast than DL and we are happy to help make your vacation a fab one!

 

[kangamama]

Thanks so much to all of you! I really appreciate that you've responded. Looks like the main thing I've been worrying about -- the amount of time we are going to blow just getting from place to place -- is just going to be something we are going to have to accept and move on. I definitely need to read up on FP+ system. Thanks for the various links above.

RE the restaurants, we aren't sold on Tony's for sure, or any of the others for that matter. We went through the Unofficial Guide to WDW for 2015 and picked the ones that sounded fun If Tony's is really that bad, we will skip it, but we need to replace it with something else in MK. Any favorites? Preferably Italian? I think we will keep T-Rex in the mix, although it sounds awful to me (I'm not a RFC fan, either) because my boys heard the description and went bananas.

With respect to time in the parks, as we are frequent visitors to Disneyland, will we really need 2 days at MK?

 

[fly girl]

If you want to ride all the rides at MK, then you'll need 2 days. We usually only do 1 day there because we only ride specific rides. All dependent on what you're interested in.

MK for table service is not my favorite. (I haven't had the opportunity to snag a BOG res yet though.) We always like a break from the park craziness and to get an adult beverage so we go to a resort restaurant. Our faves include: Narcossee's, Artist Point, Cali Grill, and 'Ohana.

We were just at the new Trattoria al Forno (on Boardwalk, so you can easily do on EP or HS day) for Italian and it was delicious! I also love Via Napoli for pizza in EP.

 

[kangamama]

Second a primer on FP+. The first two posts are helpful in planning.

http://www.disboards.com/threads/fa...ed-priorities-and-strategies-part-ii.3326057/

Oh my goodness -- I just took a look into this thread and I am now thoroughly, completely, 100% overwhelmed!! I sure hope I can get past this! I fear I am really going to miss Disneyland...

If you want to ride all the rides at MK, then you'll need 2 days. We usually only do 1 day there because we only ride specific rides. All dependent on what you're interested in.

MK for table service is not my favorite. (I haven't had the opportunity to snag a BOG res yet though.) We always like a break from the park craziness and to get an adult beverage so we go to a resort restaurant. Our faves include: Narcossee's, Artist Point, Cali Grill, and 'Ohana.

We were just at the new Trattoria al Forno (on Boardwalk, so you can easily do on EP or HS day) for Italian and it was delicious! I also love Via Napoli for pizza in EP.

Good to know! Thank you

 

[fly girl]

FP+ seems daunting and it can be confusing (esp when you book and want to change the time -- whole new ball of wax) but the main thing is to know the days in what park, rides, and what time (dependent upon your touring style).

The big FP+'s to get are these:

MK - Anna & Elsa MG, 7DMT

EP - only can choose 1 tier 1 so it's either Soarin' or TT. You've done Soarin' so I'd go for TT.

HS - TSMM. Since you have this at DCA it's the same. If it's not a priority go with RNR. But chose TSMM if you want to ride it. The line is ALWAYS longer than RNR. (Btw, ToT so much cooler at WDW. It's not the same ride every time. It's a random sequence of drops.)

AK - EE, Kali if you're going in hot summer months.

 

[GeorgiaHoo]

Thanks so much to all of you! I really appreciate that you've responded. Looks like the main thing I've been worrying about -- the amount of time we are going to blow just getting from place to place -- is just going to be something we are going to have to accept and move on. I definitely need to read up on FP+ system. Thanks for the various links above.

RE the restaurants, we aren't sold on Tony's for sure, or any of the others for that matter. We went through the Unofficial Guide to WDW for 2015 and picked the ones that sounded fun If Tony's is really that bad, we will skip it, but we need to replace it with something else in MK. Any favorites? Preferably Italian? I think we will keep T-Rex in the mix, although it sounds awful to me (I'm not a RFC fan, either) because my boys heard the description and went bananas.

With respect to time in the parks, as we are frequent visitors to Disneyland, will we really need 2 days at MK?

So we've been to Disneyland I believe 4 times (3 times when we lived in California in the 90s, once this year taking advantage of a business trip) and Disney World 4 times (counting our trip this coming October) and I think that since you are a Disneyland vet you could certainly spend only one day at MK -- Disneyland generally has the same rides as MK but Disneyland's rides are better than MK's for the most part. We really like Animal Kingdom -- some very good rides and shows and you certainly could spend 2 days there. Epcot has fewer rides but the various countries are a unique experience.

With respect to Tony's we've never been but it doesn't get good reviews. There aren't any other Italian restaurants in the MK area but you should consider 'Ohana at the Polynesian -- it is an all you can eat family style restaurant that is pretty highly rated and is easy to get to via the monorail. Another option is Be Our Guest at (not sure if you already had that on your list). Pretty good food in a fantastic atmosphere but very hard to get a reservation (you'll need to book it 180 days out).

 

[kangamama]

FP+ seems daunting and it can be confusing (esp when you book and want to change the time -- whole new ball of wax) but the main thing is to know the days in what park, rides, and what time (dependent upon your touring style).

The big FP+'s to get are these:

MK - Anna & Elsa MG, 7DMT

EP - only can choose 1 tier 1 so it's either Soarin' or TT. You've done Soarin' so I'd go for TT.

HS - TSMM. Since you have this at DCA it's the same. If it's not a priority go with RNR. But chose TSMM if you want to ride it. The line is ALWAYS longer than RNR. (Btw, ToT so much cooler at WDW. It's not the same ride every time. It's a random sequence of drops.)

AK - EE, Kali if you're going in hot summer months.

Definitely heading to TT, although I just love Soarin... what about the space flight simulator? Is that not in Tier 1?

So we've been to Disneyland I believe 4 times (3 times when we lived in California in the 90s, once this year taking advantage of a business trip) and Disney World 4 times (counting our trip this coming October) and I think that since you are a Disneyland vet you could certainly spend only one day at MK -- Disneyland generally has the same rides as MK but Disneyland's rides are better than MK's for the most part. We really like Animal Kingdom -- some very good rides and shows and you certainly could spend 2 days there. Epcot has fewer rides but the various countries are a unique experience.

With respect to Tony's we've never been but it doesn't get good reviews. There aren't any other Italian restaurants in the MK area but you should consider 'Ohana at the Polynesian -- it is an all you can eat family style restaurant that is pretty highly rated and is easy to get to via the monorail. Another option is Be Our Guest at (not sure if you already had that on your list). Pretty good food in a fantastic atmosphere but very hard to get a reservation (you'll need to book it 180 days out).

Thank you GeorgiaHoo -- that's what I was thinking. My guess is that we will still wind up spending two days in MK because there will be lots of DLR things that my kids will want to experience, but I've also heard people say that the versions at DLR are better. I do need to get myself on the 7DMT, though. I'm really looking forward to that

We've got Be Our Guest on the list for one dinner, and Ohana on for a character breakfast.

Thanks again -- the info you guys are giving me is really helpful

 

[kangamama]

Do people really need FP+ for parades and such?

 

[MataHari22]

Thanks so much to all of you! I really appreciate that you've responded. Looks like the main thing I've been worrying about -- the amount of time we are going to blow just getting from place to place -- is just going to be something we are going to have to accept and move on......

.....With respect to time in the parks, as we are frequent visitors to Disneyland, will we really need 2 days at MK?

I've never been to Disneyland, but everyone I have ever spoken to that's used to DL, and takes their first trip to WDW is always gobsmacked over the size of WDW, it's just huge. Like a city, really. I think is 40 square miles, maybe, IIRC.

I think you really need at least two days in MK for everything. Especially if you want to do rides and meet the characters. I actually started doing two days and one hard ticket party. Last year we did MNSSHP and this year we are doing MVMCP.

Do people really need FP+ for parades and such?

I have never gotten a FP+ for the parades. I just try and get there early. This year, I would like to try out a FP+ for Wishes. With all the good locations for Illuminations at EPCOT, you shouldn't need a FP+ for that, either. For Fantasmic!, which I'm not sure if you're going to see, since everyone always says that the DL one is so much better, you would need to get there 45 minutes early, or some people do the F! dinner package. I was also told that you can often get a same day FP+ after you use your three original. Even with a FP+ you need to get there early, I guess.

 

[Mouse of Mystery]

Do people really need FP+ for parades and such?

No, you really don't, unless you really just don't want to be bothered staking out a spot. For Wishes, there are plenty of good viewing spots, and the hub should be complete by the time you go. For MSEP, we've found that it's more fun viewing the parade in Frontierland where the roads narrow (all the floats and characters are way closer). But the route is incredibly long and there should be plenty of viewing spots.

There are a couple of helpful maps of viewing spots for both the parade and spectacular floating around on this forum somewhere.

Don't buy into the hype that DL rides are all better -- that's not always true, and many times the differences are minor. I like both WDW and DL versions of all my favorite rides. Experience rides you enjoy while you are there. Don't skip them because someone tells you another version is better!

 

[eyehartdisney]

RE the restaurants, we aren't sold on Tony's for sure, or any of the others for that matter. We went through the Unofficial Guide to WDW for 2015 and picked the ones that sounded fun If Tony's is really that bad, we will skip it, but we need to replace it with something else in MK. Any favorites? Preferably Italian?

Skip it, it really is awful. I do think that's the only straight up Italian in MK... honestly MK has some solid quick service. Maybe try Pinocchio Village Haus. It has solid food, and the kids can be entertained watching the boats go through it's a small world. Most people also swear by Columbia Harbor House. Personally, I think if you're going to do a nice sit down restaurant, do one at the monorail hotels right next to MK. I like the cali grill or citricos, but those are not cheap, and not itallian. Other option is to do Ohana again, even though you have it for breakfast one day. Dinner is almost an entirely different restaurant.

As far as other meals: I would replace the coral reef unless you understand 100% that you're paying for sitting next to (or 4 stories away from) the aquarium. There's really not a whole lot worth mentioning for food here, and I had the worst meal I've ever had at this restaurant. Plus, what would pudge say to eating fish in front of fish? DO YOU KNOW WHAT TUNA IS!? *snickers* Anyway, there's so, so, so many better restaurants in epcot. Here's where you could get itallian (or close enough,) or my opinion, the best fish'n'chips (Yorkshire county fish shop) I've ever had. I don't know why it tastes so good at 9 o'clock at night in a faux hedgerow maze, but it does. There basically isn't a bad quickservice restaurant in this park, though some can be a bit adventurous. If you really want a kid-friendly sit down meal, I'd suggest Garden Grill for dinner. It's a chipndale character meal, plus the restaurant spins! The food is solidly decent, too.

Hoop-de-doo is a fun time, but it does take quite a while to get there from another resort, so give yourself plenty of travel time.

Spirit of Aloha is the worst rated poly-type dinner show in orlando, out of three, I'd skip it. The storyline is weird at best, and the food is forgettable.

The Brown Derby is a solid choice for an easter meal, that being said, I wouldn't want to be stuck in that tiny park ON easter. I'd chose epcot or AK for that day, as they absorb crowds quite well. I'd also suggest trying the 50's prime time diner in DHS (the meatloaf is so good I asked for the recipe.) And the price on that meal is downright reasonable. I've paid more for a similar meal in my hometown. The older folks in your party will get a kick out of the 50's kitsch, and the kids will enjoy having someone "scold" adults for elbows on the table and not eating veggies.

Tusker House in AK is a character meal with decent food. It's the fab 5 in safari clothes, and a good choice if you want a sit down meal there.

 

[eyehartdisney]

Oh, I forgot to add that the resorts all have cool easter things going on, you might just wanna hop around the resorts and do the easter egg hunts and meeting the characters there,