Great Canadian Diaries of YEAH BABY, WE'RE GOING TO DISNEY WORLD!!!

[declansdad]

I hope that you guys have a great trip and a safe drive. You do have some detailed planning there to help you out.

One bit of advice I can give you is, don't get too caught up in your schedule. Go with the flow a bit and realize that everything can't be done, especially with the little ones.

 

[Honeystar120608]

I hope that you guys have a great trip and a safe drive. You do have some detailed planning there to help you out.

One bit of advice I can give you is, don't get too caught up in your schedule. Go with the flow a bit and realize that everything can't be done, especially with the little ones.

Oh absolutely! Im not 'sticking' to this plan... it's just to give us some direction when needed. SO we aren't standing around saying...now what? lol

Oh the planning... oh the planning...

 

[Honeystar120608]

Tuesday Dec 16th
MGM
9am-8pm


9:00am Arrive HollyWood Studios
9:20am Proceed to LITTLE MERMAID 20 mins
9:45am Proceed to TOY STORY MANIA 20 mins
10:05am Proceed to the STUDIO BACKLOT TOUR 40 mins
10:30am Proceed to Power Rangers Street of America 15 mins
11:00am Proceed to Muppets 3D 30 mins
11:30 am Lunch
12:20pm BACK TO ASmo

2:45pm Arrive HS
3:00pm Proceed to Block Party Bash 30 mins
4:00pm Proceed to Stunt Cars (Grab Snack before) 33 mins
5:00pm Proceed to Beauty & The Beast 30 mins
5:30pm Proceed to Fantasmic (check out Tower of Terror and Rock N Roller Coaster)
7:00pm Fantasmic starts

 

[Honeystar120608]

Wednesday Dec 17th
9am-8pm
Animal Kingdom


7:20am Arrive at Chef Mickey’s for Breakfast
9:00am Arrive at AK
9:20am Proceed to KILIMANJARO SAFARIS 30 mins
9:50am Proceed to KALI RIVER RAPIDS 15 mins
10:10am Proceed to FESTIVAL OF THE LION KING--Try and grab a snack for the line-- 30 mins
11:00 am LUNCH
12:00pm -BACK TO ASmo-


3:15pm Return back to AK.
3:20pm Proceed to an area for the PARADE
3:45pm Parade STARTS
4:15pm Proceed to Maharaja
5:15pm Dinner!
6:00pm Proceed DINOLAND--Be sure to check out FINDING NEMO

 

[Honeystar120608]

Thursday is a free day. I assume we will go back to Epcot. I am meeting a friend I have met here on these boards, and her family for a dinner at TRex this evening. She lives in Mississippi and Brayden thinks her name is Mississippi. We have picked out a few things that can only be found on this piece of the Earth, so the kids are excited to give them to our Miss. friends. lol
Friday we fly out at 6ish in the evening, so we have the morning to do something. We might go to Downtown Disney, we might go back to MK...who knows! Any suggestions are welcomed!

 

[Diamondintheruff]

I have to say that even the control freak in me is finding your plans scary. I think it is the time attached to them.

Let me critque your Disney Hollywood Studios day for example and yes that is the official name for the park but some of us are having a hard time letting go of the old one.

Tuesday Dec 16th
MGM
9am-8pm


9:00am Arrive HollyWood Studios
9:20am Proceed to LITTLE MERMAID 20 mins
9:45am Proceed to TOY STORY MANIA 20 mins
10:05am Proceed to the STUDIO BACKLOT TOUR 40 mins
10:30am Proceed to Power Rangers Street of America 15 mins
11:00am Proceed to Muppets 3D 30 mins
11:30 am Lunch
12:20pm BACK TO ASmo

2:45pm Arrive HS
3:00pm Proceed to Block Party Bash 30 mins
4:00pm Proceed to Stunt Cars (Grab Snack before) 33 mins
5:00pm Proceed to Beauty & The Beast 30 mins
5:30pm Proceed to Fantasmic (check out Tower of Terror and Rock N Roller Coaster)
7:00pm Fantasmic starts

Okay so let's start with the 9:20 little mermaid. You might be in there and waiting for longer than 20 minutes you have alloted yourself.

I know for sure that Toy story mania will take you longer than 20 minutes especially if you wait until 9:50 to get there.

I found 2 hours and 20 minutes was NOT enough time to go back to the hotel and rest. Really we needed at least 3.5 hours and preferably 4 or 5 hours. I know you want to see the parade but I bet you will have a hard time dragging your crowd out of the pool.

Do you know what time Beauty and the Beast start? It only runs 4 to 6 times a day. There is a site that can tell you the times of all the shows and when which character is supposed to be where.

http://pages.prodigy.net/stevesoares/

I'm not trying to pick apart your plans-honestly. I just hope that as declansdad says you take the time to smell the roses while you are there. It's not just about doing everything that Disney has to offer. It is about the experience together as a family while you are there. If you keep watching the clock you might miss a magical moment.

You can't do it all in one day but you can focus on a few rides/events/shows that are the most important to your family and take the time to enjoy them.

I wish you lots of pixie dust. Enjoy yourselves! Wish I was leaving tomorrow too!

 

[Honeystar120608]

thanks so much for your suggestions! I am totally aware that my schedules...and Im sure it's all of them... we will stray from. Im fine with skipping some things. I was basing the HS schedule on this week's schedule. I have found a website that updates weekly for all the shows in HS. Again, we are ok with missing some things, and I know some days we will have longer rests at the resort and shorter ones. Believe, Im not a schedule stickler. DH and I really are just go with the flow. But if we get off a ride and are like which way now?? We have a reference to go to kwim?

We leave in 20 hours!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[Diamondintheruff]

Just thinking of you. According to your schedule you are at animal kingdom today. We are in a couple of inches of snow here in Ontario this morning and you are in the hottest park of all (just my opinion of course). Wish I were there with you!