**HELP** Anyone with tips for first time!?

[smile143]

We're going for the first time, and I'm hoping to make it a memorable one, and I need your help! The eight people in the party are:
1. grandparents
2. my husband and I
3. my two sons (3 year old and 18 month old)
4. my brother (19) and sister (28)

Here's the rough plan...Staying at AK lodge, Kidani with deluxe dining...any tips will be greatly appreciated.

Monday:
Dinner at The Wave
A night at Magic Kingdom

Tuesday:
Animal Kingdom
Breakfast Boma
Lunch yak and yeti
Dinner Hoop Doo Dee

Wednesday:]
Magic Kingdom
Breakfast Ohana
Lunch Liberty Tree Tavern
Dinner Crystal Palace

Thursday:
Hollywood Studios
Breakfast Hollywood and Vine
Lunch Mama Melrose
Dinner HW Derby

Friday:
Epcot
Breakfast: Akershus Royal
Lunch: Teppan Edo
Dinner: Nine Dragons



Detailed touring plan for Monday Night:
1. Dumbo
2. Winnie the Pooh
3. Peter Pan
5. Cinderella Carousel
6. Philharmagic
7. Mad Tea Party
8. Big Thunder Mountain
7. Splash Mountain
9. Country Bear
10. Hall of President
11. Haunted Mansion
Spectromagic Parade 9 PM
Wishes Fireworks 10 PM

Tuesday plan
1. Kilimanjaro Safaris
2. Kali River Rapid
3. Mahajara Jungle Trek
5. Flights of Wonder
6. It’s tough to be a bug
7. Tree of Life
8. Camp Minnie
9. Festival of Lion King
10. Finding Nemo
11. Expedition Everest
12. The Boneyard
13. Tricera Top Spin
14. Dinosaur
15. Primeval Whirl

Wednesday, 2nd day at Magic Kingdom

1. Tomorrowland Speedway
2. Astro Orbiters
3. Buzz Lightyear
4. Monster’s Inc.
5. Space Mountain
6. Barnstomer
8. Toontown Hall of Fame
9. Mickey’s & Minnie’s Country House
10. Donald’s Boat
11. Pirates of Caribbean
12. Jungle Cruise
13. Magic Carpets of Aladdin
14. Swiss Family Treehouse
15. Enchanted Tiki Birds

Thursday @ Hollywood Studios


3. Little Mermaid
4. Star Tours
5. Tower of Terror
6. Playhouse Disney
7. Great Movie Ride
8. Magic of Disney
9. Muppet Vision 3D
10. Lights, Motors, Action
11. Honey I Shrunk Audience
12. Backlot Tour
13. Indiana Jones
14. Sounds Dangerous
15. Beauty & the Beast
16. Rock & Roll Coaster

Friday @ Epcot
2. Soarin’
3. Circle of Life
4. Living with the Land
5. Nemo & Friends
6. Turtle Talk with Crush
7. Journey into Imagination
8. Honey I shrunk the Audience
9. Spaceship Earth
10. Universe of Energy
11. Mission Space
12. Test Track
13. Mexico (Grand Fiesta Tour)
14. Norway (Maelstrom)
15. Canada (O Canada)
16. United Kingdom
17. France
18. Morocco
19. The American Adventure
20. Italy
21. Germany

 

[5DizFans]

That looks like a great plan! We LOVE the Animal Kingdom Lodge - best place at Disney in my opinion!

My only advice is to also schedule down time - stop and enjoy the fact that you are on vacation!!

 

[nilla]

No Toy Story Mania?

Wow, full service for every meal! Do the breakfasts mean you won't be making any rope drops?

If you can make rope drop for MK, I would move Dumbo to that day. IMO, the only time to ride Dumbo is first thing in the morning, because it's certainly not worth the wait.

I don't know your kids, but both of mine were terrified by "It's Tough to be a Bug", and they're fairly desensitized. I would bag that and go see the baby gorilla instead!

Also, your Epcot plan is mighty ambitious. You may want to be flexible on that day. It took us almost three days to do everything we wanted to do in that park. If you can pull it off, awesome, but be ready to make some gameday decisions on that one.