Help me pick from two itineraries?!??

[KendallR]

I am going to Disney from August 18th-22nd with my brother, and my dad will be joining us for part of the trip (flights aren't booked yet so either plan works, he has no desire to do HS or Animal Kingdom so he is only coming for part of the trip). We are trying to decide between two different itineraries-all of us are either teens or adults and we are staying at the Polynesian. Please let me know if you have any insight!

Plan #1 (what we have planned now)

Friday 8/18
Brother and I alone fly to MCO-morning flight
chill at pool, dinner at Ohana at 4:15
then go to HS to use 3 FP and watch Fantasmic

Saturday 8/19
AK 7 am rope drop
ride FOP and maybe River Journey, other rides with short waits
lunch at Sanaa 11:30
back to hotel to rest
back for dinner at Tiffins ROL package 5:45 and use 3 FP
watch ROL
Dad flies in at night at arrives at hotel around 10:30 pm

Sunday 8/20
10:15 brunch Cali Grill
Typhoon Lagoon 12-3 (brother insisted)
change at Poly then head to dinner at BOG 5:15
use 3 FP at MK
Watch Happily Ever After

Monday 8/21
Islands of Adventure in morning (just for a few of our favorite rides) and then Volcano Bay in the afternoon

Tuesday 8/22
Garden Grill 8 am breakfast
Use 3 FP
Lunch at QS in world showcase
Leave around 12:30
Flight home at 5

Plan #2

Friday 8/18
Dad, Brother and I all fly in together on morning flight
afternoon at poly pool
dinner at Epcot (probably spice road table)
use 3 FP
watch illuminations

Saturday 8/19
Islands of Adventure in morning and Volcano Bay in afternoon

Sunday 8/20
Same plan as before,
10:15 brunch Cali Grill
Typhoon Lagoon 12-3 (brother insisted)
change at Poly then head to dinner at BOG 5:15
use 3 FP at MK
Watch Happily Ever After

Monday 8/21
Dad leaves in AM flight
AK 7 am rope drop
ride FOP and maybe River Journey, other rides with short waits
lunch at Sanaa 11:30
back to hotel to rest
back for dinner at Tiffins ROL package 5:45 (if we can switch ressie) and use 3 FP
watch ROL

Tuesday 8/22
Rope Drop HS
use 3 FP
lunch at Kona possibly
flight back home at 5

please let me know if you see any problems with either plan and which you would pick, thanks so much!!

 

[Felicis]

If you want to do FOP, having AK at the end will help you get a Fp for it.

 

[sharonabe]

The only possible problem I see is Typhoon Lagoon. Transportation to/from water parks using Disney transportation take FOREVER. In order to keep your timeline, you'll need to uber or taxi to/from TL.

Either plan looks good. I'd go with whichever one is the cheaper flight.

 

[Tondee]

I think it would depend on the flights booked. I like the 1st plan the most. Have fun!

 

[courtneyall]

plan 1 would be my personal preference strictly because you can get into epcot early and use your fast passes more strategically.

 

[minniegirl19]

Since you are there such a short period of time I would ditch some of your sit down meals. For example if you go with plan 1 I wouldn't do ohana the first day. That dinner takes a long time and you probably wouldn't get to the park until around 7 giving you only 2 1/2 hours in the park. Also I wouldn't do 2 sit downs on animal kingdom day and would get rid of the Cali grill brunch and get to the water park at open. You'll get on a lot more slides and can get out of there earlier giving you more time in mk because again you'll be eating for the few hours you have planned there taking up most of your park time. Also having all your fastpasses planned at night will not allow you to utilize getting extra fastpasses.

 

[KittyKitty]

My 1st thought was having a credit card to check in at the resort. If not, I would go with option 2.

 

[ppjluvsdvc]

I agree - two TS meals on AK day are too much - do you realize that Sanaa is at AKL-Kidani not AK? The brunch at California Grill is supposed to be amazing and I don't think you want to rush through that.