Help Me Plan My Trip, Please!

[Justrose]

Hi! In light of things changing with DAS, I am assuming we will no longer qualify, and because of this I am needing some help with the logistics of our trip in August.

We are going August 21-25, staying at POP. My daughter is 12.5 and we go to WDW a couple times a year.

Normally when we go in August, we rope drop and then go back to the hotel for swimming and shade around 1pm or so and then return around 5.

We arrive on the 21st in the AM and should be to POP around noon. We leave Sunday the 25th and will need to be at MCO at 6pm or so.

Here is where it gets tricky for me. We only have three day tickets (with park hopper) and MNSSHP tickets for Thursday night 8/23. I do not know how to best use/maximize our tickets without DAS, and dealing with the mid-day heat. I do know that DD and I will not want to rope drop the day of the Halloween party OR the day after to save energy, but we are very much GO GO GO people. DD has extreme anxiety in lines and in crowded spaces which triggers OCD and some self harm behaviors.

A few things to note: I am not opposed to doing after hours at HS on Wednesday if you think we should do it. I am not opposed to, and will probably have to, buy Genie+ every day of our trip because there's no way DD can make it through the day/night otherwise. I am not super well versed in Genie+ when it comes to stacking for later in the day OR switching parks. We normally do not have park hopper on our tickets.

Any advice would be appreciated on how to manage our days and tickets! Feel free to ask questions.

 

[nalababybear]

Smart doing split days.

DAS - Yes, the bar is set pretty high for folk with anxiety for DAS qualifications currently. That doesn't mean if she's having a harder time or situation on the ground changes; engage with the CM at entrance to see what they may be able to offer at that time.

G+ -- Split days make G+ an extremely good option. You rope drop and start stacking G+ demand rides in the evening.

8/21 Arrival - start G+ stacking evening
8/22 Ropedrop - Hopper day 2 G+ stacking evening
8/23 resort morning rest and MNSSHP
8/24 Ropdedrop? will you? hopper day 3 G+ stacking evening
8/25: resort morning; DTD and airport.

 

[shaqfor3]

I would use arrival day for DHS as is the best park to stack up LLs. You can get Slinky at 7am for a 3pm+ return time and then keep stacking up. You can enter at 3pm with 4 or 5 (if you pay for RotR) lined up.

Day 2 and 3 - for me, if you buy genie+ I like to start with AK (Navi) and Epcot (Ratattouille, Frozen and COsmic Rewong VQ) and then move to MK and DHS as they are easier to stack. Only change Is if you want to hit Epcot late due to food and night show.

 

[Justrose]

Thank you both!

 

[LoveToDisney]

Have fun!!!!