Help, overwhelmed with schedule

[ready2 cruise]

The more I read, the more overwhelmed I am.... Can anyone help or share their Disney schedule?
I have two girls, 3 and 6. They won't do the big rides like space mountain or tower of terror. We won't either as we really go to Disney for them. There is no Peter Pan which is the first ride we have done in the past because of lines. We are staying on site so we will have early entry.
Any good suggestions on how our day should go? We did do a BB fantasmic reservation for the first day, we are there 4 days. Thanks so much for any help with order of rides. Do we still do fantasyland first?
Thanks!!!

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[JinglePoem]

You still want to do Fantasyland, first, and I would make Alice In Wonderland a priority, if you haven't seen the awesome new refurb, already. It's amazing. Mr. Toad's and Dumbo get some healthy lines, too, so I'd dash into those, next, followed by Pirates and HM. Then I'd head into Toontown and FP Roger Rabbit, if the listed wait time is already a little long (the line looks deceptively short, as most of the line winds around, inside).

Snow White, Pinocchio and the carousel are always pretty easy lines, regardless of crowds. Casey Jr. can fill up quickly, but I've always found that wait to be relatively painless with my (now 6 year old) daughter, so those are attractions you can always revisit, and It's A Small World is never really that painful a wait, even during holiday times with wait times at an hour (it never really takes that long and moves in gratifying clumps).

You might want to hit up Jungle Cruise, early, too, as that line can get ridiculously long and is not as comfortable a wait if you're with children, when it starts winding upstairs.

 

[GenGen22]

Its a small world has like a 10 minute wait if you wait until the evening like after dark. I would definitely try to do Fantasyland first thing in the morning at rope drop or if you have early entry I would do that & maybe go to toon town early as well.

 

[JinglePoem]

Also adding- you have four, whole days. Try not to feel like you need to schedule everything. You have plenty of time to see everything and do everything. I have the luxury of going all the time and can honestly say, it makes me sad to see some families so determined to squeeze everything in that the parents look tired and sad. Try to pretend like your trip extends into infinity and don't sweat what you might miss on day one or day two. And if you need a moment to regroup or replan, I highly recommend exiting the parks, heading into the Grand Californian's lobby and parking your kids in front of Disney cartoons, after getting a beverage from the Hearthstone Lounge, while you decompress.

 

[jina]

For EE at DL I'd still do Fantasyland first - even with Peter Pan down you'll still have a great time. Here's what I'd do w/ our DD5 (we also did a similar plan when she was 3 and 4):

Dumbo
Alice in Wonderland
Tea cups if you can stand it (my stomach can't)
next 3 in any order:
Mr Toads
Snow White
Pinnochio

When you get to regular opening go to Storybook Canal boats - if for whatever reason it's open during EE go there after Dumbo.

Then any of the following:
Its a Small World
Buzz

If we have a 2nd day at DL we usually start with Astro Orbiter then Nemo then Buzz as Astro Orbiter is also slow loading so we like to get that done first as DD loves it. She calls it "zoom to the moon".

1 hr after regular open Toontown opens so we usually eat a snack about then and wait for it to open. Then up to the coaster and into Mickey & Minnie's house. Then play at the other houses.

We usually get tired around 11-11:30 so we either have a reservation for lunch or grab something before heading back to the hotel for a few hours of rest. (nap, swim, whatever)

We head back to the parks (usually DCA if we hit DL in the morning) around 4, do an animation academy class, grab dinner, then maybe do Ariel, Monsters or some rides in Bugs Land before heading back to the hotel for bed by 8 (DD usually goes to bed at 7).

For your F! day be sure to get naps in if you can - it will be a late night. We did WOC this past Friday w/ DD5 who never naps but since we did the neverland 5K at 5am that day she succumbed to a nap - otherwise she would have been a nightmare for the 9pm WOC show. FYI she did see WOC when she was 3 and hated it (too noisy) and saw F! at Disney World when she was 4 and also thought it was too loud. Now only at 5 is she really excited about these shows. Some 3 year olds do love it though - but if your daughter is wary of noise you may want to wait a little longer before doing F! or maybe just your 6yo sees it this time.

Please don't stress about it - you will have a great time and you will not see everything you wanted to see and that is ok and normal. We have done 13 park days since last summer (although some days were only 2-3 hours- this is our Annual Pass year - not sure if we will have another as we live in NorCal) and we are still seeing some attractions for the first time and have more to see. But we love every time we go.

Other stuff your daughters will love:
- frozen play at Fantasy Faire (grab a fastpass which is available after regular open time at the circle in front of the castle)
- DCA: Frozen sing along (fastpass in front of theater)
- DCA: Anna & Elsa Meet & Greet (fastpass just past entrance to animation academy on Hollywood Blvd)
- DCA: Monster's Inc
- DCA: Ariel's Grotto
- DCA: Any rides in Bugs Land

- DCA: redwood creek challenge trail
- DL: Tarzan's treehouse
- DL: Tom Sawyer's Island (great tunnels and rope bridges)
- DL: Pirates of the Caribbean
- DL: Haunted Mansion
- DL: Winnie the Pooh

If DD3 is 40" consider Splash Mountain (DL), Soarin' over California (DCA).
When DD was 3 she loved Big Thunder Mountain Railroad but hated Space Mountain -she refuses to go on it again and she's 5 now.

You'll know pretty soon into the trip what sorts of rides your girls will like so you can adjust accordingly. You want them to be happy - happy kids = happy parents. No reason to stress if they won't go on something (although it's very frustrating when they decide after you've waited in a long line that they don't want to go on something! But it's still not worth making them miserable).