help with 2 week itinerary

[welshlamb]

I am struggling to work out a routine that will allow us to get the full benefit out of the parks. This will be the first time going for 2 weeks and finding if difficult to juggle parks and shopping (with 3 weeks there is enough time to fit every thing in and have a couple of days rest) We are taking my father with us who has never been before and he woukd only come if we went for 2 weeks so i had to compromise. I have'nt got my tickets yet, but these are what i was going to buy:
~ 7 day disney premium
~ 3 Day park to universal and IOA
~ Dis Cove INC seaworld and Aquatica

Bear in mind that i would also like a day or 2 to shop. Any advice would be grateful and the cheapest places to buy tickets. We go summer 2008. I know its a long way off but buying all the tickets is another holiday in itself and buying them now will give me a chance to budget the holiday. I forgot to mention that the discovery cove will be 2 dolphin swims and 2 non swims.

 

[Mrs Doubtfire]

Wow - sounds like you will be busy.

Personally I would drop the Universal tickets and have them as rest/shopping days. Otherwise you may have to go to the parks first and then on to shopping later.

You could do 6 days Disney & 2 water park days shopping afterwards), 2 days Universal/IOA, 1 day DC & 2 days SW (although you probably won't need 2 full days) & 1 day spare!

How does this sound?

 

[welshlamb]

thanks for the quick reply, personnally i would'nt bother with IOA as me and my son don't really like the big rides (that's my husbands domain) as for universal my son loves it there. Disney is for my benefit, especially MK. I don't know how but i think we are just going to hgave to do the best we can.

 

[Mrs Doubtfire]

Well then - get them to drop you off at the mall when they go to Universal. Should be plenty of time for shopping for you.

 

[welshlamb]

see, i would'nt of thought of that.