Help with Itinerary

[doug65]

Hello all, I need help. I'm trying to put together our itinerary. We'll be on site at the WL Villas from June 4th - June 9th; we're going to the parks sat., sun., mon., & tues. My wife and daughter have a CB at Epcot on Sunday at 9:00. Whole family will go to the crystal palace CB on Tues at 9:40. Total of six adults, plus one 5yr old, one 2.5yr old and one 1yr old. I have no idea where to go when. Some have said avoid early openings, others say take advantage of them. We'll be returning to the villa every day around noon for lunch and naps. Please help! I have no idea how to go about planning this.

Thanks,
Doug
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[mattman2k]

If you are staying onsite I would advise hitting the early entry parks in the morning then going back to the resort for a rest/lunch. In the afternoon go to a non-early entry park. We've done this our last two trips and it works well.

Here's the early entry schedule:

SUN - MK
MON - AK
TUE - MGM
WED - EPCOT
THUR - MK
FRI - AK
SAT - MGM

You then need to determine which park to go to in the afternoon.

Also, make a list per park of the attractions/ride you MUST DO and get those out of the way first. Just remember you won't be able to do it all so try to do the favorites.

And most importantly. HAVE FUN!

 

[kilee]

If you can get to the parks early-- you'll accomplish a lot. The first 90 minutes after general opening (non EMH days) are pretty quiet even on busy days. EMH is even better for getting attractions done. It really depends on your group though (some people just aren't early risers).

Then decide which attractions you want to see most. Plan those into your schedule first. Having a general idea of how you want to plan out your day is going to be your best defense. I feel so bad for the people who get there, then pull out the map and try to decide where to go and what to do. It waste's so much precious time. Having young one's you're not gonna wanna go commando style-- so plan ahead and you'll keep your sanity!!