my best bit of advice: www.tourguidemike.com
his site will tell you the best days to go to what park, what shows are going off when, parades, any special events to include or avoid, etc...
if i had three days in the world, and wanted to visit all four parks, i would probably do something like this (first of all, i would expand my ticket to a four day ticket, why waste from noon to 9pm on that first day?):
2/28, arrive at hotel, grab a bite from the food court, head to Epcot for the afternoon/evening and maybe dinner at Biergarten or someplace "fun" in world showcase ('cause they are open 'til 9pm) and then stay to watch illuminations...
3/1, head to MGM after a food court breakfast, have dinner at Mama Melrose or Hollywood and Vine for the Fantasmic Dinner Package and enjoy the show at 7pm
3/2, extra magic hours in the a.m. at MK... skip breakfast and grab something at the main street bakery... have dinner in the park or at one of the monorail restaurants ('ohana is a great choice and lotsa fun) and stick around for wishes
3/3, animal kingdom park in the morning... epcot again in the evening... selecting dinner at a world showcase restaurant again, maybe something you will not be enjoying on the cruise like teppanyaki (in japan) or chinese (in china) or mexican (in mexico LOL) or if you are still in future world for dinner, coral reef is a good choice (and is no longer signature after 1/31/06) *or* after AK head to MK for spectro at 7pm (since you'll have seen illuminations on arrival day) dining at a monorail resort or the Whispering Canyon in the Wilderness Lodge
now you've used your 4 TS meals (one each dinner from the day you arrive) and most likely all your CS meals (if not, breakfast or grab 'n go selections for the ride to the cruise ship)
although HDDR is my ultimate FAVORITE show, i would forego it this trip 'cause there is so much more to do, and it really is a time consumer 'cause getting to the campground and back is no easy task (even if you take a taxi, which is what we did last time)... i think your time is better used in the parks
his site will tell you the best days to go to what park, what shows are going off when, parades, any special events to include or avoid, etc...
if i had three days in the world, and wanted to visit all four parks, i would probably do something like this (first of all, i would expand my ticket to a four day ticket, why waste from noon to 9pm on that first day?):
2/28, arrive at hotel, grab a bite from the food court, head to Epcot for the afternoon/evening and maybe dinner at Biergarten or someplace "fun" in world showcase ('cause they are open 'til 9pm) and then stay to watch illuminations...
3/1, head to MGM after a food court breakfast, have dinner at Mama Melrose or Hollywood and Vine for the Fantasmic Dinner Package and enjoy the show at 7pm
3/2, extra magic hours in the a.m. at MK... skip breakfast and grab something at the main street bakery... have dinner in the park or at one of the monorail restaurants ('ohana is a great choice and lotsa fun) and stick around for wishes
3/3, animal kingdom park in the morning... epcot again in the evening... selecting dinner at a world showcase restaurant again, maybe something you will not be enjoying on the cruise like teppanyaki (in japan) or chinese (in china) or mexican (in mexico LOL) or if you are still in future world for dinner, coral reef is a good choice (and is no longer signature after 1/31/06) *or* after AK head to MK for spectro at 7pm (since you'll have seen illuminations on arrival day) dining at a monorail resort or the Whispering Canyon in the Wilderness Lodge
now you've used your 4 TS meals (one each dinner from the day you arrive) and most likely all your CS meals (if not, breakfast or grab 'n go selections for the ride to the cruise ship)
although HDDR is my ultimate FAVORITE show, i would forego it this trip 'cause there is so much more to do, and it really is a time consumer 'cause getting to the campground and back is no easy task (even if you take a taxi, which is what we did last time)... i think your time is better used in the parks
