Is this a good MK touring idea?

[kymom79]

We definitely wanted to hit the following attractions, so should we just plow through those high-priority rides in this order (with flexibility to switch the order so we can get a FP if needed)?

Be there at rope drop (obviously)
Peter Pan
Little Mermaid ride
It's a Small World
BTMRR
Splash Mountain
Space Mountain
Buzz Lightyear
Late lunch (hopefully at BOG) sometime in there
Indy Speedway
Goofini/Barnstormer
maybe get a spot for the parade?
rest at hotel
Come back in early evening for dinner, doing "optional" attractions, and Wishes.

Our kids are 7, 5 and 3. We will be going the first week in September, and we have a reservation at 7:15 p.m. for Crystal Palace -- is this a good time to eat dinner in the parks or have many people left the park by now (meaning we should have eaten earlier and saved these evening hours for touring)?

Although we'll be visiting the other parks too, MK is the one with the highest number of must-do attractions, so that's the one I'm most concerned about when it comes to not screwing up our sequence. Thanks for lending your opinion!

 

[g-dad66]

You are going at such a low-crowd time (perhaps the lowest-crowd week of the year), that I don't think you will have much problem.

Normally I would say do the Speedway earlier, and save Small World for much later, but that would entail more backtracking than your present plan which seems like a good one to me.

 

[siskaren]

http://www.easywdw.com/cheat-sheets/disney-world-cheat-sheets-maps-touring-plans-and-wait-times/

 

[tink20]

I would do

BTM
Splash
FP Peter Pan
Under the Sea LM
Small World
Ride PP
FP Space or Buzz
T Indy
Ride Space
Buzz
Whoever is sitting out with the 3yr while on Space Mt, you can ride the TTA
Check when you can get another FP before Lunch
you may be able to get another for Buzz
Goofy and Dumbo FP are disconnected, so even if you already have a FP for something else, you can also get one for each of these (we did this on our last trip) the FP machine is over by the Pete Silly Side show tent, not by the ride itself.

Hope you have fun!

 

[kymom79]

I had actually considered starting with btmrr and splash mountain so we could work clockwise around the park with less backtracking, but I thought it might be worth surrendering that bit of efficiency in order to allow our whole family to ride the first few rides together. But, I am glad you gave me that suggested itinerary -- it gives me confidence to know starting in Frontierland isn't a bad choice in terms of touring time.