Itinerary Help Please for November 26-December 5, 2004

[js]

We have been to Disney many times but always rely on the help of my dis friends to help with my itinerary. I would love it if you guys could please critique my itinerary! My mom is taking my family dd-10.5, ds-6.5 to WDW November 26-December 5 (already got our tickets on JetBlue ) My husbands friend had a 3 bedroom condo at Orange Lake Country Club, couldn't use a bunch of weeks and we have the 3 bedroom condo for 9 nights for a total of $500
My mom has already purchased our 5 day PHs through Charlotte, NC AAA (they had great prices and don't charge tax for amusement park passes).
We have reserved our rental car with National (EA member), have our tickets for November 30 MVMCP. We've been to MNSSHP so very much looking forward to the Christmas party and seeing WDW dressed up for Christmas
Below is our itinerary. We always go back to our hotel/condo for a break in the day since the kids (and us) make for much happier people during the rest of the evening.
Our favorite park is EPCOT

Friday, November 26 (day after Thanksgiving)
Arrive
Still thinking it may be crowded with the Thanksgiving crowds still there.
We will do a very small grocery shopping for water, juice, breakfast stuff and snacks. That is is.

Evening--PS for Ohana

Saturday, November 27
dh will golf
Chef Mickeys for dinner and maybe resort hop on the monorail to see Christmas decorations and then DTD
(We always like to do CM first since we get to see the main characters and don't have to see them in the park)

Sunday, November 28
Would love to do MK but it is EE day
What would be the best park to do this day?
Epcot in the evening
ps for dinner at Epcot

Monday, November 29
Epcot
ps for lunch and/or dinner

Tuesday, November 30
MK
ps for Cindys (PLEASE!!!)
Leave for rest
5:45 ps for LTT then MVMCP

Wednesday, December 1
Break/rest day
dh will probably golf
ps for dinner at Whispering Cannon

Thursday, December 2
Universal Go to City Walk for dinner
Every year when we are at Disney my husband says he wants to go to Universal and I always say next time. So this time, he is determined to get there.

Friday, December 3
MGM
ps for Lunch at 50s PT
Epcot

Saturday, December 4
AK
Epcot for evening
ps-not sure where

Sunday, December 5
Fly home

I would very much appreciate any help with the little details and if it looks like I have good days for each park. We definitely want a rest day after MVMCP and my husband definitely wants to go to Universal. We always go back to our room for breaks whether on or off site since we always have a rental car.

Thank you VERY much for any/all help you can give to me Please tell me what park I should go to on Sunday since again I don't know where to start although I know we will end in Epcot. Thank you.

 

[padisneylover]

Since I am going the same time with my friend and her two children age 11 and 13 for their first visit here is our plans. I was there the same time last year and this plan seemed to work well, with little lines at all.

Friday 26th

Hoop Dee Doo at 7 PM
MK after Hoop Dee Doo

Spectromagic at 11

Saturday 27th
AK for the day then to EPCOT for evening
Meal Plan at AK
Teppanyaki
Illuminations


Sunday 28th
MK till lunch then nap and return for MVMCP about 4
Eat at 11:30 Plaza Restruant
Liberty Tree Tavern at 5:15


Monday 29th
EPCOT for day
lunch undecided yet
dinner CP package at Canada
doing tree lighting ceremony and 8:15 CP this night

Tuesday 30th
MGM for day
Lunch undecided
Dinner Brown Derby with Fantasmic package
Lights


Wed 12/1
MK and will do Spectro tonight if to tired on Friday day of arrival
Tree Lighting at about 5
Lunch undecided
Diner Cape May

Thur 12/2
AK
Lunch at RFC AK
Disney Quest after lunch then Cirque Du Soleil at 6
Dinner at Fultons at 8:30

Friday
12/3 Moving to Universal for 4 days

 

[karensi]

Thanks padisneylover, hope you (we) have good weather and a great time at DW. Anyone else have any suggestions/ideas about our itinerary? karensi (js's Mom )

 

[js]

Thank you. Hope you have a great trip!
Anyone else please give me info on my itinerary.
Thanks.

 

[canda]

We have almost the same plans. We have 6:00 LTT dinner on the 30th. I wanted 5:45 but they were full. Are you from NC? I see you got your tickets at AAA. We in NC have the best prices for WDW.

 

[karensi]

Hi canda, no we are from New York, Staten Island to be exact, but we did buy our tickets from AAA in North Carolina. You are correct, they do have the best prices for theme park admission tickets. Anyone else care to comment on our itinerary? We hope we have planned the right parks on the right days . Karen (js's Mom) .

 

[DonDuck Fan]

Hey we will be down there around the same time.

IF you are going to check out Christmas Decorations, why not do the Yuletide Tour, it is a tour on how they decorate for christmas. They take you to two resorts as well as you get to see where they house the decoartions in the off season.
I found info about this tour at allearsnet.com, under tours, check it out

DDF

 

[kaguilbeau]

We are flying in on Thanksgiving day and leaving 12/1 (Wed). I, too, am concerned about the crowds. I was interested in your itinerary - and wondering if we should even consider doing a park on Sat after Thanksgiving day. I'd thought we would only do parks Sun, Mon, Tues & Wed (until we fly out). With Thanksgiving night, Friday and Saturday, I thought we could have a ps one night for dinner, maybe do DTD, and resort hop viewing the decorations. Any other thoughts of non-park things to do on these days? Or maybe you have experience of a park that isn't too crowded, like Epcot?

Thanks !

 

[js]

Hi everyone.

kaguilbeau-I'm with you. My husband (and our family) don't even want to attempt a park on Friday or Saturday. If we didn't have the 5 day pass we wouldn't be going on Sunday either but it is like a "bonus" day for us

DonDuck Fan-I thought quickly about the Yuletide tour on Friday or Saturday but we will have my kids (10 and 6) and my sisters 8 month old and I don't think my kids would be very interested. I think on Saturday my husband and my bil will play golf while maybe my dm, sister and the kids and I will go to DTD.

canda-as my mom (karensi) mentioned, we live in NY but from this dis boards found that AAA in NC was the cheapest and it doesn't get much mention on these boards. I was happy I found it though.

Anyway, we have done a little fine tuning on our schedule and have a 5 day hopper (from AAA in NC as karensi..my mom, mentioned) which was only $20 more at the time then a 4 day hopper. Whether it was a mistake or not at the time, we got all our tickets for 5 days before anything changed LOL

Below is our new itinerary, with all our PS made. Please advise and let me know what you think...EPCOT is our favorite park:

Friday, November 26 (day after Thanksgiving)
Arrive
Still thinking it may be crowded with the Thanksgiving crowds still there.
We will do a very small grocery shopping for water, juice, breakfast stuff and snacks. That is is.
Evening--PS for Ohana

Saturday, November 27
dh/bil will golf
My mom, sister, the kids and I will maybe go to DTD or if nice stay by pool.
PS for Chef Mickeys - dinner
Either go to DTD if we didn't get there during the day or resort hop to see decorations and, of course, ride the monorail after dinner

Sunday, November 28
MK - get there early for EE
Have Cindy's for breakfast (thanks to my mom. She got through, I didn't)
Break in afternoon.
Epcot in the evening

Monday, November 29
Epcot
Break in day
PS for dinner at Akershus

Tuesday, November 30
MK during the day.

Leave for rest early afternoon.

5:45 ps for LTT

MVMCP

Wednesday, December 1

dh will probably golf
We may stay by pool or take a ride to DTD or Boardwalk.
PS for dinner at Whispering Cannon

Thursday, December 2
Universal Go to City Walk for dinner
Every year when we are at Disney my husband says he wants to go to Universal and I always say next time. So this time, he is determined to get there.

Friday, December 3
MGM
PS for Lunch at 50s PT
Break in day
Epcot in evening

Saturday, December 4
AK
Epcot for evening
PS for Marakesh

Sunday, December 5
Fly home


I look forward to getting some feedback from some of you guys THANKS!!