Itinerary help (please!) ...

[alleghator]

Trying to accomodate the various interests and energy levels of my family (check ages in sig, below) for our trip next March. We have a Saturday-Saturday timeshare.

3/11 Sat -- travel day, settle in, buy groceries, Chef Mickey's for dinner
3/12 Sun -- arrive AK early am for opening, stay 'til we're done touring, back to timeshare
3/13 Mon -- arrive MGM early am for opening, back to timeshare for lunch/swim/nap, back to MGM for dinner at 50s Primetime, stay through Fantasmic (depending if my son freaks out ... he's not always good with loud noises)
3/14 Tues -- arrive MK early (hopefully for CRT breakfast), back to timeshare for lunch/nap/swim, back to MK through fireworks (see above noise note *sigh*)
3/15 Weds -- break from parks day, probably hang at Downtown Disney with lunch at Earl of Sandwich
3/16 Thurs -- back to MK early (probably Crystal Palace breakfast this day), similar day as Tuesday, but if we stayed up for parade/fireworks on Tuesday, we'll boogie out at some point for an evening on the Boardwalk
3/17 Fri -- arrive EP early for opening, back to lunch/nap/swim, back to Epcot for Biergarten dinner, stay through IllumiNations (if Matthew lets us *double sigh*)
3/18 Sat -- good-bye to Disney breakfast at the Whispering Canyon Cafe.

Thanks for any and all input ... this is a first WDW trip in YEARS, and our first with kids at all. Thanks SO much!
--Heidi

 

[Colinsmom]

Sounds similar to what we would do! Just don't hesitate to take a break a day earlier if the kids need it. I'm not sure how much there is for kids to do at the Boardwalk, but maybe I'm wrong there. I enjoy walking there maybe once a trip as an adult, but haven't been thrilled with the food. But... if you stay late enough, you can see some of the Epcot fireworks without the noise!

Another idea - noise-free. How about the electrical parade on the Lagoon? If so, you could do a dinner at a resort one night and then step outside for the parade. Here's a link about it:

http://www.allearsnet.com/tp/ewp.htm

 

[dzneelvr]

I really like the fact you are scheduling only one park per day and also figuring in nap/relaxation time at the resort. When our kids were that age, it helped to let them sleep in without the early morning character breakfast looming--that way they could stay up later for the evening park festivities.At DD we like Rainforest Cafe for the decor rather than the EofS and SciFi at MGM much more than Prime Time. Enjoy.