Ok, I have a new game plan based on everyone's advice!! Let me know what you think?
Monday, 11/7: AK during the day, followed by an early dinner at one of the resorts
Tuesday, 11/8: MK
Wednesday, 11/9: Resort switch in the morning, from the Waldorf-Astoria to Polynesian, and start stacking LLs for our late-morning Epcot arrival. Take the monorail from the Poly to Epcot and stay through evening and fireworks dinner. (I know the view is limited, but we're going to do it just so we have a seat and are somewhat protected from the crazy crowds!)
Thursday, 11/10: Sleep in, pool day + character breakfast or lunch at one of the monorail resorts, and then head to MK at 4 PM for
MVMCP!
Friday, 11/11 (Veterans Day): DHS. Rope drop won't be possible since we'll need to sleep in a bit after the party, but I'll set my alarm for 7 AM to start stacking LLs. Our kids are too young for Fantasmic so we'll head back to the hotel by early evening, and hoping to get an Ohana ADR for this last night of the trip.
Saturday, 11/12- Departure day, but our flight isn't until 5:30 PM, so thinking of adding a second DHS day here in case we don't get to do Rise on Friday. Or if that's not avail, possibly another MK day, or check out Disney Springs. How late can we upgrade a 4-day ticket to a 5-day for the minimal price increase?
How does this look? Thanks for the feedback!!