Just Back from Spring Break Trip 2017 (4/13-4/17)

[AJT607]

We stayed 4 nights in a BCV Studio on rented DVC points, rope dropped a park every day, took afternoon breaks and still felt like we got a ton accomplished! We also had a small hiccup at check-in and were given 3 Anytime FPs without asking for anything. Disney goes above and beyond to make things right. I was a bit worried about traveling over Easter but all of the planning paid off. We tried the Express Transportation and it was super convenient, but we didn't use it as much as I would've hoped because of mid-day breaks back at the resort.

Thursday
EPCOT: Soarin, Spaceship Earth, Meet Baymax, Living with the Land, Chase Visa M&G with Minnie/Pluto, Gran Fiesta Boat ride, and Twinnings Tea Garden Tour
AK: Expedition Everest, Tiffins/Nomad Lounge, It's Tough to be a Bug, Kilimanjaro Safari, Rivers of Light

Friday
MK: 7DMT, Peter Pan, Winnie the Pooh, Photo with Cinderella's Carriage, Meet Rapunzel & Tiana, Big Thunder Mountain RR, Jungle Cruise, Pirates, Haunted Mansion, Under the Sea, Splash Mountain, WDW Railroad, Peoplemover, 7DMT, Meet Tinkerbell, Space Mountain, Country Bears Jamboree, Lunch at Crystal Palace
EPCOT: Frozen, Soarin', Test Track

Saturday
MK: 7DMT, Peter Pan, Meet Ariel at her Grotto, Under the Sea, It's a Small World, Haunted Mansion, Pirates, Meet Aladdin & Jasmine, BTMRR, Meet Chip & Dale, Jungle Cruise, Meet Fairy Godmother, Meet Wicked Stepsisters, Splash Mountain, BTMRR, 7DMT, Wishes, Once Upon a Time, Tangled Lantern Spot, Peter Pan, Meet Talking Mickey

Sunday
HS: Toy Story Mania, Meet Moana, Meet BB-8, Meet Sorcerer Mickey & Minnie, Voyage of the Little Mermaid, RnRC, Meet Mulan at Characterpalooza, Toy Story Mania, Tower of Terror (x2), Fantasmic!

Monday
Akershus Breakfast and rode Frozen at Rope Drop, Soarin, Living with the Land, Test Track and Spaceship Earth

 

[Trackerbee]

Sounds like you had a great time!! How many in your group?

 

[AJT607]

Just 2 of us

 

[barbliny]

That seems wildly successful for such a crowded week. I'm totally jealous of those 7:00 am EMH days at MK last week and this week. It's fascinating glancing at the wait times from home during 7-8 am!!

 

[kboo]

How crowded was it? We are contemplating an April/Easter trip but I'm scared of the crowd calendars. Did you do any of the hard to get attractions standby?

 

[AJT607]

Our 7AM MK mornings were amazing. We got over 15 different rides/meet-and-greets done before noon each morning. While we had a plan in place, we didn't expect to be quite that productive! We rode 7DMT and Peter Pan in standby at rope drop each day and had great success with extra fastpasses throughout the day - even getting a Peter Pan fastpass in the evening on Saturday. The only attractions where I had trouble finding extra Fastpasses were 7DMT, Frozen and Space Mountain.

I think we could've been more successful on Sunday but we decided to change our plans at the last minute and shift Fastpasses from Animal Kingdom over to Studios. We're planning to hit Animal Kingdom hard on our next trip when Pandora is open so we decided to spend a couple hours in the morning at Studios, hang out by the pool in the afternoon, and go back in the evening for dinner & Fantasmic!

 

[DisneyFive]

Looks like you got a ton of attractions in!

Any other general impressions?

Dan