made my ADR's today, what do you think?

[kt_mom]

Sun 10/16 arrival day doing MNSSHP in the evening but planning to try to get to MK by 2 or 3.
Mon 10/17 Tusker House 8:15 - AK Morning afternoon rest Epcot F&W for dinner
Tues 10/18 HS morning 11:30 50's afternoon swim/rest 7:45 CA Grill
Wed 10/19 Chef Mickeys 10:30 pool/boats rest day HDDR 7:15
Thur 10/20 Crystal Palace 8:05 MK morning 50's 5:30 maybe fantasmic
Fri 10/21 Kona either 7:30 then early to Epcot or 9:00 and later to Epcot
Dinner either 7:00 Ohana and fireworks from Poly or 7:40 LeCellier
Sat 10/22 Tusker House 8:15 AK morning 5:15 Ohana MK for parade and fireworks

As you can see I have a couple of things booked twice or double booked. I need to decide and cancel some. We are a party of 9 (4 adults and 9,8,7,2,1) The family we are going with it will be their boys (9,7,2) first real trip. I think they are really going to like AK and Epcot which are two things that we usually just do a half day each so I tried to get a little more time in there. DD and I have seen Fantasmic and DH doesn't care. So its just sort of if we can get in great if not that's okay too, we'll do something else in HS.

I really think it would be good to do the Ohana on Saturday evening and then we could head over to MK to end the trip. Then we could also do LeCelleir on on Friday and I would probably do the later Kona and then head over to Epcot around lunch time to spend the afternoon and evening.

Any feedback is welcome. I'm pretty good at planning for our family but questioning myself a little on planning for two families together. I will say I've talked to the other mom about the early morning breakfasts and stuff and she thinks it will all work as the babies will have us both up early anyway and the husbands will be more than willing to stay behind and bring anyone later who wants to sleep in.
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[loveswdw]

Sun 10/16 arrival day doing MNSSHP in the evening but planning to try to get to MK by 2 or 3

Just in case you aren't aware...you can get into the MK at 4 PM with just your MNSSHP ticket. You don't have to waste a day's admission. If you enter MK at 2 or 3, you'll be required to use a park ticket for just those couple of hours. We always wait until 4 pm so we don't have to use a park ticket.

Your choices look good to me. We've enjoyed all those restaurants except Kona. We haven't been there yet. My advice would be to avoid Epcot as much as you can on the weekends. F&W Fest time is really packed on the weekends. We love to do F&W Fest but only during the weekdays. Friday and Sat evenings are especially busy. Wall to wall people.

And we'll be there the same week as you too! Made a few of our ADRs yesterday but not all of then yet. Cape May, Garden Grill & Play & Dine at Hollywood & Vine are what I've booked so far.

 

[kt_mom]

Thanks! We have appts at BBB and pirates league before the party so we need to get in the park before 4:00. Which is okay b/c the husbands are coming with us to see the makeovers and then taking the little ones back to the resort while we enjoy the party with the big kids.

I was worried about doing Epcot on Friday except I think we'll probably only head over to the WS side for dinner and try to stay around the FW side for the most part in the afternoon. DH and DD could walk around in the aquarium part for hours. Although we usually only do a half day here and don't have time for that. Will the FW side be horrible too?

 

[GalDisney]

how do you know there is a mnsshp on 10/16?? The dates havent been released yet...

 

[kt_mom]

The park hours have MK closing at 7pm that night and it fits with the dates from last year.