MDE Help - Family Trip - 1 account or multiple?

[kkbookmom]

Hello everyone!

I've tried searching the threads and although I'm gleaning some information I haven't quite found an answer that fits my situation.

Background: I am planning a family trip to WDW in December 2020. We already have the resort booked and tickets purchased. We have plenty of time to plan but because there are 11 of us (from preschoolers up to grandparents) and of those 11 three are newbies. I'm taking plenty of time to introduce everyone to "our plans".

I have my own MDE account, and when I first booked the resort, had everyone listed under me. My DIL and I are more invested in the details, and she had an MDE account herself, so I ended up inviting her from my Friends and Family list. Now things don't look exactly like I expected - I have everyone in my account except her (she is not listed as "people i have no plans with". Uh oh.

We initially started this route because we thought it would be easier with so many of us and if we split up. Now I'm thinking I goofed things up.

If you've planned a family trip with multiple sets of family in multiple rooms, how did you handle your MDE account?

If you split things up, was that easier to manage? Or did you manage all of the plans and have everyone else just sign into your account?

I'm reading that in either case everyone can see all plans and make changes for everyone. I'm trying to figure out which scenario (or if there is another I'm not aware of, that too) is the easiest to deal with during the trip itself.

Thanks for any help!
Tonia

 

[Sdolores]

Hello, I went with 4 families (23 people) last June. I made sure each family had 1 account and then EVERYONE added as a "Friend". After that, I made all of the plans. We ranged from 6 years old to 18 and their their parents. Made it easy.