My tentative plan... Help critique please! TIA

[CrusingFamily4]

My DH, myself, and twin 7 year old girls will be attempting Disneyworld after a quick Disney Cruise.

Our schedule looks like this:

Feb. 4. Leave late in the morning and fly direct into Orlando. Arrive around 7 pm Orlando time. Will stay at Hyatt in airport.

Feb 5. Take disney transportation to Port Canaveral and board ship

Feb.8 Take disney transportation to resort. (POP). Upon arrival, head to Epcot.

Fast Pass #1: Test Track

Fast Pass #2/3 (will choose from tier 2) We will have 7 year old girls. They have spoken with Crush on previous disney cruises so this is not a priority. Any suggestions?

We will eat dinner at one of the quick stop locations located in Epcot. After 3 heavy meals on the ship, a lighter supper will be appreciated. I believe we will eat at sunshine seasons.


Feb.9 Magic Kingdom. Arrive at Rope Drop. Will have had breakfast in the room.

Fast Pass #1 SDMT (if available) If not, will try for the 11th

Fast Pass #2 Big Thunder Mountain

Fast Pass #3 Wishes

Dinner: BOG 5:50 pm

Feb 10 Hollywood Studio. Arrive for 8:05 Hollywood and Vine breakfast

After breakfast, head right to the JTA sign up. My husband will go direct to Tower of Terror with one of the girls and I will go to JTA with the other. Only one girl wants to partake in JTA. She does not want to do TOT. The second twin does not want to do JTA, but wants to do TOT, so we will split up for this.

Fast Pass#1 Toy Story

Fast Pass#2 Star Tours

Fast Pass #3 Fantasmic

SciFi Dinner: 4:45

Feb 11 Magic Kingdom- arrive at rope drop. Will have had breakfast in the room

Fast Pass #1 MainStreet Electrical Parade

Fast Pass #2 Enchanted Tales with Belle

Fast Pass #3 Big Thunder Mountain

Lunch: BOG 11:20

Supper: Hoop De Doo Musical Revue at 6:15

Feb 12 Animal Kingdom- arrive at rope drop

Fast Pass- Kilimanjaro Safaris

Fast Pass #2- Kali River Rapids

Dinner will be DTD. We could not book dinner on MDX, so booked it via open table. Raglan Road. I think we booked it for 7 pm, but would need to verify that

Feb 13- fly home at 4. Would spend the morning at the hotel in the pool and just relaxing prior to our 6 hour direct flight home.


My questions: Does this plan look ok? Does one have any suggestions in which order I should book fast passes? I would hate to be walking all over the park for no reason. ie. should I switch up some of my fast pass selections in Magic Kingdom to keep us in one area?

Thanks again!!

 

[DisneyCAL]

IMO I wouldn't use FP on parades or fireworks because its limiting you time wise and with regard to number of FP you could get in a day. Depending on what rides you have interest in I would FP SDMT, Peter Pan, A&E or enchanted on one MK day and Big Thunder, splash and haunted mansion or jungle cruise on another MK day. AK and HS options look good. Instead of doing Sunshine Seasons it might be cool to let your daughters pick a country of interest to eat at. Or split up for a minute and grab something then come back to a central location to eat together. Have fun!

 

[ELSA711]

DHS Day - I don't think you can FP+ Fantasmic and TSMM

 

[CrusingFamily4]

I love the idea of picking a country to eat at! Thanks for the suggestion Additionally, it appears I have way more reading to do! I did not know about the jungle cruise at MK!

Also, thanks for letting me know about not being able to fast pass Fantasmic and TSMM. I'll gladly give up our fantasmic!

 

[kabbie]

Cruised the Fantasy LY and while dining at Animators Palette, Crush can't speak to everyone. Just wanted you to know so your girls aren't hurt if he doesn't.

 

[CrusingFamily4]

Cruised the Fantasy LY and while dining at Animators Palette, Crush can't speak to everyone. Just wanted you to know so your girls aren't hurt if he doesn't.

Thank you! I appreciate you taking the time to let us know (Thankfully the girls have already gotten their fill on other cruises- which also means we don't line up for characters any more. Bitter sweet.)

 

[epcotty]

Yeah I wouldn't fp+ wishes/elec parade as it would be too limiting with not being able to get more fps, and you could do something else for a 3rd at HS and get a fantasmic fp later on

 

[caroline1851]

I agree with what some others have said...don't fp+ parades and fireworks. We were there in June (8 on crowd calendar) and had no problem at all finding a good spot for Electical parade... and not far in advance either. Maybe 15 min before it started.
EPC- Don't eat CS in Mexico-awful food, taco bell quality. France has amazing desserts. Any plan to go on Soarin? Could get a fp+ for Spaceship Earth. IMO, not worth a wait more than 15 min.
MK-how about a fp+ for Space Mountain? Or Splash Mountain? If you plan to ride Peter Pan, you either need to go straight to it at rope drop or get a fp+.

 

[CrusingFamily4]

I agree with what some others have said...don't fp+ parades and fireworks. We were there in June (8 on crowd calendar) and had no problem at all finding a good spot for Electical parade... and not far in advance either. Maybe 15 min before it started.
EPC- Don't eat CS in Mexico-awful food, taco bell quality. France has amazing desserts. Any plan to go on Soarin? Could get a fp+ for Spaceship Earth. IMO, not worth a wait more than 15 min.
MK-how about a fp+ for Space Mountain? Or Splash Mountain? If you plan to ride Peter Pan, you either need to go straight to it at rope drop or get a fp+.

That is great to know re:crowds for the electrical parade. Thank you! We are from Canada, and when we booked, did so with our girls school schedule. We did not realize that Presidents Weekend would increase the crowd levels as much as they will. We are thankful to be leaving on the Saturday. We do plan to go on soarin... but thought we could only fast pass that or test track.

MK- my girls are both terrified of Splash Mountain, haha. I am thinking space mountain may be a little much also We would love to do it, but I don't think it is in the cards this trip. Reeter Pan! Thank you! I'll switch that out for the second Big Thunder Mountain on our day 2.

I really appreciate everyones advice! Thank you! This, which I'm sure I've made quite clear... is our first trip to DisneyWorld staying on property... and with fast passes (We went to disney when the girls were young, but stayed off property and they had paper fast passes).

 

[SeilerBird]

I would think twice about doing Kali in February, same with Splash Mt. You will get wet and it could be cold. It's Tough to be a bug is a better option.