Need help with planning meals

[disneywithbaby]

please help me plan my meals/days. Dates 8/12-9/19 We are interested in character meals, there are 12 of us! Ages: 3 boy, 5 girl, 6 girl,12 boy, 13 boy, 24 uncle helping, 35,38,40,42,66,67.....
We have done Norway and Disney live as breakfasts before but all others are new.
Day1:Crystal palace dinner, planning to get to AOA and eat lunch and take a swim while rooms open up then get ready and head to MK for dinner, online says MK closes at 7pm but I don't know why???
Day2: Norway princess breakfast/go to MK in afternoon for fireworks
Day 3:Hollywood and vine Disney jr lunch (how is lunch only did breakfast before). HS has extra am hda so want to hit rides first. MK or hotel after lunch then back to HS for fireworks.
Day 4: group splits up for alone family time!! AK in am, Us LeCliure in Canada for dinner if we can get it (any ideas for alternative?) other half going to 50's prime time. Planning to do Epcot fireworks. (MK closes early for mnsshp)
Day 5: Ohana breakfast at Poly what park after???
Day 6: AK in am, BOG for dinner with MK fireworks if we can get it. (Alternate dinner??)
Day 7: last fulfill day. MK in an, garden gill for dinner as a group (MK closes early for (mnsshp)


My 3yo boy and 5yo girl want to do pirates league, what day??? Time???) I'm thinking day 6 or 7. Also pirate of. Caribbean will be closed during our visit

Please I'm looking for all advice!

 

[Tylerandhayleysmom]

The character dining my family absolutely loves (3yrs, 7 years and 40ish parents ).

1. 'Ohana (Polynesian Resort) Breakfast with Lilo and Stitch (and Mickey and Pluto is there too)
2. Chef Mickeys Breakfast and Dinner is great at Contemporary Resort (Mickey, Minnie and friends)
3. Tusker House Breakfast at Animal Kingdom
4. 1900 Park Fare Breakfast (Mad Hatter, Alice in Wonderland, Mary Poppins) - Grand Floridian Resort and Spa
5. 1900 Park Fare Dinner (Cinderella Fairytale Dinner Buffet/w her evil stepsisters and step mother)


Just some of my family's favorites

 

[Southern Bell]

Looks like a well thought out plan to me! I only wondered about DAY 1-- Would concern me because MK is closing early on you and how much time will you get to spend at MK because of that. DAY 5--- Because Ohanas is on the monorail it would be easy to go to MK or Epcot after breakfast ---For my family it would ultimately depend on what we hadn't seen or what we wanted to do again of our favorites. But with the fast pass now in advance it is only a guess, but can be changed later. DAY 6-- If you don't get Bog I don't really have any suggestions and will just tell you our experiences Tony's (have ate here 1) I did not like Tony's Lasagna, but others liked their meal, got steak, pork chop, chicken. We had excellent service and not a bad wait time to get in. Liberty Inn(we never tried). This vacation I have reservations for BOG lunch(we've ate 3 times), Cinderellas Castle breakfast(1st time), Plaza Dinner(1st time), Crystal Palace either breakfast or lunch(We have ate 1 good lunch and 1 good dinner never had breakfast.) I have to let one go and undecided.

Caribbean is closed when we will be there over July 4th , 2015. Hate to miss this one!

 

[disneywithbaby]

Thank you! I know the kids will want to go to MK the first day, even though it closes at 7pm-still don't understand why the early close time on a Saturday??- so I'm going to see if we can get a dinner reservation as late as possible. We should get to the hotel around 1pm and head to MK around 3ish.
We went to Tony's on our first night last time and I thought the food was really good. Found out later everyone else thought it was just on. They put us in a table in the back and service was a little slow but not bad at all. I would go again if I could not get another reservation. Anyone been to the Mexican restaurant in Epcot? Maybe we would try there for dinner, my kids love the 3 amigos ride "hidden" in Mexico.

 

[MsMagical]

Maybe it closes early for a special event or a early Mickey's Not So Scary Halloween Party? We love the San Angel Inn in Mexico. The atmosphere is great and the food for us has been terrific. I admittedly don't know anything about "authentic" mexican food but I do know when something tastes good and I have never had a bad meal there. I'd recommend it. Also in Epcot - I would Highly recommend Biergarten. The food is delicious! And the show they put on is really fun!

 

[partigus]

We've gotten much more done now that we have stopped park hopping. We used to hit the MK in the morning, then Epcot for dinner for example. But even that transfer can eat up an hour of your day.

 

[EPCOTgrl1]

With a party that big you are going to have to call the restaurants directly to make the reservation. I had to do that when I was dealing with a part of 12-15. They also might ask for a credit card to hold the table as well as tell you that they cannot guarantee that your party will sit together.

 

[Jhaberlein]

If your check in date is 9/12, MK is closing at 7pm for Night of Joy which is a hard ticket Christian concert event. It's scheduled for 9/13 as well, and I notice you have MK fireworks planned for that evening. There aren't any Wishes fireworks scheduled for 9/12 or 9/13 because of the early closing for Night of Joy. I'm not sure if the event includes fireworks or not.

 

[disneywithbaby]

Thanks for the Night of Joy info! Online says MK has wishes on 9/13 at 9pm???

 

[Jhaberlein]

You're right! Night of Joy is 9/11 and 9/12 when I double checked. The 13th is stuck in my head because it's our departure date, and I keep (wishful) thinking it's an actual Disney day for us.

 

[disneywithbaby]

Lol thank you for double checking