pinktink83
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Sorry, I agree with your group, lol! 
I think its a GREAT idea to just focus on the baby friendly rides and parades and shows while you have the baby. I do think its sorta stressful and a pain to split the group up to go on adult rides when you've got little ones (we've had to do it our last two trips with our little ones) and I prefer NOT to if we can. Our first trip DH and I only rode two adult rides, and we each had to ride alone, while one stayed with the kids. So in the meantime, the kids had to be entertained for an hour! It was NOT ideal, but we just *had* to go on Indiana Jones and Space Mountain at least ONCE while we were there, lol. 
You will actually be LOSING time if you are having to spend twice as long at each ride, waiting for both groups to get on. Even with FP you sometimes end up waiting 30 min+ to get on, so it would be an hour for each ride (which is basically like not using FPs at all!). It would be way better to just wait until you can all go on together and really take advantage of the FP system.
I think you're going to have to compromise on this one...take it slow the first day and let the others acclimate, then you can command control on the next two days!
Also, keep in mind, most "normal" people get FREAKED OUT by itineraries and schedules when they are on vacation. I am the planning NUTJOB in my family, and I tend to just keep the schedule to myself because like the PP said, *I* know that its impossible to do everything on the list, and *I* know which things can be bumped and switched around, and *I* know that fastpasses are actually easier, etc. But to someone else it looks CRAZYTOWN and completely stressful.
But it always works out great while we are there. I just say "okay, first we're going to PP!" and then give the next direction after that, etc. That way its all very easy to swallow, just one thing at a time, lol. They hardly even know we're following a schedule! And when you go to get FP, wait until you are in Adventureland and then say "Okay, you guys head on over to Jungle Cruise, I'm going to grab FP for Indiana Jones and I'll meet you there". It simplifies things for the non-disney-planning-freaks.
I think its a GREAT idea to just focus on the baby friendly rides and parades and shows while you have the baby. I do think its sorta stressful and a pain to split the group up to go on adult rides when you've got little ones (we've had to do it our last two trips with our little ones) and I prefer NOT to if we can. Our first trip DH and I only rode two adult rides, and we each had to ride alone, while one stayed with the kids. So in the meantime, the kids had to be entertained for an hour! It was NOT ideal, but we just *had* to go on Indiana Jones and Space Mountain at least ONCE while we were there, lol. You will actually be LOSING time if you are having to spend twice as long at each ride, waiting for both groups to get on. Even with FP you sometimes end up waiting 30 min+ to get on, so it would be an hour for each ride (which is basically like not using FPs at all!). It would be way better to just wait until you can all go on together and really take advantage of the FP system. I think you're going to have to compromise on this one...take it slow the first day and let the others acclimate, then you can command control on the next two days!
Also, keep in mind, most "normal" people get FREAKED OUT by itineraries and schedules when they are on vacation. I am the planning NUTJOB in my family, and I tend to just keep the schedule to myself because like the PP said, *I* know that its impossible to do everything on the list, and *I* know which things can be bumped and switched around, and *I* know that fastpasses are actually easier, etc. But to someone else it looks CRAZYTOWN and completely stressful.
But it always works out great while we are there. I just say "okay, first we're going to PP!" and then give the next direction after that, etc. That way its all very easy to swallow, just one thing at a time, lol. They hardly even know we're following a schedule! And when you go to get FP, wait until you are in Adventureland and then say "Okay, you guys head on over to Jungle Cruise, I'm going to grab FP for Indiana Jones and I'll meet you there". It simplifies things for the non-disney-planning-freaks.
You *have* to add that to the Fantasyland list!!! And why not the other FL rides, too?? I think you can get them all done in 3 hours. They are literally like, 10 steps away from each other!
