Only 3 full days!! What to do?

[sammydent]

We will be visiting Disney in Jan '06 for a seminar and will have a DS age 8 and DD age 4, but will only have 3 full days to tour (Thurs, Fri, Sat). What is a good attack plan and what are the must sees?

 

[MomofKatie]

We had the same scenario last fall, and we did one full day at MK, one full day at Epcot, and one day split between MGM and AK. We did 1 character meal, and one other sit down dinner.

Must-sees will vary according to your kids' likes and dislikes. At MK, we did all of Fantasyland and Toontown, most of Adventureland, not too much of Frontierland or Liberty Square, and all of Tomorrowland except Space Mtn. We got there at opening, and stayed through the fireworks.

At Epcot, we did Living Seas, TT, Ellen's Energy Adventure, Imagination pavilion, HISTA, and all of the WS Kidcot stations. We got there at opening, but left at about 7 pm- we didn't stay for Illuminations because we were pooped! Lots of walking at Epcot!! For this park, I'd definitely rent a stroller.

At MGM, we only did a few things- VotLM, GMR, and DH and I rode ToT and RnRC. Other to-dos would be Muppets 3D, Playhouse Disney, and possibly B&B.

We also only did a couple of things at AK- Kilimanjaro Safari and FOLK. Other must-sees include the Boneyard and Dinoland.

If you are willing to get up early, stay all day, and roll with the punches, you can do a lot. I'd suggest reading up on these boards, as well as guidebooks such as Passporter or the Unofficial Guide. That way, you'll be able to get a good idea of what you will want to do, and what you can skip.

Have a great time!!

 

[seashoreCM]

Start anywhere. Go anywhere.

Hint: Let the kids drag you around.

At the end of the third day, start dreaming about when you are going to "come back real soon".

Disney hints:
http://members.aol.com/ajaynejr/disney.htm

It is better to keep park hopping to a minimum since park hopping itself consumes time. Sit down with the kids to make a list of things to see so you can group things in each park together to see on the same day.

It is hard to say what things are "must sees" because different folks have different preferences. If I can pick out one favorite (hard for me to do) it would be Splash Mountain (at Magic Kingdom). SM has a lot to it, although some folks pass it up because they don't like big drops and others may not appreciate the details in the scenery. Other folks just say the the most important things to see are the biggest and most spectacular looking things. I also like Carousel of Progress (also at MK). Some others say this ride is obsolete, and it was also one of the rides that charged no admission back in the days when rides had individual admissions that varied according to how spectacular the rides were.