Only one day for F&W...which plan?

[Octoberbaby]

This October I'm squeezing in a few days at Disney. I have to fit in one day for EP/ F&W. This trip will be slightly different though. It will be my son, his cousin, and me. No hubby...or adult other than myself . And there's another thing...we have to eat at Via Napoli too....So, Which plan would be best?
Mon: Sleeping in and swim(mnsshp night before). Epcot for FP to soaring 5:30pm. A few booths, and then Via Napoli at 8:00.
Or...
Wed: Fast pass Soaring 10:00-11:00. F&W booths. Fantasia Gardens(I'm trying to squeeze this in too). Via Napoli 4:15.

I'm afraid we won't be able to do many booths and still be able to do Via, so I'm leaning towards Mondays plan. We also want to do Fantasia Gardens, so that's making me think Wed. Along with the fact that Wed afternoon is better for F&W, I'm torn.

What would you guys do?

 

[Nayan]

Do you absolutely have to do Via Napoli? I'd rather eat at the booths instead of grabbing so-so pizza.

 

[randumb0]

Do you absolutely have to do Via Napoli? I'd rather eat at the booths instead of grabbing so-so pizza.

agreed

 

[AMusicLifeForMe]

If you do Monday's plan, you won't be hungry for Via if you eat at the booths beforehand. I go to F&W for the food more than the drinks. I would use the booths as my meals personally. I would do Wednesdays plan for that reason. You can eat lunch at the booths then go play miniature golf. After that, come back and have dinner at Via.

 

[Octoberbaby]

Do you absolutely have to do Via Napoli? I'd rather eat at the booths instead of grabbing so-so pizza.

I'd definitely love to skip Via, but I'm worried about how many booths it would take to fill up the kiddos They are only 11 and 12 years old, but can out eat me any day of the week.

 

[AMusicLifeForMe]

I'd definitely love to skip Via, but I'm worried about how many booths it would take to fill up the kiddos They are only 11 and 12 years old, but can out eat me any day of the week.

A lot of the booths last year were almost meals if I remember correctly. It took my family about 2-3 booths to fill up.

 

[loves to dive]

I think if you do the booths early, early early, you might and I stress might, be able to eat at Via. I personally don't do any TS meals during F&W, all my meals come from the booths.

 

[DWillowBay]

Seems to me you'd be far less rushed for time with the Wednesday plan. With so little time, I might not try to have so many things to "squeeze in". For me, that makes the time so un-enjoyable.

 

[Octoberbaby]

Seems to me you'd be far less rushed for time with the Wednesday plan. With so little time, I might not try to have so many things to "squeeze in". For me, that makes the time so un-enjoyable.

That's true...

This will be the shortest trip we've ever done (4 nights), so I am not really used to having to squeeze things in. We just returned though a few days ago, which helps to not have as many must-dos.

We are mainly going for F&W, MNSSHP, and Pandora again. They did an awesome job, and I have got to go back!

 

[ktlm]

The booths are less crowded at lunchtime. We like to hit the booths right when WS opens. We eat until we can't fit anything else. We might snack again later. We usually make an ADR for dinner around 7 because we also have must do EPCOT places and the booth lines can be long at night anyway.

 

[Octoberbaby]

The booths are less crowded at lunchtime. We like to hit the booths right when WS opens. We eat until we can't fit anything else. We might snack again later. We usually make an ADR for dinner around 7 because we also have must do EPCOT places and the booth lines can be long at night anyway.

I was actually hoping that I could find a 6:00 adr for via Napoli instead of the 4:15. I'm feeling like that's gonna be to early if I go with my Wednesday plan. I missed the 180 since I just booked our trip the other day.

 

[DWillowBay]

Do you need to see Illuminations ??? It's honestly my favorite nighttime show, but ...if you can eliminate Illuminations, you can schedule VN for then...if there's an available time. Just a thought.

 

[Octoberbaby]

Do you need to see Illuminations ??? It's honestly my favorite nighttime show, but ...if you can eliminate Illuminations, you can schedule VN for then...if there's an available time. Just a thought.

I did see a reservation on Wed for 7:50, which could work.

 

[Octoberbaby]

OK, while searching reservations this morning, I found a BC for 6:50 on Wed. Now, I'm thinking....
Do our FP for soaring 10-11. Then F&W for a few hours. FP at 2-3&3-4. Head over to Fantasia Gardens, and stop by BC at 6:50 before heading back to EP. Thoughts?