Please give feedback on plans

[Pamb]

We are down to 12 days!!!! and I am getting more and more excited every day. Will some of you amazing people please take a look at my plans and let me know if I am expecting too much, or not enough. I love all the advice I have already received from this group so here is a big THANKS!

Cast: Me, DH, DD 7, DD 5, and DS 2.5 Staying at HOJO's We will be there during the slow time so the park will open at 10am and close at 8pm...later on the weekend

Day 1: Leave Salt Lake City 4pm drive to St George
Day 2: Leave St George drive to DL arrive around 3pm
Check in to hotel
Pick up food from grocery store
DTD, pick up park hoppers and eat at Goofy's
TRY to get to be early after some time in the pool
Day 3: MM: Peter Pan 1st, always first then on with HydroGuy's tips
*MUST* hit PFF planning on spending 1.5-2hours (remember the two girls 5 & 7) Send a runner for FP on Space or Indy
Lunch: Carnation Cafe
Hotel for naps
Back to hit Adventure Land, POTC, WTP & Splash
Dinner: Counter Svs eat while waiting for parade
Parade of Dreams
Time to crash

Day 4: DCA Day
Soarin, TOT, Monsters, TSMM plus whatever we can fit in
Hotel for naps (and to dress the princesses)
Ariel's for lunch (again remember the girls...this is the biggie for them!)
Bugsland
Pixar Parade
Hop to DL for POTC and BTMR, Indy if missed or we can get on it

Day 5: MM PP1st etc. (maybe Nemo)
Toontown to meet the big guy
Buzz, Space, Jedi Training (this is for me...I have a thing for Darth Maul)
Mimi's for lunch
Hotel for naps
TS Island (again for me...I have a thing for Captain Jack too)
DD7 gets 1 hour to pick favorite thing to do
Whatever rides we missed or really want to hit
Dinner: Counter SVS
DLRR
FL Rides we love

Day 6: (Friday)
DH gets to pick favorite things he wants to do for the first hour
DD 5 gets the next hour
3:20 Blue Boyou (late lunch)
Hotel for naps
I get to pick favorite rides
*nothing specific planned here...we will see what we missed*
Fireworks at 9:25

Day 7: (Saturday park opens at 8am)
If possible be there early and spend the morning on favorite rides
Hop to DCA for favorte rides
DCA shows (Turtle Talk, HSM,
Lunch: White Water Snacks
Hotel for nice long break
*nothing planned* (am I crazy not to have this planned?) just see what we want to do on our last day
Fireworks again (Fantasmic is closed!)


Day 8: Attend a local church ( I lived in the area several years ago and want to stop by for a visit)
Drive back to St George

Day 9: Drive back to SLC with me crying because I want to turn around and go back already.


What do you think?

 

[avalon451]

This looks really nice to me! You've got plenty of time to enjoy the parks. You're going to be there early on your MM days, so you can take advantage of some planned touring. Yet you've got enough flexibility in there to roll with the changes, if need be. Not too heavy on the dining plans, which is good, with the ages of your kids, you probably don't want to be tied down to TOO many "let's be polite in the restaurant" times.

I think it's great that you have unplanned time later in your trip, to just re-do favorites and relax and enjoy.

You're going to have so much fun! Your kids are a perfect age to enjoy the parks. You're going to have more fun just watching them have fun! Be sure and tell us about it when you get back!

 

[dizneekrazee]

I think everything sounds great. Have you considered making a visit to Libby Lu for the girls makeovers?? Or a stop at The Build A Bear Workshop for all of them?? I bet they would enjoy it!!

Most of all, have fun!!

 

[CrazyDuck]

Why does church have to take all of Day 8? Can't you go to church then head back to the Hotel, nap then hit the parks again? Upgrade your 5 day hopper to 7 for only $10 and do dinner, fireworks and a couple of rides in the park on Day 2 and Day 8

 

[Pamb]

Why does church have to take all of Day 8? Can't you go to church then head back to the Hotel, nap then hit the parks again? Upgrade your 5 day hopper to 7 for only $10 and do dinner, fireworks and a couple of rides in the park on Day 2 and Day 8

Good questions.

Because of our religious beliefs we are trying to keep Sunday different by *not* going to DL but spending time in worship and with family.

We discussed going to the park Monday when we arrive but since we will need to go to the grocery store and want to get to bed early I don't want to feel rushed the first time we visit the park. (There are also no fireworks that night and the park closes at 8pm.) I am hoping that DTD and Goofy's will be enough for that night and we can be ready for our first full day. Plus...my kids know the mantra "Peter Pan First...always first!" so that will have to be our first ride no matter what.