please vote for your favorite itinerary

[tinkie]

Characters: Me (Mom, 35) and DS (8)

This is SO type A, and I'm embarressed, but....I have one itinerary based on the not using the EMH and one based on using it....bear in mind we have a very short window to be in Orlando and my 8 year old INSISTS that he wants to go to Universal/IOA...sigh.....as if there is not enough with the unlimited park hopper!! Oh well:

Itinerary 1 - EMH correct:

Day 1:
Arrive Orlando 7:40 am
grocery stop
check in at Coronado Springs Resort
Take Disney transportation to Animal Kingdom
counter service for quick lunch/snack flame treebbq or tusker house
At closing head to AKL - look around; watch animal feeding at 5:00
Ressies at Boma at 5:30
taxi back to CSR (hot tub/swim/bed)

Day 2:
EMH Epcot
12:00 Teppenyaki (son's fave) - boat or walk to MGM
1:30-6:00 MGM
Toy Story Counter Svc. for quik pizza
7:00 Fantasmic
back to CSR and to bed

Day 3:
EMH Magic Kingdom
12:00 Kona Cafe
Epcot or Downtown Disney
6:30 O'Hana's (window to watch Wishes?)
ice cream during mass exodus
back to CSR...zzzzz

Day 4:
check out; stow luggage
take taxi or towncar to Universal/IOA
Do universal - snax at counter svc.
Late lunch at Mythos (2:45)
Leave parks at 6-6:30
taxi or towncar back to CSR
Leave CSR at 8:00 for airport
10:10 flight home





or my original non EMH plan:

Day 1:
arrive Orlando 7:40 am
take tiffany town car to CSR
grocery stop
diz transport to Magic Kingdom
12:00 lunch at Castle or Kona Cafe
More MK
Dinner at O'Hanas at 6:20
Watch wishes from Poly beach at 8:00
Back to CSR via taxi

Day 2:

8:00 Tiffany towncar ride to USO/IOA
Do Universal
Lunch at 12:00 at Hard Rock Cafe
Do Islands of Adventure
counter service dinner/snack
P/up by Tiffany at 7:00
back to CSR

Day 3:

8:00am (pre-entry) PS at Donald's Breakfastasaurus
9:00 AK opening
go until bored? if extra time go to Blizzard Beach
or go all day and eat at Boma's - taxi back
back to CSR

Day 4:

check out
MGM for opening
12:00 PS at Sci/Fi
Epcot after lunch
5:00 PS at Teppenyaki
Leave CSR at 8:00 pm for airport
Flight leaves at 10:10

 

[InstImpres]

Maybe it's just me but I wouldn't buy UPH for what you are doing. I don't think you'll get the value to them.

I think I would also vote for a "c" (because I'm cheap) and put all your "nonpark" stuff on one day. I would think you could buy a three day hopper and have one day for next time, and come out way ahead.

JMHO
Sandy

PS Sorry, guess I didn't vote right

 

[tinkie]

No - I think you are just much smarter!!!

Unfortunately, I already committed to an AAA package that includes the length-of -stay hopper passes.......I wish I had done more research in order to get everything cheaper!!! Well - there's always next time!! I really appreciate your advice!!

 

[heffalump9]

My vote is for plan one, it looks like it covers the best of the best in the short time you have. I have made a plan for Spring break that looks almost identical, but no Universal, I don't think anything tops the Magic, plus I have been to Universal in CA.

Good luck with your plans!

 

[Kaycee]

I vote for Plan 1. Of course, I would leave out the Universal part. It's funny, my kids don't even mention going to Universal anymore, they know there's no way I'll be in Orlando and not be at WDW.

 

[disney4us2002]

I also like the first itinerary better. I have a clarification question. On your 2nd day you have lunch planned for Teppanyaki and dinner at Pizza Planet and I got stuck on that for a minute. When we last were in WDW in 2002, PP was only open lunch hours. Has this changed? Does anyone know the hours now?