Quick Question-Planning

[Rivergirl2005]

Hey everyone,

Starting to plan for my next trip!!! yay!!! I was wondering if anyone knew a link to a pre-made itinerary that I can customize. I had one for my last trip and I can't find it. Can anyone point me in the right direction? Please and thank you

 

[Alesia]

Check out the cheat sheets at easywdw.com

 

[bc7ate9]

Www.touringplans.com has a bunch. You have to pay for some of them, though.

 

[mshanson3121]

Www.touringplans.com has a bunch. You have to pay for some of them, though.

We used Touring Plans. I found them great. That said, I also wouldn't really stress too much about touring plans anymore, either. So, I'd say look over the cheat sheets at EasyWDW, and then just write out your own if you want to change something?

 

[Angel Ariel]

Touringplans.com is run by the same guys that write the Unofficial Guide to Walt Disney World. The website has touring plans, and the books do too..you can always check the Unofficial Guide out at your local library. If you want to subscribe to touring plans so you can customize a touring plan for yourself, you can check the book out of the library and use it to get a discount on their site (to get to discount on the site, it usually asks something like what's the first word at the top of page xyz, so you need the book to get the discount).

Personally, I don't do ride by ride touring plans...that's a little too detailed for my group. They mutinied when I tried to do that once about 8 years ago I do, however, figure out what park(s) to go to each day, and then get a general idea of what direction we want to head when we arrive. IMO, that's even more important now when you plan your fastpasses ahead of time, so you can make sure that you don't end up backtracking throughout the day to make your fastpass+ times.

 

[wisblue]

I am not a fan of ride by ride plans either because too many things can throw them out of whack. I do think it's a good idea to look at some of those plans to help you get an idea of what things you want to do, how the parks are laid out, and how to approach things in an efficient way. You can also get some ideas about what to do about FPs.

For WDW, I would start with the cheat sheets at easywdw because they have been updated very recently to reflect changes caused by crowd sizes, closures, and FP+. That site also has some reports with pictures and video to show how the plans work in action. I like to use the Touring Plans site too.

 

[bc7ate9]

Touringplans.com is run by the same guys that write the Unofficial Guide to Walt Disney World. The website has touring plans, and the books do too..you can always check the Unofficial Guide out at your local library. If you want to subscribe to touring plans so you can customize a touring plan for yourself, you can check the book out of the library and use it to get a discount on their site (to get to discount on the site, it usually asks something like what's the first word at the top of page xyz, so you need the book to get the discount).

Personally, I don't do ride by ride touring plans...that's a little too detailed for my group. They mutinied when I tried to do that once about 8 years ago I do, however, figure out what park(s) to go to each day, and then get a general idea of what direction we want to head when we arrive. IMO, that's even more important now when you plan your fastpasses ahead of time, so you can make sure that you don't end up backtracking throughout the day to make your fastpass+ times.

FYI - you don't need a paid subscription to make the personalized Touring Plans - you just have to register for a free basic account.

 

[Angel Ariel]

FYI - you don't need a paid subscription to make the personalized Touring Plans - you just have to register for a free basic account.

Ah, thanks for that. I wasn't sure. I have a subscription, so I couldn't remember what was free and what wasnt. Thanks!

 

[Rivergirl2005]

Thanks everyone!!! Im trying to figure out restaurants and what days are the best to go...josh is pretty awesome!!! Prolly wont schedule to a t but I am trying to get an idea. Too bad I'll have to wait for AK river of lights and frozen to really finalize anything....but that won't be for a while. Thanks for the help

 

[mshanson3121]

FYI - you don't need a paid subscription to make the personalized Touring Plans - you just have to register for a free basic account.

When did that change? Because we had to pay.

 

[bc7ate9]

When did that change? Because we had to pay.

It's been like that as long as I've been using it (since 2013). You only have to pay to see crowd calendars in advance and wait times on the Lines app.

 

[Nancyg56]

Touringplans.com is run by the same guys that write the Unofficial Guide to Walt Disney World. The website has touring plans, and the books do too..you can always check the Unofficial Guide out at your local library. If you want to subscribe to touring plans so you can customize a touring plan for yourself, you can check the book out of the library and use it to get a discount on their site (to get to discount on the site, it usually asks something like what's the first word at the top of page xyz, so you need the book to get the discount).

Personally, I don't do ride by ride touring plans...that's a little too detailed for my group. They mutinied when I tried to do that once about 8 years ago I do, however, figure out what park(s) to go to each day, and then get a general idea of what direction we want to head when we arrive. IMO, that's even more important now when you plan your fastpasses ahead of time, so you can make sure that you don't end up backtracking throughout the day to make your fastpass+ times.

I do the same thing. I like to figure out a basic plan in terms of parks eac day, meals and any special event we want to keep in mind. After that I just decide if we are hitting the park in the morning or afternoon, and which direction I want us to go. I think it makes choosing the FP easier as well, since we don't have a tight plan to work around