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[ElsasDad]

Hello Everyone!

I know everyone is bummed out about the park closing so how about using all that anger to JUDGE MY PLANS! Let’s have some fun and give me your best shot!

Some background: We are family of 4, husband wife and 12 yr old boy/girl twins. My DD put some serious effort into this plan and this will the twins' whopping 15th trip to Disney World (OMG we are nuts!) - so we are trying to do some things a little different than the usual "FP and ride as many attractions as possible strategy" which is great but trying to switch it up a little Hope everyone is staying safe, be positive and keep smiling!

Ok the dates are 5/3 to 5/9

5/3 Checking into Contemporary Hotel
Head to either Disney Springs or Boardwalk

5/4 Hollywood Studios - May the 4th be with you! (Disney Bounding Star Wars)

• 8:20 PPO at Hollywood and Vine (to get us in the park early and ready for BPs!)
• 9:00 TRY FOR BOARDING PASS
• 9:01 Signup for Jedi Training
• 9:10 FP to ToT
• 9:45 Savi’s build a lightsaber (for DS)
• 10:00 Astromech build a droid (for DD)
• 11:05 Oga’s Cantina res for snacks / cocktails
• 1:30 FP TSM
• 5:20 Oga’s Cantina res for more adult cocktails!
• 7:55 FP Millennium Falcon Smugglers Run
• Praying for a boarding pass and will cancel anything depending on our luck!

5/5 Epcot - Cinco de Mayo! (Disney Bounding Drinking / Snacking around the World)

• 9:10 FP Spaceship Earth
• 10:30 FP Test Track (DS favorite ride)
• 11:35 FP The Seas w/ Nemo
• 1:10 San Angel Inn lunch (Cinco de Mayo!)
• 2:30 - 8:30 we are going to Drink and Snack around the world (oh boy!)
• Mexico - Margarita / Chips and Salsa
• Norway - Carlsberg Beer / School Bread (wait for Frozen Ever After)
• China - BaiJoe Punch / Egg Rolls
• Germany - Schöfferhofer Grapefruit Wheat beer / Pretzel
• Italy - Glass of Merlot / Meatball
• USA - Can of Bud Light / Hot Dog
• Japan - Sake / Sushi
• Morocco - Tangier’s Breeze / Baklava
• France - Moet Champagne / Eclair
• UK - Black and Tan / Fish and Chips
• Canada - Apple Ice Wine / Maple Sugar Leaf
• 8:30 Restaurant Marrakesh res for 9pm fireworks view (too full, won’t eat much)
• Extra Magic Hours park closes at 11pm

5/6 Sleep Late @ Contemporary Hotel

• 12:00 Brunch at Chef Mickeys
• Chill / Relax at Pool / Take monorail to other resorts etc
• 8:30 California Grill res for MK fireworks

5/7 Magic Kingdom - Twins' 13th Birthday! Character Autograph Challenge (Boys vs Girls) team with most autographs wins!

• 8:25 PPO Be Our Guest Quick Service breakfast (will pre-order ahead)
• 9:00 FP Space Mountain
• 10:00 FP Splash Mountain
• 11:35 FP 7DMT
• In between fast passes we have extensive strategy to get autographs! Autographs will be the priority this day!
• 2:20 Fairytale Dining lunch at CRT
• More Autograph competition until park close!

5/8 Animal Kingdom / Disney Villains

• 8:35 PPO Tusker House w/ Donald
• 9:05 FP Kilimanjaro Safari
• 10:10 FP Expedition Everest
• 11:35 FP Avatar Flight of Passage

Head out of AK and back to Contemporary Hotel
Change into Disney Bounding Cruela (DD) and Dalmations (mom, dad and DS)

• 5:35 PPO Be Our Guest dinner res (not sure if they will let us in this early for Villains)
• 7:00 - 1:00AM Disney Villains After Hours

5/9 Relax at pool / pack and head home

Thanks in advance for the critique!

 

[DisneyWishes14]

Looks like fun! Just know - you will not be able to see fireworks from Marrakesh. You may be confusing it with Spice Road Table. I don't think Marrakesh even has windows. Spice Road Table is right on the water and will have fireworks views.

You will be allowed to enter on a Villains ticket at 7 pm. Unless you have park hoppers, you may need to reconsider your Be Our Guest ADR that evening.

 

[sharonabe]

• 8:30 Restaurant Marrakesh res for 9pm fireworks view (too full, won’t eat much)

I don't think there is a fireworks view from Marrakesh. Did you mean to book Spice Road Table?

• 8:20 PPO at Hollywood and Vine (to get us in the park early and ready for BPs!)
• 9:00 TRY FOR BOARDING PASS
• 9:01 Signup for Jedi Training
• 9:10 FP to ToT

This all seems a little tight to me, especially with the 9:45 ressie too. Will you be finished eating before the park opens? Also, the age limit for Jedi Training in 12, but I don't think there are many 12 year olds that do it. It's mostly little people. Not sure if that will matter to your budding teens or not.

• 5:35 PPO Be Our Guest dinner res (not sure if they will let us in this early for Villains)

They will not let you in early; you'll need a ticket for this day if you want to make that ADR.

 

[Heather07438]

When we went to MVMCP during our Dec trip, I linked those tickets to a separate MDE account which allowed me to make an extra 3 FPs that day for during the hours right before the party. On the way in, we stopped in the "Town Hall" at the front of MK and they were able to quickly load them onto our MBs from the other MDE account. Make sure if you bought the tickets from a broker to have a copy.

 

[Heather07438]

Some of the best pictures we took at WDW is of DS when he was 12 at Jedi Training. You're never too old!

 

[Wild4Walt]

Your schedule is very tight in some parts - just have a plan B in place in case you can't fit it all in.

 

[holden]

Not trying to bring you down, but do you think they will be open? New CDC guidelines say no gatherings over 50 people for the next eight weeks.

 

[LovesTimone]

I love the way you are doing more than just rides, keeping the magic going in different ways... love the character challenge...

I will say when our DD was in that age bracket.. she like to take a break and hit the pool, then stay in the parks until closing.... sleeping in was another thing we all wanted to do...

Searching for hidden Mickeys is another fun thing...

Resort hopping is a fun way to spend the day, we let DD map out how to get to each resort... and took fun pictures at each resort... she did a really good job mapping out how we would get to each resort... we ate and snacked along the way...

 

[MemphisVanessa]

I love the idea of the autograph challenge! That sounds so fun!