Review my MK plan......

[g8torphan]

Plan for 4 adults and 1 5yo boy

Friday Jan 16:

1) Magic Kingdom Welcome Show 8:33am
2) Buzz Lightyear's Space Ranger Spin 8:53a
3) Mad Tea Party 9:16am
4) The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh 9:21
5) Peter Pan's Flight -9:45 FP+
6) it's a small world 9:54am
7) The Haunted Mansion 10:16am
8) Liberty Square Riverboat 10:59am
9) Columbia Harbour House 11:25 for 70 minutes Notes: Or Waffle Sandwiches at Sleepy Hollow & baked
potatoes, corn on the cobb, and ham or RB sandwiches at Liberty Square Market * (Take meal to Harbour House for
inside seating)
10) Country Bear Jamboree 12:36pm
11) The Magic Carpets of Aladdin 12:53pm
12) Pirates of the Caribbean – 1:10pm FP+
13) Tom Sawyer Island 1:28pm
14) ….Tom Sawyer....2:25pm for 20 minutes
15) Walt Disney World Railroad Frontierland Station 2:35
Notes: FoF Parade should be at Main St around 3:20 &end around 3:35
16) Watch end of FoF Parade from Train Station?
17) Sorcerers of the Magic Kingdom
18) Monsters, Inc. Laugh Floor 3:58pm
19) Buzz Lightyear's Space Ranger Spin 4:28pm
20) Tomorrowland Transit Authority PeopleMover 5:15pm
21) Seven Dwarfs Mine Train FP+ 5:35pm
22) Cosmic Ray's Starlight Café 5:50pm for 60 minutes
23) The Barnstormer - 7:00pm Check for additional FP+'s at kiosk in back of NFL
24) Dumbo the Flying Elephant 7:16pm
25) Under the Sea ~ Journey of the Little Mermaid 7:29pm
26) Prince Charming Regal Carrousel 8:04pm
27) Mickey's PhilharMagic 8:07pm
28) Jungle Cruise 8:29pm
29) Celebrate the Magic 9:30pm
30) Wishes Nighttime Spectacular 9:57pm


Everything after the train ride is tentative (except 7D).


Think I can do it all?

 

[wdwrich]

That's an ambitious plan, and some of the back-to-back attractions have only a couple of minutes between each of them which will make keeping on time a challenge. Also, that's a long and busy day for a 5 yo, and will likely be trying for him.

 

[g8torphan]

The times came from TouringPlans....I used average walk speed with minimize walking.

I know he'll be beat, but hes a trooper.
The next day is an off day so he can rest.
We will likely leave before MSEP though.


Thanks!

 

[rani8600]

While having a plan as a guideline can help you hit most of the rides that are important to you, I do not believe your plan is realistic. I would pick out the rides that are most important and make them happen. The way it is now you would have to run from ride to ride to make it. A few minutes (bathroom break, longer than expected line) will set your whole day back and could see you not making it. I dont know you or you family but i worry that you will end up so stressed that you wont have fun. I wish you and your family a wonderful and fun filled trip.

 

[Aquatic]

There's a lot in your schedule. But maybe the day you'll be there won't be busy. We were at MK on Sunday, Jan. 4th and it was crowded. We got there as they were finishing the Welcome Show. It was our first day at MK. We had two more days of MK after. I planned the first hour, and the fastpasses were picked out in advanced. I didn't plan too much because I knew it was going to be a busy day. Also, this day was earmarked for parades and shows. DD6 wanted to go to the pool in the afternoon as it was hot. The pool break was not planned, but because it felt crowded and hot, we decided to do it.

Anyway, this is basically what we actually did on Jan. 4th:
9 - 9:50: Barnstormer
Dumbo 2x
Under the Sea
Regal Carousel
Bathroom break
10:10 ish. IASW (FP+. Don't ask. Dh's request)
Snack + pics, I think we did another ride, too.
11:05. Mine Train (FP+)
11:30. Lunch
12:20. ETWB (FP+)
Walked around. Take pictures. Get a FP. Not in that order.
1:10 show Dream Along with Mickey
Snack, bathroom break
2:20. Tomorrow land Speedway (4th FP+)
Head to the front of MK - did I also say it was crowded?
3:00. Parade
3:40. Head back to hotel. Swim. Concierge was able to get us another FP as the kiosks had long lines.
7:00 head back to park
7:30. Magic Carpet Ride (FP)
8:00. Electrical Parade
8:40 Dinner at Pecos Bill
9:30 DD and I head back to hotel. DH stays until park closing. These are the rides he did (not sure of the order, but this is close enough)
Haunted Mansion (FP)
PotC (FP)
BTMRR
Space Mountain (he says this was the longest SB wait at 25 min)
People Mover
Stitch (he said it was on the way out so why not try it)

That was pretty much it for our first day at MK. As you can tell, dd and I are not fans of thrill rides. Mine train is the most I can handle. We had a pretty laid back approach, I think.

You can definitely do a lot of rides from park opening to about 10:30 AM. Also, we noticed later on (when we weren't watching parades and shows) that the lines for some rides and FP kiosks are better during the 3:00 parade and shows and of course, during the fireworks. Our 3rd day at MK, we rode Peter Pan twice on SB during Wishes/fireworks. The wait time had dropped to less than 10 minutes! Everything (except Mine Train) seemed to be walk on in Fantasyland and Adventureland (Magic Carpets had maybe 4-6 riders in it).


Good luck!

Edit to add: While we were there, Peoplemover stopped at least twice... Luckily not when we were on it. It was fine the one time we rode it as a family, but we didn't do it again because we didn't want to get stuck. I thought I'd mention it because it's on your list.
Also, Sorceror's Magic took longer than expected because we were not holding the card properly so had to get extra "training". . Monsters Inc seemed to take longer than expected as well - more of a timing thing.

 

[richmo]

I guess this just goes against the way I plan, but I guess I don't plan on hitting 30 things in one day. Seems way overplanned to me, but have fun.

 

[dachsie]

I would just say that if you are trying to plan into that great of detail, dont get upset when it gets derailed.