Short trip iteniary..

[brodieSS24]

Hi All,

My wife will be attending a conference at WDW starting next Wednesday, so we are taking advantage of the reduced rates by adding a couple days post conference.

My son (12) and I will fly down on Thursday arriving at 12:30pm. We are staying at the GF and are planning for Thursday to be an afternoon at the resort for some pool time. We'll probably catch Wishes from the Poly Beach or GF docks.

Friday, my wife has meetings until noon, so DS and I are planning to hit MK early (I believe it it's AM EMH at MK) and hit as many of the major attractions as we can. I have FP for HM, BTMRR and Splash in the late morning.

Saturday, we plan a full day at AK (probably our favorite park) with early dinner ADR at Yak and Yeti.

Sunday Morning, we plan to hit HS early (again, I think it's AM EMH) and again hit the major attractions prior to leaving for the airport. We have FP for Star Tours and RnR.

My Major question is what to do Friday afternoon. My son is begging us to take him to a waterpark. It just so happens that the conference ticket package includes a water park pass. So, we're thinking of leaving the MK when my wife's conference is over (12:00pm) and heading to TL for the rest of the day. We currently have ADRs for the HoopDeDo show at 8:30 Friday night but we're considering changing it to some other ADR for two reasons. First, we were not able to get Level 1 seating and had to settle for level 2. Will this affect our enjoyment of the show (we've never been)? Also, I'm worried that we'll be pretty tired at this point for a 2 hour show. An alternative might be to head to Disney Springs for a quicker dinner and maybe watching the Star Wars fireworks from outside the park. Of course we'd have to figure out transportation issues as we will not have a car.

What do you think? We've been to Disney a few times but don't consider ourselves park commandos... My son is more interested in the more thrill-ish rides rather than characters etc. I realize it will be crowded, so our expectations will be set accordingly.

Cheers... and Best Regards,

Walter

 

[mousehappync]

We are going to be there the same days-- for us it's a pit stop after a week in the Keys, so we are planning more down time and less park time (and Braves Spring Training Sat!) I'm nervous about how crowded MK will be that Friday, but as it's our only park day we will brave it regardless. I think I would definitely do a water park, and probably cancel the HDDR ADR, as well. You might be able to get a good last-minute ADR at a resort, but if not, it might be fun to do a monorail loop-stop off see about checking out Trader Sam's (my 9&7 year old boys LOVED this, and kids are allowed before 8.). Maybe grab a snack from Capt Cooks or Tambu Lounge while you wait. Or take a bus to HS and boat or walk over to the Boardwalk area. You can visit the hotels, grab to-go ice cream from Beaches N Cream, or hit up mini-golf neat the BWI. Personally we avoid Disney Springs on weekend nights because it gets CROWDED, but Splittsvlille might be fun, or one of the new restaurants. Have fun!

 

[love4wdw]

Walt,
Sounds like you have a pretty great itinerary in place so far. We have done HDDR in recent years (and way in the past) - we used DDP credits, so we only had the option of category 2 & 3. Category 2 was great. We still had plenty of interaction with the Cast Members, had a great view, and a fun time. I wouldn't change it just over not being able to get a category 1, IMO. Also, TL would be a great way to break up the day. If you're confident that you can get everything in at MK within 4 hours, I would say go for it. You could go from 1-5PM, get back to GF and take a nap before the show. The show is very lively, and thought you may be tired at the end of the day, it would be a fun-filled day.

Good luck and enjoy your trip!

 

[gap2368]

I would do the show it is so much fun as love4wdw said I would do MK in the morning head to TL an the after noon then back to your resort for a nap rest before going to dinner since it is so late you could do this easy. have fun and enjoy your time

 

[brodieSS24]

Hi All,

Thanks for the feedback, it is much appreciated. I think I will try to keep this itinerary, as it seems a nice mix of relaxation and park time.

A quick question about transportation... for Friday's trip... my guess would be take the monorail to MK and back to the GF (or the boats). Then bus from GF to Typhoon Lagoon. Now, to get to Fort Wilderness for HoopDeeDoo.... If we head back to the GF from TL by bus, what's the easiest way to get back to FW? I know there is no direct bus service from GF to FW. Does it make sense to go to the MK then take a bus? the Ferries? Or should we just cab it? I also thought about heading straight to FW from TL (by bus) and just exploring a little prior to the show. Would the need to get back to GF after the show.

Any thoughts?

Also, is the show open air or inside with A/C?

Thanks again....

Walter