Tentative Itinerary for December

[Mommy Poppins]

Please check it out and give me your thoughts:

Tentative Itinerary for DH, DW, DD7.5, DS4-turning 5, and DS 19 months and FIL & MIL
Most breakfasts will be eaten in the room; Any other meals not listed will be counter service or spur of the moment.

Arrive Thursday, Dec. 4
Flight arrives at 1:30
Check-in at All Star Movies - requested Toy Story for DS
(Moving to WL tomorrow–considering just booking WL for this additional nite!)
5:00 Chef Mickey’s for Dinner - Check out some of the Christmas decorations at the resorts
If everyone is awake, happy and not too tired, may consider MVMCP tonite, but probably not. DH and I may go alone after the kiddies are asleep. Probably won’t decide until a few days before or even the day we get there.

Friday, Dec. 5
MY BIRTHDAY!!
Move to WL
Spend the day at Sea World
Birthday dinner at 1900 Park Fare
Illuminations Birthday Cruise

Saturday, Dec. 6
EE at MGM
Lunch - Pizza Planet (for DS who will turn 5 on this trip)
Dinner - O’Hana’s
Sending the in-laws to Cirque in the evening. We will take the kids back to MK for the evening.

Sunday, Dec. 7
EE at MK
Late breakfast at CRT (if we can get it)
or early lunch at Pecos Bills
HDD - 5:00 show
May try to go to the campfire after the show or EPCOT depending on the time and sleepy kids.

Monday, Dec. 8
EE at AK
Whispering Canyon for dinner
Alone time for me and DH - Pleasure Island, Disney Quest
In-laws with the kiddies

Tuesday, Dec. 9
Universal Studios/Islands of Adventure
Possibly dinner at the Castle and MVMCP. If we decide to do MVMCP I would like to book dinner prior to MVMCP and request window seat to watch the fireworks and then just hang out until MVMCP starts.

Wednesday, Dec. 10
Universal Studios/Islands of Adventure
Dinner - Cape May Clam Bake (?)
Epcot in the evening for the in-laws (or all of us) depending how tired everyone is.

Thursday, Dec. 11
DS’s 5th BIRTHDAY!!
Breakfast at O’Hana’s or Chef Mickey’s
Pirate Cruise for DS & DD
Blizzard Beach/Rest/Pool in the afternoon
Possibly Tea Party for DD in the afternoon if weather is bad.
Birthday dinner at LTT 2 5:15 w/birthday cake
MVMCP!!!! (tickets already bought)

Friday, Dec. 12
8:00 Breakfast at CRT (if we haven’t already done it!)
MK
Tea Party for DD if she didn’t do it on Thursday
MGM or MK in the afternoon - up to the kids
Dinner at Cape May Clam Bake - - if we didn’t do it yet
or the Castle or Tony’s at MK
Epcot/Downtown Disney for the evening

Saturday, Dec. 13
Get up and leave for the airport
Our flight leaves at around 10:00am


What do you think???

 

[XStAnt]

I think your plan is basically a good one. I have a few suggestions, FWIW.

On the days you go to US/IOA I wouldn't plan on any nighttime activities. Those parks will probably exhaust your kids (sensory overload). I also wouldn't plan on having dinner back at Disney. Plus, there is a time consideration for trying to make dinner back on Disney property. It will probably take over 1 hour to get from the exit at US/IOA to any restaurant in Disney. You may not want to leave the parks at 4:00 pm just to make dinner. Why not plan a dinner at US/IOA. They supposedly have some great restaurants there, and you could stay in the park longer.

You also don't have a lot of time in Epcot, and none in the am or early afternoon. I have a feeling your children may be too tired some nights to go to Epcot when currently planned. I'd try to get a morning at Epcot. I think Friday, 12/12 has time in the am.

You've got quite a few late nights followed by early mornings. If your kids are up for it or the get afternoon naps that's great. But I'd try to remain flexible and understand the may be too tired/cranky to do an Illuminations cruise one night and EE at MGM the next am. You know your kids best so you may just want to play it by ear and see how they do.

I like the non-park day you scheduled on 12/11. I think that's a great idea.

 

[KSgirl]

I found that my kiddos were energetic toward the beginning of our trip last November, but as the week wore on they became very tired. They were 9, 7, 6, and 2.5 at the time. It was really hard to get everyone up and ready for EE mornings...and my kids are early risers. Also, I noticed that you had MVMCP toward the end of your trip. My advice would be to take a LONG nap that afternoon for everyone, because they will be pretty tired from your time in the parks the previous week. It sounds like you have a lot of fun planned! Hope you have an awesome time!!! The biggest and best recommendation is to listen to your kids and be prepared to alter the plan if you need to !!

PS: We'll be there the same week you will be~Dec. 5 - 12. Maybe we'll see you !