The Lets Not Repeat Last Years Mistakes, 2nd Trip To Disney Ptr

[fairymommy]

This is our families 2nd trip to Disney. Me, just turned 30! My DH 33, DS 9, DS 5, and DD 7. Last year we went around the same time, the first of Oct. We flew down and stayed at the POLY. Our first mistake was not checking our drivers licsenses. Mine had expired and I didn't figure this out until check in at Cleveland airport! I had to go through more extensive security because of this. I was terrified that I would be strip searched or something! I came through ok with a pat down and an extra check of my luggage. Our second mistake was taking the advice to do a half day at each park with a rest in the middle of the day. This DID NOT WORK! We were rushed to make it to lunch in time, so that we could leave in time to get back to the room in time, to get a "rest"! We felt as though we had no time in the parks. This year I think we will play it by ear how long we want to stay in each park, I hate feeling rushed. Our 3rd mistake was not being dilligant in using sanitizer after rides. We came home with a VERY sick DD and our 4 yr. old DS soon followed.

Fast forward to today! We are leaving for disney in 2 weeks and 2 days! We were planning on vacationing in Tennessee this year, sad that we would have to wait till next year for disney. Well....we got an email with a free dining code! I talked to my husband and we realized that a trip to disney was doable! We couldn't stay at the deluxe favorite hotel of mine, the POLY! But I was willing to settle for POR, just to be able to go back to my favorite place on earth! We are staying for 5 nights, and driving down from the Cleveland area, with an overnight stop in North Carolina. Our total driving time with stops should be around 20 hours! But airfare for 5 people is just rediculous! We planned this trip only about 3 1/2 weeks out, so we don't have much time to plan! Last year I had 9 mo.s!

Here is our itinerary:

DAY ONE: arriving around 5pm, eating dinner at riverside mill CS. Going to the Mk since they have eve. EMH.

DAY TWO: morning at Epcot and then DHS. ( okay, I know i'm repeating one of my mistakes here by splitting my day in half, but I have to work around my ADR's because of the short notice we had to take what we could get!) CS lunch Sunshine Seasons.
TS dinner at 50's prime time. Back to POR for some swimming!

DAY THREE: MK day! TS lunch at CP! CS dinner, not sure where yet!

DAY FOUR: Breakfast TS at 1900 park fare, AK thru dinner, then back to resort to relax and swim.CS lunch, any good choices? TS dinner at Tusker House.

DAY FIVE: EPCOT day! CS in EPCOT, any good choices? May take a break at resort for a couple hours before dinner TS Boatwrights dining Hall at POR. Then evening EMH at EPCOT!

DAY SIX: Check out. Go to MK one last time for a few hours then back home.

I've never done a PTR before so sorry if it is confusing! If you have any ideas or if you think I may be making a mistake somewhere please let me know! Also I have a couple decisions to make for CS meals, if you know of any good places let me know! Thanks!