Thoughts on itinerary?

[jeast]

We are coming in Sunday 6/3 late evening and staying at BC. We have been to WDW but not for 7 years. We have been to DL many times in the past few years, so probably focus on rides not at DL. Kids are 14 and 17. Bolded are fast passes. I wanted to maximize what cooler temperatures we can. We are from Northern California and don't do well with heat. Tuesday at MK is the longest day we stay out. The rest are rope drop/short mornings with time at BC. We really want to enjoy the resort as well as the parks. We are not expecting to hit the FP times right at the beginning. Have run it all through TP, which seems to think it will work overall, but would love some input from the experts.

Monday:
Epcot rope drop in am: Test trac2X, soaring?, mission space green, world showcase 1 or two pavilions near international gateway.
Hopefully back to pool by 12-1.

Animal Kingdom 6 pm: Dinosaur, EE 7:00, Kali RR, Kilimanjaro 8:05, FOP 9:05, try for N'avi at end of nt or 2nd FOP?

Tuesday:
MK rope drop in am: BTMRR 2X, Pirates, Mickey's Phil, SM 10:35, Monsters, Buzz 11:35, Lunch, People mover, SDMT 1:15
Back to hotel for rest/pool

Epcot EM evening hours till 11. World showcase mostly unless 4th FP, Kids and parents split up.

Wednesday:
Typhoon Lagoon rope drop 10:00-2:00

DS evening: 4:30 get in line for Beauty & Beast 5:00 show, 5:40 little mermaid show, RNR 6:00, 7:05 50s Prime Dinner, ST 7:55, Muppets, SW launch bay? SW fireworks? may just head home-early am tomorrow.

Thursday:
Epcot Rope Drop EMH: Test trac2X, soaring?, Spaceship Earth, Nemo & Seas, Turtle talk
Rest at hotel

AK evening: line up at 5:40 for Festival of LK, FOP 6:10, DINO 7:10, EE, Kali RR, Kilimanjaro 8:15, try for N'avi or FOP end of night, We can close it down because sleeping in tomorrow.

Friday:
Sleep in. Morning at BC pool. Maybe late lunch at WS in Epcot.

MK evening until midnight: Pirates 5:25 (probably won't use until 6:00), Treehouse, BTMRR 6:25, Splash Mtn 7:25, Haunted Mansion (4th fastpass?), Mickey's Phil, Fireworks from fantasyland. Kids and parents split up and ride whatever we can get until midnight. Enjoy park ambience at night.

Leaving Saturday. Would love some insight into MK on Friday nights in summer. Is it too packed to move? Okay?

 

[Imamom2]

You have lots of time built in and you will probably be able to ride lots in between. It looks great. We have stayed at BC and it's really lovely. Beaches and Cream is really fun and the food choices in the Boardwalk area are nice. I don't know if the boat to HS will be out then - you might be walking but it's a nice walk over the bridge near the Swan and along the path. Have a great time!

 

[jeast]

Thanks, we're hoping to find some balance between hitting the parks hard and having a relaxing vacation where we don't die of heat stroke. I think we'll be eating at a lot of counter service and vendor food.

 

[mamamelody2]

Your itinerary looks great to me!

I have not been to MK on a Friday night in summer, but I see TP has it forecast at a crowd level of 8. DH and I were in MK on a November evening that ended up being an 8. It was not difficult to move around at all, although it was very packed in the hub for the fireworks. We were able to get lots of 4th+ FP and had a great time. We got 15 FP that day.

 

[Antaniasmom]

Correct me if I'm wrong...it looks like you have 2 Kilimanjaro FP after 8 pm. The night safaris I have been on are awful...much better during the day when it's light and animals are active.

 

[jeast]

Correct me if I'm wrong...it looks like you have 2 Kilimanjaro FP after 8 pm. The night safaris I have been on are awful...much better during the day when it's light and animals are active.

We are at AK only at night on this trip. Maybe I should swap one out for something else? Or should I aim for 5-6pm? It's still late, but at least daylight.

 

[Antaniasmom]

Yes I would do that...once it's dark, you cant see anything.

 

[jeast]

It turns out that sunset is 8:20 at that time of year! Yay! I did a little research and read that right before sunset is a time when the animals are really active and the light is still good. I was able to bump the fast passes on both nights down to 7:30 to take advantage of the light. Thanks for the tip!