So i'm trying to do a final, final plan
for our upcoming WDW trip.
it will be myself, DH, dd2.5 and ds 6 months.
Now ds will sleep and eat anywhere so he's fine but I am trying to figure out the best way to plan our days to optimise the experience for dd.
1st things 1st, we are coming from the uk so dd will have all the time shift etc to deal with first, no idea if she will sleep on the plane or how she will be so the first day or so I have no clue what to even try and plan!
2nd, at home she does not get woken up, she wakes when she is ready, and she also tells us when she wants to go to bed so her times are aproximates. she doesn't fight sleep at all but she goes to sleep in bed, she's not one that falls asleep in the car etc. We JUST came back from a weekend away here and its pretty apparent she is VERY unlikely to fall asleep on the buses etc as i was kind of hoping and is probably going to get tired at 8/9pm at the latest.
3rd, I know you can't be totally "Planned" for with a toddler but we want to have a rough idea.
my main area of concern is basically do we go ut early, come back for a swim/rest and go back out, or do we go out a bit later and spend the whole day in the parks then just do the resort at night??? i'm favouring the first option as it will allow us to go to dtd etc at night but i'm really thinking if its plausible to come back to the resort, chill out and head back out, with bus times etc????
dd's current schedule looks something like this
wake up 7;30 - dressed and go downstairs
8;00 breakfast
8;30 ready to go
10;30 snack
12-12;30 lunch time
3;30 snack
5;45 dinner time
7;30 bed time
she sleeps about 11.5 to 12 hours a night. she hasn't had naps in a few months , its probably been about 12 weeks since she fell asleep in the day at all. she will "crash" early if she's had a few late nights, like go to sleep at 5;30 and sleep right through, for example after our recent weekend away (so after 3 nights up until 9;30ish) or after fmaily wedding when she was up til about 11.
she will fall asleep on the buses on the way home is she is tired enough i think.
so to be out and have the midday break it owuld be
wake up 7;30
ready and fed for 8;30
on buses for 9am
lunch at park 12 noon
12;30 finish lunch 1hr more at park??? or do we head home straight after lunch????
arrive back to hotel 1;30/2;30
2hour break swim etc then back out 4;30, arrive park or dtd 5;30 dinner time,
6;30 shopping/park stuff???
maybe i should alternate???

it will be myself, DH, dd2.5 and ds 6 months.
Now ds will sleep and eat anywhere so he's fine but I am trying to figure out the best way to plan our days to optimise the experience for dd.
1st things 1st, we are coming from the uk so dd will have all the time shift etc to deal with first, no idea if she will sleep on the plane or how she will be so the first day or so I have no clue what to even try and plan!
2nd, at home she does not get woken up, she wakes when she is ready, and she also tells us when she wants to go to bed so her times are aproximates. she doesn't fight sleep at all but she goes to sleep in bed, she's not one that falls asleep in the car etc. We JUST came back from a weekend away here and its pretty apparent she is VERY unlikely to fall asleep on the buses etc as i was kind of hoping and is probably going to get tired at 8/9pm at the latest.
3rd, I know you can't be totally "Planned" for with a toddler but we want to have a rough idea.
my main area of concern is basically do we go ut early, come back for a swim/rest and go back out, or do we go out a bit later and spend the whole day in the parks then just do the resort at night??? i'm favouring the first option as it will allow us to go to dtd etc at night but i'm really thinking if its plausible to come back to the resort, chill out and head back out, with bus times etc????
dd's current schedule looks something like this
wake up 7;30 - dressed and go downstairs
8;00 breakfast
8;30 ready to go
10;30 snack
12-12;30 lunch time
3;30 snack
5;45 dinner time
7;30 bed time
she sleeps about 11.5 to 12 hours a night. she hasn't had naps in a few months , its probably been about 12 weeks since she fell asleep in the day at all. she will "crash" early if she's had a few late nights, like go to sleep at 5;30 and sleep right through, for example after our recent weekend away (so after 3 nights up until 9;30ish) or after fmaily wedding when she was up til about 11.
she will fall asleep on the buses on the way home is she is tired enough i think.
so to be out and have the midday break it owuld be
wake up 7;30
ready and fed for 8;30
on buses for 9am
lunch at park 12 noon
12;30 finish lunch 1hr more at park??? or do we head home straight after lunch????
arrive back to hotel 1;30/2;30
2hour break swim etc then back out 4;30, arrive park or dtd 5;30 dinner time,
6;30 shopping/park stuff???
maybe i should alternate???