Wanna check my itinerary? Please?

[JerseyBallerina]

Before I make my PSs, I want to make sure my plan is good. Suggestions welcome!

Who : Me (18), Friend1 (18), Friend2 (17), Friend3 (15)
When : July 9 - July 16
Where : The Swan
The Plan :

Friday
Leave from Newark Airport at 11:30, arrive in Orlando about 1:45
Check in hotel, unpack, explore hotel
Lunch in food court
Swim
Dinner - Whispering Canyon Cafe at 7:00 (need PS)
Campfire Singalong? (need to check times)

Saturday
Breakfast - Chef Mickey's at 8:30 (need PS)
Magic Kingdom
break
Epcot
Illuminations at 9:00

Sunday
MGM
Lunch - Sci Fi at 1:30 (need PS)
short break
Animal Kingdom until closing
Back to MGM

Monday
Breakfast - Princess Breakfast in Epcot at 8:30 (need PS)
Epcot
break
Magic Kingdom
Dinner - Cinderella's Royal Table at 7:00 (need PS)
Wishes

Tuesday
Downtown Disney
Disney Quest
break
Fantasia Gardens mini golf
Hoop de Doo Revue at 7:15 (already made PS)
back to Downtown Disney

Wednesday
Animal Kingdom
Lunch - Rainforest Cafe at 1:30 (need PS)
break
MGM
Dinner - 50s Prime Time at 6:00 (need PS)
Fantasmic

Thursday
Epcot
break
Magic Kingdom
Dinner - Crystal Palace at 7:00 (need PS)

Friday
Pack, check out
Boardwalk
Mini Golf
Downtown Disney
Leave for airport at 7:30 PM, leave Orlando at 9:30 PM
Arrive in Newark about 11:45 PM

What do you think?

 

[macca]

Hi if you have not ate in the sci fi dine in theatre yet then that is one brillant place to eat went there last year and its amazing how it is all done and set out food was nice also has for the rest of your iteneriy sounds good you will have a great time but you will be shattered after the holiday. worthwhile though.

 

[kilee]

If some of the jumping from park to park starts to get tiresome I do see where you are hopping MGM and AK twice, pretty much same pattern. You could most likely eliminate that and just do 1 park/1 day for those 2 days.

 

[McCall]

Your Sunday plan does not look very good, I don't think you will have time to have lunch when you say, a break and then get to and see anything at AK before they close.
Also which hotel are you staying at?
You do seem to have a lot of hopping going on, have you figured in travel time and actual eating time into the plan?

 

[Skylarr29]

Also remember that Ak closes earlier than the rest , sometimes at 5 so if you planning on hopping there too late in the afternoon it may not be worth you while. Also it will probably be hot and crowded , long waits.

 

[cindyfan]

IMHO.....way too many PSs.
If you are staying at WL...then Friday looks fine.
Sat....looks okay too.

Sunday.....need to change that...I would skip AK in the afternoon...you are going in the middle of July and it is going to be HOT!! Believe it or not...but AK is like 15 degrees hotter than the other parks. You are better off swimming.
Also IMHO.....Sci Fi is not worth the price...it is just okay.
Do AK early in the morning on another day.

Mon....skip one those PSs. too much time wasted on eating and hopping.

Tues....I think you are looking to do too much. Disney Quest doesn't open until 11:30 and for the price you need to spend at least half a day there. You will never be able to take a break at the hotel and then do golf and make it to HDD on time. For that day....I would plan the golf early (before the heat of the afternoon gets unbearable). Just us Disney Quest for a "filler" by watching the weather....if it looks like rain for the day...then do DQ. But again, IMHO.....DQ is not worth the $$.

Wed....okay, but leave the Rainforest Cafe for your last day at Downtown Disney. Spend time enjoying the park...there is so much to see. You can grab a bite at Flame Tree.

Thurs....okay too.....but I would flip it....do MK for early entry (get there before 7:45) then break. Use this night as a free night. You have already hit the biggies.....so then decide which you want to see again....you all may decide you love Fantasmic or Illuminations best. So leave this night to decide.

As you can see....I don't like to waste a lot of time eating. Sit-downs are nice....but IMHO there is too much to see in the parks for me to waste time. But if you and your friends like to do this...these are all good places to eat.

 

[Kaycee]

I agree with the other suggestions about dropping AK from your Sunday schedule. That way you'll have Sunday as an MGM day with a nice break in the middle to get out of the heat for a while. I think you'll have plenty of AK time on Wednesday morning, and in the summer you definitely want to see AK in the morning! It gets so hot there.

I think the rest of your plan looks pretty good, although I really can't comment of Tuesday because we've never done DQ, HDD or Fantasia Gardens. They all sound fun, but I'm not sure how well they'd fit into one day. Others can probably give better advice on that.

As far as PS's, you do have quite a few, but that may not be a bad thing. Especially in the summer when it can get so hot, it's really nice to have a break from the heat with a sit-down meal. And a lot of the WDW meals can be so fun - we really enjoy Sci Fi every trip, as well as Rainforest Cafe. We haven't been to some of the others you mentioned, but I think you've made some great choices. We always enjoy character breakfasts too!

Cindyfan had some good suggestions for Thursday. EE at MK has always been helpful for us (especially in summer!) And we try to leave our last park evening flexible so that we can decide which park we want to go back to.

Happy planning!