Want to pick apart my plans?

[bethbuchall]

Who--me (turning 40), dh, ds 13, dd 10, and ds turning 5

Where Sat, May 8-Sat, May 15 - Marriott's Grande Vista
Sat, May 15-Wed, May 19 - CR

Sat (May 8) - arrive/check-in/relax

Sun (May 9) - Studios with lunch at 50's Prime Time/Fantasmic

Mon (May 10) - MK--Wishes at 8:45

Tues (May 11) - Water park morning-early afternoon
5:50 PS 'Ohana
8:45 Wishes Cruise

Wed (May 12) - AK

Thurs (May 13) - Epcot --IllumiNations

Fri (May 14) - water park/DTD

Sat (May 15) - sleep-in/check-out/check-in
6:00 Chef Mickey's

Sun (May 16) - ds birthday
EE at MK/Family Magic Tour/lunch at CP

Mon (May 17) - EE at AK
Epcot (Ice Cream Social at 3:10)
MK for evening (depending on moods)

Tues (May 18) - my birthday
EE at Studios
MK (Liberty Tree Tavern at 5:30)
Spectro and Wishes

Wed (May 19) - check-out/leave

How does that look for a general overview? We will definitely allow moods/need for rest to dictate some of our plans. In the past, though, we've been able to do full days at the parks as long as we took some down time in the parks. We are definitely go, go, go people when at Disney.

Thanks for your thoughts!

Beth

 

[wdwrich]

Looks okay, but one question- Why the change of hotel to CR for just one night? Seems like a hassle to pack/unpack for just one night. Unless budget is a big issue, why not spend more time at CR?

 

[bethbuchall]

We're moving to the CR for 4 nights (Saturday, May 15-Wednesday, May 19). We're in my parents' time share for a week, and then I added on 4 additional nights to dh's chagrin so that I could be at WDW for my birthday. Did I mess that up in my original post? Maybe it's confusing, because I said check-out/check-in...that's check-out of the Grande Vista and check into the CR.

Beth

 

[jcemom]

I think it looks great! Plenty of time for everything! Time to relax, too, that's nice. You're going to have such a good time! Wish I were going with you!

 

[Pirate-Jeff]

Remember that the EE days are the most crowded days at that park.

 

[bethbuchall]

Thanks for the EE warning. That's why we plan to switch parks on the EE days.

I am getting so EXCITED!!!!

Beth

 

[AspiringCindy]

Your schedule looks great! Just wondering about some of your meals that are not listed! Do you need any suggestions?

 

[dcmbshafe]

My only concern is that your schedule looks fairly aggressive. Perhaps this is b/c my DD is 4 and DS is 3 and I have had to be very careful to add plenty of down time to our schedule. Your only real off-day is the day you're switching hotels (we usually consider the water parks as "park" days). I only worry that the 5-year old might get pretty washed out part way through the trip. In any event, it's largely a matter of personal taste, so if you've had prior success with aggressive scheduling, your plan looks great (I'm a huge fan of EE then hop to another park). As I said, we normally schedule afternoon breaks into our park days and try to schedule a non-park day for every 1 out of 3 days. Good luck and have a great time!

 

[nicknamy1996]

Mon (May 17) - EE at AK
Epcot (Ice Cream Social at 3:10)
MK for evening (depending on moods)

Wed (May 12) - AK


If I were really to get picky I would say move either EPCOT or MK to the 12th. and leave the other on the 17th unless you have plans for the evening on the 12th.

Also keep an eye on the closings(rehabs). We had to shuffle our plans around to be sure we didn't miss Fantasmic this year, and Buzz Lightyear ride last year.

 

[Rneighh]

I would steer clear of MK on a Monday. That is MKs most crowded day. People usually travel to and from WDW on the weekend. Most people want to go to MK first so they either hit it on Sunday or Monday. Just change with one of the other parks and you should be fine.

Have Fun

Renee