what a trip! Here's my report:

[crzy4mk]

This will be long, but I want to spread the joy of Disney to all of you patiently waiting for your countdown timers to hit zero:

Sunday, 2/15 Day One
AM ANIMAL KINGDOM
Pocahontas and Her Forest Friends (training show, very cool)
Legend of the Lion King
Kilamanjaro Safari (fastpass)
Exploration Trail (kinda boring)
Kali River Rapids (you WILL get wet)
Lots of autographs and pictures

PM MGM
Voyage of the Little Mermaid
The Great Movie Ride
Honey, I Shrunk the Kids Playground (good move for the kids)
Dinner at '50s Prime Time Cafe (complete with 2 free hot fudge sundaes for no reason whatsoever!)

PM MK
Buzz Lightyear (way cool!)
It's a Small World (gotta do it at least once a trip)
Goofy's Barnstormer
Haunted Mansion (with no line!)
Mad Tea Party
Tomorrowland Transit Authority
Wishes and Spectromagic

Needless to say, we were ready for a day off after that. So we took Monday (President's Day) off.

Tuesday, 2/17 Day Two
All day at MK
Great Start! Driver's car on the Monorail!
Breakfast at Cindy's (WOW! Great food and great interaction with Cindy, Belle, Snow White, Aurora, and Mary Poppins)
Peter Pan
Winnie the Pooh (fastpass; not worth it IMHO)
Dumbo
It's a Small World (again)
Snow White
Cinderella's Carousel (DD6 rode on Cindy's horse!)
Mickey's Philharmagic (great show!)
Goofy's Barnstormer (again)
Toontown Fair (lots of autographs and pictures)
Space Mountain (fastpass)
Carousel of Progress (first time in a long time; still great!)
Buzz Lightyear (2x; once early w/FP and once late)
Mad Tea Party (again)
Hall of Presidents
Haunted Mansion (again; w/fastpass)
Lunch on the Go (Plaza Pavillion and Hot Dog Cart)
Jungle Cruise (longest wait of the week; 30 minutes)
Swiss Family Treehouse
Big Thunder Mountain Railroad (fastpass)
Splash Mountain (2x in a row; once w/fp, once no line)
WDW Railroad
Indy Speedway
Pirates of the Caribbean (still my favorite; no line)
Dinner off-site at Bob Evans' on 192 (TERRIBLE!)

Wednesday, 2/18 Day Three
AM MGM (late start; bad idea!)
Indiana Jones
Tower of Terror (2x w/fastpass; AWESOME!)
Rock-n-Roller Coaster (w/fastpass; also AWESOME!)
Lunch from home
Lots of autographs and pictures
Stars and Motor Cars Parade

PM Afternoon Break

PM MK
Magic Carpets of Aladdin (watch those camels, they spit!)
PoTC (2x in a row; no line)
Big Thunder Mountain Railroad
Wishes

Thursday, 2/19 Day Four
AM EPCOT-Future World
Spaceship Earth
Innoventions
Living with the Land
The Living Seas
Mission: Space
Honey, I Shrunk the Audience

PM EPCOT-World Showcase
Lunch at San Angel Inn (great food!)
El Rio de Tiempo
Passport stamps and Kidcot Stations in every country
Maelstrom
Dinner at Rose and Crown (again great food!)

PM MK
Mickey's Philharmagic (again)
Peter Pan (again)
SpectroMagic
Wishes

Friday, 2/20 Day Five
AM MGM
Rock-n-Roller Coaster (2x w/fastpass)
Tower of Terror (again)
Who Wants to Be a Millionaire (2x in a row; almost made it to the hotseat both times!)
Voyage of the Little Mermaid (again; had time to kill)
Beauty and the Beast (Four for a Dollar was GREAT!)
Lunch at Rosie's All American Cafe (pretty good burgers)

PM MK
Space Mountain (again)
PoTC (again)
Enchanted Tiki Room
Big Thunder Mountain Railroad (again)
Splash Mountain (again)
WDW Railroad
Goofy's Barnstormer
Wishes

Needless to say, we were very tired by the end of the week. But we had a blast and did most everything we wanted to. I'd be glad to answer any questions anyone might have.

 

[pixiedust218]

Sounds like you had a great time!! Makes me want to make plans...think I will get family together tonight and see if Disney will be our trip this summer (I HOPE SOOOOO). Thanks for sharing your trip

 

[topcat011]

I have been to Disney World 4 times and have never ridden Peter pans ride. The wait was always over an hour long and dear honey would never wait that long for a ride. Think someday I may get to ride it?

 

[dorisdvu]

Did you find that it worked out better that did multiple parks each day?

 

[crzy4mk]

Originally posted by dorisdvu
Did you find that it worked out better that did multiple parks each day?

yes, absolutely! I feel that in most situations a whole day in each of the parks is too much of something. MK is too much riding (although we did it one day), Epcot is too much walking, MGM is too many shows, and AK (IMHO) just doesn't take a whole day. Once again, being there at the rope drop is HUGE! I would suggest going from opening til around noon, then hop to another park (and possibly eat lunch off site) and be there from 3:00 til close. We also noticed that by the end of the days, many rides were walk ons. But most importantly, have a plan! My crew teased me about having everything planned out, but in the end they were very glad because we got so much accomplished!

 

[tw1nsmom]

How were the crowds?

 

[Minniespal]

Great report ~ Thanx for sharing.

 

[RosieRosie]

Please tell me about Pocahontas and Her Forest Friends (training show). I've always planned on seeing it and am determined to do so next trip. Do you know it was a training show?

 

[crzy4mk]

Originally posted by RosieRosie
Please tell me about Pocahontas and Her Forest Friends (training show). I've always planned on seeing it and am determined to do so next trip. Do you know it was a training show?

Yes, it was definitely a training show. We happened on it by accident. We were headed to the Festival of the Lion King when a CM practically grabbed us and said we should go see the Pocahontas show. It was the first show of the day, and they assured us we would be out in time for the Lion King (which we were). I've never seen the actual show, so I don't have anything to compare it to, but this was "hosted" by a CM who apparently is an animal trainer of some sort. They showed us different tricks the animals do and how they teach them, and Pocahontas does make a brief appearance. It was very interesting for my DD7, who absolutely loves animals. It was really like a "behind the scenes" show.

 

[Alice28]

topcat011-

Next time you go to WDW, get a Fast Pass for Peter Pan's Flight. Then you won't have to wait in an hour long line- go see Mickey's Philharmagic, It's a Small World or have lunch...by the time you're done doing a few other things, it will be your return time to go on Peter Pan! (Be sure you do this early in the day though- as the afternoon goes on, they could run out of Fast Passes).

 

[MAGICinMYHEART]

Thanks for posting, ya'll sure did alot of Park Hopping, glad you had a great trip.