I can honestly say that the favorite day out of my last trip was our resort day. Not sprinting between attractions at the parks..not being in a crowd.. We played mini golf at Mickey's Winter Summerland after a breakfast at Ohana. Came back and spent the afternoon in the pool and probably 100 times down the volcano slide.. A quick meal and Dole Whip..and then roasting marshmallows, more pool time.. In room dining to watch the EWP and fireworks in our pjs. Seriously, my favorite day.
That sounds 10x better than a crowded mk.
my kind of day.
I love mk but I think people get hung up on it as the be all end all of vacation and if it isn't perfect the Vacay is ruined.
Truth is there is so much more to disney.
I think kids need to destress on Disney Vaca too. There is a reason there are so many meltdowns...it's a lot to handle. Heat, crowds, lines, walking. Even adults get cranky and I see it all the time.
So many times you ask kids the favorite part of vacation and it is swimming or putt putting.
We always make a point to visit Tom sawyer island at mk. Many see it as a throwaway atteaction. But is a calm oasis to have kids run and play and the perfect spot for a picnic without sitting elbow to elbow.[/QUOTE]
I love Tom Sawyer island! And I was glad that my son did too!
Now I'm totally guilty of the "do it all" game plan when it came to the parks.. I scheduled too many character meals and too many 'favorites' in my 'plans' on the app. Heat index that week was avg 104 degrees (I can semi handle that, but we moved from SoFla when my son was an infant and he doesn't have the heat stamina that I do) which didn't help either so combine everything - and- As a result- my 5 year old had a meltdown on day 3. I went in the restroom and cried after. I emotionally called my mom and had my own melt down "This is the happiest place on earth and we're both stressed! I wanted everything to be perfect and don't remember being like this as a kid. I didn't cry at Disney World. Why is my son crying! I thought I planned the perfect trip and he cried and fell asleep with a tear stained face at 2pm!" My mother calmly replied to my tenporary sanity break- "We didn't run you down, we did what we could and knew we'd be back again."
I had to look at our itinerary and reavaluate. I eased up on the parades and shows, and we took longer mid day breaks than I originally planned on.. And then.. No more meltdowns
