What do you think of my picks?

[annabug]

Its ok. Be honest!

We haven't been to Disney in almost 3 years.

This is a special trip for my daughters 8 th grade graduation

We only have 7 nights

Looking to try places we haven't been before.....

Based my dining on parks crowd levels, as we will likely be in those parks on those days....

day one. arrival day ...late afternoon..MK...Main Street walk. shopping.....dinner. Crystal Palace....my daughter loves pooh characters, enough said

day two. Epcot day...via Napoli....pizza is her favorite food

day three. Hollywood studios/Blizzard beach day. no reservations

day four. AK in the morning. Epcot at night. Rose and crown dinner

day five. MK day. Ohana breakfast. California grill dinner at 6;30

Day six. BB in the morning. AK at night. Yak and Yeti for dinner

Day seven. Epcot/MK day
suggestions!?


Any advice appreciated. Thanks everyone!

 

[hakepb]

It will probably be difficult to reserve a Slinky FP+ on the 3rd day of a trip (at the 60+3 window). You might want DHS on day 5+

Obana and Cali on the same day can be a lot of time spent that day getting to and eating (unless you are staying at Poly or Contemporary)
Some love that much dining per day(thus DDxP fans), others don’t. Otherwise, I’d enjoy your dining choices.

 

[AMK53]

on day seven consider 1990 Park Fair at GF for dinner. lots of fun!

 

[Ambehnke]

At Epcot we loved Biergarten if you’re looking for something on day 7!

 

[Quellman]

Agree with others that Ohana and California Grill seems like a food-centric day. But that doesn't matter as long as you know what the expectations are. A sit down meal is 90 minutes including wait times, normally. SO factor in travel time as well. I know animal kingdom is tough, and if you want to give up Yak and Yeti, Satuli constantly is recommended, and yak and yeti has a quick service component as well. For your blizzard beach day you could consider a restaurant at Disney Springs.

 

[JZCubed]

Its ok. Be honest!


suggestions!?


Any advice appreciated. Thanks everyone!

Looks fine to me.

As mentioned up-Thread, you may have to consider how much Slinky roller coaster means to your planning.

I'd sooner make my final day HS/MK, instead of EP (but that's me & my family). Regardless, this would not impact your dining selections.

If staying in Boardwalk area, I always recommend Swan & Dolphin Signatures - especially if you're celebrating. At he same time, I never recommend traveling far at Disney for food - because I don't find the travel-time to be worth the added effort (and plenty of folks on these Boards will disagree...particularly in the days of Minnie Vans).

But really, your plans look like a good mix of Characters, Signatures, and Uniquely Disney dining experiences.

Enjoy!

 

[2xcited2sleep]

What a fun way to celebrate your daughter’s graduation! Everything looks great to me! I love Via Napoli but would just caution that some people don’t care for Neapolitan style pizza. Crust is very thin. Slices are very foldable, if that makes sense... not really knife and fork pizza. The wood oven can also char the crust. Again, I absolutely love it but depending on where you live, it may not be like the pizza at home. Have fun!!

 

[Micca]

Some of us feel that scheduling an ADR on arrival day, just too many variables that could make you late. That said I think it looks good, if there's interest you might shoot for an ADR at Sci-Fi on your DHS day. It's a lot of fun and the burgers & shakes are good.

 

[annabug]

It will probably be difficult to reserve a Slinky FP+ on the 3rd day of a trip (at the 60+3 window). You might want DHS on day 5+

Obana and Cali on the same day can be a lot of time spent that day getting to and eating (unless you are staying at Poly or Contemporary)
Some love that much dining per day(thus DDxP fans), others don’t. Otherwise, I’d enjoy your dining choices.

Very good points! I hadn't even thought about FP availability yet. And I agree. Im planning to move or remove Ohana. My park days are based on a crowd calendar so I have little flexibility. so annoying!

 

[annabug]

on day seven consider 1990 Park Fair at GF for dinner. lots of fun!

I added it! we LOOOve the grand Floridian, and my daughter loves Cinderella! I had kinda forgotten about this placed, great suggestion! TY!!

 

[annabug]

At Epcot we loved Biergarten if you’re looking for something on day 7!

It was between Biergarten and Rose and Crown!! My husband is funny about sitting with other people, but I really want to try that place!!!

 

[annabug]

Agree with others that Ohana and California Grill seems like a food-centric day. But that doesn't matter as long as you know what the expectations are. A sit down meal is 90 minutes including wait times, normally. SO factor in travel time as well. I know animal kingdom is tough, and if you want to give up Yak and Yeti, Satuli constantly is recommended, and yak and yeti has a quick service component as well. For your blizzard beach day you could consider a restaurant at Disney Springs.

great suggestions! I haven't even heard of Satuli!?? Ill have to look it up!

 

[annabug]

Looks fine to me.

As mentioned up-Thread, you may have to consider how much Slinky roller coaster means to your planning.

I'd sooner make my final day HS/MK, instead of EP (but that's me & my family). Regardless, this would not impact your dining selections.

If staying in Boardwalk area, I always recommend Swan & Dolphin Signatures - especially if you're celebrating. At he same time, I never recommend traveling far at Disney for food - because I don't find the travel-time to be worth the added effort (and plenty of folks on these Boards will disagree...particularly in the days of Minnie Vans).

But really, your plans look like a good mix of Characters, Signatures, and Uniquely Disney dining experiences.

Enjoy!

I really have to brush up on all the new and popular rides.....have not even heard of this slinky ride, and now everyone mentioning it! thanks for th heads up...
as of now, we are staying at POFQ.....but I am seriously considering moving to a monorail resort
to limit travel time

 

[annabug]

What a fun way to celebrate your daughter’s graduation! Everything looks great to me! I love Via Napoli but would just caution that some people don’t care for Neapolitan style pizza. Crust is very thin. Slices are very foldable, if that makes sense... not really knife and fork pizza. The wood oven can also char the crust. Again, I absolutely love it but depending on where you live, it may not be like the pizza at home. Have fun!!

Thanks for the heads up!! We are from NY so we know good pizza! hopefully my kids will like it! Im guessing it more like a coal fire pizza, which they have had before

 

[annabug]

Some of us feel that scheduling an ADR on arrival day, just too many variables that could make you late. That said I think it looks good, if there's interest you might shoot for an ADR at Sci-Fi on your DHS day. It's a lot of fun and the burgers & shakes are good.

OOOH I love that place!!! So do my kids! We ate there last trip so trying to do something different.
I agree about arrival day
Our flight arrives around 2:30
I may need to rethink that ADR for CP

honestly, Im not happy about the way my park days panned out, based on crowd levels, so I feel like Im stuffing things in a weird order.

 

[starousse]

I'd definitely skip the Crystal Palace dinner. If it's important for your daughter to see Pooh, swap out your Ohana breakfast and for this one instead.

 

[annabug]

Is Satuli a counter service?

 

[TravelandLeisure]

Is Satuli a counter service?

Yes.

 

[3 Hobbits 2 Disney]

Warning — Rose and Crown is a shadow of what it was. The choices are greatly reduced and the service is haphazard. I would consider the Japanese pavilion or Spice Road table.
For the DHS visit, perhaps consider doing the Brown Derby with a Fantasmic package.
For MK/EPCOT consider The Wave at the Contemporary or one of the other EPCOT suggestions.
Have a great time — we did a grad trip for my DD for HS in June, and she and her BFF had a great time.

 

[PrincessWithABlaster]

What a fun way to celebrate your daughter’s graduation! Everything looks great to me! I love Via Napoli but would just caution that some people don’t care for Neapolitan style pizza. Crust is very thin. Slices are very foldable, if that makes sense... not really knife and fork pizza. The wood oven can also char the crust. Again, I absolutely love it but depending on where you live, it may not be like the pizza at home. Have fun!!

I will second this. My kids really didn't like Via Napoli pizza. They prefer thin crust (their Chicago hometown notwithstanding) but the charred flavor was pretty pronounced on the pizza we were served. If any of your kids object to burned anything I would give it a pass.