What parks would you do with these ADR's

[Keishag]

Obviously the ones that are in a park we will be doing that park that day, but the others, which parks would you do? Here is what I'm 'guesstimating' would be our best plan but I'm definately up for suggestions. We will only have MYW tickets, not Hoppers. We have 7 days worth of tickets, would you do something differently?

Saturday: Arrive at WDW
Star Wars at Disney Hollywood Studios

Sunday: Magic Kingdom
9:10 AM Breakfast at Crystal Palace- Pooh, Tigger, Piglet and Friends

Monday: Magic Kingdom (?)
4:35 PM Dinner at 1900 Park Fare in the Grand Floridian Hotel – Cinderella and Prince Charming

Tuesday: Hollywood Studios
9:45 AM Lunch at Ohana in the Polynesian Hotel- Lilo, Stitch, Mickey

Wednesday: Epcot, Animal Kingdom if cancel dinner or rest day(?)
6:50 PM Dinner at Garden Grill - Mickey and Pals – Cancel?

Thursday: Animal Kingdom
10:10 AM Breakfast at Tusker House – Donald, Daisy, Mickey
(Leave hotel by 8:30 AM)

Friday: Epcot
8:00 PM Dinner at Akershus Princess Storybook dinner – Princesses


Thank you so much for your help! We're down to the wire and I'm trying my hardest to get it all done!

 

[ktlm]

The one big problem I see with your plans based on your kids' ages is that it looks like both days you have DHS scheduled, you will not be there until later in the day. I'm guessing the Toy Story Mania (TSM) ride will be a big draw. I know my 3 year old DD loves it. I'm assuming your Tuesday Ohana at 9:45 a.m. is actually breakfast, and your other DHS day looks like your arrival day so I'm guessing you won't be there at opening. TSM is the most popular ride at any of the parks right now. If you don't get to DHS close to opening, you may not get to ride it unless you want to stand in line for 1-2 hours with your kids. The fast passes are usually gone by 10:30 or 11:00a.m., and the lines if you don't get there right at park opening can be huge. We were there in December and May, and both times the shorest we ever saw the lines was 40 minutes and that was at about 9:15. The rest of the day everytime we were in that area the lines were a minimum of an hour.

The rest of your plans look fine. For 1900 Park Fare, MK would be the closest and easiest, but you could hop over and back from any park. My DD has been once at 2 yrs 10 months, and once at 3 years. Both times, her favorite park other than MK was Epcot. Our 1st trip with her we were there from open to close and did not have enough time. One of the big draws for her were all the Princesses running around World Showcase. I think she felt like that whole area was a Kingdom. But, it may not be a big draw for your son for the same reason. I'm not sure if he would want to spend 2 full days there. We would not spend 2 full days at Animal Kingdom, but that is just our DD. You definitely will want to spend 2 full days at MK with kids that age. My DD does not like to rest, so we go to the parks every day.

 

[Smartykat]

I do not "follow" that pattern thing and have always done okay, just go with the flow and dont get overwhelmed with trying to figure every moment!

Personally I think the OPs schedule is better than the recommendations of the PPs based on general experience with recommended days.

I removed my post because my suggestions seemed to bring out the snottiness in others. I guess everybody thinks they know best.
Good luck on your trip, Keishag. I'm sure you will have fun.

 

[Wendybird55]

I would switch Monday and Tuesday.

I would make Monday DHS and Tuesday MK.

DHS, IMO, is not a full-day park. You are going the day you arrive so will have time to do some things, but probably not all.

I would go to DHS Monday morning and you will be able to get alot done by 3pm. I would then take the bus to Grand Floridian for dinner.

This will give you a good day at DHS and an early night - depending upon where you're staying or how you feel you can go to DTD after dinner or back to your room for a good rest.

Then Tuesday go to MK. If it's breakfast or lunch either way it's convenient to go to O'hana on an MK day. Also, I think it's nice to split up park days and not got 2 days in a row. Plus I think Tuesdays tend to be less crowded days for MK.

 

[srwarden1928]

Personally I think the OPs schedule is better than the recommendations of the PPs based on general experience with recommended days. Of course I would recommend that OP check to see if his/her week has different recommendations than usual. OP your plan looks really well thought out and alot of fun. Have a magical trip.

 

[a1tinkfans]

Obviously the ones that are in a park we will be doing that park that day, but the others, which parks would you do? Here is what I'm 'guesstimating' would be our best plan but I'm definately up for suggestions. We will only have MYW tickets, not Hoppers. We have 7 days worth of tickets, would you do something differently?

Saturday: Arrive at WDW
Star Wars at Disney Hollywood Studios

Sunday: Magic Kingdom
9:10 AM Breakfast at Crystal Palace- Pooh, Tigger, Piglet and Friends

Monday: Magic Kingdom (?)
4:35 PM Dinner at 1900 Park Fare in the Grand Floridian Hotel – Cinderella and Prince Charming

Tuesday: Hollywood Studios
9:45 AM Lunch at Ohana in the Polynesian Hotel- Lilo, Stitch, Mickey

Wednesday: Epcot, Animal Kingdom if cancel dinner or rest day(?)
6:50 PM Dinner at Garden Grill - Mickey and Pals – Cancel?

Thursday: Animal Kingdom
10:10 AM Breakfast at Tusker House – Donald, Daisy, Mickey
(Leave hotel by 8:30 AM)

Friday: Epcot
8:00 PM Dinner at Akershus Princess Storybook dinner – Princesses


Thank you so much for your help! We're down to the wire and I'm trying my hardest to get it all done!

have a great trip, looks GOOD!!
I do not "follow" that pattern thing and have always done okay, just go with the flow and dont get overwhelmed with trying to figure every moment!

 

[irene_dsc]

The one big problem I see with your plans based on your kids' ages is that it looks like both days you have DHS scheduled, you will not be there until later in the day. I'm guessing the Toy Story Mania (TSM) ride will be a big draw. I know my 3 year old DD loves it. I'm assuming your Tuesday Ohana at 9:45 a.m. is actually breakfast, and your other DHS day looks like your arrival day so I'm guessing you won't be there at opening. TSM is the most popular ride at any of the parks right now. If you don't get to DHS close to opening, you may not get to ride it unless you want to stand in line for 1-2 hours with your kids. The fast passes are usually gone by 10:30 or 11:00a.m., and the lines if you don't get there right at park opening can be huge. We were there in December and May, and both times the shorest we ever saw the lines was 40 minutes and that was at about 9:15. The rest of the day everytime we were in that area the lines were a minimum of an hour.

The rest of your plans look fine. For 1900 Park Fare, MK would be the closest and easiest, but you could hop over and back from any park. My DD has been once at 2 yrs 10 months, and once at 3 years. Both times, her favorite park other than MK was Epcot. Our 1st trip with her we were there from open to close and did not have enough time. One of the big draws for her were all the Princesses running around World Showcase. I think she felt like that whole area was a Kingdom. But, it may not be a big draw for your son for the same reason. I'm not sure if he would want to spend 2 full days there. We would not spend 2 full days at Animal Kingdom, but that is just our DD. You definitely will want to spend 2 full days at MK with kids that age. My DD does not like to rest, so we go to the parks every day.

That's a good point about TSM. I noticed almost every meal has characters. If you switched from the Ohana breakfast to dinner than night, you could have morning at DHS to catch TSM easier. The Ohana dinner has a lot of fun activities for kids, too, although no characters. Then, I would probably keep the Garden Grill ADR, but might make it a rest day besides dinner. If your kids will stay up, that might be a nice night to do Illuminations.

FWIW, I didn't notice any princesses wandering around WS when we were there - maybe we just missed them? We did skip a few countries, though.

 

[Figment1990]

I agree with switching the MK and DHS days if TSM is on your list of must-see attractions (and it is pretty cool!). Plus, Ohana and MK just seem to go hand in hand to me I like the PP's suggestion of making the epcot dinner day be a rest day and catching Illuminations. If your kids won't make it that late, you could also exit Epcot through the world showcase and stroll along the boardwalk. Your kids may enjoy the entertainers that pop up there - like magicians and stuff. From there, you could get the bus at DHS back to your resort (without going into DHS). Of course, I don't know where you are staying - maybe you're at an Epcot resort! LOL! Just my two cents... since you asked. Enjoy your trip!