Yes they all have the same daddy!

[Knaedudley]

i have a touring plan issue. I have 4 kids, ds16,dd14, dd4, and dd2. We are traveling the week of Labor Day. How would you veterans tackle MK? I need to ride all the headliners and meet the princesses. What can we realisticly do without killing ourselves? I'd love to hear some experiences of other families with split ages??

 

[Knaedudley]

I forgot to mention we will be doing 2 days at MK.

 

[smiths02]

Let the 14 and 16 year old do their own thing part of the day?
We will have a 9 year old and 2 two year olds. I am letting my 9 year old pick a few things in each park...otherwise, we are going by the little ones schedule.
We are also planning character meals so no waiting in line or FP+ to meet characters (don't care about Anna/Elsa)

 

[kmb584]

I second letting the 14- and 16-year-old peel off on their own for a bit. They can go off and do the rides with height requirements while the rest concentrate on meet and greets and such.

 

[WhispyPixie]

I remember one disney trip where my ds was 16, DS and dd were 10 and dd was 2. Yeah, fun times..

Anyway, we made sure the older kids had a chance to plan and contribute and we always did the kid swap. We encouraged the older kids to participate with the younger and enjoy seeing it through their eyes as well. Splitting up is a great idea, but we didn't do it. Shoot half the fun is being together.

I would make sure that each age has things that are perfect for them. As for princess time, we loved CRT for breakfast. Little ones got the princesses and the older ones got the food. It was a trade off...lol

 

[tcherjen]

I agree let the older two have fun. Our trips are so much better when the older ones are doing their own thing and we can enjoy going slower with the little one.

 

[lroger01]

I would let the older kids go off on their own for the first two hours of park opening. They can focus on the headliner attractions that get long lines later. When you meet back up, use your FP+ for attractions that would interest the older kids but that everyone can ride - mine train, PP, Pirates, Jungle Cruise, Buzz, etc. When the younger kids need to head back to the hotel, maybe the older ones (and possibly one adult) can stay and enjoy another round of thrill rides.

I'd plan your two days as either rope-drop-until-tired, and then arrive-late-stay-late days, or just focus on one half of the park on each day.

 

[dmband]

Is it the same mom?

Don't forget rider swap for the headliner rides the little ones can't go on if you want to try and stay together as a family more

 

[dpswift]

On my 3 younger kids first trip it was just me and them. I do not care about thrill rides so I let the girls go into he thrill rides and walked around with DS while they rode. We did not have Park hoppers so we spent 1 1/2 days at MK. We got much more done than if we had PH. It was a great trip. Remember it is the older kids vacation as well do not make the majority of plans for the little ones.


BTY you are saving a great deal of time by doing character breakfasts.

 

[BrokeMack]

CRT, budget permitting. Knock out most of the princesses in one fell swoop. Assuming the 16 and maybe 14 yo won't want to go that'll save you some money. Definitely let them do their own thing part of the time.

 

[lauradis]

op I just have to say I love your thread head line.

 

[nessz79]

The title threw me off completely! Haha!

 

[Maleficent Dragon]

If your older kids are respectful, behave on their own and have good common sense regarding their surroundings and such, how about letting them go off on their own and enjoy some time together? You could then concentrate on the smaller ones. Spend some time together as a family, let them do their own thing for a while and meet back up.

 

[Sargeant Tibbs]

CRT, budget permitting. Knock out most of the princesses in one fell swoop. Assuming the 16 and maybe 14 yo won't want to go that'll save you some money. Definitely let them do their own thing part of the time.

Or Akershus for a less expensive princess experience.

 

[powellrj]

I know the feeling, my kids are now 32,24 and 18 and they also all have the same father! What we always did was split up in the morning and then meet up and have lunch together as a family and spend the afternoon together!

 

[bumbershoot]

Is it the same mom?

In my family, that's the big question, and the answer is nope. And also yep. My half sibs are 13, 15, and 25 years younger than me, and have the same mom, but me and my full brother have a different one, LOL.

As for the answer to the question...being in a broad-aged family, I guess I would answer..."you know your family best, why ask us?" You've been living with them longer than we have, after all.

 

[Lisa loves Pooh]

i have a touring plan issue. I have 4 kids, ds16,dd14, dd4, and dd2. We are traveling the week of Labor Day. How would you veterans tackle MK? I need to ride all the headliners and meet the princesses. What can we realisticly do without killing ourselves? I'd love to hear some experiences of other families with split ages??

We bought a trac phone and allowed the oldest two to split up some. Tried to do some family rides together.

 

[Knaedudley]

Lol yes they all have the same mom too! Thanks for all of the suggestions, the older two are definitely responsible enough to venture out on there own so I think that's a good choice while we are meeting characters with the smaller two they can split up and continue to ride rides. Thanks again!!

 

[terri33inne]

You're also going a great time of year... Crowds should be lower. I love going in September!

 

[ZephyrHawk]

I'm glad I'm not the only one whose first thought was that the teens could find their own fun and mom should concentrate on the toddlers.