What will it be for trip #3? (August 5-14, 2012) - PassPorter - A Community of Walt Disney World, Disneyland, Disney Cruise Line, and General Travel Forums
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OMG. I forgot about that too! Most definately then. Your welcome! I think you will have time to get your tickets, eat and then do pool time.
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Originally Posted by Linnynad
Remember too you can take the nice boat ride to DtD from your hotel also. Cuts down on some chaos of the bus system. If WGP is important to you, then make it happen and treat yourself to something YOU really want too.
IDK the park hours for the WP's but when we went in Sep they didn't open until 10am, so getting there right as they opened was easy enough for us.
I think the boat ride will be great on our arrival day!
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Originally Posted by CheerDisney
Your plans look great so far! I would keep your Plaza reservation on your MK day just for the sake of having an air conditioned place to go at dinner time! You won't have to worry about the crowds or hunting for a table. I do think that the inside is a bit smaller than your typical table service restaurant though, so you may want to request an out of the way table to benefit your daughter.
One of the reasons that your children (esp. your daughter) may like EPCOT the best is that it is SO much bigger and more spread out compared to the other parks. Its so much easier to move and get around!
As for your park hoppers, I would use them as an added bonus depending on how your family is feeling. If you do a park, and in the evening everyone is up for it and you want to go to a different park (like DHS for EMH on your EPCOT day) then go for it. If you only end up going to one park per day, no big deal. You got such a great deal on your park tickets it is a nice bonus to have the hopper and the 'fun visits' for the waterparks and DQ.
Your Crystal Palace breakfast should be great and allow you some quiet time in the MK. One time I went on a tour that allowed us into the park before it opened and it was amazing... no one around just us and the castle! Not to mention you should get a great seating location in the restaurant. I would just take a bus to the MK directly from your resort, they run starting about 2 hours before the park opens.
And on your arrival day I would do as someone else said: take the boat to DTD to get your park tickets, walk around, shop, eat dinner at WGP, maybe swim a little bit at the resort and then early to bed. Everyone will be exhaused from your early wake up and from travelling, so an early bed time is a must to make sure everyone is ready to have a magical day in the parks!
I'm looking forward to hearing more about your trip plans!
Thanks for your detailed feedback.
I really never thought of the size differences when assessing our favorite parks. I figured there were more "low key" attractions at Epcot that give Hannah (and all of us) a chance to relax instead of rushing to the next ride. Thinking of it now....we have never had a hard visit to Epcot--never a meltdown. But we have also rarely encountered suffocating crowds. Last trip we went to Epcot 3 times. She has also never had a meltdown at AK, which is similarly spread out, but with less to do, it does not rank as the favorite.
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