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We are going to WDW Nov 1-7 with me, Dh and dd (almost 4 at time of trip) She has never been and Dh has not been in a very long time. Last time I went was 2001. Anyway.. please let me know how this looks...
Day 1: Fly to MCO (we arrive around 3pm) - we are renting a car (my preference) and staying off-site the first night. I figure we will go to a grocery store and get some water, wine (for me ), a few snacks, Diet Pepsi, etc... We will also go to DTD and shop around (1st item to purchase is an autograph book for dd). I would like to have dinner at Wolfgang Puck Express. Since we have 2 hour time change - I figure we will be up late..
Day 2: Get up at our convenience, get breakfast at hotel (it is included). Drive over to WL and check in (maybe get our room?) Then we will head to MK for a little bit. We have 3:50pm dinner ADR at Crystal Palace (dd LOVES Pooh) then we will go back to WL (get our room if we haven't already), rest for a little bit and then we are going to MNSSHP that night (Nov 2). Hopefully dd will be able to stay up late because we will take a late break and because of the 2 hour time change.
Day 3: Sleep in, breakfast at Roaring Forks, head to Epcot and do FutureWorld, lunch at Sunshine Seasons, head back to WL for break around 3pm or so. Rest, swim (if warm enough) then head to GF for Park Fare ADR at 7pm. Afterwards I figure we could ride monorail around and/or catch Electric Light Parade somewhere (even back at WL)
Day 4: Daylight saving time ends night before so we will get an extra hour of sleep. I'm going to try and use this to our advantage and get up early and head to AK. Would like to tour AK until 3pm or so and then head back for a rest. We have 6pm ADR at WCC and then we are headed back to MK for EMH. (hoping this won't be too crowded) I want to see Wishes this night. This will be a long day.
Day 5: Since we may be up late for EMH, we will sleep in a little and then head to MGM by 10am. We have 10:45 ADR for H&V Playhouse Disney breakfast. After this we will see shows and sights at MGM. I would like to see the 3pm parade (this may be the only afternoon parade we see). After the parade we may head back for a rest and then we have 7pm ADR at Spoodles. If we finish dinner in time we could walk over to Epcot for Illuminations or just wander around the Boardwalk area
Day 6: No set morning plans here - I figured I would let dd decide what she wants to do again. We may go back to MK.. We will do a mid-day break and then head to Epcot and do WorldShowcase in late afernoon/early evening. We have 7:40pm ADR at Coral Reef. My original plan was to see Illuminations this evening but now I wonder if we will finish dinner in time.
Day 7: Pack up and go home...
How does this look? I'm really trying to tailor the trip for dd (breaks, etc..) My inclination would be to get up early, hit all the big rides, etc... but I'm trying to reign myself in and do shows/rides that she will enjoy.
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Next Trip - March 2012 (Mother/Daughter trip)
Previous Trips - 2008 (POFQ - just DH and I) 2007 (WL - dd's first trip!), 2001 (PO-Riverside), 2000 (Boardwalk), 1995 (Poly), 1990 (day trip to MK), 1987 (off-property)
your plan looks great !!!! my only suggestion...is that if you can get to a morning EMH at MK.....DO IT!!!! head straight for fantasy land....and ride all the rides there you can in that first hour....once the parks open....the rides in fantasy land are LONNNNNGGGGGGG waits...... we hit them right off the bat and rode peter pan...dumbo...winnie the pooh....small world.....snow white...and saw philharmagic before anyone else got there. once the parks open ...though....those rides turn into hour waits apeice !!!
your plan looks great !!!! my only suggestion...is that if you can get to a morning EMH at MK.....DO IT!!!! head straight for fantasy land....and ride all the rides there you can in that first hour....once the parks open....the rides in fantasy land are LONNNNNGGGGGGG waits...... we hit them right off the bat and rode peter pan...dumbo...winnie the pooh....small world.....snow white...and saw philharmagic before anyone else got there. once the parks open ...though....those rides turn into hour waits apeice !!!
have a magical trip!!!!!
There are no morning EMH at MK when we are there.... We are going to take the approach of NOT going to park with morning EMH, especially since we will not be getting up that early. Hopefully in early November this will be fine.
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Kellye
Next Trip - March 2012 (Mother/Daughter trip)
Previous Trips - 2008 (POFQ - just DH and I) 2007 (WL - dd's first trip!), 2001 (PO-Riverside), 2000 (Boardwalk), 1995 (Poly), 1990 (day trip to MK), 1987 (off-property)
Sounds great! CP and 1900PF are 2 of our faves! The only thing I thought of was on the day that you have an ADR after 7pm, be sure and take/get snacks for your DD. Have fun!!
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I like your plans. Also, with your DD being so young, chances are she'll poop out in her stroller if she's too tired, and will let you guys still go around the parks without having to head back to the hotel (that what we've always done).
There are no morning EMH at MK when we are there.... We are going to take the approach of NOT going to park with morning EMH, especially since we will not be getting up that early. Hopefully in early November this will be fine.
Those plans look great to me - you've planned downtime and you're thinking about whether you're out late for EMH and making plans to sleep in the next day accordingly.
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