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my idea of relaxing day is
AVOID FANTASYLAND
ride all the omnimover rides (HM, Buzz, TTA etc )
ride the non omnimover ones(POTC, Jungle Cruise)
buy a LARGE dole whip, run to frontierland train station, sit on the train, eat the whip and take in 3 circuits or so
Ride Splash, redo HM, walk out of the parks, go to resort, buy dinner, take said dinner to room, eat, and watch Stacey or Disney Channel , and collapse an hour after finishing dinner roughly 10 pm,
AVOID EMH nights, you won't last through all 3 hours. ( I tried on my first afternoon last trip and ended up napping for an hour on a bench by POTC entrance. woke up and decided to head back to room and sleep on a bed )
If you're like me, you'll be pretty toasted from the jet lag, so be sure you take plenty of hydration breaks. I'd also concentrate on minimizing ping-ponging around the park - hit a land, stay there 'til you've done everything you want, and move to the adjoining land.
Perhaps, just hop the railroad when you enter the park, and take it over to Frontierland - relaxation and useful transportation in one shot.
Since you want to do a couple of mountains, fit FASTPASS into your plan. For example, if you've gotten a Return Time at Splash around an hour later, that's a good time to pop over to nearby Tom Sawyer Island.
From there, over to Adventureland for Pirates, Jungle Cruise, and Tiki Room, all of which are pretty relaxing in my book (at least, when the queues aren't too long - if they are, get a FP for the cruise).
Liberty Square would be my next stop. Haunted Mansion usually has short lines, and is a nice, cool sit-down. So is Hall of Presidents. Philharmagic is easy to get to after that. I might skip Tomorrowland altogether and head back to the resort to chill, unless Space Mountain calls too insistently.
I'd also try to find a shady bench every so often, and just watch the world go by. Swan Boat dock/Rose Garden is always nice for that. Also, the area behind the Liberty Square shop near the bridge to Adventureland/Crystal Palace.
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I think it depends on how much sleep you've had. I know I always have enough adrenalin going when we get there, but after 3-4 hours in the park I kinda crash. Would do some relaxing rides like TTC. If I sat down an Philharmagic, I might be asleep because I'm sitting (I have fallen asleep in the American adventure). The pool and a nap might seem good in the afternoon.
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Hmmm....that's a good ! I guess if I were to do MK after getting off of a red-eye I would probably hit the following attractions: Pirates, Haunted Mansion, Hall of Presidents (unless you're really sleepy), Philharmagic, Jungle Cruise, Laugh Floor, Big Thunder, and Splash (depending on the weather). I might also do a bit of shopping as well.
We hit the TTA and ride several times in a row. The CM's are always great about just letting us sit and go around as manyt imes as we want until we're ready to move on.
If you're like me, you'll be pretty toasted from the jet lag, so be sure you take plenty of hydration breaks. I'd also concentrate on minimizing ping-ponging around the park - hit a land, stay there 'til you've done everything you want, and move to the adjoining land.
Perhaps, just hop the railroad when you enter the park, and take it over to Frontierland - relaxation and useful transportation in one shot.
Since you want to do a couple of mountains, fit FASTPASS into your plan. For example, if you've gotten a Return Time at Splash around an hour later, that's a good time to pop over to nearby Tom Sawyer Island.
From there, over to Adventureland for Pirates, Jungle Cruise, and Tiki Room, all of which are pretty relaxing in my book (at least, when the queues aren't too long - if they are, get a FP for the cruise).
Liberty Square would be my next stop. Haunted Mansion usually has short lines, and is a nice, cool sit-down. So is Hall of Presidents. Philharmagic is easy to get to after that. I might skip Tomorrowland altogether and head back to the resort to chill, unless Space Mountain calls too insistently.
I'd also try to find a shady bench every so often, and just watch the world go by. Swan Boat dock/Rose Garden is always nice for that. Also, the area behind the Liberty Square shop near the bridge to Adventureland/Crystal Palace.
*bows to the master* Thanks so much, Dave! After 12 hours of travel I'm going to want to take it slow whether or not I sleep on the plane (I'm 4 hours behind Florida, so it'll be like 2:30am when we touch down!)... my best friend is coming from Montana so it's not nearly as bad for her. Besides she's hyper 24/7
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! I guess if I were to do MK after getting off of a red-eye I would probably hit the following attractions: Pirates, Haunted Mansion, Hall of Presidents (unless you're really sleepy), Philharmagic, Jungle Cruise, Laugh Floor, Big Thunder, and Splash (depending on the weather). I might also do a bit of shopping as well.
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