Terri
06-01-2008, 04:57 PM
I've tightened up the plans a bit. Thanks to everyone who has suggested rest breaks and taking time to get off my feet. Here's the time & park breakdown. According to TourGuideMike - Quality over Quantity - don't try to do everything and take afternoon breaks! I only had to make a couple of changes based on his advice and crowd loads - shouldn't be a big problem and my dinner reservations moved easily. Wow. the only big one (and it's because I chose lunch over dinner) was moving LeCellier from 5pm to 11:30AM. Piece of cake.
So...without further ado...
Sunday - August 3 - arrival
I expect to get to POP around 10:00AM. Check in, drop off our luggage, grab our tickets and ... off to Animal Kingdom!
this day really doesn't change. No breaks today - just lunch at Bengal BarBQ and dinner at Yak&Yeti. Park closes at 8pm. back to POP - find our luggage and room and go to bed.
Monday - August 4 - Epcot
We will be there at opening. Yeah! lunch is wherever we have it. Back to POPfor a break from approx 2-5 (swim and a nap would be nice). back to Epcot then dinner reservations at Rose & Crown at 7:30 (hoping for patio seating!). Our intentions are to watch Illuminations from here - then back to POP for bedtime!
Tuesday - August 5 - Disney Hollywood Studios
Here's one of the days we switched based on crowd expectations. Again - get here at opening then lunch wherever we choose. Back to POP for a 3 hour break and back for dinner at 50's Prime Time cafe. I've seen Fantasmic! a zillion times in California - no plans on seeing it here as we'd rather hit a couple rides more than once!
Wednesday - August 6 - Magic Kingdom!!!
I can't wait for this day. Having grown up at disneyland, I'm looking froward to this park more than any others. I have my favorites I have to hit (see earlier entries above) and will make a point of getting to them. Still...I'm planning the 3 hour break in the middle of the day - sleep and swim then back to the Magic Kingdom for Liberty tree dinner and fireworks. We're here til close and then back to sleep.
Thursday - August 7 - Epcot and who knows...
TourguideMike and his expectations of crowds got my attention for this day. so...we're park hopping today. First thing this morning - Epcot and then lunch at LeCellier. Again...our 3 hour mid-day break. But...after our break I'm leaving it up to my son. We can go back to either Animal Kingdom or Disney Studios. Whichever he chooses - or...if he really wants...we can do both. I expect he'll want to focus on just a few rides at each...hmmm...I bet Rock N Roller coaster and Tower of Terror at DS and Dinosaur, Kali River Rapids, and Expedition Everest at AK. Something tells me we'll be at 3 parks today!
Friday - August 8 - Magic Kingdom
Our last full day. Yep. all day at the Magic Kingdom. On a friday. With EMH until 3AM. I'm planning a 4 or 5 hour break during mid day including lunch at POP. Sean thinks we'll be at the park until close. HAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!! I'm hoping to make it until midnight. Dinner is at Tony's.
Saturday - August 9 - day of departure
Sleep in. Check out. Pack car. Hit a park (again - Sean's choice) for 5 hours. Sean also wants to go the Downtown Disney - so we'll hit that after the park and before hitting the road. I plan on being on the road by 8pm and only driving a couple of hours before finding a hotel. Then the next two days are 9+ hour drive days. Maybe stretch it out a little more. I have to be back at work on the 13th, so I should be okay!
so there it is. I suggest to anyone who's never done WDW to check out tourGuidemike.com. Awesome!!! And you can couple it with mouseplanet, and every tour book you could possibly have. (I've got tons of 'em!)
So...without further ado...
Sunday - August 3 - arrival
I expect to get to POP around 10:00AM. Check in, drop off our luggage, grab our tickets and ... off to Animal Kingdom!
this day really doesn't change. No breaks today - just lunch at Bengal BarBQ and dinner at Yak&Yeti. Park closes at 8pm. back to POP - find our luggage and room and go to bed.
Monday - August 4 - Epcot
We will be there at opening. Yeah! lunch is wherever we have it. Back to POPfor a break from approx 2-5 (swim and a nap would be nice). back to Epcot then dinner reservations at Rose & Crown at 7:30 (hoping for patio seating!). Our intentions are to watch Illuminations from here - then back to POP for bedtime!
Tuesday - August 5 - Disney Hollywood Studios
Here's one of the days we switched based on crowd expectations. Again - get here at opening then lunch wherever we choose. Back to POP for a 3 hour break and back for dinner at 50's Prime Time cafe. I've seen Fantasmic! a zillion times in California - no plans on seeing it here as we'd rather hit a couple rides more than once!
Wednesday - August 6 - Magic Kingdom!!!
I can't wait for this day. Having grown up at disneyland, I'm looking froward to this park more than any others. I have my favorites I have to hit (see earlier entries above) and will make a point of getting to them. Still...I'm planning the 3 hour break in the middle of the day - sleep and swim then back to the Magic Kingdom for Liberty tree dinner and fireworks. We're here til close and then back to sleep.
Thursday - August 7 - Epcot and who knows...
TourguideMike and his expectations of crowds got my attention for this day. so...we're park hopping today. First thing this morning - Epcot and then lunch at LeCellier. Again...our 3 hour mid-day break. But...after our break I'm leaving it up to my son. We can go back to either Animal Kingdom or Disney Studios. Whichever he chooses - or...if he really wants...we can do both. I expect he'll want to focus on just a few rides at each...hmmm...I bet Rock N Roller coaster and Tower of Terror at DS and Dinosaur, Kali River Rapids, and Expedition Everest at AK. Something tells me we'll be at 3 parks today!
Friday - August 8 - Magic Kingdom
Our last full day. Yep. all day at the Magic Kingdom. On a friday. With EMH until 3AM. I'm planning a 4 or 5 hour break during mid day including lunch at POP. Sean thinks we'll be at the park until close. HAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!! I'm hoping to make it until midnight. Dinner is at Tony's.
Saturday - August 9 - day of departure
Sleep in. Check out. Pack car. Hit a park (again - Sean's choice) for 5 hours. Sean also wants to go the Downtown Disney - so we'll hit that after the park and before hitting the road. I plan on being on the road by 8pm and only driving a couple of hours before finding a hotel. Then the next two days are 9+ hour drive days. Maybe stretch it out a little more. I have to be back at work on the 13th, so I should be okay!
so there it is. I suggest to anyone who's never done WDW to check out tourGuidemike.com. Awesome!!! And you can couple it with mouseplanet, and every tour book you could possibly have. (I've got tons of 'em!)