July-August itinery, first ROUGH draft

[Leanne1977]

This is my very first attempt at putting pen to paper so be as brutal as you like i need to get this right. There will be myself, DH, DS4, DSnearly 3, and my niece 13. We are staying in a villa in Kissimmee for three weeks and have car hire.

Saturday 30th July -
Arrive Sanford at 14.30pm, back to villa, shop for essentials and bed.
Sunday 31st July -
PS at AK Donalds Breakfastosaurus, rest/pool at villa in afternoon, maybe eat at Seaworlds Underwater Grill in the evening.
Monday 1st August -
Spend morning at Disney Studios have lunch at Pizza Planet (big hit with the kids) , back to villa in afternoon for swim/rest and eat out in the evening???
Tuesday 2nd August -
Magic Kingdom until mid afternoon, dine out in the evening (any restaurant suggestions would be good)
Wednesday 3rd August -
Seaworld daytime, left evening free as mother-in-laws birthday so see what they want to do.
Thursday 4th August -
Rest/Shop/DH golf
Friday 5th August -
I.O.A daytime, rest afternoon, dip in villa pool, dine out evening??
Saturday 6th August -
Disney Studios daytime, Villa afternoon nap, PS dining with Scooby Doo at universal, spend rest of evening there.
Sunday 7th August -
Rest/shop/DH golf in the daytime, hopefully illuminations cruise at Epcot in the evening.
Monday 8th August -
Busch Gardens all day, depending how tired in evening maybe dine out or quiet one in.
Tuesday 9th August -
Seaworld daytime, rest/villa pool afternoon, PS at Crystal Palace and onto Wishes.
Wednesday 10th August -
Pick a water park to spend the day at and dine out in the evening (need help with restaurants guys)
Thursday 11th August -
Pick a favourite park to visit for the daytime, maybe Fantasmic dinner package in the evening.
Friday 12th August -
Universal Studios daytime, evening free to choose (any suggestions?)
Saturday 13th August -
PS breakfast at Chef Mickeys, spend day at Magic Kingdom, maybe evening in at the villa.
Sunday 14th August -
Rest/Shop/DH golf
Monday 15th August -
Maybe Busch Gardens again if it was good, evening ?
Tuesday 16th August -
Choose favourite flexi ticket park to visit one last time, evening dinner out.
Wednesday 17th August -
Disney Studios (see Buzz and Woody for the last time), evening free to choose.
Thursday 18th August -
Spend all day at Magic Kingdom, maybe Spectromagic in the evening if it is on.
Friday 19th August -
Maybe choose a final character meal and spend the evening at Magic Kingdom to watch Wishes on our final night. Boo Hoo.
Saturday 20th August -
Final bit of retail therapy before flight at 16.30pm.

Well what do you think, i know it is a bit long winded so thanks for getting this far but this is so important to me that i get it right. All help/criticism is welcomed i am sure there are much more experienced dibbers out there.
Thank you for taking the time to help. By the way we are a very energetic family and although my boys are only young they thrive on keeping busy as they get bored quiet easily. I know it looks like a busy itinery but i would obviously be taking the lead from the kids. Its not set in stone. Thanks guys.

[Homer'sWife]

:p: Hi Leanne!

We are going to Orlando two days before you on the 28th, exciting isn't it!
This will be our 5th trip, last time in 2003 we went for three weeks as well, June/July. Is this your first trip? Where about's is the villa?
Your itinery looks good, took on board what you said about liking it busy. We no longer do a Disney day on our first full day as we are too tired and the kids being teenagers can't wait to get to the Mall first to spend some money! But other than that we pack it in. Be prepared for daily downpours and they can affect your plans.
Any questions feel free to ask!

Toni

[Claire_L]

Looks good to me, nicely paced out during the 3 weeks.
Claire :wink

[Leanne1977]

Thanks Toni and Claire for your replies. Toni this is my first visit to Disney and also my first trip abroad! We are staying in a villa in Kissimmee. Really cant wait now we are all getting really excited.

Dont suppose you have any restaurant recommendations for me? DH is a big fan of the steakhouses, but i am a veggie so any help with that?

Cheers, Leanne.

[wendye]

Hi Leanne

I don't know about restaurants in disney (only been once before and we mainly ate off site) but in Kissimmee the place we loved was Cracker Barrel - country style food and store has lots of rocking chairs outside that you can sit in while you wait to be seated and sells lots of other country type products.

[saonaqueen]

Looks well spaced to me - we will be at SW on 9th too - the ones with loads of clothes on as we're going home that evening!

Sweet Tomatoes has been mentioned several times for food - not least in one of Mike's trip reports.

[Homer'sWife]

:p: Hi Leanne

You are going to have such a great time! I think your first WDW holiday is always special because you have that WOW factor!

I am also a veggie and found eating out in Orlando easy - and I am a fussy eater to boot! Any of the all-you-can-eat buffets are good, Golden Corral, Sizzler etc - they all have their fans and (whats the opposite of fans???:confused: )! We have always found the Sizzler to be fine, DH can have a steak as well as the buffet. There are loads of steakhouses. Here is a great site to find out loads of info - www.kissimmee-192.com
Go to the Hwy 192 maps and a really easy to use map with all the eateries marked on it is there.

I also really like Pizzeria Uno, again there are a lot of Italian,Pizza places etc. We are trying Sweet Tomatoes next time so can't comment yet!

Love Toni:p:

[Leanne1977]

Thanks a lot for your help Toni, much appreciated:wink

Really can't wait. Look out for my revised itinery coming soon as i have juggled things around a little. Just managed to get an illuminations cruise for MIL birthday so that will be great.:jump: :jump:

Thanks for the restaurant tips, my list of restaurants is now getting longer and longer and come midway through the holiday my waistband will be getting bigger and bigger.:confused2

Bring on all those yummy desserts. Cheesecake hmmmmmm:wink