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18 Feb 20, 09:15 AM |
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First Timer - Itinerary Pressure!
Hi, first timer to Disney world and been left to organise everything so feeling a bit of pressure in case the trip is a disaster!
We are planning a three week holiday, first 6 nights on site at Port Orleans Riverside with Disney dining plan, followed by a villa. Fast pass day is coming up soon. Can I ask opinions on the rough plan for our on site stay? I should add that we are 4 adults (two 30yo, two 50yo), 5 year old and 18 months. We’re happy to ‘go for it’ in first week knowing we can slow down at villa. My parents are happy to do their own thing from time to time, and we’ll give kids a break at pool etc when they need it. Day 1: Arrive 530 Disney springs - dinner Day 2: Magic Kingdom 17:25 Dinner at Story Book Artist Point Return to Magic Kingdom (or possibly Hollywood studios for evening EMH) Day 3: Animal kingdom (morning EMH) 1155 lunch at Tusker House, Rivers of Light package Day 4 Hollywood Studios AM Possible afternoon break 1700 dinner Yachtsman Steakhouse Epcot evening EMH Day 5: Pool/chill morning 15:00 Bibbidi bobbidi Boutique 16:10 dinner at Cinderella’s Royal Table Magic Kingdom (evening EMH) Day 6: Epcot AM 12:00 Lunch Teppan-edo Hollywood Studios PM Day 7: Magic Kingdom for EMH Park hop to Animal Kingdom (last day we can bag early fast passes so thought this was best chance for Avator rides) Leave for villa @ 4ish Thoughts? Edited at 10:15 AM. |
18 Feb 20, 09:29 AM |
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Proud to wear my Ears
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Looks good 👍🏻
I’ve seen some silly ones where people are going to the parks on day 1. Definitely need the break on day 5 and can always cancel the evening EMH if the kids are not up for it. For me personally I think there is more to do at AK than MK and noticed last time that I could easily do MK in a day and would rather spend more time at AK. Day 4 - Maybe a firework display as you’ve got the day off the following day? |
18 Feb 20, 09:35 AM |
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i think you and the kids will be ready for an early night on day 2 so perhaps a return to a park is ambitious?
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18 Feb 20, 10:32 AM |
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I think you have some long days, possibly too many evening EMHs in there, the one at MK can be really crowded and not pleasant.
On your first day, I don’t think I would return to MK after dinner as you will have already spent the day there and it sounds exhausting on day two. The following day is also long, I could not go for morning EMH and then last until ROL. We can do long days, but we don’t have young children with us and we would never stay that long in a single park. You will definitely get FOP on your seventh day in, you will possibly get it on day three too. These days, I always book MK and Epcot for my first two full park days, pushing AK and HS until later increases the odds of getting the hard to get fast passes. Overall though, don’t let yourself feel pressure over this, there is no need. Of course you are going to enjoy the holiday, there is no correct way to plan it. I know people will pore over busy day guides, I don’t bother as different ones say different things. I know it is better to go to a water park Monday to Wednesday, I plan short park days or rest days at the weekends and I make a reasonable attempt to alternate what park on what day. Other than that, I put little thought into it - I will rephrase that, I spend a lot of time on my plan, what I don’t do is worry about is whether I am doing things “correctly” or not. Edited at 10:33 AM. |
18 Feb 20, 04:31 PM |
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Trying for More Ears
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We are going for our first time too this October with our 5 year old son.
This is more of a general dining comment,as I can't comment on disney specifically, but our son with a similar time zone change quite often refused dinner (even an early 5pm dinner) for the first few days and we had quite a few restaurant melt downs. Could you move your Story Book dining later on in your holiday? Even going back to Disney during one of your Villa days when everyone is feeling a bit more sensible? |
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18 Feb 20, 05:31 PM |
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I would not go to Disney Springs on your arrival day, and just enjoy food at your resort - you'll be knackered and may not want to venture out.
Apart from that, I'd swap day 4 and 5 - better to have a chill/pool morning on the 3rd full day. I tend to have a chill day every 3 days. |
18 Feb 20, 06:00 PM |
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Chilling at Carribean Beach
Join Date: Jul 18
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For days 1-3 we had a similar-ish plan. We ended up scrapping Disney springs on arrival evening - it took 3 hours from landing to leaving airport (I think we were pretty unlucky though) and decided just to eat at POR. Did AK on day 2 but left around 2pm and had a chill out afternoon and nap before going back in evening. Likewise, the following day we did EMH in Magic Kingdom till early afternoon then went back to hotel. I think we then did Disney Springs in evening for dinner.
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18 Feb 20, 08:17 PM |
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Thanks for the replies. Definitely will be a lot more rest time built in here as a lot will be dependent on kids. I also heard we’ll likely be up from 4am with jet lag on the first day so we’ll probably be ready for an early bed time!
The arrival time allows for 3 hours at airport so I’m hopeful we might make it to resort before 530. Has anyone dined at POR before? |
18 Feb 20, 09:06 PM |
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19 Feb 20, 12:34 AM |
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The quick service is nice at POR. As for jet lag, in my experience I'm up between 4 and 5 but it could down to excitement!
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