AimeeMichele
Mouseketeer
- Joined
- Jun 27, 2009
Hi everyone,
I've made so many different versions of the below, it's a bit disturbing. I think I'm up to 8 versions in excel. Anyways, I figured what better place to ask opinions than the Disboards! Below is our ideal option, only because my older brother (my nephews' father) will be making a surprise appearance the last 3 days of our trip and he wants to attend MNSSHP and my oldest nephew (age 8) just has to see Fantasmic (we missed it last time). Since Fantasmic is only scheduled to be showing only twice during our stay, the below seems to be (at least to me) what would work best.
Please note: we need lots of sit down time as the youngest (age 4) will actually fall asleep right after he eats lunch and dinner and it's the only way to ensure he naps while at Disney. Plus, he has to stay up to see the Electric Water Parade and jump on the beds each night. The boys also ask to go back home (aka the Grand Floridian) after lunch each day. By then, they've had enough of the parks and want to go in the hot tub or pool. I pretty much let them dictate when we go to the hotel as happy kids = a great vacation and unhappy/cranky kids = awful vacation.
Your thoughts and feedback are most appreciated it!
Saturday, October 16th (Travel/Hotel Day)
Sunday, October 17th (MK Day)
Monday, October 18th (Hotel day will rent a cabana)
Tuesday, October 19th (Epcot day)
Wednesday, October 20th (DHS Day)
Thursday, October 21st (Hotel Day)
Friday, October 22nd (AK Day)
Saturday, October 23rd (MK Day)
I've made so many different versions of the below, it's a bit disturbing. I think I'm up to 8 versions in excel. Anyways, I figured what better place to ask opinions than the Disboards! Below is our ideal option, only because my older brother (my nephews' father) will be making a surprise appearance the last 3 days of our trip and he wants to attend MNSSHP and my oldest nephew (age 8) just has to see Fantasmic (we missed it last time). Since Fantasmic is only scheduled to be showing only twice during our stay, the below seems to be (at least to me) what would work best.
Please note: we need lots of sit down time as the youngest (age 4) will actually fall asleep right after he eats lunch and dinner and it's the only way to ensure he naps while at Disney. Plus, he has to stay up to see the Electric Water Parade and jump on the beds each night. The boys also ask to go back home (aka the Grand Floridian) after lunch each day. By then, they've had enough of the parks and want to go in the hot tub or pool. I pretty much let them dictate when we go to the hotel as happy kids = a great vacation and unhappy/cranky kids = awful vacation.
Your thoughts and feedback are most appreciated it!
Saturday, October 16th (Travel/Hotel Day)
- Breakfast 8am, on the airplane
- Lunch whenever, Gasparilla's Grill
- Dinner 5:30 pm, Chef Mickey's
- MK for Spectromagic Parade (the oldest and myself may just attend...depends on whether or not the youngest wants to go)
Sunday, October 17th (MK Day)
- Breakfast 7:45 am, our balcony (we want to get to the MK for their opening ceremony as my nephews have never seen it)
- Lunch 11:30 am, Cosmic Ray's or Gasparilla's Grill
- Dinner 5pm, Hoop Dee Doo Review
Monday, October 18th (Hotel day will rent a cabana)
- Breakfast 9:00am, O'hana
- Lunch 11:30 am, pool side service
- Dinner 4:30pm, Mama Melrose or Brown Derby
- Fantasmic 7:30pm, DHS
Tuesday, October 19th (Epcot day)
- Breakfast 7:00am, our balcony
- Extra Magic Hours
- Lunch 11:30 am, Teppan Edo
- Dinner 5:30pm, Narcoossee's
Wednesday, October 20th (DHS Day)
- Breakfast 7:45am, our balcony
- Lunch 11:30 am, T-Rex
- Dinner 5:30 pm, Flying Fish
Thursday, October 21st (Hotel Day)
- Breakfast 8:00am, 1900 Park Faire
- Pirates Cruise, 9:30 - 11:30 am
- Lunch whenever, Gasparilla's Grill
- Dinner 4:30 pm Tony's or the Plaza
- MNSSHP 5:30 - 9:00 PM MK
Friday, October 22nd (AK Day)
- Breakfast 8:00am, Tusker House (yes, I said I would never go back, but my nephews think the characters in their safari outfits are cool...they said we can eat in our room before we get there. LOL)
- Lunch 11:30 am Yak & Yeti or Flame Tree BBQ
- Dinner 5:30pm, Narcossee's or Citrico's
Saturday, October 23rd (MK Day)
- Breakfast 7:15 - 7:45 AM our balcony
- Lunch 11:15 am, Cosmic Ray's
- Dinner, 5:00 pm, Grand Floridian Café