For myself, this is what Id do:
Breakfast at your home resort.
10AM Head to Boardwalk resorts. Tour around and grab ice cream from either Ample Hills or better yet BEACHES and CREAM at the Beach Club.
1PM Either grab lunch at the Boardwalk resort restaurants or better yet head to
2PM Animal Kingdom Lodge for Lunch at BOMA and tour resort.
3PM - 4PM Drive to Monorail Loop. Head to Contemporary. Look around for a bit, pin trade etc. and leave for NOT the POLYNESIAN, skip over that and go straight to
4:30-5PM Grand Floridian. Take in the sights and music in the Lobby. Not a lot for kids here but a great Lounge "Mizner's" for a cocktail, if you like.
5:30 Monorail to Magic Kingdom and then boat to Fort Wilderness.
6PM Tour Fort Wilderness. Do not leave the main area near the lake or take internal busses. Possibly eat at TRAIL'S END.
7-7:30PM Boat the Wilderness Lodge. Geiser Point, Xmas decorations in Lobby, watch Geiser erupt, take in ambience. It's really quite nice for Xmas.
8:30 Boat to Magic Kingdom then Boat to Polynesian
9PM Trader Sams, Great Pin Trading, Watch fireworks at Polynesian Beach. Eat at Capt Cooks. Water Pageant.
10-10:30Pm - ? Then Monorail back to car.
I've taken your suggestion and sort of personalized it. In your opinion, considering past experiences, which of the two would make more sense?
11:00-11:45 AM - tour Yacht Club and walk over to
11:45-12:45 PM - Beach Club, stop for ice cream at Beaches & Cream, walk over to
12:45-1:30 PM - Boardwalk
1:30-2:00 PM - Bus to Monorail Loop
2:00-2:45 PM - Grand Floridian
2:45-3:15 PM - Monorail to
3:15-4:00 PM - Contemporary
4:00-4:30 PM - Boat (blue flag launch) to
4:30-5:30 PM - Wilderness Lodge / watch geyser erupt @ 5:00PM
5:30-6:00 PM - Boat (blue flag launch) to
6:00-6:30 PM - Fort Wilderness
6:45-7:45 PM - Boat (green flag launch) to MK > Monorail to Polynesian
7:45-8:45 PM - Dinner at Kona Cafe
9:00 PM - Electrical Water Pageant + tour Poly
9:30-10:00 PM - Bus back to Disney Springs
OR
11:00-11:30 AM - tour Yacht Club and walk over to
11:30-12:30 PM - Beach Club, stop for ice cream at Beaches & Cream, walk over to
12:30-1:00 PM - Boardwalk
1:00-1:30 PM - Bus to Monorail Loop
1:30-2:00 PM - Grand Floridian
2:00-2:30 PM - Monorail to
2:30-3:00 PM - Contemporary
3:00-3:30 PM - Boat (blue flag launch) to
3:30-4:30 PM - Wilderness Lodge / watch geyser erupt @ 4:00PM
4:30-5:00 PM - Boat (blue flag launch) to
5:00-8:00 PM - Fort Wilderness / Dinner Trails End (allowing 2-2.5 hrs for dinner with Chef TJ)
8:00-9:00 PM - Boat (green flag launch) to MK > Monorail to Poly
9:00 PM - Polynesian / Electrical Water Pageant
9:30-10:00 PM - Bus back to Disney Springs
I appreciate your feedback!