We also are coming from California. We haven’t been in 12 years so SO much new for us. Thank goodness for these boards or would be totally lost. We have reservations at the Swan (some free nights via Bonvoy) for first 5 nights and then last 2 nights at Contemporary, DH’s favorite. It’s a big birthday for him (we are grey hairs) and just the 2 of us so I splurged as a surprise for him and got us the Tower Club level with theme park view which we did once years and years ago when we had APs and got it at a big discount. Anyway I will take suggestions too, we bought tickets with park hopper,
Genie+ and the Memory Maker, all new to us! As an aside I hate this 2 pm hop rule. I have made reservations at all the parks already and hoping we can stick to those though given the MVMCP we may need to switch. We will not do the party, we have done once and that was enough plus $$$. Our current tentative plan>
Monday 14th-Epcot reservation
Arrive around 3:30, probably at Swan by 6. Believe it is likely Epcot has extra hours. Since F&W is on we will go graze. Ride Soarin’ at least, DH favorite ride. Hopefully SE. We’re getting old enough coasters and things like Mission Space are less and less in the cards now.
Tuesday 15th-HS reservation
HOPEFULLY we can get ILL for Rise and G+ for TOT. I am a HUGE SW fan. So def want to spend some time in GE. Where to eat Lunch? Ideas welcome. Then we will do any of the new things we haven’t seen plus old favorites like Muppets. We’ll use G+. Am a bit concerned we won’t get Rise until like 5 pm. Sh we just rope drop it instead? It is MANDATORY that I do it sometime. Dinner? possibly Back to graze F&W at Epcot, but what if we don’t get Rise until late? Not sure what to do.
Wednesday 16th-AK reservation
Hope to get ILL for FOP, Genie+ for Safaris and anything else. We love this park. Maybe lunch Yak & Yeti.
Possible night with MK extra hours and no MVMCP so may hop to MK. Might eat dinner before at Kimonos Or Bluezoo lounge.
Thursday 17th-MK reservation
Genie+ various, we love Splash, Thunder, Pirates, HM, people mover, COP, etc. We are not big Fantasyland people. Rarely go to any rides there. Probably back to Epcot at night. Space 220 lounge? Definitely want to do this.
Friday 18th-HS again
Try to get Rise again and do other things we like. Hop late in day back to AK as we have never been there late. Love to see it late in day. Then dinner at (I forgot the name, the buffet at AKL).
Saturday 19th- move to Contemporary. Park reservation Epcot.
Do our fave rides and graze F&W since last day. MK in evening, IF no MVMCP. Try for Trader Joe’s drink, not sure about dinner.
Sunday 20th, last night. Reservations MK.
Normally our last night we always do MK BUT this may be a MVMCP. So we are hoping Fantasmic dinner package is back by then. We’d do that for our special last night. If not maybe Calif Grill for dinner?
Now I have a big issue as we are flying out to an out of state wedding on September 14, our 60 day dining window. Guess I will have to get up very early. Anyway I will take any thoughts from current veterans as well. We used to go all the time but feel like almost newbies since it’s been 12 years. Thanks