Just have to share our planning!

Laurichi

Laurichi

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Well thanks to these forums and other information we have found on web pages we finally have our meals planned for our stay and I just have to share! We are a family of 5 who have never been to the US and are not likely to go back in a while the kids are 9, 6 and 21 mo. They love animals and and they are NOT picky eaters at all.
I am so excited!!!!!
What do you guys think???

First day...MK:
lunch at Columbia Harbour House or Cosmic Rays
dinner reservation for Crystal Palace buffet

Second day.. .AK:
lunch at Flame Tree or Mara
dinner reservations at Boma

Third day: Epcot
lunch reservations at Coral Reef
dinner at Katsura Grill (DD needs her sushi!)

Fourth day: MK again
luch reservations at Be Our Guest
dinner reservations at 1900 Park Fare

Fifth day: AK again
Sanaa reservations for lunch
Dinner:
Visiting a mall as DH has NBA tickets

Sixth day:
Sci-fi reservations for lunch (this is not included in our plan as i know it includes 5 TS Meals but I think it is worth it for DS)
ABC Commisiary for dinner or Backlot Express
 
Figgy1

Figgy1

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Laurichi said:
Well thanks to these forums and other information we have found on web pages we finally have our meals planned for our stay and I just have to share! We are a family of 5 who have never been to the US and are not likely to go back in a while the kids are 9, 6 and 21 mo. They love animals and and they are NOT picky eaters at all.
I am so excited!!!!!
What do you guys think???

First day...MK:
lunch at Columbia Harbour House or Cosmic Rays
dinner reservation for Crystal Palace buffet

Second day.. .AK:
lunch at Flame Tree or Mara
dinner reservations at Boma

Third day: Epcot
lunch reservations at Coral Reef
dinner at Katsura Grill (DD needs her sushi!)

Fourth day: MK again
luch reservations at Be Our Guest
dinner reservations at 1900 Park Fare

Fifth day: AK again
Sanaa reservations for lunch
Dinner:
Visiting a mall as DH has NBA tickets

Sixth day:
Sci-fi reservations for lunch (this is not included in our plan as i know it includes 5 TS Meals but I think it is worth it for DS)
ABC Commisiary for dinner or Backlot Express
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Sounds like a lot of fun!
 
zurgandfriend

zurgandfriend

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It looks like a fun time, I just want to say be careful about the reservations. On one vacation we booked breakfasts, lunches and dinners and it seemed like all we did was go to restaurants and did not enjoy WDW. By day 5 my DW and I were asking each other do we really want to go to a restaurant or let our DS spend more time in a park?
 
SeanWM48

SeanWM48

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looks good, my only question mark would be towards the epcot day. i remember when i went there for the first time we had reservations and cancelled because once we got there we realized a couple things about epcot
1 it's way bigger than i realized and takes a long time to see everything (basically impossible to see everything in one day)
2 there are way too many options for food to lock yourself in at one spot

just something to consider. if you're a sushi fan keep the dinner but maybe the coral reef is something you pass on and explore the world showcase instead, try a few different things across several countries.
 
jaklgreen

jaklgreen

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On your Epcot day, you have Katsura Grill for dinner saying your daughter wanted sushi. Katsura is a counter service with very limited sushi. Not sure if you knew that. If you want more variety then I would get reservations for Tokyo Dining instead. They are a much larger selection. OR, if you can get to Disney Springs, Morimoto Asia has a great selection of sushi. Have a great trip!
 
SAV

SAV

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For days 2 & 5, you list as AK. While Flame Tree BBQ is in Animal Kingdom, Mara, Boma and Sanaa are not, they are both in Animal Kingdom Lodge Resort. So you will have to get to the Resort for those meals. Is that really what you want to do?
 
Laurichi

Laurichi

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Original Poster
Mmm is it very far from AK to AK lodge resort??should we go by car?

dh says we are going to spend the whole day eating..
I do not think so but i do want to make the most of the DDP!

I could cancel coral reef or sanaa..
 
Figgy1

Figgy1

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Laurichi said:
Mmm is it very far from AK to AK lodge resort??should we go by car?

dh says we are going to spend the whole day eating..
I do not think so but i do want to make the most of the DDP!

I could cancel coral reef or sanaa..
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I'd take the car and not skip it. Also Coral Reef is really cool eating with the fishes, the food meh but a very cool atmosphere!
 
Gonegrrl

Gonegrrl

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With that many kids and them being little, I'd like to make a suggestion. My daughter is now 9 and we have been 3 years in a row. The first time we went we made the mistake of trying to do a park a day. The very best advice I ever got was this:

With small kids it is very hard to spend an entire day in one park. Break up your days, go to a park in the morning (taking advantage of the extra magic hours which you can find on the website or in the app) at lunch time either have lunch at that park or back at your resort, take a couple hours between the noon-4pm time frame to enjoy the wonderful pool area at your resort or nap or have some quiet time in your room. Head back out to the park closest to your dinner reservation in the afternoon(we like to go to a different park), go to dinner and then you may just find the kids have a bit of energy to use up after dinner to see fireworks or get in one last ride. Your feet and sanity will thank you. With the kids getting a break in the middle of the day they are usually enjoy dinner so much more and can last a little longer. You will also find that Animal Kingdom is a half day park, the kids will be bored by 1pm. Also we find Epcot and the World Showcase to be more of an adult thing than a kids thing. Our daughter is bored there after a couple hours.
 
Laurichi

Laurichi

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Thanks but i doubt my kids will be bored! They are super enthusiastic and active and just love rides and animals...
Also they are probably never coming back as we live 9 hours away by plane:)
 
DfromATX

DfromATX

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Gonegrrl said:
You will also find that Animal Kingdom is a half day park, the kids will be bored by 1pm. Also we find Epcot and the World Showcase to be more of an adult thing than a kids thing. Our daughter is bored there after a couple hours.
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I agree with your post. We're going in July. Since the fast passes can now be done in advance, we're going to sleep in a little on AK day and not go until late morning. And, Epcot is all my kids' least favorite park!
 

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