Planner or Winger?

[Rinx]

Do you plan your WDW vacation to the day? To the exact minute? Or do you go and do whatever you'd like when ever you're feeling it?

 

[WDWmazprty]

As of right now, definitely a planner! For instance, I'm already planning my trip for 2012, and we have another trip next year in May thas pretty much finished. :sohappy:

 

[Crush Dude!]

Bit of Both to be honest :wave:

 

[NYwdwfan]

I plan - but it's more like general guidelines for the day, not a military style itinerary.

 

[got2lovedisney]

Winging it gets you a 60 minute wait for Splash Mountain...planning gets you a walk-on. I plan!!

 

[Fable McCloud]

I try to plan to utilize my time, since this vacation is costing me a decent chunk of change (that I really should be using on my college loans) I want to enjoy every moment. I planned which days based on EMH, but not what order we're doing things.

Except riding the Mansion first. That's the only "must do" kinda thing. The rest is "planned with the option of changing if necessary".

 

[ctosh]

both

 

[Mukta]

I am a planner. I plan which park I will go to each day, which restaurants I will eat in and the order I will ride the rides. I make spreadsheets galore.
Once I arrive, I usually stick to the plan, but I change stuff around as necessary.
For me, planning means that I don't wait in lines over 20 minutes, I see every attraction in each park and I eat in the places I am have been dreaming about.
I also enjoy planning. It puts me in the Disney mood. Planning a trip is almost as fun as going on the trip!

 

[ml123_9]

We chech the park hours for EMH's and parades/fireworks, then plan ADR's according to that. We try to keep from park hopping to catch a meal also. We also leave a day in the middle open to do whatever or use as a make up day in case one is rained out. We wing it when it comes to what to ride first, which way to go, etc.

 

[bluefaery]

I make out a list of things to see at each park, each day we will be there. But for some reason when I get to the park, I hardly ever stick to the list.

 

[mickeysshoes]

We do both...we have a general plan of where to go..but dont plan as to what order we do stuff....I guess you can say we plan aruond meals and EMH!!!

 

[pluto1964]

I plan, the wife hates to plan. For this coming trip, I am actually planning with my 11 year old. Since she is older now, she is really into the planning aspect and its been nice being able to do this with her

 

[the-reason14]

I'm a planner, but nothing extreme. I also wing it a lot so a little of both I would say. Usually I just have an outline of which parks I'm going to on which day and the park hours for those parks.

 

[Kev1417]

wow...i didn't realize how much people plan. i think it all depends on what time a year you go. My wife and I go in Sept when the parks are not crowded. The only thing we plan is what flight to take and where to stay. other than that we just wing it every day/all day. we don't plan what ride to do or where to eat. we could end up going on space mountain, then feel like going on haunted mansion right after. Occasionally we have ADR's but not that often. We like getting away from our routine at home, no need for a routine on vacation.

my question though with all the people who have spreadsheets and follow it religiously. Do you honestly keep this spreadsheet out in hand all trip. going from ride to ride? just seems like it takes the fun away. but to each their own.

 

[ThinkTink721]

You need a category for overplanner...I would fit into that one. :lol:
I'm trying hard to be good this year & only plan the parks, dining, & special things that we want to be sure to do.
I am having to restrain myself from switching into the overplanning mode! :wave:

 

[MarkTwain]

Somewhere in between. :wave:

Typically we'll plan along during the trip which park we'll go in which day, and how we'll spend the off-days. Often we'll look at weather forecasts and figure that into our plans as we go along. Typically we'll have one big dining reservation we'll base the rest of the trip around (we'll know we're going into DHS on a certain day if we have reservations for Sci-Fi Drive-In, for instance), but the rest is pretty much plan-as-we-go.

Once we're in the parks, we'll usually figure out what exactly everyone wants to do once we enter, and then play it by ear from there.

 

[zurgandfriend]

It's been said here before;

"Fail to plan, plan to fail."

Of course Custer had a plan so I guess a little research should go into your plan.

 

[Lucky]

Both. Planning is great up to a point. But you have to be flexible - you can't plan for a rainstorm, or a ride closing, or a bus that takes forever to show up.

 

[Bravo 229]

We always wing it, unless someone comes down on vacation and we take them to the parks. In that case, we let them choose what we do. Otherwise, its ride what you can!

 

[Lucky]

It's
Of course Custer had a plan so I guess a little research should go into your plan.

Good point. Custer planned for a small fraction of the actual number of Indians he ran into. It's like using a January touring plan in June.