ABigBrassBand
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Hey! It feels like forever since I've last been on this site.
My family is taking their first trip to WDW since 2010. We're going August 11-18 (I know, I know...)
I'm usually the one who plans everything--I already have a pretty solid itinerary, but I'm just wondering what has happened since 2012 (when I stopped keeping up obsessively with WDW-related matters)? I'm familiar with all of the blatant changes (new Fantasyland, etc.), but are there any things I should know about that regarding WDW tips/secrets/whatever? Or even things that I should just know in general, in the event I've forgotten some things about WDW planning?
I'm attaching a copy of our itinerary here, so if you have any ideas as to how we can make our trip smoother (in August that's probably best anyway), let me know!
My family is taking their first trip to WDW since 2010. We're going August 11-18 (I know, I know...)
I'm usually the one who plans everything--I already have a pretty solid itinerary, but I'm just wondering what has happened since 2012 (when I stopped keeping up obsessively with WDW-related matters)? I'm familiar with all of the blatant changes (new Fantasyland, etc.), but are there any things I should know about that regarding WDW tips/secrets/whatever? Or even things that I should just know in general, in the event I've forgotten some things about WDW planning?
I'm attaching a copy of our itinerary here, so if you have any ideas as to how we can make our trip smoother (in August that's probably best anyway), let me know!
· Tuesday, August 11th
o Arrive, get unpacked
o Head over to EPCOT!
o Eat at Biergarten at 6:45pm
o Head over to magic kingdom
§ (Magic Kingdom is open til Midnight)
§ We have fast-passes for
· Splash Mountain (between 8:45PM and 9:45PM)
· Buzz Lightyear (between 9:50PM and 10:50PM)
· Space Mountain (between 11PM and 12AM)
· Wednesday, August 12th
o get up early and go to MK (we can walk there thanks to where our room is!)
o Lunch at Be Our Guest at 12:55PM
o We have fast-passes for
§ Little Mermaid Ride (between 10:45AM and 11:45AM)
§ Haunted Mansion (between 1:45PM and 2:45PM)
§ Splash Mountain (between 4:40PM and 5:40PM)
o Stay in that park for the rest of the day
· Thursday, August 13th
o eat breakfast at Kona Café @ the Polynesian, 9:10AM
§ w/characters!
o go to Epcot
o around midday go to Hollywood Studios
§ We have fast-passes for
§ Star Tours 2 (between 5:35PM and 6:35PM)
§ Toy Story Midway Mania (between 7:10PM and 8:10PM)
§ Tower of Terror (between 8:55PM and 9:55PM)
o Fantasmic @ nighttime if we’re all not too tired
· Friday, August 14th
o head to Animal Kingdom in the morning
o (fast passes for Expedition Everest)
o 12:50pm lunch @ Tusker House
§ We have fast-passes for
· DINOSAUR (between 11:40AM and 12:40PM)
· Expedition Everest (between 1:20PM and 2:20PM)
· Kali River Rapids (between 2:50PM and 3:50PM)
o Go to Magic Kingdom
§ (There are Extra Magic Hours that evening, it’s open til midnight!...)
· Saturday, August 15th
o SAM ARRIVES
§ spend morning at Magic Kingdom
o Epcot
§ We have fast-passes for
· Mission: SPACE (between 3:05PM and 4:05PM)
· Soarin’ (between 6:20PM and 7:20PM)
· The Seas with Nemo & Friends (between 7:20PM and 8:20PM)
§ 5:20PM dinner at the Garden Grill
§ IllumiNations fireworks @9PM
· Sunday, August 16th
o Go to Typhoon Lagoon (or Blizzard Beach, I prefer the former but we can choose)
o Dinner @ California Grill 5PM
o We’ll be at the contemporary afterwards, so I got us Fastpasses for MK
§ We have fast-passes for
· Thunder Mountain (between 7:05PM and 8:05PM)
· Splash Mountain (between 8:05PM and 9:05PM)
· Peter Pan’s Flight (between 9:55PM and 10:55PM)
· Monday, August 17th
o Magic Kingdom in morning
§ 12:50PM Lunch at Crystal Palace
o after lunch I’d like to go to Epcot to ride test Track and others
o Since you can only reserve fastpasses in one park per day, I’m getting the fastpasses for that day in the evening so we can all meet up around 5PM and hang
o We have fast-passes for:
§ Jungle Cruise (between 5:25PM and 6:25PM)
§ Splash Mountain (between 7:10PM and 8:10PM)
§ Space Mountain (between 9:50PM and 10:50PM)
o Arrive, get unpacked
o Head over to EPCOT!
o Eat at Biergarten at 6:45pm
o Head over to magic kingdom
§ (Magic Kingdom is open til Midnight)
§ We have fast-passes for
· Splash Mountain (between 8:45PM and 9:45PM)
· Buzz Lightyear (between 9:50PM and 10:50PM)
· Space Mountain (between 11PM and 12AM)
· Wednesday, August 12th
o get up early and go to MK (we can walk there thanks to where our room is!)
o Lunch at Be Our Guest at 12:55PM
o We have fast-passes for
§ Little Mermaid Ride (between 10:45AM and 11:45AM)
§ Haunted Mansion (between 1:45PM and 2:45PM)
§ Splash Mountain (between 4:40PM and 5:40PM)
o Stay in that park for the rest of the day
· Thursday, August 13th
o eat breakfast at Kona Café @ the Polynesian, 9:10AM
§ w/characters!
o go to Epcot
o around midday go to Hollywood Studios
§ We have fast-passes for
§ Star Tours 2 (between 5:35PM and 6:35PM)
§ Toy Story Midway Mania (between 7:10PM and 8:10PM)
§ Tower of Terror (between 8:55PM and 9:55PM)
o Fantasmic @ nighttime if we’re all not too tired
· Friday, August 14th
o head to Animal Kingdom in the morning
o (fast passes for Expedition Everest)
o 12:50pm lunch @ Tusker House
§ We have fast-passes for
· DINOSAUR (between 11:40AM and 12:40PM)
· Expedition Everest (between 1:20PM and 2:20PM)
· Kali River Rapids (between 2:50PM and 3:50PM)
o Go to Magic Kingdom
§ (There are Extra Magic Hours that evening, it’s open til midnight!...)
· Saturday, August 15th
o SAM ARRIVES
§ spend morning at Magic Kingdom
o Epcot
§ We have fast-passes for
· Mission: SPACE (between 3:05PM and 4:05PM)
· Soarin’ (between 6:20PM and 7:20PM)
· The Seas with Nemo & Friends (between 7:20PM and 8:20PM)
§ 5:20PM dinner at the Garden Grill
§ IllumiNations fireworks @9PM
· Sunday, August 16th
o Go to Typhoon Lagoon (or Blizzard Beach, I prefer the former but we can choose)
o Dinner @ California Grill 5PM
o We’ll be at the contemporary afterwards, so I got us Fastpasses for MK
§ We have fast-passes for
· Thunder Mountain (between 7:05PM and 8:05PM)
· Splash Mountain (between 8:05PM and 9:05PM)
· Peter Pan’s Flight (between 9:55PM and 10:55PM)
· Monday, August 17th
o Magic Kingdom in morning
§ 12:50PM Lunch at Crystal Palace
o after lunch I’d like to go to Epcot to ride test Track and others
o Since you can only reserve fastpasses in one park per day, I’m getting the fastpasses for that day in the evening so we can all meet up around 5PM and hang
o We have fast-passes for:
§ Jungle Cruise (between 5:25PM and 6:25PM)
§ Splash Mountain (between 7:10PM and 8:10PM)
§ Space Mountain (between 9:50PM and 10:50PM)
