Plans so far - Critique Please!!

[Barb_A]

Friday 3/30 - We are driving down from NW PA. .. stay overnight somewhere around Georgia

Saturday 3/31 - Arrive- Check in at Jambo House at AKV - never stayed there, kind of excited. (Get son together with friends that we are meeting down at WDW) Plans for the day are fluid. EIther Epcot, explore AKL, or DTD.

Sunday 4/1 - MK Yes ... busy, packed day! Eat BK in room before leaving. MK - Early Morning hours 7 am - til 2 AM. Dream come true at noon, MSEP at 9, WIshes at 10. No reservations for food. Either stay there the whole time, or go back and forth from resort.

Monday 4/2 - Eat BK in room. Sleep in a bit after long hours at MK yesterday. AK hours 9 til 8 P. Parade 345 - We have ADR at Ohana at 905 pm. Since we are driving down, not sure if we should drive from resort to Poly? We haven't driven around before. I guess with GPS it won't be too hard?!?

Tuesday 4/3 - 730 am BK at Boma. (We've never eaten there). EPcot til MN. Illuminations at 930. No dinner reservations.

Wednesday 4/4 - We move from AKV to SAratoga Springs. It's a Magic Kingdom day. We'll probably pack up the car, check out, and either go to SAratoga Springs and check in, or just drive to MK. WE have 5 pm Hoop De Doo Show. No plans after - may be check in then and then DTD?

Thursday 4/5 - Epcot.

Friday 4/6 - HS. 10 pm Fantasmic! (No plans for food there - is the dinner package a good deal? It will be busy with EAster Break ... and harder to get a seat at Fantasmic! without mega hours in line?)

Saturday 4/7 - MK Last day at WDW. Cali Grill at 905 for Desert and Wishes on the balcony at 10.

Sunday 4/8 - Start the drive home. Easter Sunday. Not sure if we should hit DTD first for a while and then drive. The kids don't start school til Tuesday 4/10 - so we have time.

Ideas? Critiques?
I know it will be busy. With staying so far away from the main parks, it may be a little harder to go back and forth to the resort. But we're buying park hoppers, so if we want to leave one park and go to another, we can. And by not having that many dining reservations we won't be tied to many parks.

Thanks for your ideas!

[SassyMadhatter]

As far as the fantasmic package, I would definitly take the meal package. Otherwise, your hope to get a seat for the show will be hopeLESS! As far as the choices...I went with the Hollywood and Vine...it was okay? Not spectacular, would be more inclined to try Mama Melrose next time. Hollywood Brown derby is another choice, but a bit more high-end. Also, do not sit to close to the front...seating anywhere is quite visable...the front on a windy day will get you quite WET! LOL. (not ideal for picture taking)

[SassyMadhatter]

And if you are doing that, make the reservation NOW...they go fast!!!

[MississippiDisneyFreak]

They sound like pretty good plans. I would definitely book a Fantasmic Package. (Mama Melrose's) Ohana's is terrific. Would love to try California Grill, as you can see I love your dining plans. Have fun.

[brivers222]

Personally having a car on site I would drive to the poly (or any of the MK resorts)

We made the trip from Poly to AKL and it was literally 13mins from lot to lot.

For a comparison it took us 45mins to get from AKL to AK using the bus system..... during 2nd week in december no less...

[A Big Kid]

Count on you Ohana ADRs to run at least 30 minutes late. We always try to get the first seating because of how notoriously late the ADRs run.

[tinksmom02]

Count on you Ohana ADRs to run at least 30 minutes late. We always try to get the first seating because of how notoriously late the ADRs run.

We do, too, and STILL plan on getting there and in line by 4:30, 4:45 at the latest LOL