Park Itinerary

Based on where you're going to eat, start planning your itinerary of which park you'll go and when (this seems backwards, but those Dining places fill up fast and sometimes you just have to base it on where you're going to be eating).

I know you're probably thinking "OK, this is not sounding like a relaxing vacation." Trust me, the more work you do ahead of time, the more time you have to relax when you get there. I've heard of stories of some people who decided to "wing" it, and they ended up missing out some of the main attractions, or they've complained because the lines were too long.

This is where the Unofficial Guide to Disney World book is invaluable. It provides you with a list of rides that are suitable for different age groups and provides you with ideas of how to get through the park in one day and not lose your sanity.

Tools you will need to create an itinerary:

• Unofficial Guide to Disney World: look at the section on age specific rides for kids
• List of Park Hours from wdwinfo
• Height Chart created by Kingdom Magic Vacations
• Check the "explore the park" menu on the Disney World site for each park. since they break it down by "for the little ones" , "mild but wild", etc. All of this information is also in the Unofficial Guide book.

For example, if you're starting off at the Magic Kingdom, the very first ride that you have to go on is Dumbo. When you get to the park, you may wait 20 minutes for that ride. Towards the latter half of the day, you may wait anywhere between 1-2 hours.

Here is an example of our itinerary when we took our two daughters ages 2 and 4 to the parks:

Magic Kingdom Itinerary
Hours: 9am-8pm – extra hours in the evening (9pm)
Magic Hour benefit – opens 1 hour earlier
Food:

• 7:10am Chef Mickey’s 4 (Reservation #)
• 1:05pm Cinderella’s Royal Table (Reservation #) (These reservations were made 5 months in advance)
• Counter Service for Dinner: Plaza Pavilion, Pecos Bill’s, Cosmic Ray’s, Liberty Tree Tavern (Based on our dining preferences, we put together a list of counter services we thought we'd like.)
• Snacks: Mrs Pott’s Cupboard; Scuttle’s Landing (FantasyLand); The Launching Pad (Tomorrowland).

At Fantasyland, see the following: (This was based off the Unofficial Guide to Walt Disney World book)
-Ariels Grotto
-Dumbo
-Winnie the Pooh (Get a Fast Pass)
-Peter Pan (Fast Pass)
-It’s a Small World (Expect a long wait)
- Cinderella’s Golden Carousel
- Fairytale Garden (Belle reads stories to the kids) (When entering the park, find out what time this starts)

At Adventureland, see the following:
-Jungle Cruise (Get a Fast Pass)
-Tom Sawyers Island (Pirates of the Caribbean)
-Swiss Family Treehouse
-Aladdin’s Magic Carpets

At Tomorrowland, see the following:
-Transit Authority
-Speedway
-Buzz Lightyear Space Ranger Spin (Fast Pass) (Might be intense for some young kids)
-Mickey’s Toontown Fair
-Donalds boat (bring an extra change of clothes, water play)
- Walt Disney Railroad