Planning

Hi - first trip to Floriday - June 14th.

Usually have all inclusive, laze around the pool type holidays so this should be a great adventure for us!

We have 14 day Disney Passes and 3 day 3 park passes for Universal - should we plan our days before we go or just get up in the morning and see what we fancy?

Any ideas and tips would be most welcome!

My 7 year old is a Star Wars freak and we MUST do the Star Wars Weekend at least once durng our stay!

Planning

We always plan our trip in advance down to the finest detail. Its half the fun. And as 10 going need to give everyone a say. But nothing is written in stone. Sometimes things need to be swapped around due to weather. Always leave rest days so can do sun bathing, shopping, water parks etc.

Planning

I agree that you should have some kind of a plan. Here is some info to help you. Extra Magic Hours are for those who stay at the Disney resorts so if you%26#39;re staying at Floridays it might be best to plan to go to the park that doesn%26#39;t have EMH. (people at the resorts tend to go on these days) Here is the list for June:

June 2007

Morning Extra Magic Hours

Magic Kingdom - 5, 7, 12, 14, 19, 21, 26, 28

Epcot - 3, 10, 17, 24

Disney-MGM Studios - 1, 4, 8, 11, 15, 18, 22, 25, 29

Animal Kingdom - 2, 6, 9, 13, 16, 20, 23, 27, 30

Evening Extra Magic Hours

Magic Kingdom - 1, 3, 8, 10, 15, 17, 22, 24, 29

Epcot - 5, 7, 12, 14, 19, 21, 26, 28

Disney-MGM Studios - 6, 13, 20, 27

Animal Kingdom - 4, 11, 18, 25

Disney-MGM Studios

Star Wars Weekends - Every weekend in June.

Celebrity attendees for 2007 have been announced. The list, subject to change of course, includes:

June 1-3 -- Warwick Davis (the Ewok Wicket in Return of the Jedi and Wald in The Phantom Menace) and Kenny Baker (R2-D2)

June 8-10 -- Ray Park (the Sith apprentice Darth Maul in The Phantom Menace) and Daniel Logan (young Boba Fett in Attack of the Clones)

June 15-17 -- Jeremy Bulloch (bounty hunter Boba Fett in The Empire Strikes Back and Return of the Jedi) and Peter Mayhew (Wookiee Chewbacca in the original trilogy, and again in Revenge of the Sith)

June 22-24 -- Anthony Daniels (protocol droid C-3PO throughout the Star Wars saga) and Bonnie Piesse (Beru in Attack of the Clones and Revenge of the Sith)

PARADES AND FIREWORKS

MAGIC KINGDOM

Disney Dreams Come True Parade

June 1-30 -- 3:00 p.m.

SpectroMagic

June 1-3, 6, 9, 16, 20, 23, 30 -- 9:00 p.m.

June 4-5, 7-8, 10-15, 17-19, 21-22, 24-29 -- 9:00 p.m. %26amp; 11:00 p.m.

Wishes

June 1-30 -- 10:00 p.m.

EPCOT

IllumiNations: Reflections of Earth

June 1-30 -- 9:00 p.m.

DISNEY-MGM STUDIOS

Stars and Motor Cars Parade

June 1-30 -- 3:00 p.m.

Fantasmic!

June 1, 4, 6, 8-9, 13, 15, 18, 20, 22, 25, 27, 29 -- 9:00 p.m. %26amp; 10:30 p.m.

June 2-3, 5, 7, 10-12, 14, 16-17, 19, 21, 23-24, 26, 28, 30 -- 9:00 p.m.

ANIMAL KINGDOM

Mickey%26#39;s Jammin%26#39; Jungle Parade

June 1-30 -- 4:00 p.m.

What a great list above!

anyway Twent I would go with a plan. Plan to go to your chose park early to beat the lines. Inset a rest day every so often and do a water park or 2. But don%26#39;t feel to rigid about your plan, leave romm for flexibility. ~After 6 days or so you will feel the burn out coming on big time.

Thanks Novalobster you certainly know your stuff - that list is fab!

We are going to sit down after lunch and prepare an itinery - my 7 year old is so excited - think it is best we sit down as a family and not just tell him where he is going (if that would ever happen - we know who wears the trousers in this house)!!!

Moving to the waterparks - silly question time - can you hire towels or do you need to take your own?

The pool around the hotel provides towels and I am trying to cut down on luggage by not taking any unnecessary items!

There is some serious shopping to do. After reading posts on this site we have decided to take enough clothes for the first few days and buy everything else over there - $19 Levis etc - I love a bargain!

I usually shop around for cheap towels here or there and feel if i only pay a few dollars then i can afford to leave them behind. Have come in handy during a thunderstorm.

I always plan a year in advance so I could have everything down packed and no problems and you%26#39;ll have fun at Floridays

I can%26#39;t remember about the towels, but I%26#39;m thinking no- you have to bring them. Been to waterparks elsewhere since I was last at one in Disney. But, your hotel may have towels you can use, but that depends on where you stay. and some villas may have them too. If you are at an inexpensive hotel say on Idrive, you will need to bring some.

I will be there same time as you, but w/o my kids so I don%26#39;t think our paths will cross somehow lol. Think Malls and property inspections. Have fun, and get back to us with your plan and we can tweak it for you.

hi Novalobster,

can you please tell me if there is a list of the extra disney hours for july and august and where i can get them.

thanks

wendy27a

Twent, you can rent towels at the Disney waterparks for $1. each. At Floriday%26#39;s you are between two Outlet Malls, Lake Buena Vista Outlet on 535 and Premium Outlets just a minute or two on Int Drive.

As you have a 14 day ticket, don%26#39;t be tempted to cram 18 hour days in at Disney. You%26#39;ve plenty of flexibility to spend 3-4 hours a day back at the hotel pool when everyone else is getting stressed out. Believe me, I speak from experience. You%26#39;ll enjoy the days at the parks much more if you can split them into manageable chunks.