Managed no mid-day break RD* to close with 2 grandparents, 7 year old, and 8 year old (one Disney newbie) at HS last week! We usually do mid-day breaks at all the other parks.
*grandparents arrived around 10, 10:30; rest of us arrived at 8 am for 9 am opening!
Here is how the day went, briefly:
Arrived a little before 8, bag check, joined crowd.
Around 8:50 led back to TSL as a giant mob lol. Walked quickly but didn't push threw and many rushed around us. Still pretty close to the front of the pack.
Was told SDD was down, but stayed in line. Most stayed in line. Watched empty carts on SDD.
9:15 or so line started moving. Road and out by 9:30-40. Definitely worth it! Second favorite ride from all of us! (Favorite is RnR for most, ToT for one; first time riding all 3 for all of us)
TSMM FP+
Aliens ride (not worth it; won't ride again unless 10 min wait or less!)
Waited for Woodie M&G that canceled due to drizzle of rain
Lunch at Sci-Fi
Indiana Jones
Star Tours FP+
ToT FP+
BotB show FP+ (4th)
RnR FP+ (5th; didn't think the girls would ride it but after loving ToT they were feeling brave! Refreshed a lot waiting for BotB and got it!)
Little Mermaid show
Muppets show
Dinner @ some counter service I forget lol
Fantastic FP+ (6th)
We also watched some of the street entertainment like marching storm troopers etc and even shopped for souvenirs.
With so many shows, we made it to close no problem.
Leaving Fantasmic was worse than RDing SDD.
We were parked close to the entrance and got out quick. Girls still stayed up until almost midnight playing with souvenirs. Next day was departure day. Slept until ~8 am before alarm, finished packing, 10:55 breakfast at Cape May, then explored Disney springs for a few hours before heading home. Just added these details to show that we weren't all dying from exhaustion. However, we only stated 3 days/2 nights with 1 park day! Hot temperatures or multiple park days would likely reduce our stamina lol.
Sorry for such a long message! Hope it helps at least a little!