I haven’t done much lately. I will start tinkering with touring plans soon to get an idea about fast passes.What have you guys been up to in your planning stages? I need someone else to be doing things for their July vacation so I don't feel crazy
After we booked in December, I started to figure out what days we were going to which parks. Two weeks ago or so I scheduled my ADR’s. Right now just saving money like crazy.What have you guys been up to in your planning stages? I need someone else to be doing things for their July vacation so I don't feel crazy
so far. I think this should be the final product, lol. July 17th- Yak & Yeti dinner thinking about changing this to the Rivers of Light Dining Package, July 18th- Liberty Tree Tavern Dinner, July 19th- LeCellier Dinner, July 20th- Teppan Edo Dinner, July 21st- No dinner plans Blizzard Beach Day, July 22nd- Coral Reef Dinner, July 23rd- 50's Prime Time Cafe Dinner & July 24th- Via Napoli Dinner. My boys are 14 and 17 and they are not interested in dining with the characters anymore. We have done that plenty of times on our vacations in the past. For us, Liberty Tree Tavern is a favorite and a "must do" when we are in Disney. We have some new places in this itinerary for us: Teppan Edo and Coral Reef. LeCellier is also a favorite. I welcome any thoughts or comments on my plans so far. It is always difficult to decide where you would like to eat 180 days in advance 
. This is our first time going since the FP+ was instituted and that is also throwing me for a loop with planning. Not sure how to make everything come together since we can't choose them for a while. And if I need to make ADR changes at that time, I am afraid it will be too late and nothing will be left. So I am a feeling like a newbie even though it is not my first time. 
What have you guys been up to in your planning stages? I need someone else to be doing things for their July vacation so I don't feel crazy
What have you guys been up to in your planning stages? I need someone else to be doing things for their July vacation so I don't feel crazy
All I've really done, though, is made 2 ADRs. I need to get on the ball! For some reason, I'm having a hard time deciding on which parks for which days. I used to go by the crowd calendars, but realize those aren't very helpful anymore. How does everyone else decide on which parks for which days and, if you're hopping, which parks to hop to? 
I try to avoid parks with EMH. This year we are going to use our hoppers to go to Epcot for a few meals and another night (before an off day) we are going to hop to MK for EMH since we have never experienced that before. Other than that, we will hop after dinners if we feel like it. Last year I was super planned with the hoppers and it made the days feel rushed, so this year I want to just decide while we are there.I've been thinking about it a lot. Like every day.
We don’t get hoppers anymore. They don’t seem necessary for us.
That is exactly what I did last year. I planned 2 parks per day and felt like I was constantly watching the clock. That was our first year with hoppers and, like you said, I wanted to make sure we utilized them. I think I am going to enjoy taking a more relaxed approach to the hopper this year! We had to purchase hoppers as part of our bounce back offer, otherwise I doubt we would purchase them.
That’s what we used to do before we got too tired to go back at night. Now we stay deluxe and eat at restaurants where we can view fireworks without having to fight the crowds and return to the parks. DD and her friend will most likely return to the parks in the evening most nights while DH and I relax at the Polynesian. We do have dinner reservations in MK on our last night, so we will probably linger there in the evening.
I spent the last week debating adding the dining plan to the first part of our split stay. It has been years since we used it. I love it, but it doesn't suit my DH. Since I will be traveling with just my kids for 3 nights I decided to go for it! I would be eating at 1 TS and 1 QS anyway, and I hope it will simplify decision making for my kids (no negotiating what they can and can't pick, as they will understand the credits.) and feel like a gift. We can eat more flexibly on the rest of our trip. I have made no ADRs, though. I do at least know which parks we will be in on 2 of our days!What have you guys been up to in your planning stages? I need someone else to be doing things for their July vacation so I don't feel crazy
