For those who will be there for Thanksgiving, what are your plans that day?
My family of 5 is flying in from PA and checking into AoA on Thanksgiving Day. My parents from NJ are joining us on their first real Disney trip in 30 years, but would have already driven down and stayed off site for a couple of days prior. After we check in and they check in to Pop (and they might hit Disney Springs), the plans include dinner at Mickey's Backyard BBQ. Then my folks will take my DS9 on Pirate Pals Fireworks Voyage while wifey and I get DS14 and DS6 all settled in. This is a surprise trip for them and the plan is for them to not even know until we get to the airport that morning. All they know is that they are spending Thanksgiving with Nana and Grandpa.
Friday - have to spend the first day at MK, busy though it will be. Plan is for BOG lunch and CRT dinner. We might have issues getting these ADRs this early in our trip. We could do them later, but these are a highlight for my mom, so try to get them in as early as possible. We will return to MK for portions of two or three other days, but not necessarily all together. This day, we focus on Frontier Land, Adventure Land, and Liberty Square.
Saturday - AK, amEMH. Based on calendar and crowd levels, this is open later and should be able to do all we want here in just the one day. Lunch at Tusker House with RoL package.
Sunday - My folks hit Disney Springs while my crew do late Ohana Breakfast, then check out the GF Gingerbread House before all 7 of us head back to MK for
MVMCP.
Monday - Hollywood Studios. Big Star Wars fans. Past history dampers the hopes of the SWAGS fireworks and dessert party running during our stay, bummer. But prob. H&V fantasmic package that day. (DS9's biggest dream is for Mickey CM to get sick last minute and they need him to do the Sorcerer Mickey role in the show!). Probably save Toy Story Land for another day, unless the lighter crowds get us through everything much quicker than anticipated.
Tuesday - Epcot. Lunch at Teppan Edo. Our kids have never experienced the hibachi meal prep "show", and my folks will use this for Candlelight Processional package. (My kids won't be able to sit through it). Perhaps we hit the Frozen Dessert Party
Wednesday - pool/rest day for my crew and DS9 hits a pirate adventure cruise. Later DS14 will get some alone time to chill and Minecraft while DS9 & DS6 go to Pixar Play Zone and DW and I enjoy Ohana. My folks will go resort hopping through the Epcot resorts, lunch at Yachtsman, then hit the monorail resorts, before dinner at SoA.
Thursday - My folks will do Yuletide Fantasy Tour and then stay at Epcot for the afternoon and evening. Light dinner at Le Cellier and maybe Frozen Dessert Party. My crew will begin at MK and hit Fantasyland. Depending on crowd size, we might get into Tomorrowland, but perhaps not. We will hop over to HS to hit Toy Story Land and maybe a JBJB Dessert party.
Friday (Nov. 30) - For my crew, we begin at MK, finish Tomorrowland, if needed, then go back to Adventure Land for Pirates League and the Pirate Adventure interactive game. Then we hop to Epcot, DS9 and DS 6 would do Agent P and Chip&Dale Christmas Tree Spree, and DS14 may go back through Future World. My folks plan for this day is not set, might have rest/pool time, might join us, might go to HS. They will have dinner at California Grill and watch fireworks from there.
Saturday Dec. 1 - All of us will head over to Disney Springs. Will later go back to MK to enjoy Main Street and fireworks one last time before departing the next day.
Sunday Dec. 2 - My crew of 5 (plus maybe my folks) will have Chef Mickey's breakfast before flying back home. My folks will pick up their furbaby from the Disney kennel and drive back home.
That's our plan. We have Free Dining for the middle portion of our trip (Nov. 24-29 for us and Nov. 24-30 for them). So, for now, this is a three-part split stay, which makes monitoring dining credits quite tricky. Our plan is to have printed itineraries for our kids when we arrive at the airport so they can then know all that we've got planned.