Upcoming Trip Plans

It looks to me like you are going to spend your entire vacation with a
map in one hand and a watch in the other. I would hope that your list
does not equate to a rigid schedule. Does not seem very relaxing, but
instead very stressful, and manic.

Get rid of the water parks as others have suggested, and take it easy.
You will miss more than you realize by running from attraction to
attraction. My other suggestion would be not to schedule every day
full of reservation-based meals. There are other options that will
allow you to actually relax, and not stay surgically-attached to your
watch the entire week.

Good luck!

Ed wrote:
> It looks to me like you are going to spend your entire vacation with a
> map in one hand and a watch in the other. I would hope that your list
> does not equate to a rigid schedule. Does not seem very relaxing, but
> instead very stressful, and manic.
>
> Get rid of the water parks as others have suggested, and take it easy.
> You will miss more than you realize by running from attraction to
> attraction. My other suggestion would be not to schedule every day
> full of reservation-based meals. There are other options that will
> allow you to actually relax, and not stay surgically-attached to your
> watch the entire week.
>
> Good luck!

I think this is good advice, thank you! The list is more of a guide
than a rigid schedule really.

You mention other options which would allow us to relax, can you
elaborate on those other options?

The boys might also be happy with a morning
> swim in the resort pool if it's too much to make it to the water parks.
>
After reading a lot, I realized that it is realistic to consider the
kids' schedules and the fact that they can usually go go go all day,
but poop out late afternoon and evening.... so we are planning on doing
resort pool in afternoon, but try to do a lot a park things in the
mornings, for lunch and a tad after lunch. Much as I'd love to do it
ALL, I think that they will be happy at the resort in the evenings,
doing the story time around the campfire and night viewing of animals.

I'd like to hear more (from anyone) about morning Extra Hour in the
parks...

Gwen in S.E. PA

so we are planning on doing resort pool in afternoon, but try to do a lot a
park things in the mornings, for lunch and a tad after lunch. Much as I'd
love to do it ALL, I think that they will be happy at the resort in the
evenings, doing the story time around the campfire and night viewing of
animals.<<<


This is an excellent plan.
Make it optional what time you head back to the resort.
If the kids get tired early, leave the park early.
If they are having a lot of fun, stay a little longer.
I see many kids who are over-tired but their parents, who insist on "get
their money's worth", dragging the poor kids from place to place, when the
kids would rather be napping.
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JerryD(upstateNY)