Anything Missing - Trip Plans for August

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I have finally gotten my 15 year old daughter to make some decisions on what her priorities are for our August trip (only 24 days down). I was in charge of sit down meals, as character dining is a must do for me! She was in charge of parks/activities.

I wanted to check in with all of you to see if there is anything I am missing out on or if you think I’m over doing anything:

Saturday 8/16 - Arrival Day:
Unpack, enjoy the resort, Mickey-Tye-Dye

Sunday 8/17:
Rope drop Magic Kingdom touring Adventureland/Frontierland
Lunch at Crystal Palace to meet Pooh & friends
Mid-day break at resort
Evening at Epcot touring World Nature & watching Luminous

Monday 8/18:
Rope drop Hollywood Studios touring Main Street area
Lunch at Hollywood & Vine to meet Minnie & friends (fantasmic package)
Mid-day break at resort
Evening at Hollywood Studios to tour Toy Story Land & watch Fantasmic

Tuesday 8/19:
Sleep in, then Winter Wonderland mini golf (DD15 must do)
Dinner at Story Book Dining to meet Snow White & friends

Wednesday 8/20:
Rope drop Animal Kingdom touring Avatar/Africa
Lunch at Tusker House to meet Donald & friends
Mid-day break at resort
Evening at Magic Kingdom touring Tomorrowland
Watch night parade & fireworks

Thursday 8/21:
Rope drop Hollywood Studios for M&M RR multiple times & watching Frozen (DD15 must do)
Skyliner to Epcot
Lunch at Garden Grill to meet Chip/Dale & friends
Walk the World Showcase doing the Passport Activity w/snacks & mocktails (DD15 must do)

Friday 8/22:
Sleep in, then pool day at resort
Dinner at O’hana

Saturday 8/23:
Rope drop Magic Kingdom touring Fantasyland
Lunch at Cinderella’s Royal Table to meet Cinderella & friends
Mid-day break at resort
Evening at Hollywood Studios touring Star Wars area

Sunday 8/24:
Sleep in, then late Brunch at O’hana to meet Stitch & Friends (DD15 must do)
Evening at MNSSHP w/parade, Sanderson show & fireworks a MUST

Monday 8/25:
Sleep in, then day at Disney Springs - Lego Store, Disney Store & roaming piano player
Dinner at Raglin Road

Tuesday 8/26:
Rope drop Animal Kingdom touring Dinoland/Asia
Bus to Epcot
Afternoon at Epcot touring World Discovery
Dinner at Space 220 Lounge

Wednesday 8/27:
Early flight - travel day!

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This looks like a great plan with a good mix of rope drop, midday breaks, and downtime. I’m sure you will both have a fantastic time! We will just miss you as we leave the morning of the 16th.

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Awe, thank you! So excited for your trip and hope you have great weather! I hope our August folks do trip reports.

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ONLY since you asked - the 2 RD’s at AK might be overdoing it. I would only do that if the goal is to ride FoP twice. There just aren’t enough headliners - especially on low crowd days that would require it. You will likely see everything you want to see on that first day at AK, and could reprioritize that early morning time of the 2nd day (with sleep if nothing else!). Looks like a great trip.

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I considered not doing 2 RD and only spending the 1 full day at AK touring the whole park, but I decided to schedule the RD’s when I had a partial morning open up on our last day in Disney (I wasn’t able to get my ADR to Space 220 until the last day and I really didn’t want to spend another entire day at Epcot - sorry Epcot lovers).

The idea of riding Dinosaur 2x in a row (especially knowing it is leaving us soon), Everest 2x in a row, then Kali 2x in a row at the crack of dawn with little to no waits… really spoke to me.

I should clarify :heart_eyes: I’m an Animal Kingdom lover who really likes to take it slow touring this park and soak in everything… ride everything… see every show… and eat anything that smells good (which is basically everything). So we stop a LOT. If I could have a little AK every morning of my trip, I would.

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This looks fantastic! Doing it all but not killing yourselves trying!

Can I come??

Correct.

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Yes! It was my goal to try to slowly cover everything… so this is reassuring!

I know I followed along closely to your recent trip report and got great ideas from your adventuring! I appreciated the pace you went at and all the unique things you were doing. I wish that the Pirates Lounge would be open, but other than that, I’m pretty happy.

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