Long time, no post.
Haven’t been to WDW since early 2021 and a lot has changed since then.
We (Me, Wife, 2 boys (10 and 12), and my parents (late 60s) are going to be at Disney Feb 6-10 but arriving late Feb 6 and leaving early Feb 10. Only park days are Feb 7,8,9
I’ve never done anything less than a week at the park so I’m struggling with the best plan to visit all 4 parks, lots of rides for the kids, and still keep a semi-leisurely pace for my parents.
Current thought was MK all day 1, HS AM / Epcot PM day 2, and AK / HS day 3.
Thoughts/advice on LL stuff for a trip of this length or what will make it the most efficient while not making my mom and dad run everywhere?
Thanks!
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This isn’t a bad plan. Take a look at the LL tread. First post gives you all the ins and outs. Epcot, IMO, is the trickiest with the LLs.
In practice, at AK you could book 1 LL and then try to get Remy on a drop. Or you can skip LLs at AK and book FEA (where day of availability is dismal) and catch Remy on a drop.
The other option is to hit Epcot first with a RD at Remy or FEA- book the other one and then start grabbing LLs for the afternoon park. My suggestion would be HS. But you could also make MK 2 half days.
I had good luck at HS with the drops for the popular rides.
I would plan early afternoon breaks off the feet for a couple hours for your parents. If you make TPs, set your walking pace one slower than you think you will actually travel.
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Thanks! Definitely planning on an afternoon table service lunch each day for them to rest.
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I’m a little older than your parents tho my sister is probably their age. My sister used to be a major coaster fan. In recent trips she’s discovered rides aren’t as much fun. They’re not as smooth as she recalled.
When traveling with younger family we tend to agree on a meeting place and move at our leisurely pace doing what we want while the younger ones do their pace/thing.
We have successfully used an early - about 5 pm - table service meal with all of us after which we split up.
We also tour separately in the mornings meeting for a quick service about 11.
I would see if one of the boys wants a project to canvas the family members on what rides are must do rides. One year a 10 yo granddaughter made a list of all the rides in all the parks and then asked each family member to rank the ride: 1 meant no need to do it again; 3 was meh, neutral; while 5 was must do. Then add the points for each attraction.
A less ambitious plan is to have each family member chose 3 must do attractions in each park.
Either of these plans may inform your park schedule. Your family could find that they like this other park way better than they thought. Or they may decide that doing more of the older attractions (nostalgia) with shorter waits is their goal over fewer but newer things.
Rope drop still helps get a couple things out of the way. Especially if you’re on property.
We place some importance on ambiance. Just chilling in between going. Watching and listening. That could be age speaking. 
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Love that idea! Keeps everybody involved in the planning and my parents don’t feel the need to chase us everywhere either!
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I love a bench in a park nowadays. Chatting up fellow guests is great.
Also, introduce your parents to lounges. Both in parks or nearby resorts. Geyser Point at Wilderness Lodge is one of my sister’s favs
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OMG I 
her 
We think alike.
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There’s more to it which I’ll tell you as you’re a bit mathy
She gave each park a numerical value, based on the number of rides and if each ride had 5 points.
Then she figured out our total for each park based on our ride scores.
Then she figured percentages
We liked 85% of Epcot - including pavilions
The other three parks were essentially ties at something like 59, 60 and 61 percentages.
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Sounds like this couple have passed for some extra credit at school!!
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Could have except that my granddaughter was between schools
Her dad had gotten transferred from Louisiana to Duluth in March. While mom and dad looked for a house our granddaughter opted to be more comfortable at our house. She did some on line Junior Ranger National Park stuff, the Disney parks math, sewed a quilt, and read several books.
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Impressive! This kid is going places! 
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She got a bachelor’s in something international from Gonzaga (jr yr in Paris), a masters in something else international in Italy. Joined the Navy, officer in the supply line with a couple years in Japan and now does something in supply for a private company in Virginia. I’ve been told what these “somethings” are but I didn’t write it down. 
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Thanks 
She’s always been such an overachiever that sometimes she seems normal.
Her birthday is in October and where her dad was stationed the schools offered a start age of 5 or 6 years old. She asked to start at 6, so she did. She was already reading tho that extra year at home likely had a lot to do with maturity level.
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