Happyinwonerland
DIS Veteran
- Joined
- Jul 1, 2014
See! This is my delimma! The kids are 9 and 6 and not super adventurous eaters. I am torn because I feel they will need the respite of a good meal, but yes when tired they become super annoying (as do I!).
Maybe I'll drop Homecomin and switch it Narcoosees and then on our second MK day we'll not have a dinner ADR so we can see more of the park. But then we miss Disney Springs entirely. Or drop Homecomin and just get QS at Disney Springs.
At 9 and 6, they may not be hungry enough for a lot of big meals. DD is usually a good eater, but she eats like a bird when we are at Disney, usually eating what disney considers snacks (fruit, popcorn, nutella waffles) instead of big meals. I think the heat and adrenaline keep her appetite down.
They also may not have the patience for that many meals. A character meal takes about 90 minutes to get through. BBB will also take you about 90 mins. You have to allow an hour each way to leave the parks and transport to the resort and back. Anytime we plan a day with a lot of travelling between parks, I always find my self frustrated. It takes longer than I plan for, or a monorail door won't close so we get delayed, or someome has to use the bathroom 3 times on our way out, or there's a parade, or something. It makes me stressef and grumpy. Over the past 5 years/6 trips I have learned that less planning makes for a better trip, at least for us.
If the kids need a break, we usually do a relaxing ride or attraction. At MK we take our breaks at People Mover, Carousel of Progress, Philharmagic, and Dumbo's splash park. At AK, we use the Finding Nemo musical and the Safari ride for a break. At Epcot, spaceship earth, Los Tres Caballeros, and Living with the Land are relaxing, and at HS, the Frozen singalong is cool and comfortable and relaxing.