Originally Posted by
Krystal_Stores
Thanks for tips, we leave Jan 9th for a 7 day trip. DD is almost 4. I'm a little worried about the dining situation b/c DD is a really picky eater. How long did it take to tour Epcot and MGM? DD is really out of the nap stage, she rarely naps and even if she does its late in the afternoon, usually only if we happen to be in the car. I know she will be tired staying at the parks all day so if we need to we plan to go back to the hotel for a break even if she doesn't sleep. I know the days we go to MK we will probably need a break. But I'm thinking we could make it thru MGM and Epcot without a break, maybe AK as well.
What were your kids faves at AK? DD loves animals esp. lions, jaguars, etc, so I really want to make the most of this park.
We did MGM in less than a day, but skipped an awful lot too. But we've been there before and it isn't our favorite park, so we knew what we wanted to do and what we didn't care about. If you want to do absolutely everything there, it would probably take more than one day just due to coordination of show times and such.
I could spend days in Epcot. Actually, I like to spend half-days there. We often end up there in the evening for dinner and wandering after hitting another park in the morning. Epcot is really a 2-3 day park if you want to hit most things, especially if you plan to do some of the kids' activities like Kidcot and Innoventions. Epcot would be tough to do without a break because it is a ton of walking - much more spread out than MK or MGM.
AK wasn't such a hit with my kids this time around. DS2 liked Triceratop Spin (like Dumbo but shorter lines). DS1 liked Primeval Whirl. We like the Kilimanjaro Safari (it's not to be missed). The trails with the animals are nice but we tend not to do them since we're spoiled with pretty nice zoos in our area. The Lion King show is great, but DS2 doesn't have the patience to sit through shows for whatever reason.
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