[ak172]

We are going to WDW in December with a group. We want to plan a few things but most of all we dont want to have to worry about ADR's or anything that is really planned because none of us have ever been and we dont know where are children are going to want to be... We have chosen not to do the Dinning plan. We are staying in a 2 bedroom villa at the Board Walk Inn and we plan to eat breakfast there in the room.

So here is what we are looking at and need your opinions here....

December 20th- Arrive at WDW around 1pm. Go to Epcot for the day and make sure to catch the illumiations fireworks at 9:30.

December 21st- Go to AK in the morning and make sure to catch the jungle parade. After AK head to DS for the remainder of the day and make sure to catch Fantasmic Fireworks.

December 22nd- MK day. We plan to eat breakfast at the castle with the char. and do the Christmas Parade this day and catch the firework show that night.

December 23rd- MK day. We plan to catch the spectro magic parade that day.

December 24th- MK day.

December 25th- Breakfast at Chief Mickey's and hang out at DTD before we leave. We will be leaving WDW around 4pm so we plan to just hang out this day and hit DTD.

Questions:

1. Any ideas that you can give me will be great but do you think this schedule will allow us to feel free from time crunches? We can move anything around but the breakfast with char.

2. Since our children are younger and have never been to WDW we have been told not to take them the MK until they have been to the other parks. Do you think this is the right thing to do?

3. Do you think that Epcot on the first day there is the best park out of AK, EP or DS to go to. I do not think that we will spend a entire day at DS and wanted to get more time in at EP and AK. I also heard that going to AK in the morning is the best time to go because the animals will be out more in the morning hours.

4. We were thinking that if we went to the parks the day we got there that it would give us more time then going to the parks on the day that we left. Should we not go to the parks the day that we get there and go on Christmas the day that we leave? I saw that the 25th is very busy and that is why we were thinking of using that as the day to explore and go to DTD.

5. What are the first things you do or see when you enter each park?

6. Can anyone give me the best locations to be at and what time to get there to get great seats for the fireworks and parades?

Thank you for all your help.