I haven't been to Disney World since I was 9, and am now planning a week long trip with my 9- and 6-year old kids in January. We'll be staying at a Disney resort (Caribbean Beach), and will have park-hopper passes.
I've watched many of the Ear Scouts videos and have found them extremely helpful and enjoyable. But I noticed that the general theme is getting the most out of your "precious park time". I think that day after day of getting as much done as possible for a whole week with kids is probably not sustainable or the most enjoyable way to spend the week. So I'm hoping for some guidance on how to plan a week long trip to Disney World. I've heard of the strategy of doing afternoon naps, and we'll probably try to do that. What else should I be thinking about in terms of strategy for getting the most out of our 7 days, without getting exhausted? A video on this would be amazing.
Hi, we went in May with a 10 yr old and 7yr old, so not too different from yourself. You will definitely need to take breaks as they are very tiring days. We found just sitting down somewhere in the park for an hour or so, getting some food and cooling off was a good way of doing that.
We did try going back to the hotel in the middle of the day, but to be honest it was harder to get them back out again when we did that. If your kids are anything like mine they just wanted to jump straight in the swimming pool, so it wasn't as if they were actually having a rest!
Taking advantage of Genie+ (or the new system as it will be in Jan) will definitely allow you to take your time and not have to be rushing about.