A Day in the Life of a Vacationeer - Part 2

Employing the "early mornings, take breaks" strategy mentioned in the previous post, most days would start around 7 or 8. That provides time for the morning routine, eating breakfast, and meeting up in the lobby, for example. We would then take a bus to a park for park opening; some parks have an opening ceremony. Those wanting to stay behind can later contact the group and find out where to meet up.



As with all of my recommended strategy, I come up with what I think are the best options and plans, and everyone else is free to join in or do their own thing. That's not a bad thing at all, and with cell phones, it'll be easy enough for us to split up and get back together during the day.



Believe it or not, there are some amazing resources that use complex scientific data to determine which parks will be busiest each day, as well as recommend the order in which to tour the parks (I'm not kidding). There's a fine line between reasonable planning and ruining the fun with over-planning, but I believe that picking the least-busy day and using the top of the morning to enjoy the most popular attractions and rides is a good idea. I will have my recommendations for parks and the most popular attractions each day for those interested.



After enjoying the first few hours of the morning enjoy rides and attractions without spending much time in lines or queues, it's easy to then just go where the wind takes you, if you like. After lunch, depending on crowds and heat, taking a break shortly afterwards can mean returning to the resort. Kids will undoubtedly want to go for a swim and/or take a brief nap, while adults may prefer to do the above, possibly go shopping, visit some of the other resorts, watch TV, or what have you. After dinner (sometimes at another resort, sometimes at a park), evenings are completely open. All but one of the parks have elaborate evening shows, parades, and/or fireworks.



I'm likely to recommend a day or two for relaxation, which might look like sleeping in, going for a swim, going to Downtown Disney, checking out other resorts, maybe checking out Epcot's World Showcase or Animal Kingdom's afternoon parade, etc.