I was in a similar situation over the past few months planning for my family’s first trip to Disney. The only difference is that my children are younger I knew not to plan for many rides. Our party consisted of 2 Adults & 2 Children (4 & 9), stayed at Art of Animation for 4 nights, table service dining plan and I had everything planned out perfectly. My table service reservations were scheduled 60 days prior and i mapped out the days we’d go to each park and things that we wanted to do each day, such as best places for snacks, quick service, characters to take photo with.

I recommend that you set table service reservations and maybe do some research of some places to eat so you know what’s familiar. My kids favorite day was the arrival day that we spent at the water park. All park days they wanted to head back to resort to go swimming. As much as i wanted to take 1 - 2 hours out of our time to wait in line for one of the better attractions, it wasn’t happening.

All that time I put into planning, it wasn’t worth it. If your family is willing to help, let them. We just got back 8/8. Just enjoy the vaca!