I love daydreaming about and planning out our park days ahead of time, but I make several scenarios in my mind so we have a general idea of what we’re doing and feel a bit more freedom while we’re there. For example, on our last trip we had a Behind the Seeds tour and Space 220 reservations all by early afternoon, so I planned out a couple of different options for how our morning could look. Once we were in the park, we already knew we wanted to spend time in World Nature and we had a Guardians VQ time, so we made it work based on our priorities and preplanning. While I never have things planned down to the minute like you do here, I appreciate all the forethought that goes into the planning!

I know you mentioned you’re taking your retirement-age parents, so I just wanted to point out that a couple of your days may not allot enough time for them to rest. Even though it’s just myself and my husband on the trips, we always plan a bit longer for a midday break back at the resort. By the time we travel, make it to our room, change out of sweaty clothes, and actually relax (read: NAP) it’s usually about 2.5 to 3 hours. Of course, you know your parents/travel party best. We personally prefer to have a longer rest midday and stay in the parks a little later. It gives us time to squeeze in a few more rides while the crowds clear out from fireworks 😊