Agree with Rob. If you do Space Mountain (less demand than mine ride) you may have time to do Peter Pan before Frontierland and Adventure land open.

Most memorable was being selected to be the Grand Marshall Family for the 3:00 pm parade at Magic Kingdom. It was like winning the lottery. They assign a photographer to you for the entire event and send all the photos to memory maker. It was without question a Mountain Top Day for us.

Yes Yes Yes. In fact, if you are amongst the front group at rope drop for International, you can do remy, and get over to Frozen before the main gate opens. Get test track as your first Genie plus (at 7:00 am) and go for Soarin after that. We have done this three times (once we went to Soarin after Remi) then but we found Soarin is easier to get a Genie plus than Frozen Though neither is that difficult.

Probably too late but we early enter rope drop Space Mountain then hoff it over to Peter Pan. Most times we can get into Peter Pan BEFORE Frontierland/Adventureland rope drop (it is right down from Peter Pan into Liberty Town. We then second rope drop Thunder Mountain and then Pirates right after. We choose Haunted Mansion as our first Genie +. If we did not get into Peter Pan that is our second Genie plus once we check into Haunted Mansion. We were last there a month before Tron opened so we have never worked that into our strategy

We have used rope drop, with Genie Plus and also Individual Lightenting lane. Our approach has changed in that we used to go with the crowd in MK and HS...... now we take the road less travelled and that has made all the difference. MK. We earlt entry rope drop Space Mountain......and then go right to Peter Pan. If there is enough time to do Peter Pan BEFORE regular park rope drop for Frontierland and Adventureland we do that (most times there is time. 2nd rope drop we do Thunder Mountain (we are not Jungle Cruise people) and then go to Pirates right away. Our first Genie plus is for Hanunted House.....We also do ILL for Mine ride. We go hard until about 9:30 and then take our first breather. This allows us to ride the rope drop rides twice and by 10:00 am, the pressure is off in terms of hard to get rides. HS rope drop is down Sunset Blvd for Rocking Roller Coaster and TT. We have done both of those and gotten over to Mickey and Minnie's railroad before the park opens. Our first Genie plus is Slinkey Dog. ILL for Rise. Again we have been successful at getting Genie plus for RR, TT, Mickey and Minnies getting to ride those twice. Going back t hotel is an option depending on where you are. Otherwise we take an extended break for lunch and just chill out for a good 90 minutes.

You did not mention if you were rope dropping Magic Kingdom. Obviously, if you are, you could hit Seven Dwarfs on the rope drop and knock that off right away. We are usually ride obsessed to lean in on Genie Plus a lot. Your wish list at each park is perfect for not using Genie plus. Love the idea of sleeping in and stacking for HS. One suggestion (Rob would know WAY better than I would). be thoughtful of the order that you stack. One time at HS we left Tower of Terror too late in the day to book Genie + and got shut out on that visit. I would think ILL for ROR, then Slinky first, Tower of Terror second, Rockin Roller Coaster. Again, I am coming at it from our family's priorities. I assume by that time you are in the park and can adjust and adapt to what is happening that day

Okay. You obviously have given this a huge amount of thought. Just a couple of things we did a little differently which you may consider. So we have the last few times rope dropped Space Mountain instead of 7 dwarfs. We bought individual Lightning Lane passes for seven dwarfs. Only once were we able to get through Space Mountain and Peter Pan and still be in a position to do the second rope drop Thunder Mountain into Frontierland (which was a higher priority for us than getting Peter Pan because you can usually ride Thunder Mountain twice in succession first thing because most rope drop Jungle Cruise.. In fairness, Jungle Cruise was not on our must list so we went with Haunted Mansion as our first Genie Plus and and rode Thunder Mountain twice then did Pirates before that first Genie plus On the days we did not have time to do Peter Pan before Frontierland rope drop as soon as we checked into Haunted Mansion we went after Peter Pan for the earliest time and then played Genie slots to improve on that time. Peter Pan we found to be a hard Genie Plus to get if you wait until later in the day. The rest of your must dos are pretty syraightforward to get Genie Plus time slots. So once you get Jungle Cruise and then Peter Pan in you should be set up for a great day. good. Have fun

Curious to know how this strategy worked. It looked like a great plan and also thought Rob's advice to hit Soarin first instead of Test Track was right on.

Going to add one more rope drop memory, this time at Magic Kingdom. We went against the current and rope dropped Space Mountain. We were front of line for rope drop, did Space Mountain, then headed to Peter Pan. The first rope drop rush was over there so we had virtually no wait at Peter Pan. Then got in line on entrance from Fantasyland to Liberty Town for second rope drop (park open and rope drop to Frontierland, and Adventureland). We went right to ThunderMountain and did that twice before our first Geneie plus for Haunted Mansion at 9:30. Again, great start to the day Geneie plus (with lots of slot playing say us get everything in (including 2nd round of Space Mountain and Peter Pan. We have had great luck at rope drop by avoiding the Seven Dwarfs and Jungle Cruise popularity).

I am with you. We are team Yacht club. Proximity to Epcot, Hollywood Studios and Boardwalk , great service attitude and the slightly peaceful vibe is just great. For us, head and shoulders above Grand Floridian.

For what it is worth, we used the service quite a few times and we just loved it. We actually had a little Minnie Van song (I know....I know) We found it really hard to book first thing in the morning and at the really busy departure times. However, when we left the parks around 3:00pm it was fine. Booking rides to dinner was also fine. Having a "Disney Service" attitude in the driver's seat adds to your day. It is more expensive so obvioulsy be prepared for that.

The maps will help (both hard copies and the one on the app). Bottom line is that we have found that until you get to know the parks (by being there not from maps) it just means you have to take the extra step to check locations when you are picking your next Genie plus. It also means perhaps one or two walks from Adventureland to Tomorrowland and then back to Frontierland . For us It is most challenging at Magic Kingdom because there is so much in every corner of the park.

If you are a fast walker, M&M railway takes less than five minutes to walk from Rockin Rollercoaster. The key is to having everyone in your group put aside photo ops and browsing until about 9:30 or so. Seems obsessive (and probably is) but creates some awesome memories and gets your day off to a great start.

The huge advantage to starting at Rise is there are no guarantees it is going to stay up all day. Getting your day started with Rise (and then Smuggler's run ) is a great approach for sure. Galaxy's Edge first thing in the morning is great too...almost peaceful

We are so lucky. We have a 14 year old daughter and she along with her 16 year old cousin were early morning troopers. Last trip we did five rope drops. Not all successful because of rides not opening on time. But everyone was energetic and happy

This is a great strategy as you can get Remy in and over to Frozen all before main gates open. By the time you get to Frozen, the first rush is passed and you should have zero issues. If you Love Frozen, you will Love Remy.

Epcot: We really enjoy the quality fo the meal at Le Cellier. In fairness, we are displaced Canadians so like to go "home" but in all honesty it is a great steahouse and wonderful atmosphere. Another one we like (though not necessarily romantic is Tappen Edo. Wonderful staff, great food and preparation is entertaining. With two, you may be lucky enough to meet some nice people who may share your chef.

It was the deal maker for Genie+. I came to have confidence in my ability to improve on times and therefore became less obsessed with staring at my phone all day. I waited until we were in line and played the slots for the 10 minute wait. Did not interfere with family time either