Wednesday–Basic Itinerary

BASIC MAGIC KINGDOM ITINERARY mkb11

• Today you will continue at the Magic Kingdom and make your way to Downtown Disney (DTD) in the evening for the spectacular Cirque du Soleil La Nouba show, with dinner following at the Rainforest Café
• The itinerary shows you as at the Magic Kingdom all day; however, if you were lucky with crowds Tuesday, or are just beat, you should have enough visiting time later this week to depart the Magic Kingdom today as soon after your Cinderella’s Royal Table Lunch as you wish, and take a nap or play by the pool until time to depart for Downtown Disney

FIRST THINGS

• Finish breakfast in your room, make sure you have your Cirque du Soleil tickets, and be at the Magic Kingdom bus stop at Pop Century by 7:40, or at the Resort Monorail Stop at the Polynesian by 8:10

AT THE PARK

• Arrive by 8:30. When you are let in at the opening at 9, head straight for Cinderella’s Castle and go through it to Fantasyland
• Ride first the attractions that because of their capacity, popularity, or both, get busy quickly–in order, Dumbo, Cinderella’s Golden Carousel, Peter Pan, and the Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh. If your children imagine they are too old to enjoy one or both of the first two–then they are, and skip to the next items on the list
• Finish the remaining rides in Fantasyland
• Note the time of your seating for Cinderella’s Royal Table Lunch (two table credits) and interrupt your morning for it as needed
• When you have finished both Fantasyland and lunch, either return to your hotel for a nap and a swim, or, if you are up for, it return to (in order) Liberty Square, Frontierland, Adventureland, and Tomorrowland to ride any rides you either did not get to or were closed yesterday. (Not all the minor rides were open during MVMCP)
• If you are still present, keep track of the time, and get yourself ready to…
• Watch the 3p parade. (If you have left, you can see it on later this week)
• If you have not finished with the attractions in the principal lands, continue; otherwise explore Main Street

NOTE: Bring The Comprehensive Guide to Rides and Rides that Might be Skipped with you in case your day gets too intense.

YOUR EVENING

• If still at the Magic Kingdom, by 4:30 walk or take the resort monorail to the Contemporary Resort, and there find the bus stop for Downtown Disney (DTD), and take the bus to DTD. (You go to the Contemporary because buses do not run from the parks to DTD)
• If you had returned earlier to your hotel, be at your hotel’s bus stop by 5p, and catch the bus to DTD
• Ask the driver which stop to get off for Cirque Du Soleil (special ticket, cash)
• Find Cirque du Soleil. If it is 5:30 or later, enter and find your seats. If earlier, explore DTD a bit, being sure to be inside Cirque du Soleil by 5:30
• Exit Cirque du Soleil, get a map, ask a cast member for directions to the DTD Rainforest Café (cash), walk through DTD to it, and either enter if it is near 8 or explore a bit if you are earlier than your reservation
• After dinner, spend as much time in DTD as you like, and when you are ready, look at your map, find the closest bus stop, and take the bus back to your hotel

LINKS TO DAYS AND TO-DO LIST

The links below take you to pages with specific guidance on what to do every day of your first family Walt Disney World vacation, and the To-Do List for preparing for your trip.

• Summary
• To-Do List
• First Saturday
• First Sunday
• Monday
• Tuesday
• Wednesday
• Thursday
• Friday
• Second Saturday
• Second Sunday

LINKS TO BASIC ITINERARY VARIANTS

BASIC ITINERARY LESS SECOND SUNDAY: Summary To-Do List

BASIC ITINERARY LESS FIRST SATURDAY: Summary To-Do List

BASIC ITINERARY LESS FIRST SATURDAY AND SECOND SUNDAY: Summary To-Do List

BASIC ITINERARY 5 NIGHT VERSION: Summary To-Do List

BASIC ITINERARY RELAXED VERSION: Summary To-Do List

ITINERARY LINKS

• For itinerary design goals and the basic December Itinerary, see this
• For shorter and longer itineraries targeted at the same December week, see this
• For itineraries covering all the other parts of the year, see this
• To design your own itinerary, see this
• For rides that might be skipped, see this
• For a comprehensive guide to rides and attractions, see this