MomOTwins
The Mommy Fairy
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- Mar 5, 2018
I have 7-year old Star Wars-loving sons, who want more than anything in the world right now (their words, not mine) to do Savi's workshop, and they have been doing chores and yard work all the time to earn lightsaber money one dollar at a time. I was skeptical at first but they have really kept at it and I am so proud of them and love them death. Which brings me to an "am I crazy" gut check.
So the original plan was for us to try to visit SWGE on November 16 as a whole family (me, them, DH, and our DS4) on our one day at WDW following a cruise. Because the cruise won't get us into the park until mid-morning, I am worried we'll arrive too late to get in. Now that I've been seeing how hard they are working to save their $$, that would be heartbreaking.
Now I am wondering, what if I take them down labor day weekend, just the three of us? I looked at airfare and hotel availability, and it is surprisingly affordable (still plenty of value and mods available, as well as Swan/Dolphin). My DH and DS4 wouldn't mind missing SWGE and we could do Epcot instead on the Nov. trip instead, which they would both enjoy (my DS4 LOVES Frozen ever after and would ride it all day if we let him, and my DH loves world showcase). The part that makes me worry is that I know September 1 is the first day of EEMH and I am not sure how they would handle getting up that early, and I worry that either we will get up that early for nothing because everyone will be swarming there at 4am, or we will get in but they will be too sleepy to enjoy anything because they're kids and can't chug coffee to deal with it like I can.
The last option is to wait and see if the November 16 attempt works out, and if not, try to book them a trip over MLK day in January as a birthday present (their birthday is end of December, but no way am I going to try to do it then and fight the Christmas/New Year crowds!). The upside is we might get to ride ROTR, but the downside is that it may well be much more crowded then because of ROTR, and it is a longer time for them to wait when they've been wanting to go for so long now already.
I get this is a #firstworldproblem to have, but would welcome any insight into what you think is the best strategy here.
So the original plan was for us to try to visit SWGE on November 16 as a whole family (me, them, DH, and our DS4) on our one day at WDW following a cruise. Because the cruise won't get us into the park until mid-morning, I am worried we'll arrive too late to get in. Now that I've been seeing how hard they are working to save their $$, that would be heartbreaking.
Now I am wondering, what if I take them down labor day weekend, just the three of us? I looked at airfare and hotel availability, and it is surprisingly affordable (still plenty of value and mods available, as well as Swan/Dolphin). My DH and DS4 wouldn't mind missing SWGE and we could do Epcot instead on the Nov. trip instead, which they would both enjoy (my DS4 LOVES Frozen ever after and would ride it all day if we let him, and my DH loves world showcase). The part that makes me worry is that I know September 1 is the first day of EEMH and I am not sure how they would handle getting up that early, and I worry that either we will get up that early for nothing because everyone will be swarming there at 4am, or we will get in but they will be too sleepy to enjoy anything because they're kids and can't chug coffee to deal with it like I can.
The last option is to wait and see if the November 16 attempt works out, and if not, try to book them a trip over MLK day in January as a birthday present (their birthday is end of December, but no way am I going to try to do it then and fight the Christmas/New Year crowds!). The upside is we might get to ride ROTR, but the downside is that it may well be much more crowded then because of ROTR, and it is a longer time for them to wait when they've been wanting to go for so long now already.
I get this is a #firstworldproblem to have, but would welcome any insight into what you think is the best strategy here.