So nervous...friends are having us plan everything!

ARe you all the "EXPERTS" as compared to the other family? If so Place to do a lot of your favorites and take so chances of somethings that will be "new" to all of you and you'll do fine!

We are going May 24th just my immediate family and again October 2012 with THREE other families and all the reservations, ADR, etc. are left on me so I know how you feel but I will be taking lots of notes on this upcomming trip!

I am typically the person who plans all the Disney trips. I have planned for groups of 7 and 10 people and everything went perfectly.

My one bit of advice, do not think that you will all want to do all the same things all the time. It's ok to split up and set meeting places/times.

couldn't agree more. Don't be afraid to split up. Also... Ask what type of food they like. That will help planning your ADR's.

Thank you! I absolutely agree on the food. In my group of 10, there are people with very limited food preferences. I stuck to places with buffets (so there are lots of choices) and places like Prime Time Cafe with there are more simple, mom-esque kind of meals. It worked beautifully!

My group typically went to the same parks on the same days but we split up, met for meals and/or parades, shows, fireworks. If you showed up, you ate, if you didn't show up, you were on your own. I made that very clear from the beginning. We also had a young one in the group who wanted pool time. So, that part of the group left the park earlier than we did and spent time at the pool. Everyone was happy!

I know I am a commando style visitor, I don't expect everyone to keep up with that, especially if they are not well-versed Disney addicts.

I agree..to calm your nerves print out menu's and show them just to get their input! But I am sure just the fact that you care enough to be nervous that you'll be great! Just ask us lots of questions because we love to "help"...i.e. plan your trip for you.

How long are you going for? I'd say beyond getting yourself a few ADRs and looking in advance at the park schedules to work out which parks are best to visit on which day (not necessarily the easiest task, I know!) then little other planning is really needed. Too much structure could take the fun out of it I do understand that you do need at least some sort of idea of where to go when though to be able to fit in everything you want to see/do.

So true!!!

That right there is going to be your bit of salvation and sanity.

Good luck!

Enforce it at all costs!! Haha. Have some planned away times from each other. I think that will keep you sane, even if you all are friends.

Have fun!

So exciting!! Let us know what happens. I'm sure you'll have an awesome time. Have you traveled with this family before?

Ohh intrigue! I want to know how the pre planning stage goes!

when I'm only able to get a 4pm dinner time, those are the days that I do a sit down breakfast meal... you might want to try that! there's tons of character breakfasts that a toddler would LOVE! in parks AND resorts..

and if you're lucky, you can get one in a park before the park's actual hours.. so you can get great pics of an empty park!

For Boardwalk... kinda depends. ESPN should be easy to get in. Has food everyone should enjoy.

We love ESPN Club. Surprisingly good food IMO.

As far as MNSSHP and dinner there. We've done TS there several times at Tony's Town Square to watch the parade and it was really awesome, but you have to get there early so you can get a table on the patio and then it eats up a bunch of the party. And of course Tony's isn't always the best food.

We'd probably do it because we've been to MNSSHP many times (and sometimes go twice in one trip), but if the others haven't been before I might skip it so they have time to see everything at the party.

Also Beaches and Cream on the Boardwalk would be good for little ones.

And I know the pain of planning the ADR's....we did it together with our inlaws for the first time this year and it was interesting.