itinerary

I created a grid in Word. I attached a blank copy. I also put together a spreadsheet with park hours and events scheduled on each day.

Here's the spreadsheet to give you a couple of options to use.

here is what i used tripit i found it really easy to use and to create and you can get an app for your phone and view it on there. also anyone you add on the trip can do the same or just print out the itinerary, plus it is easy to update.

http://www.tripit.com/trip/show/id/38633027

Y'all...these are both GREAT tools to use. Thanks for sharing!!

Here's a copy of the spreadsheet I use to keep track of everything.

JeffC-That spreadsheet is so colorful and pretty!

Ya'll are way more organized than I am. I really need to try and put one of these together instead of writing things on random pieces of paper. I think I've started about 4 "Disney" notebooks and keep abandoning them until a new one comes along.

I have done this for more years than I can remember. I check the schedule for the extra magic hours and plan the
parks accordingly, gather info on who wants to go where for dinner and make the reservations and than publish the itinerary. I fold them into little squares for a great pocket sized sheets to review each day by each person.
You can spruce them up with pictures and each trip should have a title

JeffC....VERY impressive

I'm going to WDW for my honeymoon next month and we are having our trip planned by a Disney trip planning service. They are incredible! They know the best ways to get the most for your money, and the best planning tips for maximizing your days in and out of the park! I HIGHLY recommend going that route if you have any questions. The service if FREE too, Disney pays them, not you! I've been to WDW five times with my family, but I've never actually been the one planning the trip, and my wife has never been, so we definitely needed the aid of an expert.

Years ago, I created an Excel spread sheet which included plans for each day. I have 3 columns for time (so everyone knows what time to be ready to leave for a park or for dinner), where we are going and confirmation numbers. It also includes the park hours for that day, extra magic hours and crowd levels (touringplans.com - it's worth it!). I've refined the list over the years and print one out for each member of our party (it's usually 1 page per week). I also print a LARGE copy on my uncle's massive printer at work and post it in a central area (when we have a villa) or give them copies to post in their room. They also have all our important info like flight times, flight numbers, resort confirmation number, restaurant confirmation numbers, etc.

Itineraries are general guidelines for us (I am not a park commando) and they are handy to keep the discussions/arguments down on where we will be going each day too. As long as my sister can see that we will be getting in the all-important Afternoon Tea at the GF on Tuesday, she can relax and enjoy our trip to the MK today.

Best of all, planning our itinerary is fun! It starts vacation early for me doing all the research, restaurant planning, and deciding what we want to do. So, enjoy!!

Oh my gosh, I'm not sure I could give up that much control and let someone else plan my vacation!

My brother is a Disney trip planner, so I trust him haha. But for me, I've never been the one to plan a Disney trip, I just follow the group, so having someone experienced plan my trip really helps. He books all of our dinreservatiandresort reservations,, which makes it really easy for us. He doesn't plan every last detail, just builds an itinerary to give us a good guide of what we're doing each day.

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LoL! We sound like opposites I can remember being about 6 and lying in front of the TV watching a Disney Movie with the AAA Book and a News Paper (because that's how you planned back then) and trying to plan a vacation. My mother was obsessive in her schedules when I was little planning everything down to the minute. I think I got it from her. I don't have to schedule everything, but I have GOT to be involved.

So true! My DH will never understand how I have the patience to organize/research/plan/obsess over every detail, but it's how I get excited for the vacation!

LoL! We sound like opposites I can remember being about 6 and lying in front of the TV watching a Disney Movie with the AAA Book and a News Paper (because that's how you planned back then) and trying to plan a vacation. My mother was obsessive in her schedules when I was little planning everything down to the minute. I think I got it from her. I don't have to schedule everything, but I have GOT to be involved.