Multi-generational family trip planning HELP

I%26#39;m helping to plan a trip for 12 to Disney area in early April. The trip includes my father and his wife, my siblings and their spouses and two nieces and their spouses. For those of you who have done this before I would like some suggestions regarding planning of the logistics.

Any suggestions on dealing with some people staying one week and some staying two weeks and everyone finding their own way to Orlando. Do you treat it as a family vacation in this case or more as a group rental of a home with each person do their own thing? I hope my question makes sense lol but I%26#39;m finding the logistics planning a little overwhelming with everyone having different requirements. Any suggestions?

Multi-generational family trip planning HELP

hi

you poor thing it sounds like its all on your shoulders

well like me i go away with a whole group of family and friends and in 2010 we all go as a group of 23 some going for 2 weks some for 3 weeks, what i done first is this

get every family to write done there requirements on paper, then break down those who which to go for 2 weeks first, after that deal with those going for 1 week, then look at the parks i would suggest that you give them some web sites to order there own tickets as they would know what they want better than you and this gives you the chance to off load some resposibility to others,

hope this helps a little

also if you are staying in a villa i would suggest a kitty of money per villa per person ( not per family as some might have more members than others), use this for milk bread toilet roll etc at approx $2 a day per person for the lenght of there stay.

Multi-generational family trip planning HELP

That is tough. If you do the easy thing and opt for disney resort. They will help you wade through all of that. They have whats called magical gatherings for large family groups. ( lots of extra benefits ) You can do the organized events then everyone is on there own during the rest of the time.

If you stay at a villa. Those who are staying the extra week pay for that week. Make a schedule for the days you are there and where you would like to go and just through it out there to the family.

Good Luck.

Another thing about staying at Disney is that it can accomodate everyones own personal budget. There may be someone that can only afford a value (very inexpensive) whereas you may want to stay in a moderate.

We%26#39;ve done at least three big trips to Disney with 14, 27, and 32 people. Here%26#39;s what we%26#39;ve learned along the way:

1. Don%26#39;t expect any magical personality transformations. The whiner still whines, the jerk is still jerky, the spoiled brats behave accordingly. You%26#39;ll be less frustrated if you just expect that in advance and determine that it is their problem - it isn%26#39;t your responsibility to somehow force happiness upon them.

2. Use a planning guide or online service w/ ';Best Days'; info. and come up with a shared itinerary. You%26#39;ll cross paths in the park or you can meet for specific shows. Everyone doesn%26#39;t have to do the same thing at the same time which is good when you%26#39;re dealing w/ multi-age groups.

3. Plan one special ';All Hands'; event for everyone. It can be a special meal or a show like Cirque Du Soleil or even just a time you meet for group pictures.

4. Just state some things as fact - don%26#39;t ask for opinions. Say, ';I%26#39;m using (the unofficial Guide to WDW / www.tourguidemikie.com / www.buildabettermousetrip.com) for my park plans. I%26#39;m doing this to keep lines to a minimum. I wanted to let you know so that you can have access to the same resources. - or - ';My spouse and I are going to Cirque Du Soleil after Animal Kingdom. We%26#39;re getting Category one seats which I%26#39;m ordering in one week. You%26#39;re welcome to join us but we%26#39;ll need to hear from you by Friday so that we can get seats together.';

We try to figure out what thing or things are the most important to each person in our group and those are a priority. But we don%26#39;t try to spend every minute together.