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  1. #1
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    I'd go with A, but stay for the entire party. Can you make a later morning the next day?
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    If it were me traveling by myself or with a friend I'd go with A, but if you'll have your family with you I might go with B. If it's important to feel more rested and then have energy to make it through the party to fireworks then I'd go with that!
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    Personally, I'd go with A and watch the fireworks, but I don't know what your family is like and how you like to vacation.
    My concern with option B would be if a flight is delayed or something happens to delay you, you could miss a lot. Taking the earlier flight allows for more margin for error if flight is delayed, or luggage is lost, or DME is late... There's a lot of things that can happen to delay you. Just my $.02...
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    OP here.

    So far we are staying with Plan A. I am traveling with my two daughters, ages 11 and 10. It's a short weekend, so I want to make the most of the time. (It's also a surprise, so I'm not mentioning it anywhere but here!)

    I did think about possible flight delays. In December the weather can be anything.... So chalk up another reason to fly early.

    We will play it by ear on the first day... Hopefully I can convince the girls to at least rest in the afternoon, but I know they will be excited to get to a park. They will be fine at night but the next day I know we will all be tired. I'm planning on doing AK the next morning, and if we need to we will sleep in. DHS in the afternoon with prebooked FP for rides. Friday night will be an early one for us. We will see either Fantasmic or Osborne lights and be back to the hotel by 8:30.

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    Without a doubt - A
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    Since you have older kids, I would go with Plan A and stay at the park for the fireworks and to enjoy the party.
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