Yeah! You’ve decided
to go to Walt Disney World and are now trying to decide which parks to go to on
which day. Deciding a schedule for park
touring can be a bit tricky, but with a few things to consider, along with some
hints and tips, it can be easy, well, somewhat easy.
Begin with knowing that Walt Disney World has 4 theme parks
and 2 water parks. The most known and
attended park is the Magic
Kingdom . The Magic Kingdom
is often considered synonymously and yet incorrectly, with Walt Disney World. The Magic Kingdom
is the home of Cinderella’s Castle. The
other parks are EPCOT, Disney’s Hollywood Studios—not to be confused with
Universal Studios, and Disney’s Animal Kingdom.
The water parks are Blizzard
Beach and Typhoon
Lagoon. It may be beneficial to decide
if you will be going to a water park before you begin your planning, as it may
change the type of ticket you purchase or your park touring schedule.
Next, consider the length of your trip. If you are visiting for a week, touring each
park is doable. If you will only be at
Walt Disney World for a long week-end, it may be beneficial to prioritize which
parks you want to visit. We’ve taken a
few 4 day trips and skipped Disney’s Animal Kingdom during those visits. Not because we didn’t like the park, but just
because we had limited time and knew we would have to cut out some things. Also consider if during your week you will be
taking in any other attractions in the area such as Sea World or a visit to the
coast, as this will affect your park touring schedule.
Now you are ready to decide which park on which day. But there is some more information you might
want to have before making your final decisions:
- Park Hours. Are any parks offering Extra Magic Hours in the morning or night for resort guests and if so, on which day? What parks might be closing? This information is available on the Walt Disney World web-site.
- Advanced Dining Reservations. Where are you dining and when? If you are dining at a restaurant inside a theme park, it will be important to make sure that park is included in your touring schedule for that day. Not all day, per say, but you’ll have to get to the park to get to the restaurant. Nearby resort restaurants may also dictate some of your park touring, for example, if you plan on dining at Chef Mickey’s you may want to tour at the Magic Kingdom or EPCOT those days as getting to Chef Mickey’s will be made easier by monorail.
We often pick our park days before making our ADR’s, but it
can be done both ways.
Now that you know the park hours and your dining schedule,
you are definitely ready to decide which park on which day.
Our decision making would go something like this, for a 4
day trip:
Arriving late in the day on Friday,
and EPCOT is open late, so we will go there for dinner possibly and watch
Illuminations. Saturday morning,
Hollywood Studios has AM Extra Magic Hours, so we ill get there for rope drop
and get a head start on Toy Story Mania!
On Sunday, we have an ADR at Teppan Edo, so we will spend our day at
EPCOT. Monday, definitely Magic Kingdom ,
as we hadn’t visited that park yet. We
could have on Sunday night during pm Extra Magic Hours, but wanted to see if
Monday morning after the extended hours were a bit less crowded. No park on Tuesday, as we would return home.
There you have it, our thinking behind the decision
making. Our plans would require a 4 day ticket—nothing
more. No Park Hopper would need to be
added or Water Parks and More option required on our
ticket. Adding these options to tickets
can be expensive which is why it is important to have some idea of your touring
plans before purchasing park tickets.
There’s an even bigger secret that is important and that is
that there is no one right way to make a decision about which park to visit on
which day. No matter what you decide, a
magical vacation is in your future!
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