Are you cruising on the Magic out of NYC this fall? What is your "Disney Day" itinerary?

[Disney1fan2002]

We are determined to hit all 4 parks in a day. I just have to figure out which park to hit first. Maybe Epcot.

The email I got about our 3 Fast Pass+ options says we do not have to book them ahead of time. I have no idea how that is going to work. It will be interesting.

Getting soo very excited. We are going to be on the Oct 29th cruise. At sea on Halloween!!!

 

[jskacoc]

We are on the Oct 15th cruise. The plan is Epcot in the morning. We only want to do FEA, Soaring and test track. Then around lunch time head to HS for ToT, R&R & TSM. Around 5 or 6ish go to MK. We will ride whatever we can and have a BOG ressie at 7:30. We were at MK and AK in March so no pressure to get anything done there.
Good luck with 4 parks! I thought we were being ambitious with 3 lol. I can't wait for October!

 

[jskacoc]

Phone froze. Double post.

 

[EnchantedRoses]

I have hopes to do all 4 parks, but a more realistic itinerary will be to hopefully be to hit DHS first - Star Tours, Toys Story Mania, Rockn Roller Coaster and Tower of Terror, then we will bus it to Epcot - would like to do Test Track since my youngest will be tall enough. We probably won't do the World Showcase since that requires a few hours. We will then Monorail it over to MK & do what we can until it's time to leave!

 

[amystevekai&bump]

We are on 22nd Oct cruise and are also toying with the idea of doing all four parks, but we might struggle as I also want to start and end our day at MK!

The only way I think we will be able to do it, is if we can book 3 fast passes using our annual passes as well as having our three anytime use DCL fast passes.

If it works my plan is -

First bus to MK and do as many rides as possible in the first hour and a half, before our booked breakfast at the Crystal Palace at 10.30am. Then we would get the monorail over to Epcot and use one FP token there for either Test Track or Frozen. We would then walk or boat over to DHS for another FP on Toy Story Mania, Tower of Terror or Rock n Roller Coaster and then a bus to AK for Everest, before busing it back to MK for our three booked FP on haunted mansion, speedway and Mine train - all of which I like to go on in the dark!

I think it would be exhausting, but I think it would be fun to give it a go! The main thing I can think that might effect our plans would be if they decided to open Rivers of Light, as not sure I could resist watching that.

 

[Jwhittin]

We're doing this itinerary next year. About the fast passes, I heard they were good at any attraction in any of the parks that use fp. You just hand over your fastpass and get in line. No booking required.

 

[amystevekai&bump]

We're doing this itinerary next year. About the fast passes, I heard they were good at any attraction in any of the parks that use fp. You just hand over your fastpass and get in line. No booking required.

Yes you are right - that's exactly how they work

 

[clten]

Our Disney Day itinerary? Sleep in, wave good-bye to the last of the busses and enjoy a FULL day on board a very quiet ship! (Last time, they said it was less than 100 people who didn't go to WDW; the 4 of us were in that 100 count because we went independently (we met with my brother but had to shorten the visit for medical reasons). So we were back on the ship before dinner time and loved the time we had talking to the poor crew who didn't get to leave.

Have been to WDW too many times to want to try to pack in a full day there. Of course my plans may change since we are traveling with my niece and her husband who have to been to WDW too many times. But I continue to dream that I'll get my nice peaceful, relaxing day on board what feels like your private ship.

 

[SeaSpray]

We're on the Oct 22 sailing. Here are the plans for our WDW day:

Bus to MK then immediately hop on the monorail to the Polynesian for our late breakfast (10:30am) ADR at the Kona Café (Got to have my pineapple-macadamia nut pancakes!!).

Then monorail to the MK and use FP #1 to ride the newly refurbished PotC.
It was closed on our last trip.

We'll take our time in the MK and then take the monorail to Epcot where we'll snack on food from the Food & Wine Festival kiosks.

FP#2 will be for the new Soarin'.

FP#3 will be for the new Norway ride.

Dinner will be at one of our favorite restaurants Teppen Edo, then stay for Illuminations before taking the bus from Epcot back to the port.

This cruise is just my husband and myself so we'll be going at our own leisurely pace!

 

[Disney1fan2002]

Thanks for the replies! I like these. It is giving me some ideas. We are going to start the day in AK, since it has EMH for the morning. Not sure if we will get there for that, but we can try. The HS, then Epcot..ending the day at MK. Not sure if we are going to make dining reservations for a sit down meal. Sit down meals take time, and gotta go, go ....GOOOO.

 

[Tozzie]

Epcot food and wine all day I am going with my sister (her 50th bday present from me) and then a few of our cousins are Coming, they all have kids and grand kids so this is a ladies only food and wine trip. We have a lot of family bs going on and we all need a break looking so forward to it.

 

[Anna114]

Our plan is EPCOT and EPCOT alone. We will FP Soarin', Test Track and the new Frozen ride. AND thanks to Sea we will enjoy F&W, we were going to make an ADR at San Angel Inn. I forgot all about it F&W, durp. Get an Altenmunster from Germany and champagne from France. We hope to be on an early bus and maybe head back to the ship around 7.

 

[darnheather]

I'm going in 2017 but the plan right now is Epcot first thing for the new Soarin and Test Track then lunch at Tangerine Cafe then I'll dessert in France while the kids do the Perry adventure. Then over to MK for the Seven Dwarfs Mine Train which was still under construction when we were there last time. Then some of the long time favorites: Dumbo, Pirates, Jungle Cruise. Finally, room service back in our stateroom for a late dinner.

 

[su_A_ve]

They better be anytime FP+ and able to hop with them.

Remember that there are tiers in place. only one tier one attraction per day. And that's Soarin', TT and FEA. This better not apply...

 

[Bree]

Thanks for the replies! I like these. It is giving me some ideas. We are going to start the day in AK, since it has EMH for the morning. Not sure if we will get there for that, but we can try. The HS, then Epcot..ending the day at MK. Not sure if we are going to make dining reservations for a sit down meal. Sit down meals take time, and gotta go, go ....GOOOO.

Did DCL confirm that cruise guests will be allowed in for EMH? Normally those hours are for WDW resort guests only. They scan your magic band or room key to make sure you are staying on property.

 

[darnheather]

They better be anytime FP+ and able to hop with them.

Remember that there are tiers in place. only one tier one attraction per day. And that's Soarin', TT and FEA. This better not apply...

When did this happen? I don't remember it for our 2013 trip. In fact I know we did Soarin and TT on the same day. I'll be so mad if we can't get FP+ for both. But then again if we know ahead of time we can grab the ticketed FP for one while we do the other. Still I'd be unhappy.

 

[Disney1fan2002]

Did DCL confirm that cruise guests will be allowed in for EMH? Normally those hours are for WDW resort guests only. They scan your magic band or room key to make sure you are staying on property.

I don't know. I was assuming, since DCL is technically a Disney resort..LOL. I don't think it matters anyway. The 1st buses out of PC leave at 7:30 am...we will miss rope drop anyway for EMH.

 

[Disney1fan2002]

I have only been to WDW once since they implemented the FP+ system. (August 2014) I was so unhappy with it, and so frustrated, I never bothered to educate myself. All I knew is that there were no available FP times for the rides we wanted, so we stood in lines. We never stood in lines with the old FP system. Anyway, not to make this a FP debate. Can someone please educate me on how this works? I think if we were typical guests, we would get 3 choices a day and then a 4th after the 3 are done? So if DCL is giving us, what in the olden days would be called a Magic FP ( no need to confirm a time, just walk up to any ride that offers FP), then would we still have that option for a 4th? I thought back then (2014) and I still think now that this new system really limits what we can ride if we don't have time to spend in lines.

 

[chipscinderelly]

They better be anytime FP+ and able to hop with them.

Remember that there are tiers in place. only one tier one attraction per day. And that's Soarin', TT and FEA. This better not apply...

Yes those of us on the cruises this fall received notices from DCL that they are FPs that can be used for anything and we can hop and use them.

 

[amystevekai&bump]

Thanks for the replies! I like these. It is giving me some ideas. We are going to start the day in AK, since it has EMH for the morning. Not sure if we will get there for that, but we can try. The HS, then Epcot..ending the day at MK. Not sure if we are going to make dining reservations for a sit down meal. Sit down meals take time, and gotta go, go ....GOOOO.

Not to put a dampener on your plans, but with the first buses not leaving PC until 7.30am, then I think it will be highly unlikely for you to make the AK EMH, meaning you will hit the park when all of the other offsite guests arrive, and will have to contend with them, along with those EMH guests who will already be in the park.

As i say, I'm not trying to tell you what to do, just trying to point out that perhaps starting in another park and being at the front of the queues there, would IMHO be preferable to arriving at a park that has already had guests there for an hour by the time I arrived.