3 parks in a day challenge help?

[JenniferFolsomCa]

I've been to the parks lots of times and thought it might be fun to hit all my fav rides in 1 day! It is going to be just me and my compression stockings and my best pair of tennis shoes, not dragging kiddos around and thinking of going in November like the 16th or 18th (not Jersey week or Thanksgiving), have to been in the area anyway so can squeeze a day in.

+ I heard Guardians has no virtual queue, can you still just buy a lightning lane?
+ I heard Remy had a single rider line, is that still true? is the line much shorter?

My thought was to stay on site (for early entry) and I would be visiting on a Christmas Holiday party day for Magic Kingdom, which I won't have a ticket for but it does mean lines are shorter at MK. I will have a park hopper, will buy LL plus willing to buy the individual LL.

Park #1 Go for early entry and visit MK. Hit Astro-orbiter, Space Mountain, Buzz and Tron (is that open for early entry or when park open?) Then, hit Tiana, Big Thunder and Pooh Bear and tea cups.

Park#2 Take monorail over to Epcot and ride Test Track single rider, Guardians (maybe paid LL?), Soarin, Remy with single rider.

Park #3 Take boat to Hollywood Studios and spend the rest of the day. I want to ride Tower of Terror, Rock n Roll, Toy Story Mania, and see the Christmas projection show thing on the tower if they have it???

I know, sounds crazy but I have been thinking about how to make this happen. Any feedback/thoughts? I can't seem to figure out how to add in AK, so think I am not trying for the 4 park challenge.

Jenn

 

[Babe the Blue Ox]

We did “4-Park Friday” last week. Started at Epcot, then Skyliner to DHS and back to Epcot. The next stop was an offsite lunch followed by AK and Magic Kingdom.

We thought we were done about 8 pm, but at about 10:15 two of my kids decided they wanted to do Tron one more time so I hauled them from Shades of Green over to the MK guest drop off.

Total ride count was 15 with 12 miles of walking (13 miles for the Tron riders).

 

[JenniferFolsomCa]

Nice!

 

[Babe the Blue Ox]

Nice!

Our group of 8 ranged from 5 to 62, including an expecting mother. We move around the parks very slowly.

Your day sounds pretty easy. Just be sure to always have 3 lightening lanes in hand and maybe familiarize yourself with the additional drop times on the Thrill Data site. Those are accurate and do work very well.

Also be aware that the lightening lane grace period extends 2 hours past the reservation window so don’t be afraid to use that to make your route more efficient.

Big Thunder and Buzz will probably still be closed so you may need a replacement for those.

From your list, if you can knock out Tron first then have a single pass for Guardians the rest of the day will go pretty smoothly. I’ll predict that you’ll have some down time waiting for the projection show.

Have fun!

 

[elvispursley]

I’d do EE at AK since it seems to start early, hop to HS, boat/walk/skyliner to Epcot, and the monorail to MK and end your 4-park day challenge

 

[scrappinginontario]

Sounds like a great day! Guessing you should be able to get most of what you want to do done if crowds are in your favour.

I've been to the parks lots of times and thought it might be fun to hit all my fav rides in 1 day! It is going to be just me and my compression stockings and my best pair of tennis shoes, not dragging kiddos around and thinking of going in November like the 16th or 18th (not Jersey week or Thanksgiving), have to been in the area anyway so can squeeze a day in.

+ I heard Guardians has no virtual queue, can you still just buy a lightning lane?

Yes, you may buy a LLSP for Guardians. You are correct, no longer a VQ

+ I heard Remy had a single rider line, is that still true? is the line much shorter?

Yes it does and yes, normally a shorter wait

My thought was to stay on site (for early entry) and I would be visiting on a Christmas Holiday party day for Magic Kingdom, which I won't have a ticket for but it does mean lines are shorter at MK. I will have a park hopper, will buy LL plus willing to buy the individual LL.

Park #1 Go for early entry and visit MK. Hit Astro-orbiter, Space Mountain, Buzz and Tron (is that open for early entry or when park open?) Then, hit Tiana, Big Thunder and Pooh Bear and tea cups.

Big Thunder and Buzz will both be closed for refurbishment so those will come off your list. Tron is not open during Early Theme Park Entry hours.

Park#2 Take monorail over to Epcot and ride Test Track single rider, Guardians (maybe paid LL?), Soarin, Remy with single rider.

Park #3 Take boat to Hollywood Studios and spend the rest of the day. I want to ride Tower of Terror, Rock n Roll, Toy Story Mania, and see the Christmas projection show thing on the tower if they have it???

I know, sounds crazy but I have been thinking about how to make this happen. Any feedback/thoughts? I can't seem to figure out how to add in AK, so think I am not trying for the 4 park challenge.

Jenn

Hope you have a great day!!

 

[scrappinginontario]

I’d do EE at AK since it seems to start early, hop to HS, boat/walk/skyliner to Epcot, and the monorail to MK and end your 4-park day challenge

OP is visiting on a party day so finishing in the MK is not advised due to early park closure.

 

[gottalovepluto]

Grab the MPLL and ILLs as soon as you’re able. You’ll be behind the pack with just one day ticket and off-site stay. Use thrill data to get a feel for what might be available.

 

[HeiHei2018]

FYI, Buzz is closed, and I don’t think it will reopen until next year.
We have done three parks in one day (Epcot-DHS-hotel break-MK), but didn’t hit as many headliners as you are planning. We have also done MK on party day to Epcot several times. With LLSP, I think your plan is doable, as long as you are okay with skipping a few rides to get to your LL on time. LL availability at HS may be slim, but you could standby for the ones you want.

 

[JenniferFolsomCa]

SO BUMMED! With Big Thunder and Buzz down I might change my plan...

Wonder if Tron is worth the wait. Last time when I was there, people waited most of their early entry time just for Tron. Can I still buy a individual lightning lane for it? I like it, but not enough to spend a lot of time.

The other option is if I go on a non party day like Nov 17th or 19th, start AK, then HS, to EP and then MK. I am just worried that MK will be bonkers since it is sandwiched between 2 party days. Also, that is pushing my stamina! If I did this here would be my plan. Can I make a reservation for AK but buy LL for HS?

Park #1 AK for early entry and visit FOP, Everest 3-4X with single riders and safari

Park #2 go to HS I want to ride Tower of Terror, Rock n Roll, Toy Story Mania, and Slinky Dog

Park#3 Take monorail over to Epcot and ride Test Track single rider, Guardians (maybe paid LL?), Soarin, Remy with single rider.

Park #4 MK. Hit Astro-orbiter, Space Mountain, and Tron. Then, hit Tiana, and Pooh Bear and tea cups. I figure there won't be LL left at the end of the day so lines might be rough...

 

[pooch]

Grab the MPLL and ILLs as soon as you’re able. You’ll be behind the pack with just one day ticket and off-site stay. Use thrill data to get a feel for what might be available.

Can you explain how to do that? I’m totally confused by the site.

 

[gottalovepluto]

Can you explain how to do that? I’m totally confused by the site.

Yeah, it can be really hard to navigate, most of the time I have to use google to find the page I want there lol
Here is a link to their LL availability page

 

[Babe the Blue Ox]

Yeah, it can be really hard to navigate, most of the time I have to use google to find the page I want there lol
Here is a link to their LL availability page

There is an overwhelming amount of data over there. The tab titled “Lightening Lane Additional Availability” is my favorite part of that site.

I was skeptical at first but not anymore. New passes pop up like magic at the precise moment that the website shows.

 

[pooch]

Yeah, it can be really hard to navigate, most of the time I have to use google to find the page I want there lol
Here is a link to their LL availability page

Thank you!

 

[pooch]

There is an overwhelming amount of data over there. The tab titled “Lightening Lane Additional Availability” is my favorite part of that site.

I was skeptical at first but not anymore. New passes pop up like magic at the precise moment that the website shows.

Where does it show this? I’m hoping to get ROTR for 9/24 after 7pm. I’ve been “practicing” but have had absolutely no luck actually finding anything available.