4 parks --> 1 day

[karly05]

I did 4 parks/1 day this year and it was fun. I'm sure you'll have a blast.

Have you thought about food in all this? (Apologies if you mentioned that and I missed it.) When I did my 4 parks this year, I did HS/Ep/AK/MK and made my advance FPs for MK (including 7DMT). My theory was - I wanted to be sure I had those MK FP and I knew I could do TSM at RD at DHS (aaaa acronym overload!). I wanted Epcot for lunchtime (did Tangierine Cafe), and I wanted to end up at MK.

Sounds like he has some good ideas, though (I wasn't trying to get anything difficult at AK, so didn't need to start there, but you've got more AK rides on the list and EMH to help.) I'm with you, this is a fun project when you've made a few trips and you're not so stressed about doing everything/maximizing your time. Be sure you tell us what you end up doing and how it goes! Have fun!

 

[subtchr]

You guys are awesome - thanks! Talked with my son when I got home from work and he agreed that it makes more sense to save MK until the end. So, we're now looking at (not including travel time):

AK - 8a to 11a; bus to
HS - 11a to 3p; boat to
EP - 3p to 6p; monorail to
MK - 6p to midnight; bus to bed!

Changed our FP+ to HS (ToT, TSM, ST). The rest we'll wing! Besides, how bad can the line for 7DMT really be? We'll be hanging out together and that's what counts.

Much more realistic plan, good choices. You probably won't find much available as far as FP+ at the kiosks at Epcot, but it's worth a stop to check. And you might be surprised what you can get at MK. I've had good luck getting decent FP in the evenings there, especially with a late closing. And even without FP, the lines tend to die down quite a bit after Wishes.

Have a blast!

 

[_Deanne_]

I did 4 parks/1 day this year and it was fun. I'm sure you'll have a blast.

Have you thought about food in all this? (Apologies if you mentioned that and I missed it.) When I did my 4 parks this year, I did HS/Ep/AK/MK and made my advance FPs for MK (including 7DMT). My theory was - I wanted to be sure I had those MK FP and I knew I could do TSM at RD at DHS (aaaa acronym overload!). I wanted Epcot for lunchtime (did Tangierine Cafe), and I wanted to end up at MK.

Sounds like he has some good ideas, though (I wasn't trying to get anything difficult at AK, so didn't need to start there, but you've got more AK rides on the list and EMH to help.) I'm with you, this is a fun project when you've made a few trips and you're not so stressed about doing everything/maximizing your time. Be sure you tell us what you end up doing and how it goes! Have fun!

Thanks! Food is definitely a priority, especially when you are traveling with a teen boy. We have one seated meal reserved, in Mexico, at 4p. We'll play the rest by ear since we don't want to be tied down too much.

 

[_Deanne_]

Much more realistic plan, good choices. You probably won't find much available as far as FP+ at the kiosks at Epcot, but it's worth a stop to check. And you might be surprised what you can get at MK. I've had good luck getting decent FP in the evenings there, especially with a late closing. And even without FP, the lines tend to die down quite a bit after Wishes.

Have a blast!

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Thanks! TT is the only must-do at Epcot - since it is single rider, we aren't too worried. I'd love to catch some of the street performances this visit and just meander from country to country.

Hopefully I'll be able to stay awake and still walk when Wishes concludes

 

[fsupharm77]

We are planning on doing all 4 parks November 6th, but with some ground rules.

1. One ride in each park
2. Character photo in each park
3. One drink in each park

Right now we are still trying to get a BOG dinner reservation to get our drink at MK. For now the plan is:

1. Breakfast at Tusker House with a Mimosa made with their Juice (also takes care of the character photo), Safari and EE.
2. Head to HS and use a FP for RnR or do it SR, drink at Brown Derby, and then whatever character we may find.
3. Epcot for TT, probably SR, and head over to France for photo with Beast(DW fave) and a Grand Marnier Slushie.
4. MK and ride Space Mountain, photo with Mickey, and hopefully res @ BOG to finish off with a bottle of champagne, (or bring in a flask of captain to add to a Dole Whip), then watch Wishes.

 

[ChelleFeegan]

We always do 4 parks/1 day on our second to last day. We hit rope drop and do as much as we can. This is usually around the last week of August so crowd levels are around 6, but we manage to do everything we want to do even if we are exhausted by the end of it. We always have a blast and my DD adores it, as we usually just let her make a rough plan (oh and I didn't book FP+s until we know which park we are hitting first, last year we got very lucky and managed to pull about 8 by using Kiosks).

Have fun and enjoy every moment of it, it's an experience, a tiring one, but equally as fun

 

[karly05]

Thanks! Food is definitely a priority, especially when you are traveling with a teen boy. We have one seated meal reserved, in Mexico, at 4p. We'll play the rest by ear since we don't want to be tied down too much.

That's right, you mentioned La Hacienda. I really enjoyed that when I went there a couple of years ago; it's on my short list for places I'd like to eat next year.

We are planning on doing all 4 parks November 6th, but with some ground rules.

1. One ride in each park
2. Character photo in each park
3. One drink in each park

Right now we are still trying to get a BOG dinner reservation to get our drink at MK. For now the plan is:

1. Breakfast at Tusker House with a Mimosa made with their Juice (also takes care of the character photo), Safari and EE.
2. Head to HS and use a FP for RnR or do it SR, drink at Brown Derby, and then whatever character we may find.
3. Epcot for TT, probably SR, and head over to France for photo with Beast(DW fave) and a Grand Marnier Slushie.
4. MK and ride Space Mountain, photo with Mickey, and hopefully res @ BOG to finish off with a bottle of champagne, (or bring in a flask of captain to add to a Dole Whip), then watch Wishes.

Sounds like a plan! Don't give up on BOG. If there's one thing I've learned from the DIS, it's to keep checking checking checking on those ADRs you can't get; with cancellations, things can pop up when you least expect them. Have fun!

 

[HermanTriplets+1]

Make sure you've downloaded the MDE app for all those extra FP's on the run!