4 parks 1 day

[Amberleefuta]

Hey all! We are going to attempt to do 4 parks in 1 day on September 24th. We have a morning ADR at 0830 at Akershus in epcot. Where would you suggest we go from there? We are disney veterans and have no kids. Any advice will be greatly appreciated.

Thanks
Amberlee

 

[jrt1176]

I don't really understand it, but good luck.

 

[florep1]

I personally wouldn't do it, but if you have to, I'd go to HS next, then MK/AK. End at whichever resort closes the latest. You'd be wasting a good 2 hours traveling between 4 resorts though.

 

[JennaDeeDooDah]

That depends on what your requirements are going to be. For example, our family did this last year with the requirements that we do at least 3 attractions and eat something in each park. If you are just going to go to each park, do whatever you feel like (some parks 1 rides, others 4, etc.), that will change up the strategy.

Personally, I would not start at Epcot. Animal Kingdom has morning EMH, so I would have started there. That way, I could do stuff there and get to another park not long after it opens. Since you are doing Epcot first, I'd go ahead and go to DHS from there. What I'd do, though, is either take a bus or I'd boat to Boardwalk (first stop) and then walk to DHS. You'd get there faster than just taking the boat and time needs to be on your side. This is where I would use my fast passes. From there, I'd head to Animal Kingdom since things are usually calming down there later in the afternoon and it's rumored that The Jungle Book show/Rivers of Light may not still be going on at that time. Then, I'd do Magic Kingdom last. It has a ton to do so you'd likely be able to do some fun stuff as well as use a fourth fast pass here that you could have started searching for on your phone as soon as you used your third one at DHS.

 

[denecarter]

We did it several years ago. My daughter and I were there with my aunt, uncle, and cousins (close to my daughter's age). Everyone picked their favorite ride/show for "one last" and it turned out we needed to go to all four parks.

Start at Epcot for your ADR. Hit your favorite ride. Move over to DHS and repeat. We usually like to end at MK, but if you want see something at night at AK then go there last.

When you don't have a strict schedule, trying to max out on rides, it can be fun.

You can also add in a "best snack" at each park.

It's also fun to try to ride all the different types of transportation. But, that really works better starting AK, bus to DHS, friendship boat to Epcot, monorail to TTC, ferry to MK.

Whatever you decide, enjoy!

 

[JennaDeeDooDah]

It's also fun to try to ride all the different types of transportation. But, that really works better starting AK, bus to DHS, friendship boat to Epcot, monorail to TTC, ferry to MK.

Whatever you decide, enjoy!

We did this part! It was actually a lot of fun. We started at DHS, though, because it had morning EMH, though, so we then took a boat to Beach Club and then walked to Epcot. From there, we took a bus to Animal Kingdom. Then, we took a bus to Polynesian and took the monorail to Magic Kingdom. We were staying at WL so we also took the bus back to the resort. I completely agree that your way is the smartest, though.

Honestly, we had so much fun doing all 4 parks in one day. Did we maximize rides? Absolutely not. But we have been a lot and were looking for something fun and different to try. That was it and we loved it. We even bought shirts that had all four parks on the front and said "I conquered" in memory of the day. I still smile thinking about that day. OP, I hope you have a fantastic time!

 

[fsupharm77]

We did it November and with no kids we decided on 4 parks with a drink in each park, photo with Mickey in each park, and at least one attraction. Started at AK with EMH, to HS, MK, and ended at EPCOT. We used the bus everywhere except from MK to EPCOT and didn't have a problem. We even got 2 TS meals in and more attractions at each park than i thought we would. If starting EPCOT I would hit HS next, over to AK and finish at MK. Good luck and have fun, it's a blast!

 

[Amberleefuta]

Thanks. We are celebrating my birthday that day so I am making shirts that have mickey and minnie on the front with balloons while the back will have 4 parks 1 day. I'm so excited to attempt this. We have done 3 in 1 day but not 4.

 

[Ensusieasm]

Hey all! We are going to attempt to do 4 parks in 1 day on September 24th. We have a morning ADR at 0830 at Akershus in epcot. Where would you suggest we go from there? We are disney veterans and have no kids. Any advice will be greatly appreciated.

Thanks
Amberlee

Get a fast pass for the new Soarin' Over the World ride, and the new Frozen ride, then hop to the next two parks. Save the last park either for the nighttime show you want to see most, or the park that stays open latest. You will only have time for the highlights at each park. I would try to do anything new.

 

[Toadi]

I did this a few years ago and had a blast. Started at AK with my family; after we were done there, I started my quest. Had to use all forms of transportation; in each park had to do one attraction and buy one souvenir or snack. My ending park was the one with the closest bus stop back to my resort. From AK took bus to MK, monorail to Epcot, boat to DHS & bus back to my resort. Lots of fun!