4 Parks in 1 Day

[pgowder]

For our daughter's 10th birthday, we want to do all 4 parks in one day.

Our goal is to get a photo (with her bday button) with her and a character in each park. And ride a couple of attractions at each park. We don't have to do all the e ticket attractions, but we also don't want to just do Maelstrom and leave Epcot.

Anyone ever tried this?

What order did you do the parks?

We are planning to do MK last and stay late.

Would love to hear how this went for others.

Thanks!

 

[LSUfan4444]

Yes, we did it a few years ago. Started the morning at Hollywood Studios because I think they had morning EMH, then moved to Animal Kingdom, then to Ecot and finally Magic Kingdom because they had p.m. EMH.

 

[pgowder]

Yes, we did it a few years ago. Started the morning at Hollywood Studios because I think they had morning EMH, then moved to Animal Kingdom, then to Ecot and finally Magic Kingdom because they had p.m. EMH.

How did it go for you?

Any issues?

 

[LSUfan4444]

No, none at all. Because the two parks we hit in the middle of the day (AK and Epcot) didn't have tons to do it wasn't that bad, BUT that was also before the days of FP+.

We mostly did attractions, but did stop for Illuminations. At HS we hit TSM, Tower of Terror, Star Tours and Rock n Roller Coaster. Safari, Kali and Everest at AK. Soarin, Test TRack, MIssion Space and Spaceship Earth at Epcot. Ate and drank in the world showcase then after Illuminations then stayed in Magic Kingdom until well after midnight. No kids and was a long day, but it was fun.

 

[SoonipiLady]

DD and I did it a few years ago. Our goal was to ride an e ticket ride and get a photo with our mouse ears in each park. We started at 8:00 am AK, they had EMH. Tried to ride EE, but it broke down, so did that weird spinning one. Off to EPCOT, got fp for TT, took monorail to MK, ate lunch at main st. bakery, rode splash mountain, took train to entrance, monorail back to EPCOT, rode TT, boat to DHS, rode RR, met hubby & son, rode T of T a few times, then basically collapsed. Oh, and forgot to mention. Was at MK till 3am the night before for their EMH. Was exhausting, but DD still raves about it

 

[pgowder]

DD still raves about it

That's what we are hoping for!

Without having traditional fastpasses it is going to be difficult to ride things in the middle of the day.

MK is open until midnight. If we get back to that park around 9, I think we can get in a few things.

But worried about the other parks. Not sure where to start.

Wish they would hurry and and fix FP+ to allow for multiple parks.

 

[MichelleVW]

I did it once...opened at AK at rope drop and ended at Wishes. Long day but fun.

 

[SoonipiLady]

That's what we are hoping for!

Without having traditional fastpasses it is going to be difficult to ride things in the middle of the day.

MK is open until midnight. If we get back to that park around 9, I think we can get in a few things.

But worried about the other parks. Not sure where to start.

Wish they would hurry and and fix FP+ to allow for multiple parks.

In EPCOT. The key for us was to start at AK at the earliest possible time since A) the travel time to or from that park is most time consuming
B) it closes way earlier than the other parks

If you're trying to end in MK, I would go AK, bus to DHS, boat to EPCOT, monorail to MK. Don't know about fp dilemma, and trying to get character photo in each park will make day longer but definitely doable. We were actually done by 5pm. Have fun!

 

[Reb23]

I did it once and I used only 1 Fastpass. Started at HS and rode RNRC x2, ToT x2, and Star Tours x2. Then went to Epcot and rode Soarin', Test Track and Mission Space. Then to AK just to ride Everest a few times. And finished the night at MK with rides on Haunted Mansion, Space Mountain, and Buzz. Watched Wishes from the ferry on its way to TTC. It was a fun night!
The only part I didn't like was I had to drive to Daytona Beach when I was done!

 

[itsthatdisneygirl]

We did this last year on June 29th to be exact. We got celebrating pins that said #4parks1day written on them. We took pics of hidden mickeys at each park. Rode 2 rides or saw two show at each park, and used our own transportation. We didn't use 1 single FP either

We started at MK after grabbing a doughnut and some coffee from TTA kiosk we were on the ferry at 10:46 am according to my instagram. We rode Dumbo, waited out some rain in Gaston's, rode Little Mermaid then People mover and decided to move on.

Stop 2 was AK we got there at about 1:19 pm we rode the safari and everest plus watched some of the african singers

Stop 3 was HS we got there at 5:06 pm we watched Muppets 3D and rode Star Tours and ToT

Stop 4 was Epcot we got to the International Gateway between France and England at 6:65pm We stopped at Japan QS for curry udon (sooo good) Caught Mike Delgudice (Billy Joel tribute) at 8:00p rode Spaceship Earth and caught the second half of Illuminations.

We definitely slept well that night.

My next challenge is four parks one Christmas

 

[wareagle57]

I did this a few weeks ago. Did every E-ticket attraction. Biggest thing we skipped was Spaceship earth because the FP+ line was 20 minutes for some reason and it wasn't high priority for me and we wanted to get to the next park before it got too crowded.

I went back and forth on visiting HS and MK twice during the day, but ultimately decided it wasn't worth the loss in travel time. I was shocked how fast we were able to get from park to park though, which the exception of the MK. I would definitely suggest driving.

We started at HS because it opened at 7:40 for SWW. We rode TSMM, RnR, ToT, and Star Tours all before 9 and we were off to Epcot. TT single rider, MS:O with FP, Sum of all Thrills, Maelstrom at 11 when WS opened, Soarin FP, Club Cool, Character Spot for Mickey. Stopped at McDonald's for food, and then hit up AK. We were definitely the least productive here because it was mid-day and we couldn't get any FP returns soon enough. But still only around 3 hours to do EE twice, Safari, Dino, and PW. Oh and accidentally caught the end of the very last Jungle Parade. We were at MK by 5 or 6 and it was open until midnight. We rode the mine train and Space last. They were our last must dos and we barely got them in. But I barely had time to run across the park and ride Peter Pan just before it closed. And then they were still running the carousel when I got off that. Then I browsed the stores until 12:30 so I could see the kiss goodnight.

 

[pgowder]

I did it once and I used only 1 Fastpass. Started at HS and rode RNRC x2, ToT x2, and Star Tours x2. Then went to Epcot and rode Soarin', Test Track and Mission Space. Then to AK just to ride Everest a few times. And finished the night at MK with rides on Haunted Mansion, Space Mountain, and Buzz. Watched Wishes from the ferry on its way to TTC. It was a fun night!
The only part I didn't like was I had to drive to Daytona Beach when I was done!

Yeah, staying on property would really help!

 

[pgowder]

We did this last year on June 29th to be exact. We got celebrating pins that said #4parks1day written on them. We took pics of hidden mickeys at each park. Rode 2 rides or saw two show at each park, and used our own transportation. We didn't use 1 single FP either

We started at MK after grabbing a doughnut and some coffee from TTA kiosk we were on the ferry at 10:46 am according to my instagram. We rode Dumbo, waited out some rain in Gaston's, rode Little Mermaid then People mover and decided to move on.

Stop 2 was AK we got there at about 1:19 pm we rode the safari and everest plus watched some of the african singers

Stop 3 was HS we got there at 5:06 pm we watched Muppets 3D and rode Star Tours and ToT

Stop 4 was Epcot we got to the International Gateway between France and England at 6:65pm We stopped at Japan QS for curry udon (sooo good) Caught Mike Delgudice (Billy Joel tribute) at 8:00p rode Spaceship Earth and caught the second half of Illuminations.

We definitely slept well that night.

My next challenge is four parks one Christmas

At Christmas! Wow that's a good challenge!

 

[pgowder]

I did this a few weeks ago. Did every E-ticket attraction. Biggest thing we skipped was Spaceship earth because the FP+ line was 20 minutes for some reason and it wasn't high priority for me and we wanted to get to the next park before it got too crowded.

I went back and forth on visiting HS and MK twice during the day, but ultimately decided it wasn't worth the loss in travel time. I was shocked how fast we were able to get from park to park though, which the exception of the MK. I would definitely suggest driving.

We started at HS because it opened at 7:40 for SWW. We rode TSMM, RnR, ToT, and Star Tours all before 9 and we were off to Epcot. TT single rider, MS:O with FP, Sum of all Thrills, Maelstrom at 11 when WS opened, Soarin FP, Club Cool, Character Spot for Mickey. Stopped at McDonald's for food, and then hit up AK. We were definitely the least productive here because it was mid-day and we couldn't get any FP returns soon enough. But still only around 3 hours to do EE twice, Safari, Dino, and PW. Oh and accidentally caught the end of the very last Jungle Parade. We were at MK by 5 or 6 and it was open until midnight. We rode the mine train and Space last. They were our last must dos and we barely got them in. But I barely had time to run across the park and ride Peter Pan just before it closed. And then they were still running the carousel when I got off that. Then I browsed the stores until 12:30 so I could see the kiss goodnight.

I would like to start at rope drop and go til the Kiss!

 

[tazdev3225]

I did this on May 24th. Started at MK for the opening of the 24 hour event and stayed there til 11 AM. This included being in line for the soft opening of the new Mine Train.

Next stop was EPCOT. Went on Living with the Land and Journey into the Imagination. My traveling companion is not fond of those 2 rides.

Headed to AK and did Kilimanjaro Safaris and I think walked Pangani but not sure about that one.

Headed to DHS next for Star Tours and was there for about 5 hours including dinner.

I ended the day at MK and some more of the 24 hour event. It was a long day but one of the best times I have ever had. I only had FP+ for DHS so everything else was waiting and included 2 very crowded parks.

 

[Babe the Blue Ox]

We did the following on June 6 between noon and midnight. The key was to having fast passes at one park (DHS) then hitting the other 3 a few hours before closing time. Lines are much shorter late in the day than any other time:

Noon- arrived at DHS and caught the end of the Star Wars motorcade. Rode Tower 3x, RnR and Star Tours.

3:30 - drove to the McDonalds on Sherbeth Rd for lunch.

4:30 - Arrived at AK. Rode Dino, Everest 4x, Kali and Safari.

8 pm - Arrived at Epcot via Monorail. Rode Test Track and watched Illuminations. Bought some stuff in Mouse Gear. Returned to MK via Monorail.

9:59 pm- Boarded the MK ferry. I now have a new favorite place to watch Wishes from.

Until midnight - Rode Space, Splash & Big Thunder 2x.

12:15 - Had our first ever Dole Whip. Sweet!

12:45 - Back to the Fort.

4 Parks -1 Day is complete.

 

[pgowder]

We did the following on June 6 between noon and midnight. The key was to having fast passes at one park (DHS) then hitting the other 3 a few hours before closing time. Lines are much shorter late in the day than any other time:

Noon- arrived at DHS and caught the end of the Star Wars motorcade. Rode Tower 3x, RnR and Star Tours.

3:30 - drove to the McDonalds on Sherbeth Rd for lunch.

4:30 - Arrived at AK. Rode Dino, Everest 4x, Kali and Safari.

8 pm - Arrived at Epcot via Monorail. Rode Test Track and watched Illuminations. Bought some stuff in Mouse Gear. Returned to MK via Monorail.

9:59 pm- Boarded the MK ferry. I now have a new favorite place to watch Wishes from.

Until midnight - Rode Space, Splash & Big Thunder 2x.

12:15 - Had our first ever Dole Whip. Sweet!

12:45 - Back to the Fort.

4 Parks -1 Day is complete.

Impressive! Especially with starting at noon!

 

[Babe the Blue Ox]

Impressive! Especially with starting at noon!

Thanks. We find that we can get much more accomplished the last 3 hours that a park is open vs. the first 3 hours. That's why our plan was to hit 3 of the 4 parks a few hours before closing time.

 

[polyfor4]

Did this the first week of June started at AK at rope drop, HS, Epcot, and MK to closing at midnight. We got a good bit done and we took a 2 hour break in between HS. It was fun to say we did it but I wouldn't recommend- you end up spending a lot of time on transportation and we were staying at the poly and using monorail. We also took a day off the next day.

 

[kaite]

We did this on my birthday a few years ago too and also managed to throw in 2 resorts besides our own.
We started with CRT breakfast reservations before the MK opened, then rode a few rides right as the park was opening.
Then we took the monorail to Epcot and did the build-your-own-roller-coaster simulator at Innoventions.
From there we took a boat to Beach & Yacht club, where we had ice cream at Beaches & Cream (highly recommended!).
Then we took the boat to Hollywood, road RnRC, and saw a Beauty & the Beast show.
We ended at Animal Kingdom, back when AK used to do EMH at night. I don't think they do that anymore(?), or if they do, it doesn't go very late.
Since we were staying at Wilderness Lodge, we took a bus to Contemporary, ate dinner at their QS place, and then took the boat back to WL.

The next year, we did it again. Again we started at CRT, but this time we went to AK second, then Hollywood, then Epcot for dinner, and then back to HS for Fantasmic. It was fun but exhausting!

If you want to end with MK, I would start at AK, then take their bus to HS, then take the boat to Epcot (maybe stopping along the way for ice cream!), then take the monorail to MK.

Good luck! (Bonus points if you can throw DTD in there as well)