4 parks in one day?

[CassieF]

So I've decided to do the 4 parks in one day challenge on my last day this trip since it's the day my pass expires, and it will actually be 6 parks in one since I'm from Cali and it's a Premier. Last tripmwe did both castles but this trip my flight is earlier, plus since it's my actual expiration date, I thought it would be fitting. I will have a rental car and I'm staying off site (my first time, yikes!) for this short two night MNSSHP/HEA trip. How would you do the 4 parks for the final day? I just want a pic with each park icon and ideally an attraction in each park, but that's not 100% necessary.

 

[CarrieR]

What time do you need to leave the last park in order to make your flight?

 

[qman6975]

My son and I did the four park challenge during our last trip:

AK at opening (9:00 am) - Safari, Expedition Everest and Dinosaur, took bus to HS
HS at about 11:15 am - Tower of Terror, Rock N' Roller Coaster and TS Midway Mania, walked to Epcot
EP at about 2:30 pm - Test Track, Spaceship Earth and Journey into Imagination, monorail to TTC, boat to Magic Kingdom
MK at about 5:00 pm - Pirates, Splash Mountain and Space Mountain, done at about 7:00 pm

Long day, lots of walking (13 miles according to the app on my phone), can't wait to do it again!

 

[RAPstar]

I was so close once, but we got to DHS just after it closed!

 

[Feberin]

We did three parks in one day but spent a big chunk of time in each and had small kids. I would think four for an adult would be quite doable. We did HS then took the boat to Epcot then Monorail to MK. We rode at least one ride in each park and walked through Epcot.

 

[jpeterson]

on my solo trip I did 4 parks in 1 day without any real issue. However, I did use the now gone express transportation. I did 1 attraction and 1 photo at least at each park. Was tons of fun.

 

[bcrook]

Hello! My grown kids and I like to do this. We have visited each land and did one ride in each park in one day. Sometimes we just eat and do a few attractions in each one.

We like to start with the park with Morning EMH. But that doesn't work for you. We also like to keep Epcot and Dhs together because of convenience.

If you park in the TTC, it would be easier to retrieve your car from any park. I'd end with the park with the latest hours.

That being said, I think I'd do the following:


Park in DHS. Take the boat or walk to Epcot and explore. Boat back to DHS and visit. Drive to DAK. Then drive to MK for the finish. This way you don't to wait on buses. Hopefully the monorail is working, that we you can triumphantly ride to your last park in style.

 

[bcactus]

We just did this a couple of weeks ago. We did use the now defunct express transportation but could have pulled it off without it.
HS: Rock n Roller Coaster, Toy Story Midway Mania 2x, Olaf meet and greet, Jedi Training show (my son), Star Tours, lunch at Backlot Express, Chewbacca meet and greet, Tower of Terror
EP: Test Track back to back (with paper FP's from a ride breaking down a couple days before), Joy and Sadness meet and greet, Sunshine Seasons dinner
MK: People Mover, castle pic, Town Square Mickey meet and greet, Mickey Premium ice cream bars
1.5 hour break in our room at Bay Lake Tower
AK: Walked around Pandora, Flight of Passage, pongu lumpia snacks and Rivers of Light

It was a great day!

 

[karen4546]

My daughter (23) who loves princesses and characters- got a pic with all the princesses and several other characters in one day at all 4 parks. Then she met us at Hollywood and vine and took pics with Santa Goofy and other characters there. She loved it! Of our 4 children -she is the Disney lover. She is married but her dad and I let her tag along on some of our Disney trips. We get a 1br and she gets the sofa bed in the living room. She said one day she will do the 6 parks (2/DL and 4/WDW). I have visited the 4 parks in one day but I don't relish spending time in character lines.

 

[karen4546]

My daughter (23) who loves princesses and characters- got a pic with all the princesses and several other characters in one day at all 4 parks. Then she met us at Hollywood and vine and took pics with Santa Goofy and other characters there. She loved it! Of our 4 children -she is the Disney lover. She is married but her dad and I let her tag along on some of our Disney trips. We get a 1br and she gets the sofa bed in the living room. She said one day she will do the 6 parks (2/DL and 4/WDW). I have visited the 4 parks in one day but I don't relish spending time in character lines.

She did use the express transportation (December 2016)

 

[Hootch]

We did four parks in one day this trip without planning.

We had our FOP FPs, Everest and the safari with Dinosaur, Pimeva Whirl, and Tough to Be a Bug.. DAK had an 8:00 am opening.

We got to the resort. It was not very hot and DHS had good FPs so we headed out.

Dinner was scheduled at Epcot.

Everyone wanted to see the new MK show so we headed over and a few rides and watched. The show.

 

[tobikaye]

If you keep it simple, doing 4 parks in one day can be fun and stress free. I do them unplanned, but I do not care if I do anything specific in each.

For 1 picture and1 attraction, that should not be a problem. The problem is time frame. You did not give us a time frame so this is based on no EMH am and having to leave the park by 2:00 pm.

Since you are on a time frame, I am doing this one slightly different than I would someone with all day. Also, if you are starting later in the day or have specific attractions/food venues or characters, this would change. I would only pick one FP ahead of time for my first park, starting time by 9:15 am, that way you can pick as you go so you can make changes as necessary.

Day of:

• MK: I would start here since everyone one is allowed on Main Street by 8:00 am. You will have your picture before the park officially opens. Then you could either head straight for an attraction that most bypass first and ride or use a FP for something quickly. I would plan to already be on Main Street by 8:30 am, and lined to head for the land I wanted for the attraction.

BONUS: Get a BOG PPO for 8:05-8:20, even if you just get a drink and a cupcake. You could have your picture, breakfast and possibly be on and off 7DMT before the park officially opens. Even if you could not do 7DMT before the parks opens, you could be first in line for a Fantasyland attraction when the park does open. If you have the BOG PPO ADR, I would not make a FP+ ahead of time, unless you wanted two rides at MK. I would make one ahead of time for Park #2 starting at 10:15 am.​

• Leave MK, get to TTC and drive to AK.
  
• AK: Picture and ride FP attraction setup either ahead of time or while at MK. I would pick something that does not take too much time to do, such as EE, PW, or Triceratops Spin. Setup next FP+ as you leave the park.
  
• Drive from AK to Epcot.
  
• Epcot: Picture and FP+ attraction. Most attractions here can take a bit, so chose wisely. I would probably pick Spaceship Earth since with FP+, there is really no wait and, although long, it is close for entry and exit. Pick DHS FP+ as you leave.
  
• Drive to DHS.
• DHS: Picture and attraction and done.

This is just one version I would do since I do not have all of the variables, such as party size and time frames.