4 Parks in One Day

[JayMass]

Curious about who else has done this. My family of four has done this three times. It's a crazy day but so much fun. One of the best memories is telling my wife and kids that we can make 7MDT after getting off POC 7 minutes before park closing. I told them to trust me and keep up. We totally made it right before the CM closed the line!

We started this when my b/g twins were 9. We've only ever done one in the parks as a family. This year we are breaking with tradition and spending 3 days in the parks. It'll be nice to slow down. But...the four parks in one day rush is really something!!

 

[disneygirlsng]

I did it last year on my super quick solo trip and it was one of my all time favorite days at Disney! I did over 25 rides, with 19 FPs that day, it was great!

 

[Thecouch]

Do you target the big rides ?. What order do you normally do ? Do you use fastpass at first park ?

 

[disneygirlsng]

Do you target the big rides ?. What order do you normally do ? Do you use fastpass at first park ?

I'll kinda run through my day.
I started at HS with no FPs. Rope dropped RnR, rode 3 times with no pre-show each time. Then went to TOT and did that twice. This was before Toy Story Land opened and when TSM only had one track, so I skipped that. Did Star Tours and was out of the park before 10.
Walked to Epcot where I had one FP for Soarin. Did that Spaceship Earth and Nemo with no waits.
Then got to AK around noon. Got a FP for Navi after riding Soarin. Did that, then waited standby for FOP. Wait time said 90, but I was off the ride in an hour. Then got FPs for Safari, Everest, and Dinosaur.
Got to MK around 3:30 I believe. Can't remember what all I had FPs for but I got lots here. I do know I got one for SDMT on the bus to the park. Also got Space, Splash, and Big Thunder, so definitely could get all the big rides.
Ended the night with HEA. Perfect day!

 

[okilydokily]

We took several longer trips and on the last day we would go to all 4 parks in one day. We really didn't plan out rides, just showed up and did what we could, then moved on. It was actually relaxing I thought. A lot of down time waiting for transportation, walking to nowhere in particular in the parks, and no real plans or expectations. It's a nice way to say goodbye after a 8 or more day trip being park warriors trying to get it all in everyday. The time we rented a car made things a lot easier. For some reason we always started at MK, but I think it would have been nice to end there.

 

[Oneanne]

When I did it my criteria was three attractions in each park, eat something, get my picture taken in front of the park icon and use each type of transportation - bus, boat and monorail. That was before you could book FP+ in multiple parks, so I didn't book any and just did whatever attractions had short wait times... and this approach meant I wasn't tied to a set schedule. It was a blast and I keep thinking I'll do it again, but haven't yet.

 

[disneygirlsng]

When I did it my criteria was three attractions in each park, eat something, get my picture taken in front of the park icon and use each type of transportation - bus, boat and monorail. That was before you could book FP+ in multiple parks, so I didn't book any and just did whatever attractions had short wait times... and this approach meant I wasn't tied to a set schedule. It was a blast and I keep thinking I'll do it again, but haven't yet.

I will say that all 19 of my FPs were made within 15-20 minutes before riding that ride with the exception of Navi, most of them were even within 5 minutes. I didn't have any made ahead of time. So I didn't really have a set schedule either, which was nice. This was during a very low crowd time though and I was solo, which I'm sure helped quite a bit.

 

[JayMass]

Do you target the big rides ?. What order do you normally do ? Do you use fastpass at first park ?

The first year we did we made sure to stay on property so we could take advantage of morning EMH. We also picked a day where the MK was open late. Because my wife and I both work in schools we are locked in to school vacations which means the parks are typically packed when we go. Typically this means a Tuesday or Wednesday in mid-February or mid-April. We don't rope drop but get to the park with morning EMH pretty close to opening. We ride what we can during EMH and, depending on the crowd go to another park where we have FP+s reserved. After those FPs we try to get more and that will take us to the next park. We pack snacks and then have lunch around 3 or 4. We then ride what we can and then head to MK. We try to get FPs at MK but sometimes they are gone by late afternoon. We ride what we can and then have dinner either in the park or at one of the monorail resorts. We then head back to MK to shut it down.

It has worked better some years than others. Last year we started at DHS. We tried to rope drop Slinky Dog but we were too late. However we quickly turned and headed to RNRC and ToT where we walked onto both rides. We were late in booking so we didn't have much for FPs. It wasn't the most successful year in terms of number of rides or FPs but it was still incredibly fun. We especially liked the late nights at MK where we basically walk on Splash, BTMRR, PoC, and SM. We missed Slinky, FoP, and 7DMT. So that's three major rides we missed.

Our best year, following the same plan (before SDD opened) we rode every ride we wanted except FoP--which I should have gotten a FP for.

We also had a car and drove from park to park--which is pretty important.

I think, knowing what I know now, I could probably plan it out so that I hit every major ride, eat well, and have fun. This is what I might do:

1. Have an ADR at BOG for PPO at MK. Ride 7DMT, SM, BTMRR, Splash, PoC, Buzz.
2. Get FP for FoP at AK and then two others and get another FP. Single Rider Line for EE.
3. Try to get FP for Soarin, TT, FEA at Epcot.
4. See where the available FPs take me!!

Instead of the PPO at MK I might choose to rope drop DHS to get Smuggler's Run since I've done 7DMT. Or rope drop AK for FoP which I also haven't ridden.

There are so many possibilities. This is just what we did.

 

[disneygirlsng]

The first year we did we made sure to stay on property so we could take advantage of morning EMH. We also picked a day where the MK was open late. Because my wife and I both work in schools we are locked in to school vacations which means the parks are typically packed when we go. Typically this means a Tuesday or Wednesday in mid-February or mid-April. We don't rope drop but get to the park with morning EMH pretty close to opening. We ride what we can during EMH and, depending on the crowd go to another park where we have FP+s reserved. After those FPs we try to get more and that will take us to the next park. We pack snacks and then have lunch around 3 or 4. We then ride what we can and then head to MK. We try to get FPs at MK but sometimes they are gone by late afternoon. We ride what we can and then have dinner either in the park or at one of the monorail resorts. We then head back to MK to shut it down.

It has worked better some years than others. Last year we started at DHS. We tried to rope drop Slinky Dog but we were too late. However we quickly turned and headed to RNRC and ToT where we walked onto both rides. We were late in booking so we didn't have much for FPs. It wasn't the most successful year in terms of number of rides or FPs but it was still incredibly fun. We especially liked the late nights at MK where we basically walk on Splash, BTMRR, PoC, and SM. We missed Slinky, FoP, and 7DMT. So that's three major rides we missed.

Our best year, following the same plan (before SDD opened) we rode every ride we wanted except FoP--which I should have gotten a FP for.

We also had a car and drove from park to park--which is pretty important.

I think, knowing what I know now, I could probably plan it out so that I hit every major ride, eat well, and have fun. This is what I might do:

1. Have an ADR at BOG for PPO at MK. Ride 7DMT, SM, BTMRR, Splash, PoC, Buzz.
2. Get FP for FoP at AK and then two others and get another FP. Single Rider Line for EE.
3. Try to get FP for Soarin, TT, FEA at Epcot.
4. See where the available FPs take me!!

Instead of the PPO at MK I might choose to rope drop DHS to get Smuggler's Run since I've done 7DMT. Or rope drop AK for FoP which I also haven't ridden.

There are so many possibilities. This is just what we did.

Just throwing another experience out there. I did mine without a car and had no trouble with transportation between parks. Spent just about an hour total for all 3 hops, so averaged about 20 minutes each.

 

[Thecouch]

Im thinking uber would be probably be pretty good option besides MK

 

[ENJDisneyFan]

I’m planning to do all 4 parks this Saturday with my girlfriends on our adult trip. We are starting at DHS at 6am for EEMH. Planning to RD TSL, then head to RNRC and TOT, and finish in Galaxy’s Edge with MFSR and an Oga’s reservation at 9am. From there we’ll head to MK and do a few rides, whatever has the shortest lines. I have afternoon FPs at AK for Everest, Safari, and FOP. After the FPs we’ll head to Epcot to finish the night at F&W. Super excited to cross this off my bucket list!!

 

[Unca’ Donald]

I did it on my own on a Wednesday back in June. Stayed at the Dolphin, rope dropped Hollywood Studios, walked over to Beaches & Cream for 1:00 ADR, Epcot for 2 1/2 hours, Animal Kingdom for 5 hours, and then 11:00-1:00 EMH at Magic Kingdom.

It was one of those things where the circumstances were right, so it’ll probably never happen again, but it was awesome.

 

[monkyby87]

I've done it before, and it's definitely cool, albiet a tiring experience. Disney transportation is the hurdle, as it can be very unpredictable.