AK before going to the ship

[dreamscometrue]

Hi there;
Someone wrote about going to AK in the AM and being picked up for the cruise from AK. Just wondering about park admission. Would we pay for an additional day?? Seems like a waste since we wouldn't be there for very long.
Please let me know if you have done this and what you thought.

Thanks-

 

[Shoevg]

In december me and my family did the land/sea cruise on the wonder. We booked a character breakfast at the animal kingdom. Which was fabulous. And then we did the lion king show, with special reserved seats. This was great as we were in the front row and in all the action that was going on. I even thought at one point that I was giong to get stepped on they were so close. At about 12:30 we boarded the bus and went to the port. It was fine for us as my family had cruised before, and I had worked on the ship for over a year.
The only draw back with this option is you get to the port very late. Since I had worked on the ship, I was still able to get all my reservations. But we just barely had time to eat and then it was time to go to the drill and do sail away. But since our land time was limited, this was the only time we really had to go to the Animal Kingdom. The ticket was included in our package deal for the trip.