As you can see, everyone is different with different opinions on this. We've been about 5 times (3 young kids), we've never park hopped, we just stay for the day. We used to go back to the room for naps, but then go back to the same park. We have always enjoyed just filling a day with a single park, rather than taking the time to change in mid-day. I really depends on what you want! I personally don't think it's worth the hopper cost.