Best way to tour uo/ioa w/ short hours

[4HOLIDAYS]

I could really use some expert advise from this board. I am the disney expert for my entire family and friends but am totally lost here.

We have 3 nites after a cruise to do UO/IOA-Thur,Fri,Sat April 19,20,21, going home 22nd. Staying at RPR, CL if that makes any diff.

We found out about a month ago that the Fri, Sat nites are grad nites which means the parks close at 5 to us and we have to be there at 7AM if we want to do HP as early entry(this will be a challenge but we plan to try)

So we hope to get to the hotel between 10-11 and ck in. I had hoped to see the WWOHP at night so this is the only night we will have a chance to. It is already staying light pretty long here in Fla as it is.

How much do you think we can get in that day? Should we stay in just the 1 pk on Thurs? Any park better than the other on Fri vs Sat? Will we have enough time to see everything in both parks if we take afternoon brakes for an hour or two? Also,how quick is it to get back to the hotel for a quick nap?

Fri/Sat nite hope to play mini golf/blue man/movies/city walk meals...

Any help or suggestions is very much appreciated! I'ld like to have a little clue what I'm doing befor we get there!

Thanks!

 

[4HOLIDAYS]

Anyone? I checked this morning and thought for sure I would have several suggestions.

Any thoughts will be helpful.

 

[2girlsmom]

Sounds like a great time to me. We have gone several times now, though I would not say I am an expert, by any means, I'm willing to field your questions a bit. So you said you are getting in @ 11ish, I assume that is am, and without looking at the hours for those days, I would say you could easily do both parks in the time you have for this weekend, especially since you are staying onsite. I say this because being onsite will get you the front of the line pass for your rides, which may be a big benefit here. But since you specificied that you wanted to see HP at night, I would think you would be well served to spend the entire first day in IOA. You can really go whichever direction you want, we tend to go clockwise (towards Hulk first). There is a teacup-like ride over near Hulk, and Hulk is a really good coaster. Plus if you like drop towers, there is the Doom Tower, and Spiderman in this general area, so you'll likely spend some time in the area. Then the toon area with popeye, etc, Jurassic Park. There is an interactive area in Jurassic which is kinda fun, inside the building. That puts you to WWoHP, you won't get onto FJ any faster, but its always worth checking the wait time there, as it may not be too bad. You will likely be able to do most of that area during the daylight, and on to the rest of the park. We haven't caught the Sinbad show yet, so can't tell you how it is, but Mythos is an awesome restaurant inside the park. And Seuss Island, then you can cycle back, hitting your faves until dusk, and head back to HP. The next day you could then sleep in a bit and plan to focus on USF, since it will be a reasonably early day with park close at 5pm (are they really closing both parks?? ) and hanging out in citywalk in the evening, which means the last day you can get up early for the extra hour in HP, and split your day hitting your faves in both parks easily.

 

[Metro West]

How much do you think we can get in that day? Should we stay in just the 1 pk on Thurs? Any park better than the other on Fri vs Sat? Will we have enough time to see everything in both parks if we take afternoon brakes for an hour or two? Also,how quick is it to get back to the hotel for a quick nap?

Fri/Sat nite hope to play mini golf/blue man/movies/city walk meals...

Any help or suggestions is very much appreciated! I'ld like to have a little clue what I'm doing befor we get there!

Thanks!

Since you are staying onsite and will have unlmited Express, I would suggest going to the Studios on arrival day and then having a leisurely dinner at CityWalk. Then...use early entry on Friday for WWoHP and then spend the rest of the day exploring IOA. Express will help you avoid the lines on most attractions so that will help a great deal. Just remember your time will be limited by Grad Bash so try to do as much w/o a break as possible.

 

[macraven]

you have 3 days, thur, fri, sat to do the parks.
since you are staying on site and can use the express lines, i'm sure you can cover the parks easily.

the studios closes at 5:00 for hhn when i go and i can do a lot in that time period before closing.
i run into early closing for the 10 days i am there.
i do hit everything i want to do even with early closing.

if you want to hit the shows, plan you day around show times.
you can still cover the park if you go at opening time.

for your partial day, hit the highlights and catch Mr Pothead at the end of the day.

 

[4HOLIDAYS]

Thanks-I am happy to know we won't miss half the parks with the short days.