Do you think this is possible?

[HeatherBean]

I’m taking my sister to Disney, it will be her 1st time visiting. However, we only have 2 full days to visit the parks. We’re going from Sept 26th – Sept 29th. We are staying at OKW, and I purchased us 2 day park tickets. She already said she is up for 2 very long days.
The original plan was to do MK and a park of her choice. She went with Epcot, though I think she picked that because she knows is my favorite. Shortly after booking MNSSHP party dates were released, and is available for our visit. After reading that with the MNSSHP hard ticket you can gain entry to the MK starting at 4, I started playing around with some possibilities.
Now I’m thinking of going to DHS in the morning arriving prior to RD. Do you think the following can be done by say 12:30 so we could head back to the resort and relax for a bit then head to MK for 4pm arrival for the MNSSHP assuming I can get the FP as listed:
TOT - FP
RNR
ST - FP
TSM - FP
GMR
M3D
Do you think that we would be able to ride all of the “major” rides during the 4 – 12 time frame? I am aware not all rides are open during MNSSHP.
On top of that I am also considering upgrading our ticket to a hopper so we could visit AK the following morning without FP and try and do a few of the rides, then head to Epcot in the afternoon.
Sorry for such a lengthy post. Any input would be appreciated.
TIA

 

[minnie mum]

I think that this is way too ambitious for a first timers visit, and completely exhausting to boot. I think that going back to your original idea of doing only 2 parks, which you could experience more thoroughly, would be better than running from park to park and only hitting a few of the headliners at each. But you know your sister and how she might prefer experiencing the parks.

To answer your question about DHS, yes you could probably do that as long as crowd levels are low and its a recommenced day.

 

[loutoo]

Doing four parks in two days might be fun for a seasoned Disney vet, but for a first timer I think it might be overwhelming. Running from ride to ride trying to force as much as possible into a few short hours usually means you are missing what I believe make Disney truly special which is the details. I would stick to your original plan of two parks. There is way more worth doing at magic kingdom and epcot alone than you could possibly squeeze into two days. Let your sister truly experience the parks which are way more than just the headliner rides.

 

[HeatherBean]

Thank you both for your input. I agree, it's a tad much, I think I just needed someone to say it. My sister is so excited for this trip and I'm so exctied for her to experience it.

We are due to get in early on the 26th. If our flight arrives on time (due in at 8:55AM) I'm thinking we should be at our resort no later then noon, we're using the Disney Express. May be I could add a day to our tickets and we could go to DHS then or I see the MK has extra hours til midnight.

 

[minnie mum]

If your flight arrives that early, you should be at your resort by 11. So you could easily be in the parks by noon and spend the rest of the day and evening in a park. I say go for it! Get those FPs made!

 

[HeatherBean]

Do you know if I can call and add another day to the tickets I already received?

 

[Wood Nymph]

We had three nights at OKW last month. I bought four day park hoppers. Our flight landed at 9:30am, we took the ME to OKW, checked in, took the bus to MK and were there by 11:30am. We stayed until closing, which for that day was at 9pm. We got plenty of rides in. The next day was all day at Epcot, although with your schedule, this is the park I would skip. The third day, and second full day, was MK morning with BOG for lunch, AK in the afternoon and then back to MK after dinner. The park was open until 3am for EMH's that night, but few of us made it past midnight. Then next morning was HS and then back to the resort for to catch the ME for the airport at 2pm. All of us except the two grandsons were seasoned veterans, so we knew our way around, which rides to go on and which ones to skip. The kids just wanted to do thrill rides, so that was the focus for them.