First trip to all the parks!

[Aaryana]

Hello! I'm planning my first trip to all the Disney parks. I've never been to Epcot at all and have only been to AK and HS once and each only for a few hours. I've never done a multi-day Disney trip. Anyway, I'd like some feedback on my tentative schedule to try to make the most of my time. I know everyone's preferences differ but any feedback is appreciated. I'm mostly looking for suggestions to economize my time between my FP+ attractions and minimize time spent walking all the way across a park and back again. Also feedback on if my plans are actually doable or not. I arrive on February 15 but too late in the day to go to a park. I'll be staying at Pop Century. This is a solo trip, but I do plan to meet characters! I discovered how much fun it is after doing a character breakfast at Aulani last year.

February 16: Arrive at Epcot at Rope Drop and head for The Seas with Nemo and Friends and Turtle Talk with Crush. Then grab breakfast at Sunshine Seasons and try to squeeze in Living with the Land before heading to my first FP+ at 10:50 am Journey into Imagination with Figment. I'll try to squeeze in a Character Meet before heading my next FP+ at 12:25 pm for Spaceship Earth. After Spaceship Earth, I'll go straight to Ellen's Energy Adventure to rest up before Test Track and then heading to World Showcase. My FP+ is at 1:55 pm for Test Track. Is that too ambitious for the first half of my day? After the morning, I plan to just leisurely stroll around the World Showcase. I'd like to do a few Character Meets (Duffy, Jasmine, Belle, Mulan for sure) and snack around the world. Are there any characters that are only at Epcot that I would need to for sure meet this day?

February 17: Breakfast at my resort then arrive at Magic Kingdom at Rope Drop and head straight to BTMRR. Hopefully meet Woody and Jessie after the ride. Head to Fantasyland and ride Peter Pan's Flight. My first FP+ is at 11:10 to meet Anna and Elsa. I'll probably try to meet another character or two (hopefully Ariel, Merida, or Cinderella) before my FP+ at 12:20 for 7DMT. Grab lunch at Columbia Harbor House and shop at Liberty Square. My last FP+ is at 1:50 for Haunted Mansion. If I can snag more FP+ after my last one, I will. I'll ride any rides that I missed before in Fantasyland and finish up any character meets I still want in Fantasyland or on Main Street. I'll either snag a FP+ for Space Mountain or wait until the parade and ride it then. Once in Tomorrowland, I'll ride Buzz's Space Ranger Spin and try to meet Buzz.

February 18: Going to the runDisney expo and Disney Springs. Will probably take a break from the parks and relax some. But I may go back to Epcot or MK later in the day.

February 19: Rope Drop at Hollywood Studios. Do the Great Movie Ride before my first FP+ at 9:20 for Toy Story Midway Mania. Then my second FP+ for Voyage of the Little Mermaid at 10:30. Meet some characters or shop then my 3rd FP+ at 11:30 for Star Tours. Anyone have suggestions for quick service at HS? I'll grab a bite then go to/try to get FP+ for the Frozen Sing A Long, Beauty and the Beast Live on Stage, Fantasmic, Tower of Terror, and Rockin' Roller Coaster. Is there anything else I should do at HS? Seems like my day will finish up fairly early? It just doesn't seem like there's much to do.

February 20: Rope Drop at Animal Kingdom. I'll grab breakfast and try to meet some characters (especially want to meet Pocahontas!) before my first FP+ at 10:00 for Kilimanjaro Safaris. My next FP+ is at 12:10 for Expedition Everest. Grab lunch after at the Yak and Yeti quick service. Spend some time in Asia before heading to Dinoland for my FP+ at 1:50 for Dinosaur. I'm skipping the Kali River Rapids. I don't enjoy getting wet on rides. Not really sure what else to do in AK? This is the park I'm least familiar with...

I really appreciate anyone who stuck with me for this super long post, and I appreciate any advice anyone has to offer.

 

[DisneyWishes14]

I think it looks good! Not overly ambitious and I think you've kept criss crossing to a minimum. Hate to break it to you, though, they no longer serve breakfast at Sunshine Seasons and there is no longer a Duffy meet and greet You could grab some breakfast food at the Starbucks in EP.

If you finish up DHS and have park hoppers, I would head over to EP WS and go for a stroll. If you don't have hoppers, you could always go to the Boardwalk early evening and catch the magicians and jugglers over there.

 

[Aaryana]

Bummer about Duffy.

Not too sad about the breakfast. I'm always happy with Starbucks. I don't currently have a Park Hopper but I'm considering upgrading to an AP during my visit, which I believe would give me hopper ability?

 

[CynBeth]

At AK make sure to walk the animal trails both in Africa and Asia and see the Flights of Wonder show.

 

[g-dad66]

I'd head to Peter Pan first before doing Big Thunder Mountain Railroad. I realize this causes some backtracking but you haven't gone out of your way much to stop at Peter Pan before heading from there into Frontierland.

If you do Big Thunder and meet characters first, the wait for Peter Pan is going to be substantial (probably 30-40 minutes) by the time you get there.

Also, for Animal Kingdom, I'd recommend the Festival of the Lion King. I think it's the best show in all of the parks.

 

[taythecray]

As for your Epcot plan the morning is definitely doable. You should have plenty of time for the 3 rides before your 10:50 fp and enough time for a character meet in between (highest we saw the character spot wait was 30min last week). I believe Mulan is only at Epcot along with Belle since she only meets at MK during her attraction/play.

As for the Studios, I can't comment on food since we didn't eat there but I would recommended doing some of the things that will be closing soon (stunt show, Mike and Sulley meet and greet, maybe lunch back near that area as well?) We saw plenty of fastpass availability for tower of terror when we went but surprisingly not for fantasmic once it hit 3ish.

 

[Aaryana]

I'd head to Peter Pan first before doing Big Thunder Mountain Railroad. I realize this causes some backtracking but you haven't gone out of your way much to stop at Peter Pan before heading from there into Frontierland.

If you do Big Thunder and meet characters first, the wait for Peter Pan is going to be substantial (probably 30-40 minutes) by the time you get there.

Also, for Animal Kingdom, I'd recommend the Festival of the Lion King. I think it's the best show in all of the parks.

Thanks! I will definitely hit Peter Pan first! Then run over to BTMRR and meet Woody and Jessie. Will the wait for BTMRR be very long by then? Those are the only 2 things I want to do in that area. I used to love PotC, but now that you get soaked on it, I'm not a fan any longer.

I'll also be sure to catch Festival of the Lion King, thanks!