FIVE days!! Advice, please

[LalaCoop]

We are so lucky to be going to the parks from May 15th thru the 19th! DD is 5, and DS turns 3 on 20th, so this is our last freebie trip. We're staying at BWPPI&S, and our MM choices are Tuesday @8 or Thursday @7. Do you think there'd be a benefit to one over the other? Grad nights are Wednesday and Friday, and we don't tend to do late nights. We have park hoppers, reservations for Ariels lunch @11 on Tuesday, and plan on breaking back to the hotel daily for rest/nap. I've never had park hoppers, is there a good strategy? Is DCA less crowded than DL in the evening? Any tips?
Thanks for your suggestions and advice, this will be our last trip for quite a few years, and I really hope for lots of magic!

 

[lk2500]

I haven't rethought strategy with the new Fast Pass system - but typically we start in DCA with RSR/TSMM/Screamin' and head over to the DLR side around noon or after. On Magic Mornings (I would do the 7AM one) we start at DLR and try to grab a night time Fast Pass for RSR later in the day (send the Fast Pass runner over).

 

[tarheelalum]

Which ever park has the early morning entry, try to go to the other park. Also be there before the gates open because you will get the most rides of the day in within the first 2 hours of the park opening.

 

[goooof1]

7:00am MM's are great! Lots of folks don't want to get up that early, so you get a good start.....and even after the park opens, the first few hours are really nice and relatively quiet.

 

[azdisneylover]

I would use my MM on Tuesday because with my bunch, the excitement of being at Disneyland would be easier to get them up and going on Tuesday instead of Thursday. With that said, it is harder for people to be at the gates at 7 than at 8, so I would go Thursday. What ever day you decide, have a plan what rides you want to ride right off the bat, and you will be fine. Have lots of fun!