Going for a week which parks to do 1st?

[ssatterly]

Ok I will be going for a week with me 2 kids and mom. What i was wondering is about how long does each park take to do. Say the 1st week of Aug? What is the biggest park.
How long does the water parks take to do? Can you do both water parks in one day?

We will arrive mid day on dat 1 so is there anything to do park wise that day? Which order is best to do?

 

[bethzfl]

I've never actually been to the water parks.. so can't help you there.

With your two kids, Magic Kingdom will be most time consuming. It's a large park and you'd need at least 2 days to get the majority of it all in.

My bf and I do Animal Kingdom in a half day.. but if you were to take advantage of everything at the park, it could take a day.

MGM is a 1 day-er for us.

Epcot .. we could spend forever there

Good luck.

 

[inmyis]

With two kids you will probably want to spend at least two days at Magic Kingdom and one day at the three other parks. You may want to do Epcot first as it is more adult oriented and the kids might find it boring if you do one of the other parks first. Epcot is by far the largest park. It requires a lot of walking but has some great things to see. Remember to head back to the hotel for a swim and a nap so the kids and adults are not exhausted for the evening activities.
Both the water parks are fun and unique and each takes about five hours to see properly. On the day you arrive you might want to check out the Magic Kingdom resorts and take the kids for a ride on the monorail. Enjoy your trip.

 

[OffToDis]

You must make sure you do MK on a Sat so you can see
the light parade only night they do this

 

[wildernessfamily]

Just remember to check the hours on the parks. Animal Kingdom is not open as late as the others. So that may be a day when you want to do another park in the evening or relax. So when planning look at your hours. Epcot is more adult oriented but remember they do have the kids craft stations in the lands and that definitely makes it more meaningful for them.