Help me plan my 1 day at the parks

[sushilover]

I am on the Disney cruise that has a stop at Port Canaveral on November 7. We get a 1 day park hopper ticket that is pre-loaded with 3 VIP fastpasses so we will be able to ride at least 3 of the "big" rides. I am going to book us on the first bus to Disney Studios (leaves Port Canaveral about 7:15 am and is a 90 minute ride). SDD and TSM are our only must dos. Should we go directly to TSL and get on the standby line for SDD or TSM? Would we be able to ride multiple times or have to use 1 of our fastpasses? Around 11:30 am, was planning on heading over to Epcot for lunch at the kiosks for food and wine. Only must do here is the refurbished Soaring. Use another fastpass? Then we would leave Epcot and head to Animal Kingdom. i'm guessing we will have to use a Fastpass for FOP. Does this sound like a good use of our time and fastpasses?

 

[gap2368]

Everyone gets 3 FP per day I would try to get s FP for SDD and do stand by for TSM and then do FOP close to park closing

 

[sharonabe]

I am on the Disney cruise that has a stop at Port Canaveral on November 7. We get a 1 day park hopper ticket that is pre-loaded with 3 VIP fastpasses so we will be able to ride at least 3 of the "big" rides. I am going to book us on the first bus to Disney Studios (leaves Port Canaveral about 7:15 am and is a 90 minute ride). SDD and TSM are our only must dos. Should we go directly to TSL and get on the standby line for SDD or TSM? Would we be able to ride multiple times or have to use 1 of our fastpasses? Around 11:30 am, was planning on heading over to Epcot for lunch at the kiosks for food and wine. Only must do here is the refurbished Soaring. Use another fastpass? Then we would leave Epcot and head to Animal Kingdom. i'm guessing we will have to use a Fastpass for FOP. Does this sound like a good use of our time and fastpasses?

I think you can also get day of, rolling FP with that ticket. Ask over on the cruise board to be sure of how that works.

I would think you could do TSM standby at rope drop, but you'll want to use a FP for SDD. Don't expect multiple rides on anything in TSL, but if you can do the day of FP, you should be able to get those for TOT and RNR. Or try to get one for Soarin' for around 11:30.

Definitely have to have one for FoP. I might even use two for that one.

I don't remember what time you have to be back at the bus, but I'd be tempted to end the day at MK just for HEA unless there is a Halloween party on the day you are there. If there is a party, I'd be hopping back to EP for Illuminations or HS for Star Wars Spectacular.

 

[gharter]

Its hard to tell how the line to SDD will be by then. Currently, the park is opening far earlier than you will get there (guessing you might be in the park by 9).
Just looked now and SDD is 80 minutes.
Given you only have 1 day and want to do 3 parks, I suspect you will need to use your FPs for SDD and TSM (might be able to do TSM standby). Then ride whatever else you wish to. You might get lucky and have short lines by then.
By afternoon, Soarin lines are shorter and you may be able to do standby.
Depending on what time you have to leave, FoP near park closing usually has short lines (under 25 mintues). Otherwise, I would keep 1 FP for FoP.

 

[sushilover]

Thank you all for the wonderful suggestions. We are going to try to ride FOP towards park closing and maybe even try to go to MK. Did not want to go there without a FP.

 

[maryj11]

Thank you all for the wonderful suggestions. We are going to try to ride FOP towards park closing and maybe even try to go to MK. Did not want to go there without a FP.

FOP is the most popular ride at Disney and has long waits even at opening and closing, so that one would be your best bet on using a FP. Second most popular would be SDD. I think you could ride TSM stand by because wait times have not be to bad since TSL has opened.