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[stacy347]

Post deleted ~ changed back to original plan after deciding that a half day at any park wold not be enough but thanks for all of the advice!

 

[beattyfamily]

I prefer going to Early Entry parks if I get up early enough and do as much as I can before it gets crowded and then I head to another park in the PM.

I always try and make MK our first visit UNLESS it falls on a Saturday.

I like ending one day at MGM for Fantasmic.

Other then that I don't have a preference except that I avoid MK on Saturdays and I like being at MK on the weeknight it has Spectro/Wishes, which is usually a Monday.

 

[952LisaR]

DAY 1
Definitely MK in the morning - if you get there when the park opens you will get on more rides with less waiting.

I don't know how old your kids are and if you need breaks or not and if parades are important - but that can factor into which park and when.

On that same day I would do EPCOT - you can take the monorail from MK, so less time will be used hopping.
Then end the day with either WISHES at MK or Illuminations at EPCOT

DAY 2

I would do AK in the morning as well
and then MGM later that day (if there are certain show you absolutely must see get a guide the day before so you can plan out what time you need to be there) ending the day with Fantasmic


Have fun

 

[stacy347]

I've seen a lot of people mention not going on Saturdays so we didn't plan any weekend park days.
Also, we are staying off-site ( I know, I know, it won't be the same but we just could not find anything even close to what we needed for our group on property reasonably). So Early Entry/EMH is not an option for us.

Here are the days:
Tuesday ~ Park Hopping
Wednesday ~ Blizzard Beach
Thursday ~ Park Hopping or DisneyQuest/DTD Day
Friday ~ Park Hopping or DisneyQuest/DTD Day

Nothing is set in stone but I do get to start making my ADR's pretty soon so I really want to make a plan and stick with it


ETA: 952LisaR, I really like your plan...we definitely want to see Fantasmic so an MGM evening would be a must!

 

[beattyfamily]

I've seen a lot of people mention not going on Saturdays so we didn't plan any weekend park days.
Also, we are staying off-site ( I know, I know, it won't be the same but we just could not find anything even close to what we needed for our group on property reasonably). So Early Entry/EMH is not an option for us.

Here are the days:
Tuesday ~ Park Hopping
Wednesday ~ Blizzard Beach
Thursday ~ Park Hopping or DisneyQuest/DTD Day
Friday ~ Park Hopping or DisneyQuest/DTD Day

Nothing is set in stone but I do get to start making my ADR's pretty soon so I really want to make a plan and stick with it

Ok then I think I might do this:

Tuesday, avoid MGM in the AM (EE morning) Do MK AM maybe and get a nice early PS and then you can be in there early with no one around for great Castle pictures...but you can also do this on Thursday too.

Thursday, do MK early (with early ADR) instead of Tuesday or do both days early,
or do whichever park you want to, maybe AK AM and MGM/Fantasmic in the PM

Friday, avoid MK again because it's an EE morning. Do Epcot AM? and MGM PM?

Do you want to see Fantasmic? Will you want to see all four parks?

 

[stacy347]

Ok, so this could plan could work then?


Tuesday ~ MK in the morning, MGM in the evening

Wednesday ~ Blizzard Beach

Thursday ~ AK in the morning (we really only want to go see the animals here...none of the rides/shows really appeal to our group so this would actually not even be a half-day taken up for us), and then do Epcot for the rest of the day.

Friday ~ DisneyQuest/DTD

Thank you so much for your input!!

 

[beattyfamily]

Ok, so this could plan could work then?


Tuesday ~ MK in the morning, MGM in the evening

Wednesday ~ Blizzard Beach

Thursday ~ AK in the morning (we really only want to go see the animals here...none of the rides/shows really appeal to our group so this would actually not even be a half-day taken up for us), and then do Epcot for the rest of the day.

Friday ~ DisneyQuest/DTD

Thank you so much for your input!!

You are welcome. Just keep in mind that you won't get to see much of MK, MGM or Epcot with so little time allotted at each.

I always save DTD for an evening after the parks close and I do the same for DisneyQuest. They don't really take that much time. I wouldn't allow a whole day for them. You might want to allow a bit more time for MK.

Enjoy your planning!!

 

[RevBob]

Checkout touringplans.com for their recommendations on "best days", gives suggestions of which parks are best on what days and what parks to avoid on certain days.