How long in each park

[adele1991]

I am looking at going to orlando next june, august or september for 2 weeks with my partner we are ages 22 and 25 we are looking at doing -
Epcot
Blizzard beach
Typoon lagoon
Animal kingdom
Magic kingdom
Hollywood studios
Aquatica
Wet n wild
Universal
Island of adventure

Can anyone reccomend how long we will need in each park?

We are also looking at going to see a game depending whats on one day/night and also shopping, mini golf ect

 

[g-dad66]

I would do 2 days each at Magic Kingdom, Epcot, Hollywood Studios, Animal Kingdom, and 1 day at each of the other six on your list.

If my math is correct, that adds up to 14 days.

If you need to cut a day, you could do Animal Kingdom in only one day.

 

[michsig]

Surprisingly, this past July when we were in Disney, we were able to do everything we wanted to do in each park (which was A LOT! all of the major attractions) and we were at each park for approx 6-7 hours. Crowds were NOT as bad as we had thought they would be! However, we did do a day at Universal/Islands of Adventure .. DBF is not much of a rollercoaster person so we literally just circled Islands of Adventure, and did a few rides in Universal. Those parks were a huge disappointment.

 

[Bonniec]

I'd suggest one full day at each park and 1 or 2 days of rest in the middle so you don't get "theme parked out".

 

[adele1991]

We were thinking of having a day at each park maybe not a full day at epcot as were not as interested in it. And half a day each at typhoon and blizzard as want to have a few days shopping and rest

 

[T1gger]

Epcot is an awesome park - it might surprise you

Generally 2 days for Epcot, 1-2 days for MK and a day each for DHS, AK, IOA, USF

You wont get everything done but you can do most of what you want to do and if you do want to go back you could do half days at DHS/AK or revisit Universal for the day and hop between IOA and USF

 

[tmoret]

I would do 2 days each at Magic Kingdom, Epcot, Hollywood Studios, Animal Kingdom, and 1 day at each of the other six on your list.

If my math is correct, that adds up to 14 days.

If you need to cut a day, you could do Animal Kingdom in only one day.

Thats what my idea would be also.

 

[andyman8]

I am looking at going to orlando next june, august or september for 2 weeks with my partner we are ages 22 and 25 we are looking at doing -
Epcot 2 Days
Blizzard beach 1 Day
Typoon lagoon 1 Day
Animal kingdom 1 Day
Magic kingdom 2 Days
Hollywood studios 1 Day
Aquatica .5 Day (Spend the rest of the day at the hotel pool)
Wet n wild .5 Day (Spend the rest of the day at the hotel pool)
Universal 1 Day
Island of adventure 1 Day

Can anyone reccomend how long we will need in each park?

We are also looking at going to see a game depending whats on one day/night and also shopping, mini golf ect

This is the way I would divide it up and I've been to all these parks (not trying to sound snarky; I don't list WPs in my signature). May I also suggest visiting SeaWord (not listed in my sig but I've been) for one day particularly if you're visiting Aquatica. That would be 12 or 13 days. Also, I strongly suggest not spending everyday of your vacation in the theme parks.

If you have not decided on a hotel, I would suggest one with a nice pool and spacious rooms. Perhaps, a resort. Here are some of my recommendations.

• Rosen Shingle Creek Resort (awesome value)
• Hyatt Grand Cypress (lots of stuff to do)
• Hilton Lake Buena Vista (convenient to MK, EP, DHS, DAK)
• DoubleTree Universal (convenient to USF, IOA, SW, WnW, AQ)
• Disney Moderate or Deluxe Resorts (normally, I'd list these first but sicne you're looking to do a lot offsite, I'd suggest staying offsite)

You also asked about other Orlando attractions.

First, let me say that I hate shopping but my wife loves it, so, as a result of her, I have learned about Orlando retail. I definitely recommend shopping and eating at Downtown Disney and seeing Cirque du Soliel there. Universal CityWalk is also great and much less crowded. There, you can see Blue Man Group. There is plenty non-theme park shopping in Orlando, too. For outlet shopping, there is the Orlando Premium Outlets (two locations: one by Disney and one by UOR). For malls, I recommend the Mall at Millennia, for it is this ultra-modern mall that happens to be the only mall I like.

Mini-golf in Orlando, on the other hand, is an absolute blast! Disney has two mini-golf courses. Fantasia Gardens is by Epcot and is just a short walk from the Swan and Dolphin. That one is my personal favorite. There's also the Winter Summerland mini-golf near Blizzard Beach. Universal CityWalk has its own mini-golf course. There's also a nice mini-golf place a short drive from DTD called Pirates' Cove which is another great place to play.

Perhaps, you may also want to build in a beach day (or half-day). Maybe a WP in the morning and the beach in the afternoon. I recommend Cocoa Beach. It's the closest beach at 50 minutes away.

Definitely, get a rental car. Here's a great link I found with discounts for Budget Car Rentals. http://www.couponmountain.com/Budget-coupons-deals.html Orlando is primarily divided into four areas. Northern Orlando is home to small but nice towns like Winter Park and Altamonte Springs. Nice shopping and dining can be found there. Downtown Orlando is where you'll find the historic Church Street, but there really isn't that much to see there. Southeast Orlando is mostly just homes and warehouses, but the airport (MCO) is also located there. Finally, Southwestern Orlando is where all the theme parks are, so you will spend most of your time there. All of the stuff I mentioned is in Southwest Orlando.

You purchase tickets (if you haven't already) through Undercover Tourist, as they provide good discounts. For further help planning the WDW part of your trip, you can visit my blog disneyparksplanning.com.

If you have any additional questions, don't hesitate to ask. You can post here, PM me, or contact me at disneyparksplanning@aol.com. Hope this all helps in some way or another!