How long to plan for water park?

[hamilkm]

I am taking my younger cousins (23 and 15) to Disney the week before Memorial Day. The tickets I got from my travel agent for them came with one water park day, so we are going to a water park for the first time. We usually don't do water parks because we have a decent water park in our home town (not Disney caliber, but it does have slides, a lazy river, and a wave pool).

My question is how long to plan for the water park? We are planning to go on Friday, May 27th. I have my cousins looking at the slides and stuff to decide which park they would rather go to. I was planning to get there when the park opens. Since we don't have park hoppers, I added an extra day so I could make night time fast passes for that evening. Thought it would give them a chance for an extra ride or two. I have to make fast passes in a couple of days and was wondering what times I should make these fast passes for? I am thinking of doing either Epcot or HS (big tower of terror fans). Thanks so much!

 

[kdonnel]

We usually get there when it opens at 10am and stay until 5 or 6.

 

[hamilkm]

The water park hours for our day are 10-5. MK and HS (EMH) are both open til midnight. I may try for one of those 2 parks and maybe catch fireworks. It's just an "extra" day, so if we are worn out and don't want to do it, it's not a big deal!

 

[siskaren]

I get there when they open, and I'm ready to leave by 2.

 

[ChristophersMom2]

I would recommend getting there when they open and riding the headliners first thing as many times as possible, then relaxing in wave pool/lazy river or smaller slides the rest of the day. We are usually ready to head out by 3-4pm. Then take a shower back at the room and do a late MK night. We did Blizzard Beach on Sunday before Memorial Day last year and it was great. Planning to do the same this year.

 

[hamilkm]

Thanks guys! It sounds like we might be ready to head about by 3 or so which will work well. I was really wanting to get a second set of Epcot fast passes in just in case Frozen/Soarin' happen to be open. I am hoping to be at Epcot by 6, eat cs dinner around the world show case and hope to get in a Tier 1 FP. (This will not be our only Epcot day, only a chance to hopefully catch a ride). If these rides aren't going to be open it will either be HS or MK!