How many parks can one explore in 7 days?

[Dancingirl]

I am taking a week trip to Orlando with my boyfriend. I am planning on buying a four day park-hopper pass...do you think four days will be enough? We figured the parks could become exhausting and three days relaxing in the resort pool would suit us just fine.

 

[fostrmom2mny]

Dancingirl,
It really depends on what pace and what your goals are. (I sound clinical now don't I?)

You certainly can have an enjoyable time with four days in the park. Myself, I've done the breakneck pace, the something every moment of the day pace, and the take time to smell the flowers and watch the people pace.

Since I never went to WDW till I was a middle aged adult (It was one of those dreams that I had always wanted to experiance, but it wasn't in my financial budget) My son won a trip and we were there for only three days and two nights. That was the breakneck trip. I pushed my body over the edge trying to see everything (gosh what a lune!) that on the last day I could barely move my hips. (To get out of bed). I fell in love with the total body experiance, and I knew that I had to come back, even if it took me ten years to save up the $$.

Since that first trip, I've been back four more times. Each time I stay a little longer, and my pace has been more leisure. I have found that even on my down days, I still have to catch one of the parks for a little while. Which resort are you staying at? That could make a difference.

I'm currently in saving mode again, too early to plan a return trip, but I get my Disney fix here at the Dis!

 

[MomofKatie]

We usually do 5 park days in a one-week visit. On our "off" days, we head to DTD or one of the waterparks.

I try to schedule us 2 days on, 1 day off- if we arrive on Saturday at noon, we head to a park that is open late. We do a park the next day, as well, then relax on Monday. Tuesday and Wednesday are park days, then Thursday is a relaxing day. Friday is the last day, so we hop to our faves and catch all the things we missed during the week. Then on Saturday, we pack up, have 1 last character b'fast, and head home.

If you have 4 day tickets, I'd probably just do DTD or a character meal on your arrival day, then do the rest of the week the same. Have a great time!!

 

[kimis]

I am taking a week trip to Orlando with my boyfriend. I am planning on buying a four day park-hopper pass...do you think four days will be enough? We figured the parks could become exhausting and three days relaxing in the resort pool would suit us just fine.

I would probably do atleast a 5 day park hopper ticket. It would give you more time to do things.

 

[shawn68]

Me and my wife were there for seven days and we did all the parks, however, we really didn't get to spend enough time in AK or in EPCOT. You really need a full day at EPCOT and AK.
We spent the majority of our time at MK and MGM

 

[ZoZo]

Check out the pricing on four-day, five-day, six-day hopper tickets. As you start adding more days, the cost hardly goes up at all (maybe a few dollars a day). Might be worth having the flexibility of having the extra days. Rather than try to cram everything into four jam-packed days, you could do more days for shorter periods (go early in the morning, when the crowds are lighter, then leave at 1:00 or 2:00 and do something else).

 

[pogo791]

I'm with ZoZo on this one. The added cost of the few extra days isn't that much.

The answer to your question is yes, you can do one park per day.

However, I'll bet that once you've been to each of the parks at a break-neck pace, and are sitting back next to the pool at your hotel, you'll start thinking about how you'd like to go on a certain ride again, or you want to go back to check something that caught your eye in one of the stores. And also, why exhaust yourself by rushing from one attraction (and long line) to another for four days, when there is a more leisurely alternative?

My own preference is to stay on-site and use early entry, and then when things begin to get crowded, move on to a different park. (BTW, you'll find that early entry is one of the topics that people have strong opinions about, one way or the other.) Because of that, I need more than one day per park - seven days is about right, with part of each day spent in one or two of the parks, and part spent doing other things.

Whichever way you do it, I'm sure you'll love your visit!

 

[pigletof4]

If you go to undercovertourist.com right now, they have if you buy a 3,4,or 5 day hopper, they will upgrade it to a six day hopper. It's $248/per adult. I don't think they offer the non-expiring on this particular ticket.

 

[xraydave]

If you go to undercovertourist.com right now, they have if you buy a 3,4,or 5 day hopper, they will upgrade it to a six day hopper. It's $248/per adult. I don't think they offer the non-expiring on this particular ticket.

Ditto!!
Why sell yourself short? You can get a 6 day PH for the same price and that gives you the flexability to come and go throughout your entire stay without feeling like you HAVE to see everything on your one day at each park. The price is the same for 4-5-or 6 day passes.

Go for it and have fun. Don't forget to relax a little too. Afterall you are on vacation.

 

[houseofprincesses]

I would suggest that you get the 7 day park hopper so that you'll have the most flexibility. Depending on the crowds, you may not be able to do all the things you want to do in only 4 days. If you have not done so already, I would suggest getting a Disney guide to help you in planning your days - the parks can be a bit overwhelming on your first trip!

Have a great trip!

 

[SGMCO]

I find for us the Hopper cost is not worth
the Extra Money.
I just get the base ticket passes one ticket
for each of the days
we are there and go to One Park a day some
times for half a day, I've never went back
to the same park after leaving but I think
you can do that with a base pass if you
are staying at a WDW Resort.
So you could go back to your Resort relax for
a few hours and head back to the same park to
do some of the things you may have missed.
I'm usually so tired after going to one park,
I can't imagine then hopping to a different park.
It saves us $100.00 a week not to get the Hopper
(something that we wouldn't use anyway)
and we still get to see all of the parks at
a pace that we are happy with.
By doing this we still get plenty of time
at our WDW Resort to relax by the Pool
and not be overly exhausted when we leave to
go back home.

 

[disneycake]

My boyfriend and I are doing 4 parks in 4 days (two of which are sort of 1/2 days) with 4 day park hoppers. It works for us because we only stay for 1/2 day at AK and MGM and Epcot. We'll definitely do a whole day at MK, take some time to relax at the pool, play mini-golf, hang out at the Boardwalk. It is possible to do it at a relaxing speed, however, we have been there 2 other times together so we know what each wants to do/not do, see/not see. And we'll also probably head back to a park or two our last day to go on our favorite rides.

With all of that being said I think it depends on if you have been there before and what your style of vacationing is and where you are planning on having dinner. That last part is important because if you are planning on eating at Epcot one night when you are hanging out at the resort all day you'll still need a ticket to get into Epcot.

 

[newmommie77]

I live in FL and we would go to Disney about 5 or so times a year, and most f the time do an extended weekend (thursday night to monday night) and would manage to pack all the parks into those days, but that was at brokeneck speed, and we left out a lot of attractions. This coming trip we are spending 8 days there, and let me tell you, even with all the times we have been, we will definately find things to do at the parks everyday. But it also means we dont have to stay until the park closes every night, we can leave when we want and relax at the pool, take in some off site dinners (Orlando has some great places to eat) and just relax. So if it were me, I would say get a 7 day hopper.

 

[thunderbird1]

I would spring for the extra days, especially since you're already getting hoppers. If you were just doing base tickets, maybe it wouldn't be worth the added expense for extra days and hopping, if you were willing to really "commando" the parks. But switching parks can take up a lot of time.

Also, some parks have more dining option than others. We could eat at Epcot every night for a week, and still not hit every place on our list, but the other park's options are much more limited, especially AK.

And finally, we find we're able to enjoy the parks much more if we're not there from open to close. In fact, while the kids and I usually do the early mornings, dh almost always sleeps in. Sometimes we meet at a park or nearby resort for lunch, but other times we'll come back to the resort to meet him for lunch, then go back to a park for the evening. So dh sometimes doesn't even enter a park until late afternoon or early evening. But he loves nighttime at the parks, so he's happy to rest and relax during the day while we're madly racing from ride to ride or (on my ds's favorite morning ever) riding Buzz Lightyear 9 times in a row! By evening, we're ready for his slower, stop-and-smell-the-roses style of touring.