I need some advice on when to hit the parks...

Happyathome

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1st day or last day.

Follow along if you can, it might get confusing...(BTW...TIA for reading!!)

We will be arriving in WDW Thursday (next) around 2:30 or so. We'll be staying all day Fri - Sun, and fly out Mon. afternoon around 3:30. That's 3 whole days, and 2 half. (with me so far?? LOL) We also have a 4 day hopper pass. SO, my big ??? What do you all recommend for itinerary? I'm thinking about hitting the pool at the hotel (we're at the BWI) and Downtown Disney, maybe ride the monorail (you can do that w/o a park pass, right??) the 1st day, use the passes the 3 full days, and then finish up at MK in the am of the last day for the 4th day of the hopper (have I lost you yet? I'm almost done, I promise!!)

Has anyone advice for me? Should I hit the parks on the first day? I'm afraid to skip the 1st day, in case we can't make it on the last (for some reason) but I'm also wondering what we'll do while we wait for the afternoon flight out on the last day. A little info...we'll be traveling with a group, but my dh and 3 dd's will be doing our own schedule mostly. Our group is going on the 1st day, but I was kinda hoping to do MK the last morning so they have the Castle in their memories for the trip home. We're at MK on day 2 for Lunch with Cinderella. My dd's are 7, 5, 3

Thanks for trying to understand this!!! :rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl:
 
Hi there,

We'll be down there at the same time! You state that you are arriving on Thursday. Thursday, Saturday and Monday are the only evenings at the MK that have the Spectromagic Parade at night followed by Wishes fireworks. Maybe you can go to the MK and just watch those (which on Thursday 1/12 Spectro starts at 7 and Wishes at 8). Since Animal Kingdom closes at 5 and MGM closes at 7, after checking in and getting to the park, these probably wouldn't be worth going to. Epcot would be your only other 'real' option.

Have fun! Hope to see you there! We're planning on doing MK on Friday the 13th (I hope they play it up at the Haunted Mansion!!).
 












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