Mid Oct Travelers, which days for which parks, please share

[airplane]

HI,
Does anyone want to share the park itinerary w/ me. It's so hard trying to predict which park will be the least crowded every day.
This is what I came up with... Does anyone have any better ideas?

10/13 Thur AM - MGM PM - EPCOT
10/14 Friday MK
10/15 Sat AM - MGM PM EPCOT
10/16 Sun AM-AK PM MK or MGM

 

[Goofy4]

Last I knew Thursday was an evening EMH for EPCOT -- which is perhaps why you're going.

Here's our end of Oct. schedule:

Sun - AK
Mon - MGM
Tue - MK MNSSHP
Wed - Epcot / DTD / DQ
Thurs - Epcot AM

 

[scanfield]

Here's what we're doing, and we'll be there the same week as you :

Wed Night (fly in 3pm): MK (emh, maybe crowded, we'll just walk around if rides are full)
Thursday: AM MGM, PM Epcot (if its crowded at night we'll just hit jellyrolls)
Friday: AM Epcot (do most of the day there, Food & Wine)
Sat AM: AK (emh), afternoon/evening ??
Sun: AM Typhoon Lagoon, Afternoon MK
Monday: AM MK...??
Tuesday: ??

2 adults on the trip, been a lot so know how to get around. We always make a basica plan, but have no problems scrapping it completely later.

We only have on ADR, thats breakfast at 1900 Park Faire (haven't done this one) friday 8am. So we'll monorail to epcot from there.

TTFN!

 

[justus3]

We wil be there for only 3 days, so just sticking to our favorite parks this time
10/13- MK
10/14- MGM
10/15- MK

We may still change things and just play it by ear, but so far this is what looks good to us. I thing the MNSSP is on the 13th, we don't plan on attending if that is correct will switch that day to MGM, and just do MK back to back. Do you think the other parks will be overly crowded when the MNSSP is going on?

 

[lulubelle]

Bear in mind the main focus for us this trip (two adults only) is the F&W Fest.

SUN - Epcot
MON- Universal
TUE - AK
WED- MK (me), Fishing excursion (DH)
THU- Epcot
FRI - Epcot, DTD/Cirque - PM
SAT- Epcot
SUN- KSC (not for sure...)

We leave in three days, cannot wait!

 

[scanfield]

We wil be there for only 3 days, so just sticking to our favorite parks this time
10/13- MK
10/14- MGM
10/15- MK

We may still change things and just play it by ear, but so far this is what looks good to us. I thing the MNSSP is on the 13th, we don't plan on attending if that is correct will switch that day to MGM, and just do MK back to back. Do you think the other parks will be overly crowded when the MNSSP is going on?

I'm hoping that MNSSP on thursday may actually reduce attendance on the EMH wed night for MK (people may wait till thursday night to do MK), and the competing EMH at epcot on thursday. I have no real reason to suspect that that will happen, just a hunch.

 

[Bowen9475]

This is our itinerary:
10/16 Arrive
10/17 MGM
10/18 MK w/ breakfast at CP
10/19 EPCOT
10/20 relaxing day (swimming and DTD), MNSSHP at night
10/21 AK
10/23 Depart

We can't wait! This will be our first MNSSHP. Me, DH, our DS9, DD6 and DS just shy of 3. My niece and her 2 kids, DD2 1/2 and DS5, are coming for their first trip! I think we'll gave a blast!

 

[Chicago526]

Bowen9475, we'll be there the exact same dates!!!

What can I say, I'm a rebel! DFi and I tour the parks just based on what days we want to go to which park, we don't bother with trying to guess which one will be crowded or not! But we are also staying for a whole week and don't have kids so we have the time to wait in line! But, for what it's worth, here is what we are doing. And again, we did NOT research this based on any scientific method, it's just the order we like to go to the parks while on vacation!

Monday: MK
Tuesday: Epcot
Wednesday: no parks today, hang at resort. Evening DTD and Cirque
Thursday: MGM
Friday: AK then MNSSHP
Saturday: day = water park. Evening = MK for Spectro/Wishes
Sunday: day = resort day or another park. Evening we fly home

 

[jackskellingtonsgirl]

HI,
Does anyone want to share the park itinerary w/ me. It's so hard trying to predict which park will be the least crowded every day.
This is what I came up with... Does anyone have any better ideas?

10/13 Thur AM - MGM PM - EPCOT
10/14 Friday MK
10/15 Sat AM - MGM PM EPCOT
10/16 Sun AM-AK PM MK or MGM

I believe Friday is Early Entry for MK, so get there EARLY or everything will already be crowded. I think it might also be MNSSHP so it will close at 6 PM if you do not have party tickets.

Epcot on Saturday night may be VERY crowded because that's when the locals go to Food & Wine Festival.

Sunday 10/16 is definitely MNSSHP because that's the night we are going! So MK will close at 6 PM if you do not have party tickets.

Good luck dodging the crowds! We'll be dodging, too!

 

[BriarRosie]

I'm doing a Salute to All Parks but Mostly Epcot. (aka the "Larded and Loaded" Tour Around World Showcase.) Ok, I am mainly targeting the
F&W festival, and it's much better (fewer people in line) on weekdays.

But I have no plans, except the food and wine events (6 of them!) I've
already booked. No ADRs. No plans to hit a park a certain day.
It helps that I've got an AP and I'm going solo.

If I were concerned about parks, I'd try to avoid parks that have EMH
either morning or night, probably.