MK two day strategy Oct with extended hours...help

[dancebird78]

I am going to MK for two days in Oct. the 29th and 30th. The hours are now extended, so now I'm thrown off. We are staying with relatives the 28th and planned to check in to the PoP at 8am on the 29th to get to Mk at 9am when it was originally scheduled to open. Now, it will open at 8am. So, do I try and check in at 7:30? I am traveling with my husband, 9yr and 6yr old. Is it best to attempt rope drop, then go back to the resort mid day to relax/pool then head back to MK for night time activities? Our second day, MK opens at 8am now (party that night, so we have to leave at 7pm). I'm thinking we sleep in a little the second day? get to MK at 9am or 9:30? We already have our fast passes for the big ticket rides and our ADR's for both days. I'd like to maximize our time but also be realistic. We are early risers but these will be two busy days. Should I just follow my initial plan regardless of the extra hour(s)?

Can we drive to the TTC and go straight to MK that first day (check in online)? I guess we'd have to pay for parking since we would not have received a parking permit from the hotel? Thanks if you read and followed all of this! I'm getting a little nervous that we'll have high crowds. We are so limited in time as it is.

 

[glassslippergirl]

If you pay for parking, you can take your parking pass to the hotel desk at check-in, and they will reimburse you the parking fee in cash. In your case on the first day, I'd just go to the park for RD, then check-in to the hotel later in the day.