Most Efficient Way to Park Hop?

[loves to dive]

In over 30 years of going there has only been one day we did not park hop and even though we drive only once did we take our car to a park and that was resort switch day on a split stay. If we make FPs we make them in the morning and after those are done we decide if we want to stay where we are or move on to another park. We don't rush and we've never felt taking the Disney transportation took too much time but since we rarely have plans it doesn't matter for us.

 

[SBWB48]

Our FP day is Monday and I was hoping to get some insight from the experienced park hoppers. This will be our first time with PH and while it feels like our plans sound great (without taking into account bad weather) with hopping between ADRs and during F&W, I get nervous about whether we will "waste time" doing so...

It seems to offer so much flexibility even just at the planning stages, and for just two adults (myself and DBF), I can't imagine hopping between parks will be too difficult? We will have a car, but wonder if there are days/parks when we should use Disney transportation? Is it just easier to drive from park to park if we have that option?

Right now, our plans are:

Day 1:
Am - MK
Pm - EP/DHS

Day 2:
Am - AK
Pm - DHS/SW Dessert Party

Day 3:
Am - EP
Pm - DHS

Day 4:
Am - MK
Pm - EP

Day 5:
Am - Rest Day (Unplanned - DS or Resort Hop)
Pm - MNSSHP

Day 6:
Am - MK
Pm - AK

Any advice is greatly appreciated!

Thanks for all the great advice so far! I guess I should have included EMH and the actual day of the week when I first posted to make it easier to judge. Since we are going late September during F&W I had to really think about how to manage that as well...

Day 1 (Sat with AK AM EMH):
Am - MK
Pm - EP/DHS

*Sunday is our Discovery Cove day

Day 2 (Mon with AK AM EMH):
Am - AK
Pm - DHS/SW Dessert Party

Day 3 (Tues with EP PM EMH):
Am - EP
Pm - DHS, back to EP for EMH

Day 4 (Wed with MK EMH):
Am - MK
Pm - EP, then back to MK for EMH

Day 5 (Thurs with EP AM EMH):
Am - Rest Day (Unplanned - DS or Resort Hop)
Pm - MNSSHP

Day 6 (Fri with MK AM EMH and DHS PM EMH):
Am - MK
Pm - AK, back to DHS for EMH

We have park hopped for 20 years. We prefer to drive in most cases - and feel we arrive 10-30 minutes quicker at our destination. Only the MK could be quicker by Disney transport. For adults, Epcot is a favorite to hop to for late afternoon/evening, and especially with F&W. HOWEVER, we skip it on FRI/SAT, just too hectic. We might do Epcot as our morning park, then hop elsewhere on those nights.

I also think driving depends on how your normal travel goes at home. I have a short drive to work, so I don't mind driving. Friends that have LONG drives prefer to let Disney drive them while on vacation.

For a fun day, try bus roulette. Go to the bus stop at your hotel, and take the first bus that arrives. That is your first park for the day. I have done that a few times and it certainly is a time saver.

The bus roulette sounds like so much fun!