New to DIS -- With Some Questions

[JSwitzer77]

Hi everyone! So my husband and I have been planning a trip to Disney World for about a year now. We have finally decided on the trip dates, so now comes the REAL planning. This will be my fourth trip, DH's fourth trip, DS8's second trip, and DS3's first trip. Even though I've been 3 times before, this is the first time I have PLANNED anything. Crazy, right?? So my two big questions right now are:

1. If you do not have Park Hoppers, can you leave the park, eat at a resort, and then return to the same park later in the day?
2. I've read on here that people are planning around fireworks and parades, but I don't know where to find the schedules for these. Can you help?

Our trip will be March 13-March 20. DS3 will celebrate his birthday while we are there! He is ecstatic!
We will be staying at Animal Kingdom Lodge.
Thanks for your help! I look forward to spending a LOT of time here (and already have as a lurker)!

 

[JohnnyB2]

Welcome to the DISboards
Yes you can enter & leave the same park all day. Look up near the top of this page and it will say planning, click there and you will find what you need

 

[wdw102010]

hello,,, go to Disney.com and under parks, then planning you should see park schedules. Schedules should be about 4-months in advance now.

If you plan to eat any sit down dinners in Disney or at Disney hotel you will need to call for a reservation 180 days in advance, don't wait to long all the good times will fill up from crazy planners like me. lol

There are a couple of good sites hope my links work.
mousesavers.com

allears.com

Good luck and have a nice vacation

 

[Disn3y]

Welcome to the DIS! You will learn everything you need to know reading these boards, enjoy your trip!

 

[Metro West]

 

[marlym5]

Hi everyone! So my husband and I have been planning a trip to Disney World for about a year now. We have finally decided on the trip dates, so now comes the REAL planning. This will be my fourth trip, DH's fourth trip, DS8's second trip, and DS3's first trip. Even though I've been 3 times before, this is the first time I have PLANNED anything. Crazy, right?? So my two big questions right now are:

1. If you do not have Park Hoppers, can you leave the park, eat at a resort, and then return to the same park later in the day?
2. I've read on here that people are planning around fireworks and parades, but I don't know where to find the schedules for these. Can you help?

Our trip will be March 13-March 20. DS3 will celebrate his birthday while we are there! He is ecstatic!
We will be staying at Animal Kingdom Lodge.
Thanks for your help! I look forward to spending a LOT of time here (and already have as a lurker)!

we called our travel agent, and she printed us out a schedule for the month we r going to be there that included extra magic hours, parades, and park hours. it helped us out alot. we scheduled all of our reservations around the extra msgic hours

 

[Piglet843]

Welcome!