On average, how many rides?

[budafam]

On average, how many rides can you get on in a day?

I'm trying to just pick out what we really want to make sure to get on but also make sure I'm not being completely unreasonable here. MK will be our first day and we're only going to focus on Tomorrowland (3 rides) & Fantasyland (5 rides) for the first day. I'm going to attempt Fast Passes but with this being our first trip, I think we'll be stuck in awww at a few points throughout the park.. lol..

 

[ashenbiez]

we're just two adults, so we travel through the parks pretty quick, but i've never had a problem riding everything in the park in one day.
you just need to be sure to get fastpasses whenever you can - they really save a TON of time! And if you don't use them or pass them on to someone else they make great FREE souvenirs!

its a good idea to plan to take it slow your first time, though. we'll be there the 11-18th of may, and our plan is to SLOW DOWN and take it all in all over again!

 

[cbg1027]

It varies all the time and depends on a lot of factors. In MK, I ride a lot more than I do at the other parks because there are more attractions and they are placed closer together.

At AK, for instance, the attractions are very spread out and a lot of the things take a long time to see. I guess your question is better answered by park because it's hard to compare the four.

Having a good touring plan and using FP's will increase the amount of attractions you get to do.

So knowing that I go at RD and stay until right after lunch, I get an average of:
15 attractions at MK
8 at Epcot
9 at AK
7 at HS

MK -

 

[FlightlessDuck]

At MK, at least 15, and that's with taking a break between lunch and dinner, and without extra magic hours. In July.

 

[One_Song]

It's totally reasonable to think you can ride most/all of the MK rides in one day. It's definitely the easiest park to navigate.

While it's smart to have a plan, be flexible once you're there. Like you said, you will get awestruck-- it's part of the magic! Don't get stressed about sticking to a schedule.

 

[budafam]

Thank you everyone. I now have a much better idea of what we could *possibly* do but yes, I am definitely staying open in our schedule to experience all types of new things. I'm so used to going to Six Flags where you maybe get on 4 rides a day if you're lucky (YUCK!)

 

[kathy884]

We have 16 attractions planned at the MK for a busy March day (crowd level 10) // I'm counting the night time parade as one and the fireworks as one. We also will take some time out around dinner // have reservations at the Polynesian for dinner. // Also note that the attractions we are planning include all the headliners -- most popular in the park. // We'll be there at rope drop and will follow a touring plan, The park is open till midnight, and I'm sure we could fit more in if we want, but we are concentrating on our favorites and may do a few we really like a second time with fastpass depending on what we feel like doing.

A plan like ours is extremely doable if you get there early, even on a super crowded day like we are doing. You can get a lot in. If you are going a popular time of year, you might want to subscribe to www.touringplan.com and for $10 pick a plan that has attractions that most closely has what you want to do, add or subtract based on interests, and follow that to do rides in an order and get fastpasses in an order that will let you see a lot quite efficiently minimizing time in line.

At DHS -- There are eleven things we have planned and again if we have time with Fastpass we might do favorites more than once. And one of these is Fatasmic and we are taking time out to eat table service at Mama Melrose and forked out $ for the Fatasmic dinner package to have some reserved seating to the show and a separate entrance where we don't have to line up quite as early.

 

[coconutprincess]

I see you are going in May. Enjoy it and take your time!!! May isn't the most crowded so you should be able to do your must do attractions. Some rides will always have lines like Dumbo and Peter Pan, but the rest should be manageable!

 

[LaurenT]

You'll be able to do fantasyland and tomorrowland with no problem. Do Dumbo first. Then grab a space mountain fast pass. Then hop on Peter Pan, then Winnie the Pooh, then Buzz Spaceranger Spin, then you can do the rest in whatever order is convenient. You'll be done with all of it and have lots of time to spare......assuming, of course, that you're there when the park opens.

 

[dolphindan1]

You'll be able to do fantasyland and tomorrowland with no problem. Do Dumbo first. Then grab a space mountain fast pass. Then hop on Peter Pan, then Winnie the Pooh, then Buzz Spaceranger Spin, then you can do the rest in whatever order is convenient. You'll be done with all of it and have lots of time to spare......assuming, of course, that you're there when the park opens.

I disagree with this a bit...I would get the FP for PP...ride Dumbo, Caroseul, Pooh, ITASW ride PP with FP before u leave FL or save it for later...and then go to TL get next FP for Space, ride Buzz and whatever else and use FP before you leave TL...should get both lands done before noon...then you have all evening for AL, FL, and LS...gather FPs for the big rides ASAP

WE always gather and save FPs for the evening so that may be an option too

I would concentrate on Fantasyland at RD...it will gather the most crowds as the day goes along...get in, get it done and get out....

 

[loislane]

I vote for not worrying about trying to fit it all in. It just gives you something to look forward to during your next trip.

 

[HydroGuy]

FWIW, Newsweek pegs it at 9 rides per day. DISers are more knowledgeable than the average WDW visitor and will likely do better.

See

http://current.newsweek.com/budgettravel/2010/12/how_many_rides_do_you_ride_on.html