One day: MK or Park Hopper MK/EP, which order?

[Phijammamama]

WDW veteran but having a hard time deciding what to do. I added a quick trip before a cruise, only one day in the parks with my daughter. She loves MK but won't ride Space or 7 dwarves. BTMRR is still closed. Staying at Boardwalk. HEA is a must. Do we book LL for afternoon for MK and rope drop EP since it’s right there? Or should we just maximize our time at MK rope drop to close? Would save me $150 too. I’m torn. Also, I will be in a scooter. Thanks!

 

[ruadisneyfan2]

WDW veteran but having a hard time deciding what to do. I added a quick trip before a cruise, only one day in the parks with my daughter. She loves MK but won't ride Space or 7 dwarves. BTMRR is still closed. Staying at Boardwalk. HEA is a must. Do we book LL for afternoon for MK and rope drop EP since it’s right there? Or should we just maximize our time at MK rope drop to close? Would save me $150 too. I’m torn. Also, I will be in a scooter. Thanks!

Is there anything in Epcot that is a must do? I wouldn't choose the park to visit based on my resort/location. I would choose my resort based on what park I want to visit. Maybe WL would be better for you? Hopping for one day is rough. We have had 1-day park visits pre-cruise many times. Trying to hop would be really cramming a lot into that one day. How old is your daughter? Is she ok with all that?

 

[Phijammamama]

She enjoys Epcot, but I wouldn’t say anything is an absolute must do.

We are DVC and this is a very last minute trip, she loves Boardwalk, so I was happy to get that waitlist come through during Easter week. Normally, I agree and would coordinate my split stays with park days, but this is a completely unexpected quick one day there.

She’s 13 and has unlimited parks stamina (and I’ll be on a scooter due to knee surgery). My biggest hesitation with all day at MK is without doing the rides I mentioned, I’m just not sure if we need 13 hours there. Her priority at MK is definitely Tiana’s. So, if we hopped, I would try and pre-book an early afternoon LL for Tiana’s and leave Epcot around noon via monorail. I’m just not sure with it being the week after Easter if I will get many more LL’s that late after we tap in to say a 1ish Tiana’s. That’s why I’m torn.

 

[gottalovepluto]

Just stick with MK. You are vets and that is a crazy amount of money for 3 hours at EP if it isn’t something you really want to do.

Take a nice meal at WL or a monorail resort if you don’t want an afternoon break. Take a moment and smell the roses so to speak in the park- like, enjoy coffee on main street, browse the shops in the morning as the crowd rushes past and enjoy the little details, check out the windows, etc.

 

[Scalemaster34]

Yeah I'd put that $150 toward a nice meal, or extras on your cruise....

With 13 hours.... I'd take a break and do a ride on the monorail or a boat and do one of the resorts for sight seeing, AC and a restaurants. Then get back to doing MK...

 

[Mouse Tracker]

I'd probably just stick with MK. Put the PH $ towards LLMP.

Pre-book her favorites and add as you can. With a "one day quick trip" you can set your pace (rope drop or casual start).

 

[Phijammamama]

Just stick with MK. You are vets and that is a crazy amount of money for 3 hours at EP if it isn’t something you really want to do.

Take a nice meal at WL or a monorail resort if you don’t want an afternoon break. Take a moment and smell the roses so to speak in the park- like, enjoy coffee on main street, browse the shops in the morning as the crowd rushes past and enjoy the little details, check out the windows, etc.

Just stick with MK. You are vets and that is a crazy amount of money for 3 hours at EP if it isn’t something you really want to do.

Take a nice meal at WL or a monorail resort if you don’t want an afternoon break. Take a moment and smell the roses so to speak in the park- like, enjoy coffee on main street, browse the shops in the morning as the crowd rushes past and enjoy the little details, check out the windows, etc.

“For 3 hours at EP”. When it’s framed like that, sold. Thank you. I wouldn’t have had this question if my OKW reservation wasn’t switched to BWV. But since EP was right there it had me in doubt. This makes more sense.

 

[Phijammamama]

Yeah I'd put that $150 toward a nice meal, or extras on your cruise....

With 13 hours.... I'd take a break and do a ride on the monorail or a boat and do one of the resorts for sight seeing, AC and a restaurants. Then get back to doing MK...

Good point!