One Day to Hop. Can we do it?

[scrappinmom]

We do all 4 on our last full day every trip - ever since my girls were 4 & 9, so even when they were little. We'd start at AK - ride EE & Safari, bus hop to HS ride RNR & TOT, & TSMM, take the boat to Epcot - Ride Test track, & do Character Spot - monorail to MK ride Space, Splash & BTMR & then end the trip with HM then Wishes. We'll be trying again in June - but we will see how this works with the new FP+

 

[mrzrich]

We do all 4 on our last full day every trip - ever since my girls were 4 & 9, so even when they were little. We'd start at AK - ride EE & Safari, bus hop to HS ride RNR & TOT, & TSMM, take the boat to Epcot - Ride Test track, & do Character Spot - monorail to MK ride Space, Splash & BTMR & then end the trip with HM then Wishes. We'll be trying again in June - but we will see how this works with the new FP+

1. Starting at AK at RD without FP should not be a problem for the 2 rides that you want to do there.
2. I would get FP+ at DHS for TSMM and TOT. Will you be doing single rider? RNR may be tough without it. You can get FP+ #3 for something else, and either use it, or let it expire then you can get more FP at other parks.
3. Check for FP #4 when you arrive, You may not be able to snag a convenient FP+ #4 for TT but you may get lucky with character spot. Just depends on timing and crowds that day. Will probably have to single rider TT.
4. MK. Check for FP + when you arrive. I did great at MK finding FP's # 4,5 and 6 between the hours of 7 and 9 pm, but this was last week, not June. The beauty of additional FP is that you can get a new one as soon as you use your last one, you dont have to wait until the end of the hour long window.

Know where the kiosks are before you go.

 

[shanna herr]

I would do rope drop at MK, since you can ride so much because attractions are close together, leave around lunchtime, then I would hit Epcot, since most people hit Spaceship Earth early. I would wait for Soarin, do single rider for Test Track, maybe Mission to Mars (whatever the real name.) I would finish up Future World with Figment, go through Canada and England, then take the International Gateway and do DHS with Fastpasses at Toy Story, ToT and Sing a long, Single rider line at RRC then boat back to Epcot, do the other side of World Showcase!

It I wasn't fried, or my hotel was near, I'd go back to MK for fireworks and a ride or two.

Thank you so much for these great suggestions. There are five if us. 21 year old twin girls, 17 year old girl, and my hub and me. The trip is a college and high school graduation gift to the girls. Doing a 3 day Royal Caribbean Cruise on the back end of the week. We haven't been to WDW since 2003.
We will be driving from the wyndam resort so we would get there right at rope drop. I think I like the idea of starting at MK and hitting all the thrill rides there in the morning and then heading to EP after for lunch and some thrill rides. Then over to DHS for the thrill rides and then back to MK for the classics and Wishes. It will be a long day and I hope I can keep up with my energetic girls!

 

[Robo]

I think I like the idea of starting at MK and hitting all the thrill rides there in the morning and then heading to EP after for lunch and some thrill rides. Then over to DHS for the thrill rides and then back to MK for the classics and Wishes. It will be a long day and I hope I can keep up with my energetic girls!

CAUTION!
Since you are not staying at a WDW Resort, do NOT go to MK at 9AM on May 28.
(MK has AM EMH that day.)
MK will already be busy with WDW Resort guests by 9AM, and thousands of others will be flooding in.

I tried to stress this earlier in this thread.
It is the reason I asked you about your DATES.

Also, you will not get to be at Rope Drop or see MK's Rope Drop Ceremony on that day.
Rope Drop will have been at 8AM.

 

[angierae]

In 2013 we went to MK in the morning met Peter Pan (the entire point of that morning), and stuck around until lunch, then hopped to DHS, spent the day there, saw Fantasmic!, went to the Poly and had a late dinner at Captain Cook's, then went back to MK for late EMH. It was an exhausting but fun day (we were in Florida for another event and stayed over to do the Halloween party on Sunday night, one full day in the parks on Monday, and then flew home Tuesday)

 

[BigHeroKen]

We were able to do all four parks in one day a few years ago, in early September, hitting only the major attractions. You really need to have a solid plan of what you want to do because time is precious when park hopping and you don't want to waste it deciding what to do next. That said, I wouldn't do more than two parks in one day again. We were exhausted and the day became more of a blur than a memory.

 

[shanna herr]

Robo,
Since we are driving and would like to end at MK for Wishes and they are open until midnight, where should we start and park?
I appreciate your great experience and advice!

 

[Robo]

Robo,
Since we are driving and would like to end at MK for Wishes and they are open until midnight, where should we start and park?
I appreciate your great experience and advice!

I'm just here to keep you from making a bad decision by heading to an AM EMH park when you can't attend the AM EMH.

Choose one of the other three parks first, and do the "biggies" (of your choice,) then head off to another park, leaving MK for late afternoon/evening... and into the night.

Drive to each park. You will only need to pay once that day.

 

[shanna herr]

I'm just here to keep you from making a bad decision by heading to an AM EMH park when you can't attend the AM EMH.

Choose one of the other three parks first, and do the "biggies" (of your choice,) then head off to another park, leaving MK for late afternoon/evening... and into the night.

Drive to each park. You will only need to pay once that day.

Thank you. I was not aware that we would only need to pay to park once for the whole day. That's very good to know!

 

[HatBoxSteve]

To start I hope you can do it I always wanted to try but never did it.

But the most important thing to take into account is closing times.
Animal Kingdom usually closes by 7 so I would go there first and do the Safari first as early as possible, the best time to see the illusive lions. from there Everest, and then Dinosaur. I usually skip the rapids just because I don't feel like getting wet. very doable in 2-3 hours

Then probably DHS, they usually close at 9 or 10 and they don't have many attractions so depending on lines its probably a 3-4 hour trek depending on how long you wait for Toy Story and Rock N Rollercoaster

Epcot could be second but they close at 9 every night, also the amount of walking in Epcot and how much time you are willing to wait for Test Track and Soarin is up to you. You may have to choose either or depending on how you are on time at this point. Also with Ellen's Energy Adventure being a 45 minute ride, although very enjoyable it may be something you may want to cut and save for a more relaxing day.

Magic Kingdom should definitely be last being that they are usually open the longest. Make sure to check the park hours and go on a day they are atleast open until 11. I would start in tomorrowland because most of the rides are in close proximity to each other and it's a quarter of the park you can get out of the way. You may want to skip Laugh Floor, Stitch's Escape, Carousel of Progress, and The Speedway. Unless it's one of your favorites those are easily skipable, plus you'll get to ride over and through them in the People Mover so it's not a total loss. From There in fantasyland I'd skip Enchanted Tales, Barnstormer, and Philharmagic. Hall of Presidents, Tiki room and anything Dumbo like is something you can bypass. the most important thing is fast pass. I would definitely use them on Space Mountain, Peter Pan, and Seven Dwarfs. those are easily a 70 minute wait.

Hope that was helpful, if you have anymore questions feel free to ask, thank you for reading my suggestions