park hopping

[skondo10]

We travel to disney about four times a year and each time we go my brother does not go to the theme parks. He has been to all of them but now chooses to stay at the hotel while the rest of us are at the parks. This trip he has decided he would like to do a few rides at each park (except MK he'll do that at MVMCP) on one day. These are the rides he wants to do.

EPCOT: test track, mission space

AK: ITTBAB, Dinosaur, Kali River Rapids, KS

MGM: Tower of Terror, RR

Do you think it would be possible to do all this in one day? We will be trying to do this on Monday Dec. 15th. We're staying at BCV and we will have hoppers/AP's. Any advice on how to get all this done would be appreciated. Have a disney day!

 

[Deb & Bill]

I'd snag a FP for one of the Epcot rides while I rode the other. Head back over to the other one. Then walk right over to Disney Studios (you'd probably beat the boat) and do the same there with TOT and RnRC.

After that, I'd get the fast pass for KS (if they still had them), do ITTBAB and Dinosaur, do the safari and finish with KRR (if it is cold, there shouldn't be much of a line for that one).

 

[tjkraz]

I'd say that's easily doable in a single day for the time of year you will be visiting. Shouldn't be busy at all.

But give some thought to the type of ticket you will be purchasing. AFAIK, the smallest "hopper" pass you can buy is 3 days. The single day passes sold at the gate are good for admission to one park only.

 

[Grumpy37]

Originally posted by tjkraz
But give some thought to the type of ticket you will be purchasing. AFAIK, the smallest "hopper" pass you can buy is 3 days. The single day passes sold at the gate are good for admission to one park only.

Great advice. And remember you have to get the handstamp leaving the park to get into the next one!

As for the actual strategy, get the Mission:Space fastpass first. Since DW doesn't ride a lot of the rides I also have been known to use her pass to get an extra fastpass for rollercoaster type rides at the same time I get myself and DS5 fastpasses for something more "tame".

Also, for the most part they will still honor fastpasses that have "expired" the same day (I don't know why but they do).

 

[sters]

I'd probably do the AK ones first since that park closes earlier and Epcot stays open unitl 9. Both Test Track and Mission Space are open until 9.

 

[skondo10]

Thank you so much for all your helpful advice. We really appreciate it! I hope my brother enjoys himself on our busy day in the parks. We will be doing AK first, followed by MGM and then EPCOT. My brother has an old park hopper to use from years past so we are all set! Can't wait. Thanks again for all of your tips! Have a disney day!