Park Strategy?

[mrcjab]

Hello all! My husband and I leave in 2 days for my first trip to Disney!
What is the best strategy for the rides? I know to get there very early, but I'm wondering which rides should you actually ride and which ones do you get fastpasses for?
And where exactly is Mission:Space located? It's not on this old map I'm using.
Many thanks to all for all the great info here!

 

[Pooh67_68]

You have to do tower of terror!!
As for fastpasses it really depends on how crowed the parks are and wich rides you want to ride.
Enjoy your first trip you will love it.

 

[angey77]

Mission Space is right next to Test Track.
My opinion with the parks is go to the left, everyone runs to the right. Same with all the lines if they split (like Pirates).
AK, hit Kilimanjaro Safari first, early morning is the best time to go, and it gets you out of the front of the parks with the crowds.
As soon as I get to the parks, I like to get a FP for Space Mountain in MK, TT in EPCOT (although I don't see this one running out as fast as it used to thanks to Mission Space), RnRC or ToT in MGM (ToT usually has a shorter wait than RnRC at open, so we get a FP for RnRC and stand in line for ToT).
Also, if you are in EPCOT more than one night, take the time during Illuminations for one and hit TT and Mission Space. We basically walk onto TT every time and circling the building at night at that top speed is great!

 

[mrcjab]

Thank you for the tips!

 

[Dan Murphy]

Enjoy your first, magical WDW, mrcjab!!!! Let us know how much you are taken up by it all when you return!!!! And welcome to the DIS!!!!!!!


Dan