Planning help needed: order of parks and meal plan etc

[ensyed]

We are going in 2 weeks w teen kids. It's peak season.
Do u think the order of the parks is irrelevant? Universal vs Disney parks?
Should we do any particular park on the sat/sun vs weekdays or will they all be crazy?

Is there any ben fit to signing up for the Disney meal plan? We don't care about character meals and not staying at a Disney hotel

Thx so much

 

[pangyal]

You can't get the dining plan if you are not staying onsite.

With regards to the other questions, weekends will always be busier.

 

[Disney Khaleesi]

We prefer to do Universal first and end with Disney, but I am not a mega rollercoaster fan so Universal, while enjoyable, doesn't hold to same appeal to me that Disney does.

It's going to be crazy busy no matter what day you go. You can't utilize the Dining Plan unless you're staying onsite, so that won't be a factor for you.

 

[Rhianna.07]

Teens always will like Universal better because they have more thrill rides and roller coasters which they will like so you could do that park first but weekends will be busier in both parks most of the time. It's a hit or miss with universal on the weekends, sometimes it is super busy and sometimes it won't be busy at all depending on the season but right now, it's about to be spring break so it's going to be crazy either way.

 

[chris benton]

Since you are not staying at a Disney hotel, like a previous poster said, you cannot get the Dining Plan. You might also want to avoid the emh parks since you will not have access to the extra hours, and those parks tend to be busier.

 

[rwdavis2]

To beat crowds most planning sights say that being at the entrance gates at any park before they open and doing the headliner rides first always beats having a touring plan.

Have you made Fastpass reservations yet?

Although irrelevant at this point, but for future reference, the dining plan is not designed to save you any money.