Please suggest improvements for this plan

[sonpok]

We are a part of two adults. We are staying at a Disney Resort. We will be park hopping. We will start our day with early access at Animal Kingdom. We will travel between parks using our car. Here is the list of rides we want to ride:

1. Avatar Flight of Passage
2. Expedition Everest
3. Rise of the Resistance
4. Slinky Dog Dash
5. Smugglers Run
6. Star Tours
7. Tower of Terror
8. TRON
9. Space Mountain
10. 7 Dwarfs Mine Train
11. Mission Space
12. Guardians of the Galaxy

Seven days prior we will purchase Individual Lightning Lane reservations for Rise of the Resistance and 7 Dwarfs Mine Train. We will also buy the Hollywood Studios Lightning Lane Multi Pass and try to reserve Slinky Dog Dash, Star Tours and Tower of Terror with return times before 2 PM, then during the week leading up to our visit, modify the Lightning Lane reservations as necessary/if possible to optimize the time slots. Star Tours will be our "burner" ride

On the day of our visit we plan to early access/rope drop Avatar Flight of Passage at 7:30 AM, then rush over to the standby line for Expedition Everest. With some luck we will depart Animal Kingdom before 9 AM and head to Hollywood Studios. As soon as we tap in for our first Lightning Lane Multi Pass reservation at Hollywood Studios (Probably Star Tours) I will start trying to get a Lightning Lane Multi Pass reservation for Smugglers Run. After I get Smugglers Run or we tap into our next reservation I will try to snag a Lightning Lane Multi Pass reservation for Space Mountain and if necessary try to get the times adjusted to fit our schedule based upon how things are progressing.

At Magic Kingdom we will use our Individual Lightning Lane reservation for 7 Dwarfs Mine Train and hopefully a Lightning Lane Multi Pass reservation for Space Mountain. Then because Magic Kingdom is closing at 6 PM on the day of our visit, we will get into the TRON line before 6 PM and that should guarantee us a ride on TRON.

Our last park will be EPCOT. I think it is probably unnecessary but I will get a Lightning Lane Multi Pass reservation for Mission Space if I can and after that we just need to make sure will get into line for Guardians before EPCOT closes at 9:30 PM.

Do you see any issues with that plan?

 

[hardcorestitch]

One thing I would suggest for the Magic Kingdom to EPCOT portion if time permits is to take monorail service from there to the TTC and then connect to EPCOT from there instead of parking at the EPCOT parking lot.

 

[sonpok]

I suppose that is an option, I am curious what the advantage would be. I suppose if the last ride gets us out well after 6 the closing time crowd may have dissipated. EPCOT is truly the park I am least concerned about, we will have around two hours there before closing and only one less popular ride to complete before jumping in the line for Guardians just before 9:30 closing time

 

[Disturbia]

Ok so as I see it:

You will have a LLSP for FOP 8-9 am (not sure if it will be available)

LLMP (you get to book 3 rides 7 days before at 7 am est):

9-10 MFSR (has single rider btw so could book RnRC which is also a tier1) (ride then snag Space Mtn)
10-11 Star Tours (ride then snag an Epcot ride - Test Track)
11-12 TOT (ride then snag Epcot ride - Mission Space)
Lunch and go through ROTR single rider (through exit)?

LLSP 2-3 pm SDMT
Early dinner at 4:30?
Then get in line for TRON 6 pm

Ride Epcot rides, get in line for GOTG at park close.

Sounds like a plan but will require lot of modifying to get times that are within range. Waiting for SDMT is mostly outdoors and hot and availability is better for SDMT (7 days before your trip) vs GOTG (queue is mostly indoors).

 

[sonpok]

We only get two LLSP so we are planning to rope drop FoP and save the LLSPs for RoTR and 7DMT. The unique part of our plan is buying the HS LL but start the day at AK

 

[gottalovepluto]

How far in advance are you booking? If it’s 7-8 days you’re probably not getting a SDD until evening. Might end up having to switch MK and DHS and just do SM standby.

 

[sonpok]

I will be booking 8 days out which is this coming Monday at 7 AM. Once I see how that goes I will update this thread and see if anyone want to congratulate me or help me salvage my plan.

 

[gottalovepluto]

I will be booking 8 days out which is this coming Monday at 7 AM. Once I see how that goes I will update this thread and see if anyone want to congratulate me or help me salvage my plan.

We’re pretty good about both things around here so you’re in the right place

 

[Disturbia]

SDD might not be available but MFSR is also a tier 1 and might have availability the second day of your trip. There was some testing allowing 2 single riders on MFSR. We didn’t personally try it, so maybe book RnRC (also tier 1 but has a single rider as well).

Update: double rider at MFSR was tested but not permanently added

https://blogmickey.com/2025/01/double-rider-queue-millennium-falcon-smugglers-run/

 

[Disturbia]

FOP will take about 30+ mins to ride even with a LL (about 15-20 mins to walk back there as well) and it takes time to go between parks. I would book the HS passes 10 am+ The park to park bus starts at 10 am, we’ve never taken a car so not sure how fast you can go between parks.

 

[msmayor]

IMO you need a lot to break your way with LL schedules. I would expect more than usual competition for LL's because of the holiday crowds.

May the odds be ever in your favor.