Question about visiting parks

[soccermomof3]

We are planning a 7 day trip with a day off in the middle at the end of June. We are planning on going to MK for 2 days, Epcot for 2 days and one day each for AK and Hollywood. It will be me, DH, DD 10 and DD 8. Question is, visiting parks for 2 days, can we realisticly do every ride in 2 days time? Or should we try to hit the big rides and then se what we can squeeze in? This will be our 2nd trip, but the first trip we only spent one day in each park so we didn't get to do everything we wanted to do. Thanks for any advice you can me.

 

[dpmfloyd]

i think you'll find that 2 days for MK and Epcot is more than enough. Well planned!

 

[MHSweb79]

You don't need to do "every ride." Get a guidebook and decide which rides are most important to you and make sure you get those done early. Everything else will be gravy! Do you really want to waste time on the Swiss Family Treehouse, Country Bear Jamboree, Tomorrowland Speedway, etc. if your family is more interested in Splash Mountain, Space Mountain, and Big Thunder Mountain?

Also, arriving at rope drop (park opening time) will really help. I read somewhere that you can get more done in the first 2-3 hours a park is open than the next 5 or 6 hours. The difference? Waiting in lines!

Know how to use FP's and be aware that they are good from the 1st return time until the park closes that day. (So if your FP has a return time of 1:00 - 2:00 p.m., you can return any time after 1pm.)

 

[ZoZo]

You don't need to do "every ride." Get a guidebook and decide which rides are most important to you and make sure you get those done early. Everything else will be gravy! Do you really want to waste time on the Swiss Family Treehouse, Country Bear Jamboree, Tomorrowland Speedway, etc. if your family is more interested in Splash Mountain, Space Mountain, and Big Thunder Mountain?

Also, arriving at rope drop (park opening time) will really help. I read somewhere that you can get more done in the first 2-3 hours a park is open than the next 5 or 6 hours. The difference? Waiting in lines!

Know how to use FP's and be aware that they are good from the 1st return time until the park closes that day. (So if your FP has a return time of 1:00 - 2:00 p.m., you can return any time after 1pm.)

All of this is great advice. Do the things you really want to do first, then fit in the more "secondary" things afterward. You're going during a time when schools are out for the summer, so it's probably going to be pretty busy. Using FP the right way can really help -- you can also try using a service like Tour Guide Mike to maximize your time.

 

[drakester]

Since you already have been once not everything is new. First make a list of your must do's. Make sure to get to the parks first thing in the am and FP as much as possible. Once you do your must do list then go back to do the other things you like to do but didn't make the list. And remember you'll go back again some day. Most of all don't kill yourself. Take time to smell the roses and get a few pictures.

 

[Luvchefmic]

agree with pp 2 days each MK/Epcot fine

 

[soccermomof3]

Thanks for all of the advice. I have looked at Tour Guide Mike, Touring Plans and also Ridemaxx. I would to tell all the firends back home that we rode all the rides, but with having 2 girls with us that don't like to be hurried, we will take your advice. We bought the Unofficial guide and have been going thru it to see what everyone's "must do" is.

 

[skiingfast]

It's not that hard to see it all. Start early and stay late. If you are staying on property use extra magic hours if not avoid the park that has EMH that day. If a line is a hour long you can see a few 20 minute wait attractions in the same time. Use fastpass, if the return time is way later in the day skip it so you can get one with a nearer return time.