Strategy for 1.5 day park to park

[Doc Goofy]

We will be arriving MCO about noon on a Thursday in October and checking in for one night at HRH. I'm getting two day park to park tickets so that we can at least enjoy a few hours at the parks on arrival day - and then take advantage of EE next morning to see DA/ride Gringott's. Realizing that we won't get to the parks until at least 2:00 on Thursday and that US closes at 5:00 for HHN that day (IOA 7:00), what would be a good way to spend those few Thursday afternoon/evening hours? WWHOP is our main objective this trip. Should we try to see as much of Hogsmeade as we can and maybe even ride FJ without an awful wait - or use our Express privileges to ride Spiderman etc. that afternoon and just stay away from WWOHP completely? (Leaving both sides of WWHOP to do Friday.) Thank you for your advice.

 

[kwdw]

We will be arriving MCO about noon on a Thursday in October and checking in for one night at HRH. I'm getting two day park to park tickets so that we can at least enjoy a few hours at the parks on arrival day - and then take advantage of EE next morning to see DA/ride Gringott's. Realizing that we won't get to the parks until at least 2:00 on Thursday and that US closes at 5:00 for HHN that day (IOA 7:00), what would be a good way to spend those few Thursday afternoon/evening hours? WWHOP is our main objective this trip. Should we try to see as much of Hogsmeade as we can and maybe even ride FJ without an awful wait - or use our Express privileges to ride Spiderman etc. that afternoon and just stay away from WWOHP completely? (Leaving both sides of WWHOP to do Friday.) Thank you for your advice.

I'd suggest going to US your first afternoon and head straight to DA. Don't even try to do EFG that day, just see the sights. There is alot to see, but you'll be oriented for the next day.Take the Hogwarts Express to IOA at you are getting kicked out of US for the party.

On day two, you'll have time to do both parts of HP and do Spider-Man. Go to US first during EE to do Gringotts. I'm guessing you'll still need to be there really early, well before EE starts to get onEFG without a long wait, but hopefully folks will keep posting wait times. Who knows, by October waits could be under an hour!