Three Days

[Eeyore3101]

Sorry if this posts twice, my computer is having a Monday. Anyway, if you only had 3 full days at Disney and 1 half day (not enough I know) which parks are a must? Same with rides and shows? Thanks!!

 

[bigmac5]

It really depends on your interests and the ages of the people in your group. But for me AK is a must see. It is my favourite. I loved Safaris, Kali, Dinosaur, Tough to be a bug. amd for me the best show--festival of the Lion King. We also enjoyed the jungle trek and Tarzan rocks.

Our family was myself, DH, DS11, DS13 and DS14.

 

[Got Quattro?]

day 1 spend at MK untill dinner
then go to epcot for illuminations

Day 2 spend the morning at Animal kingdom
after lunch go back to magic kingdom and see whishes

1/2 day 3 spend at epcot

 

[MarylandPizzaman]

I would check and make sure what nights are mnsshp nights at Magic Kingdom as the park will close to guests without a party ticket at 4:00PM.
I am making my plans around the parties even though I will be attending the parties on the 30th and 31st

 

[bigmac5]

Do you have a hopper package?

 

[jsfein]

I'm in a similar situation. I have 3 days to work with and already have old park hoppers with some options left on them. Right now, we are planning:

Day 1: MGM and Epcot for Dinner and Illuminations
Day 2: MK all day (including Spectro & Wishes)
Day 3: Can't decide between using the (already paid for) options to do a water park or buying new admission to a theme park (maybe AK).

I don't want to hijack your thread, but if anyone has any opinions, I'm listening. I can't make up my mind as to whether to save the options for a longer trip when dedicating a day to the water parks won't mean as much because we'll have more time available versus spending the money for a family of 5 to buy one day admissions to a theme park in order to maximize our park time on the third day.

 

[Eeyore3101]

Well, I'm not sure we are going yet, still trying to convince my DH, but if we do, I plan on getting hopper passes.

 

[bigmac5]

If you see only one night show I think Fantasmic is the best.

 

[gatour]

Eeyore, I am also not sure what the interests or ages of your group but here is my suggestions.

Definetly do the Magic Kingdom.

For youngsters or thrill seekers then Disney/MGM is in order, I consider this a mini-version of the Magic Kindom as there is a bit of everything.

For animal lovers include Animal Kingdom in your plans. There is a possibility of doing both Animal Kingdom and a touch of Disney/MGM in the same day.

Epcot Center is better suited for older children and people who want do some exploring and/or eating. (This is actually my favorite park)

 

[bytheblood]

I would do a full day at MK, a full day at AK and split between EPCOT and MGM.

 

[Tigger&Belle]

Are you going with children? If so, what are their ages? Have you been before? Will you be returning (that's probably a "duh"). A lot of it depends on you and your family.

 

[Eeyore3101]

Thanks for all of your ideas. To answer a few questions, it will just be me and my DH. If we go (still trying to convince him) it will be for our 5 year anniversary. Keep the suggestions coming!!

 

[Tigger&Belle]

If it were just my DH and myself, we'd plan 1/2 day at Animal Kingdom, followed by the rest of the day at Epcot. Another day I would start at MK and then again finish at Epcot. I would spend a whole day at MGM, but that's not surprising since it's my favorite park. The final 1/2 day I'd wait and see which park you want to return to.

My DH would probably want to skip MK. He grew up a couple miles from DL and thinks that MK is more for kids, but he did have a great time last year at the Halloween Party.