WDW & Universal in the same day, can it be done?

[PDJPrinceCharming]

Ok I might be losing my mind here & that is very possible but i'm trying to accomplish something completely different from anything else i've ever attempted in the parks. I'm posting this on both forums since I don't know who will respond & I need as much help as I can to do this but i'm planning on all 4 WDW parks, Universal & IOA in the same day & finishing up with the Live Impact Wrestling taping then having dinner at Hard Rock before heading back to AoA.
I need help to accomplish this task & here is the information.

1. EMH at Magic Kingdom at 8 am lets me get Buzz Lightyear & Philharmagic in very early. I'm trying to hit a motion simulator/3D/shooting attraction in every park if possible.

2. Hollywood Studios is of course Toy Story Mania & Muppets

3. I have a 12:15 lunch reservation at Le Cellier & need to hit Captain EO & Sum of all Thrills to accomplish the park.

4. Not sure if i'm able to hit Animal Kingdom or not as it would be Dinosaur & It's Tough to be a Bug if I can.

5. I want to be heading to Universal before 3 pm & need to pick up my VIP Ticket for Impact at the SAC at that point plus Despicable Me & MiB to finish that park.

6. I need to do Spiderman to finish IOA as its both a 3D & motion simulator so that covers them both, maybe Forbidden Journey if I have the time.

7. I need to be in the Impact line by 5ish to accomplish my complete goal.

There's all my rules, any ideas of a touring plan would be appreciated. TIA!

 

[mesaboy2]

Ok I might be losing my mind here & that is very possible but i'm trying to accomplish something completely different from anything else i've ever attempted in the parks. I'm posting this on both forums since I don't know who will respond & I need as much help as I can to do this but i'm planning on all 4 WDW parks, Universal & IOA in the same day & finishing up with the Live Impact Wrestling taping then having dinner at Hard Rock before heading back to AoA.
I need help to accomplish this task & here is the information.

1. EMH at Magic Kingdom at 8 am lets me get Buzz Lightyear & Philharmagic in very early. I'm trying to hit a motion simulator/3D/shooting attraction in every park if possible.

2. Hollywood Studios is of course Toy Story Mania & Muppets

3. I have a 12:15 lunch reservation at Le Cellier & need to hit Captain EO & Sum of all Thrills to accomplish the park.

4. Not sure if i'm able to hit Animal Kingdom or not as it would be Dinosaur & It's Tough to be a Bug if I can.

5. I want to be heading to Universal before 3 pm & need to pick up my VIP Ticket for Impact at the SAC at that point plus Despicable Me & MiB to finish that park.

6. I need to do Spiderman to finish IOA as its both a 3D & motion simulator so that covers them both, maybe Forbidden Journey if I have the time.

7. I need to be in the Impact line by 5ish to accomplish my complete goal.

There's all my rules, any ideas of a touring plan would be appreciated. TIA!

Answered you in the TPAS thread, but I did something similar last November. The hard part for you is being done by 5:00p. Details in the link in my sig.

 

[macraven]

what's the date you are going?

 

[Planogirl]

If you're going this Sunday I expect to see you sleeping at Impact. That's a lot of parks!

 

[PDJPrinceCharming]

The date is September 20. I have no vehicle & I was thinking I might just do one attraction in each park to save time if I have to. Buzz will take no time, Toy Story will be eat most of the time, Dinosaur is usually a walk on & I doubt Mission Space will take long at all. Eating at Le Cellier by myself shouldn't take that much time in the long run so I hope to be headed to Universal by the latest 3 or is it still 3:45 according to Mears. I need a successful touring plan to make this work. Any & all help would be appreciated.

 

[Metro West]

The date is September 20. I have no vehicle & I was thinking I might just do one attraction in each park to save time if I have to. Buzz will take no time, Toy Story will be eat most of the time, Dinosaur is usually a walk on & Sum of all Thrills won't take long at all. Eating at Le Cellier by myself shouldn't take that much time in the long run so I hope to be headed to Universal by the latest 3 or is it still 3:45 according to Mears. I need a successful touring plan to make this work. Any & all help would be appreciated.

You are more ambitious than I am and obviously have more energy.

I think if you dropped the lunch at Le Cellier, you will be time ahead. Why not just grab a snack or something quick and then have a nice dinner after the taping?

I don't know what to say to help. I would never attempt what you are trying to do so all I can say is good luck.

 

[PDJPrinceCharming]

I understand Le Cellier can be time consuming but that is why i'm trying to have everything else done by then so I can call Mears & head from Epcot straight to getting on the Mears shuttle. It's a challenge I know but I know I can do this & when i'm exhausted & eating dinner at HRC at the end, i'll be very happy I did.

 

[keishashadow]

I understand Le Cellier can be time consuming but that is why i'm trying to have everything else done by then so I can call Mears & head from Epcot straight to getting on the Mears shuttle. It's a challenge I know but I know I can do this & when i'm exhausted & eating dinner at HRC at the end, i'll be very happy I did.

If you realistically add up the time it takes to 'do' the attractions you've mentioned and factor in using onsite transportation you're a good 2 to 3 hours off, sorry.

If you edit each park to 1 attraction (and hope that the standby line to TSM) is under an hour you might make it.

Despite the EMH at MK I'd be @ MGM for rope drop and bolt to TSM, then go to MK. The 2 rides you've picked shouldn't have long lines and you might be able to grab a FP for Buzz Lightyear, then to Philharmonic.

LeCellier often has long wait times before being seated and service can be slow. I'd go with lunch at Mythos

Unless you've bought the U tix that include the shuttle, i'd go with a taxi

Make sure to come back and post your final itinerary, then again when you get back to let us know if you achieved it, good luck.

 

[hsmamato2]

can't imagine why you would want to try it -also don't think it can be done, but maybe. I think if you cut out the lunch thing you have a better chance -why would you waste 1-1 1/2 hours out of this crazy plan on lunch? I'd finish Epcot and grab a burger and keep walking at Universal..... plus you need to transfer with buses? if you're lucky,maybe. But realistically,probably not,and stay sane.
transferring from studios to Mk could take a solid hour alone.....hope you're a fast walker.....

 

[hsmamato2]

for instance, lunch @ 12:15- could take till 1:30 or 2- then go stand in line for EO-15 mins-watch show-1/2 hr/....walk to Innov. stand in line/ride the ride 45 mins/.....with the distances,plus getting to wherever your taxi is...you'd better be running.

 

[JessicaR]

I think your lunch at Epcot blows your plan. I would finish the WDW parks grab your transportation to Universal and eat there. Also think unless you grab a cab you are wasting a huge chunk of time.

 

[Maytrix]

I agree with the why? Why would you want to do this?

If you are only going to have a day, why spend half that day running around?

If it was me, I'd just spend the day at Universal/IOA and get a lot more rides in and have a lot more fun without having to rush all over the place.

I was there for Disney food and wine one year and wanted to head over to MGM for 2-3 rides. That alone took 3 hours.

 

[keishashadow]

Not the OP, can't answer for him. My best commando days I wouldn't tackle such a schedule. There's a certain cachet to it...a one time achievement of quantity of theme parks per day over quality...of hitting 4 (or 6 in this case) parks in a day would give one some bragging rights of sorts. imo a bit indulgent and to excess, ala drinking around the world in Epcot, but not that uncommon to attempt.

If it makes the OP happy, I say go for it but do the leg work (as this post is) to try and refine one's itinerary to increase likelihood of success.

 

[PDJPrinceCharming]

Definitely know this is quite the task. As of right now I have changed it to one attraction at each park. I am looking to have everything done to head over to Universal by 2:20 in order to finish everything in plenty of time.

The thing is i'm planning on a full day on the 21st(my birthday) at Universal including HHN. I heard Impact was taping throughout September so this all started with the idea to go to Impact Live then I decided what it would take to to do all 6 parks in 1 day on the 20th.

I am a major planner & i'm looking forward to attempting this. I know it is doable & I know I can do it, I just have to make it happen.

Eating at Le Cellier by myself with no dessert helps considerably to be able to get in & out. It's also about hitting my two favorite restaurants in the same day, book ending a very successful commando mission.

AoA to MK- Buzz Lightyear
MK Monorail to TTC then DHS- Toy Story Mania
DHS to AK- Dinosaur
AK to Epcot- Mission Space & Le Cellier Lunch at 12:15(Hopefully by Noon if possible)
Epcot to AoA & get on Mears Shuttle to Universal
Universal to get Power Pass & HHN ticket, pick up Impact VIP Ticket at SAC & MiB
IOA for Spiderman
Back to UO for Impact Tapings lining up at 5
Impact Tapings until 10
Dinner at Hard Rock Cafe
Back on Mears Transportation around 12:20 unless I can get done earlier to catch the 11:20 back.
Back to AoA for sleep to get up early to go back to Universal all day the next day.

I'm exhausted just considering this but I cannot wait to be able to do it. Gonna be a long, fun & rewarding day.

 

[macraven]

this will be one birthday you'll never forget!
doing all the parks the day before and then a full day on bday.



don't forget to get your birthday button at the motherland and the darkside guest services.

 

[PDJPrinceCharming]

Thanks. It will be two days to remember for sure. No problem about the Birthday Buttons as they got us picked at Ollivander's last year & I never don't wear them at Disney either.

I have tweaked plans a tad in order to be able to accomplish everything. If you have any other ideas, let me know. But know I cannot drive & I can't cancel Le Cellier, other than that any ideas would be appreciated. Here are my plans in a more realistic time frame.

7:45- MK Rope Drop
8:00- Buzz Lightyear
8:15- Walk to Contemporary & Catch bus to DHS
9:00- Toy Story Mania
10:30- Dinosaur
11:15- Mission Space
12:15- Le Cellier(Hopefully I may be able to get in a little earlier & i'm by myself eating just an entree & head out the door quickly to save time)
1:15- AoA
2:20- Mears to Universal
3:15- Universal to activate Power Pass & buy HHN ticket
3:25- SAC for Impact VIP Ticket
3:35- MiB SRL
4:00- Spiderman SRL
5:00- Get into Impact Taping Line
8:00- Impact Tapings
10:15- HRC
11:20 or 12:20- Mears back to AoA

 

[PDJPrinceCharming]

Looks like I just got a sort of break. I don't have to be in the Impact line until 6 so that gives me a little more time to accomplish my goal. I'm feeling a lot better about this plan now.

 

[macraven]

Thanks. It will be two days to remember for sure. No problem about the Birthday Buttons as they got us picked at Ollivander's last year & I never don't wear them at Disney either.

I have tweaked plans a tad in order to be able to accomplish everything. If you have any other ideas, let me know. But know I cannot drive & I can't cancel Le Cellier, other than that any ideas would be appreciated. Here are my plans in a more realistic time frame.

7:45- MK Rope Drop
8:00- Buzz Lightyear
8:15- Walk to Contemporary & Catch bus to DHS

busses will go to contemporary and GF and Poly for pick ups before they head out to dhs.
that could take some time away from your schedule.

would taking the monorail from mk to ep, then bussing or walking to dhs from epcot be more of a time savor for you?

 

[PDJPrinceCharming]

With the extra hour of time I now have, I might have time to take the Monorail to TTC & then the bus to DHS then continue on my mission. Not having to be in line until 6 makes everything a whole lot easier to accomplish.

 

[BrinkofSunshine]

FWIW, I've done Busch Gardens and Universal Studios in one day, and got to do a ton of the major attractions at BG and some at Uni. You seem pretty set in what you wanna do, so all I say is: Godspeed!