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[babyruth]

A studio at copper creek opened and I grabbed that! I’m flipping the plans to onsite first to take advantage of park weekdays and offsite after. Will do our resort and shopping time on the weekend…

My family is ok with skipping the water park.

This is why I talk it out with y’all!

Now we have never stayed at copper creek and I have no idea what to expect for park transportation especially how long it takes from the room to get to the bus boat whatever. Time for more videos!

 

[scrappinginontario]

A studio at copper creek opened and I grabbed that! I’m flipping the plans to onsite first to take advantage of park weekdays and offsite after. Will do our resort and shopping time on the weekend…

My family is ok with skipping the water park.

This is why I talk it out with y’all!

Now we have never stayed at copper creek and I have no idea what to expect for park transportation especially how long it takes from the room to get to the bus boat whatever. Time for more videos!

I would also recommend checking out Copper Creek threads on the DVC Resorts Board. Often a lot of great info there.

 

[disneyfan150]

The park prodigy Facebook page has a good chart. I usually print it a few days after prices get released (check in the app) and I do have another list by day as prices change by day.

You just mean prices are different each day - not that prices on the same day fluctuate once they are set - correct?

https://theparkprodigy.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/Disney-World-Multi-Pass-Tier-Chart.pdf

Thank you for this list!

One more question, what day of the week did you go to the water park? I have bought the Hopper Pass with water parks and more several times and have never made to a water park. I decided that this trip I will try one - but maybe not.

 

[Disturbia]

You just mean prices are different each day - not that prices on the same day fluctuate once they are set - correct?

Thank you for this list!

One more question, what day of the week did you go to the water park? I have bought the Hopper Pass with water parks and more several times and have never made to a water park. I decided that this trip I will try one - but maybe not.

Yes I meant prices fluctuate day to day (not same day). You can google thrill data lightening lane historical prices to get an idea of what days they go down/up.

We made the mistake of going to the free water park on a Sat (day we got off our cruise). You might have better luck going weekdays.

This was our first time going to the water parks (we’ve been going at least once a year since 2013). It was blizzard beach and it was at capacity and parking lot full when we arrived. No one on our party wants to go back.

Do take plenty of refillable water bottles. Fountains were overflowing and dirty in the kids section (not usable had milk and debris). The auto refill station near bathrooms was not shaded and dispensed warm water. They need some vending machines honestly. I would highly recommend buying their refillable cup if you are planning on staying for 4+ hours.

 

[Disturbia]

Btw Wed Aug 20 has extended evening hours 6-8 pm at AK. Mon is still at Epcot.

Do check hours a few days before your trip. They sometimes add an hour to regular park days.

 

[AprilsZoo]

And accept you cannot control the weather. Especially in Aug- you are going rain or shine. They don't cancel and refund unless it's like tropical storm expected. (But if you chose not to go you can use the value of your non-refundable ticket toward another ticket in the future)

Just to clarify— it’s the value of a *wholly unused* ticket that you can apply toward a future ticket. You can’t have used any days at all. So if your first day you had good weather and enjoyed a day at a water park, but the rest of the days were awful and you decided not to go to any of the parks…. Then those days are wasted. And even if you are really flexible on travel dates, and can find lodging for additional days, you could still be screwed. Once you begin using the ticket, your “clock” starts on your countdown to the ticket’s expiry date… which is usually only a couple days longer than the number of days the ticket is for. (For example, a 3 day ticket expires 5 days after the first use, iirc.)

And another secret-that’s-not-a-secret of note is that you can apply the ticket’s full retail value, regardless of whether it was purchased thru Disney directly, or thru an authorized discount reseller. If you used an authorized reseller, then obviously getting credit for the full retail price will work in your favor later if you are using an expired ticket toward a new one, or upgrading to one with more days, or putting it towards an annual pass (if available).

I just wanted to clarify that, because it’s a common misunderstanding that unused *days* can be applied from a partly used ticket. That’s because a decade or so ago (maybe slightly more), there was a ticket type that had non-expiring days and those tickets could be “prorated” (for lack of a better term) and exchanged for current ticket types…. But it is almost always a worse value to do that so it’s not recommended. (There’s other threads explaining why, so I’m not gonna get into that.)

 

[scrappinginontario]

I would highly recommend buying their refillable cup if you are planning on staying for 4+ hours.

Refillable cups are no longer available at the water parks.

https://wdwnt.com/2025/05/breaking-disney-discontinues-water-park-refillable-mugs/

They have been removed from both water parks as they were no longer available at Blizzard Beach when it reopened.

 

[babyruth]

Btw Wed Aug 20 has extended evening hours 6-8 pm at AK. Mon is still at Epcot.

Do check hours a few days before your trip. They sometimes add an hour to regular park days.

First, the Disturbia song by rhianna is on repeat in my head for the past few days. Thanks for that lmaooo

Second - sigh. The changes make it hard to build a trip plan and be ready to make ADRs. The preparation is something about the trip I love doing. But my spreadsheet is a mess!

So since starting this thread I have moved to CCV for 8/19-22 and Renaissance Disney springs for 22-25. The 19 and 25 are burnt travel days due to flight times. The 20 being AK could work since it’s a lighter park. The 22 needs to be Disney springs / transit between hotels day.