which days to do which park - HELP!!!!!

[mommybear318]

I am soooo confused!! The last time I was as WDW was in 1985. I am going in Nov. I am so confused as to which recommendations for which park on which day. Touring plans.com, tourguide mike, guidebooks, to use emh days or not - they all have different recommendations. Help!!!!!

 

[tjmouse]

Everyone has different opinons. It's hard to say, but this is what I do:

For AK and MGM - we usually only visit these parks once during our trip. For AK, we either show up at opening and have a late (10:30) breakfast at Donald's or we show up after noon and stay until 5 when it closes. I have never found a bad day. We have been there on Friday and Saturday and never found it too crowded. (Off season only)
For MGM, we usually go after noon and hit a few attractions, have dinner and go see Fantasmic. Now, this is with a 4 yo, so we don't do Star Tours, RnRC or ToT, if you do, you need more time for those.

For MK and Epcot - we usually visit each at least twice. One day, we'll do morning, one day we'll do evening. I take advantage of EMH mornings at both these parks. If we hit MK for EMH morning, then we are out of there by noon or 1. Same for Epcot. Then, we do an evening or two to catch Spectro, Wishes and Illuminations. We try not to do these on EMH evenings. We never stay at either of these parks all day.

Hope that helps!

 

[Amirah95]

All year round we do MK on Sundays, AK on Thursdays, MGM on Wednesdays and Epcot on Mondays. Plus we arrive when park opens. But then we may have to change it up depending on EMH days. I use UG, TGM and the Passporter as well as The Dis of course to help me create my own touring plans.

 

[mommybear318]

Thanks so much for the info!! It just seems that as soon as I work up an itinerary, I read some more info, that gives different suggestions. Once I have come up with an itinerary that I am comfortable with, I will post if for everyone's suggestions.

 

[Amirah95]

Yes, please do post! I love reading peoples detailed itineraries. Enjoy planning!

 

[Laurajean1014]

You may not need a full day at AK. Go early and see what you want then trek over to EPCOT or MGM.

I think you need more than one day at EPCOT. One day to do the attractions and a 1/2 day to do the WS.

MK - you will need at least a day and 1/2. Lines maybe longer at this park than others and there's a lot to see.

Spend an afternoon or evening at DTD. It's a great spot.

Hope that helps.

 

[isobar]

Check out this link. This plan has worked for us the last two times we have been. http://www.kingdom-travel.com/Walt_Disney_World_Planning/Best_Time_Travel_Disney_World.shtml
Hope this helps.

 

[mommybear318]

I did not plan to park hop, use emh at night - I haven't decided about the emh mornings yet & I used TourGuide Mike's recommendations for which parks to do on which days. Let me know what you think.

Wed - 11/2 - Epcot (Future World)
Thurs - 11/3 - MK (Hoop-Dee-Doo Review)
Fri - 11/4 - AK - Rainforest Cafe for lunch or dinner or L'Originale Alfredo di Roma in Epcot for dinner
Sat - 11/5 - MGM - Sci-Fi (lunch)
Sun - 11/6 - Downtown Disney & Disney Quest
Mon 11/7 - MGM - Fantasmic Dinner Package (Hoolywood & Vine)
Tues - 11/8 - MK - ESPN Club dinner
Wed 11/9 - Epcot (World Showcase) - Le Cellier - dinner
Thurs - Trails End - breakfast & MK