Hiya Breanna! Welcome to planDisney!
Adding the
Park Hopper Option to your Walt Disney World park tickets is a great idea! You'll have access to all four parks in one day, which allows you the flexibility to change your plans daily. You can start your day on Main Street, U.S.A., and end it dining in the Italy Pavilion eating dinner at Via Napoli Ristorante e Pizzeria. The options are endless!
After purchasing your
3-day park hopper tickets, you'll need to make park reservations to the first park you plan to visit each day. To do so, you'll need to log on to your
My Disney Experience account and link your tickets to your account. Click on "Park Tickets" followed by "Link Tickets". On the next screen, enter your Ticket ID Code to link your tickets. Once linked, click on "Park Reservations" followed by "Make a Park Reservation" to choose the first parks you want to visit on select dates.
Once you visit the first park each day, you'll then be able to visit any of the three remaining parks starting at 2 PM.
Park reservations to the parks you are hopping to are not required. You can simply head over to your next park and tap in at the entrance. Park hopping is subject to capacity levels, but the park will rarely reach capacity for Guests looking to enter after 2 PM.
One tip to maximize your park day is to start at a park that has early park hours and then finish your day at a park that stays open later. These days can be long, but if your goal is to fit in as many attractions as possible, this strategy may benefit you on your visit.
To recap, you can only make one park reservation per day and it will be for the first park you visit. Once you enter that park, you will be able to hop to any park thereafter starting at 2 PM. There is something known as the four-park challenge that many Guests have attempted over the years. This entails visiting all four parks in one day. If you can time the travel between parks just right, you can get a decent amount of time to spend at each.
Breanna, I hope you have the best time during your upcoming trip in August! Have an amazing time visiting the
Most Magical Place on Earth!
See ya real soon!
Greg