Hi Jackie,
Welcome to the Disney Parks Moms Panel. Deciding on what type of tickets and how many you need can be overwhelming. But once it starts to make sense, I've found the flexibility to be really nice.
You can choose from standard
Theme Park Tickets, which offer one park per day on your tickets. Or you may choose to add either or both the Park Hopper Option or the Water Park Fun & More Option to your base tickets.
If you add the Park Hopper Option to your tickets, this means you will be able to come and go from any of the four theme parks on any of the days on your tickets. In addition, if you add the Water Park Fun & More Option, you will also receive visits to select Walt Disney World locations like the water parks and other destinations. The number of visits you receive depends on the number of days on your tickets.
In your case, if you have 4-day tickets with the Park Hopper Option and decide to add the Water Park Fun & More Option, you will have 4-days to enjoy the theme parks and an additional 4 visits to the other Walt Disney World locations. You could do them all on separate days for 8-days of fun, or you could go to a theme park one morning and head to a
water park in the afternoon on the same day!
How you use the tickets you purchase is entirely up to you. As long as you use your tickets and any options added within 14-days of the first use, you'll be all set!
I hope this helps you plan a magical vacation, Jackie! Please let us know if you have any other questions.
Happy planning!
Andrea U.