Hi Emily! Welcome to planDisney!
Your vacation to
The Most Magical Place on Earth will be here before you know it! With this final countdown on I can see that you and your party are dotting all your I's and crossing all your T's when it comes to setting down your daily itinerary! Planning is half the fun of a Walt Disney World Resort vacation, so let's get to it!
There really is no wrong way to go about visiting the four incredible Theme Parks that are part of Walt Disney World Resort. Whether you choose to spend all of your time at one or two Parks, never visit one, or hop to all four in one day, you and your family are definitely going to be feeling the magic. With a
Park Hopper Option Theme Park Ticket your options are endless after "hopping" begins at 2 p.m., so you'll just need to decide if spending the mornings in two Parks is enough and you won't miss out on "rope dropping" (arriving before opening) at EPCOT and Disney's Animal Kingdom.
If you're worried about crowds being high enough to not be able to "hop" to Magic Kingdom or Disney's Hollywood Studios in the afternoon, I wouldn't be. I've never personally, nor do I know anyone, who has been turned away at the gate due to the Park being at capacity after 2 p.m. While this is certainly a possibility I would not change my itinerary for it. Guests are able to make a quick and easy phone call to (407) 560-5000 to hear a recording about Park Hopping Status, so before you plan to hop, give it a quick call to make sure your intended Park is in the clear!
The rest really depends on personal preference. If you love seeing the sun rise over Cinderella Castle in
Magic Kingdom and catching spectacular fireworks like Harmonious in EPCOT at night, or you're planning to head straight to the standby queue for Star Wars: Rise of the Resistance at Disney's Hollywood Studios and end your nights a little earlier at Disney's Animal Kingdom, then your
Theme Park Reservation idea seems to give you practically perfect Disney days.
Just remember, if you're going to be a Guest of a
Disney Resorts Collection hotel, you and your party can take advantage of Early Theme Park Entry, when lines for the most popular attractions within each Park are usually the shortest. My family and I LOVE getting up early and using this time to our benefit before many other Guests are even out of bed! If you're trying to catch a cool morning ride on Kilimanjaro Safaris when the animals are most active or to jump on Remy's Ratatouille Adventure with little wait at EPCOT, you might want to make Theme Park Reservations for these Parks as well.
Whatever you decide to do, you know that a Park Hopper Option Ticket gives you and your party the ability to hop over and over again anytime after 2 p.m., so if you decide to head back to Magic Kingdom after a dinner or show at EPCOT, jump on that monorail and try to arrive in time for the
Disney Enchantment fireworks!
Enjoy every moment!
Ashley M