Hi Brittany!
Thanks for coming to see us at the Disney Parks Moms Panel. It sounds like you are planning a magical Walt Disney World Resort vacation and I am happy to help you plan your trip. My family has taken several trips to Walt Disney World Resort and we have experienced visiting the theme parks both with and without the Park Hopper Option on our tickets. In my opinion, the value of the Park Hopper Option depends on your vacation style and how you plan on visiting the theme parks.
If I am traveling with my little ones on a trip for four days, then we generally choose to not add the Park Hopper Option. Since there are four theme parks that each have so many attractions and entertainment experiences to enjoy, we simply plan to spend one day at each theme park. I have found for shorter trips, it doesn't work well for us to spend the time traveling between each park, particularly since my little one's don't travel between parks as quickly as big kids do. If we are visiting for longer trips of if we are visiting with only adults, then the Park Hopper Option is useful as we will probably see each theme park more than once and our travel time is much quicker.
For your four-day
theme park ticket, I think you could skip the Park Hopper Option on your tickets so you can maximize your time in each theme park. This will save you a little bit of money on your tickets which you can use for extra Dole Whips and souvenEARs!
Please let us know if you have any other questions as you continue planning. T-T-F-N, ta ta for now!
~Crystal