Hi Allison,
From one fellow Nova Scotian to another, let me welcome you to the Disney Parks Moms Panel and thank you for allowing us to assist with your vacation planning.
If you are interested in potentially upgrading your multi-day
Walt Disney World Resort Theme Park Tickets by adding the
Park Hopper Option (which I highly recommend!), you would be wise to do so from the outset in order to take full advantage of the extra flexibility and options this ticket upgrade provides. While Disney permits you to add the Park Hopper Option to your tickets even after the tickets have been used, and right up until the tickets have either been used in full or expire, the cost of the upgrade will remain the same regardless of when the upgrade is purchased.
In addition to providing 4 visits to any of Disney's Blizzard Beach Water Park, Disney's Typhoon Lagoon Water Park, ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex, Disney's Oak Trail Golf Course, Disney's Fantasia Gardens Miniature Golf Course, or Disney's Winter Summerland Miniature Golf Course, adding the Park Hopper Option to your 4 day Theme Park Tickets will also allow you to visit more than one Walt Disney World Resort Theme Park on the same day. This is a huge benefit, and something my family takes full advantage of almost every trip. Park Hopping gives us flexibility to attend
Extra Magic Hours offered to Disney Resort hotel guests without necessarily committing to touring that particular Theme Park for the whole day. We also enjoy closing out our evenings by heading over to whichever Theme Park is open the latest on any given evening.
Whichever ticket option you choose Allison, I wish you a magical and memorable upcoming Disney vacation!
Trish