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Okay, so I've read all the info about the park hopper option - the last time I was at WDW it was 1990, so you could move from park to park (there were only three, with River Country and Typhoon Lagoon as the water parks) whenever you wanted. Tickets were also good for a lifetime. So much has changed!
Should we spend the money on the hopper, or spend it elsewhere? We're traveling with a 5 year old, 2 year old and 11 month old.
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My DH and I like the park hopper option because he likes to jump over to EPCOT for meals.
That said, you might not get a lot of use out of it with the age of your kiddo's unless you are thinking of doing one park in the AM, go back to the resort to relax and then head to a different park for the evening activities. It might also depend on how many days you plan on spending in the parks - if you'll need to take in more than one park a day to visit the attractions that are the most important for you.
You can always go with the regular ticket (w/o park hopper), but if you decide you want to park hop - go to the desk at your resort and they can upgrade your tickets to include the park hopper.
Our last trip, we had DGD's age 4 and 6 months and we didn't get in NEAR what we thought we would. We just tried to make sure they saw what we considered the "must see's" for their ages. Guess we'll just have to take them back again!
I love the park hopper option. We often visit one park for Extra Magic Hours then move to another park for the rest of the day. Or maybe the weather is just more conducive to one park over another, etc. The flexibility we get from the Park Hopper option makes it a good value for the way we travel.
It's also a good deal if you get to the park you thought you'd spend the day in and find it's far more crowded than you prefer. You can simply head to another instead.
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Park Hopper makes all the difference in the world!!! We like going to one park in the morning and a different one in the evening. Animal Kingdom tends to close early so if you have the Hopper you can head to another park for the evening.
I agree with everyone. We always get the park hopper. Its just nice to know that you can come and go as you please and not have to be limited to one park a day. I think it is well worth the extra money.
We liked the park hopper for a few reasons. Meals is one of them. If we had an breakfast at MK we might have dinner at a resort and then want to see Illuminations at EP. We also ran short on time in EP one day after we bought pearls in Japan so we went back the next morning to have them set and then met DH and DS at DHS for lunch!
We always use park hoppers. But if you stick to a tour plan and make your ADR's for the general vicinity of where you will be all day then you won't need them. I just like the flexability.
I also agree with everyone else! We used it on our last trip (aka this past week - also our first trip) and really liked it! It was great to have the flexibility of being able to go to different parks each day! I would go for it
With the ages of your children you may not use them. I find some clients with younger kids don't use them at all. That being said- keep in mind- you don't have to add them now. You can always add them once you are on property.
We never leave home without it!! We usually hit the parks in the am, then back to the hotel for a swim/rest then back to the parks later. We LOVE having the option to come and go wherever / whenever. It made planning ADR's very easy since I wasn't limited to 1 park/day.
just a addon can you add the hopper option after a few days on a 9 day pass
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We always get PHs. I like to have the option to move to another park if one starts filling up. We like to use morning EMH then as the park starts to get busy, we go elsewhere. We also take an afternoon break then ALWAYS end up at MK for the evening. I think for the flat fee, it's a great option to add.
Okay, so I've read all the info about the park hopper option - the last time I was at WDW it was 1990, so you could move from park to park (there were only three, with River Country and Typhoon Lagoon as the water parks) whenever you wanted. Tickets were also good for a lifetime. So much has changed!
Should we spend the money on the hopper, or spend it elsewhere? We're traveling with a 5 year old, 2 year old and 11 month old.
We did not use our park hopper at all. By the time we went to one park and back to room to get changed for dinner, we never ended up going to another park. It is nice to know you have that flexibility though.
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