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We seldom get hopper passes. We did last December for Mousefest, however, but only hopped a couple of times. I find that we tend to stay at the same park all day and rarely want/need to go to another park.
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We do not park hop. I know a lot of people swear by it, but everyone has different touring styles and not park hopping works well for us. Have a great time!
I like the park hopper option so we can return to the resort mid-day for a swim and rest. That was essential when my DD was younger but we like to start at one park and change parks as the whim takes us.
I park hop alot when I travel solo so it's ideal for me.
we hop all the time! We like the freedom that if things are too busy at one place, we can hop to another park, no fuss no muss. We just like the freedom, but that is us. It has to make sense for you.
We always get park hoppers but seldom use them. I don't like to use my precious vacation time traveling from park to park. I like to get into the park and see as much of it as I can until they throw me out! My DH, though, is perfectly happy to change parks on a moment's notice.
Last year was the first time I got a park hopper and I'm so glad I did. We would go to a park in the morning, and always end up at the Magic Kingdom at night. We just really enjoy the MK so much. My DH doesn't say a lot about any plans (except when he thinks I'm obsessing), but his one request is to end up in the MK most every night.
The hopper gives us a little more freedom with planning. I have a 2 yr old DS, so he gets tired easily, so we take a break for swim or nap during the afternoon. After dinner, we decide where we want to go. I can't imagine the tickets without it now. We also get the 10 day hopper so we have a couple days left over for a trip later on.
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We have had the park hopper option for all 4 of our trips. We only used it 1 time and that was last year but we have it again. I guess you just never know what might happen.
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we bought a 10 day- no experation with the water and more option , you are right if you do one park a day it is awesome . by the time you do one park a day it gets tiring .
but on the other hand if you are single or go by yourself or friends , no little ones you can do more then one park a day .
We always get Annual Passes, because of how long we spend in Disney, but if I did get tickets, I couldn't imagine them not having the park hopper option, as we're always hopping between the different parks.
We use them sometimes, and always get them to have the freedom of movement if we so desire...sometimes the best made plans of mice and men (no pun intended) need adjustments on the fly!
We bought park hoppers one time...but never again. I always plan our vacation and our ADR's based on where we will be and we just stick to the plan. I can see where it might come in handy at times, but to me it just isn't worth the money. I would rather add a day to my vacation and not park hop!
oh yeah-we use it!!! we use the heck out of it !! If we go to one park, but my older kids want to go to another before we do-they can do it and vice-versa!!
we would be lost without it!!!
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!! If we go to one park, but my older kids want to go to another before we do-they can do it and vice-versa!!
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