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Can you do a water park and Animal Kingdom in 1 day?
I haven't been to either of the water parks yet, so I'm trying to decide, if we get to Animal Kingdom right when it first opens, would we be able to do both Animal Kingdom and Typhoon Lagoon in one day without rushing.
I know some people can spend a whole day at a water park, but since DS & I wouldn't be going on any of the major slides (both too scared ), it's basically just for DH. Plus, we're going on the DCL cruise just a few days later, so we'll get the whole beach thing at Castaway Cay.
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If you get to the AK as soon as it opens, it will take you at least 3-4 hours to go through it. That will give you most of the afternoon to hit the water parks. Just be mindful of the hours at the water parks; they differ according to the time of the year.
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I agree that AK is worth a whole day. Also, depending on the time of the year, the water parks sometimes fill to capacity by noon. This is generally during the summer weekends and holidays. So, generally when I give advice about a water park, I say get there when it opens if it's a busy season. Also it's nice to have chairs and lockers and those can fill up quick.
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I guess I'm just remembering Animal Kingdom from 5 years ago, when it was still pretty new, and easy to do in less than a day.
I've revised my plan to do Animal Kingdom on way day, and Typhoon Lagoon on another. Fortunately, with 5 days there, I think we'll be able to fit it all in.
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The last time we went to Disney, we thought we could do Animal Kingdom in 1/2 a day, that's what all the books said,but we ended up having to go back to see what we missed, and we still missed 1 show. I think it is all the shows that take the most time. I would take the whole day for AK.
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I have to agree with the above posters. I think that in order to see everythingat AK you need a full day. The water parks do fill up very quickly and they close at dusk.
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If I were to try it, then I would do the water park in the morning. After a few hours, I would leave there and venture to AK. You shouldnt have any trouble seeing most of the park because many people leave there early and it will be much less crowded in the afternoon. It would be perfect if you could do this on a day the AK has EMH late closing.
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On our last visit, we actually did do that exact thing - AK until about 3 and then the waterpark straight after that. We drover ourselves, so it didn't take long to go in between them. However, we visited in February and it wasn't very croweded at all. Our longest wait at AK was about seven minutes, so if it is crowded this may not work.
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I'd agree with most here. We were at Animal Kingdom at opening and stayed til they pushed us out the gates. We missed a few things too, and it's one of the parks we can't wait to go to again on our July trip! It's just not a park to rush through. It's really more than just the attractions. It's a whole feel. We loved it!
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I guess I'm just remembering Animal Kingdom from 5 years ago, when it was still pretty new, and easy to do in less than a day.
I've revised my plan to do Animal Kingdom on way day, and Typhoon Lagoon on another. Fortunately, with 5 days there, I think we'll be able to fit it all in.
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I think that'll work out well for you - there's been a lot added to Animal Kingdom since we first went in 1999.
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We usually do AK on two days (as it gets so extremely hot there, and headaches make an appearance), so we spend half days there. I would say to go to TL in the morning, and leave around lunch time and go to AK. It's really a tough situation, as it would be really hot in AK later, but it will be too crowded in TL later.
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), it's basically just for DH. Plus, we're going on the DCL cruise just a few days later, so we'll get the whole beach thing at Castaway Cay.
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