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We land at noon on August 29th and plan to go right to a park. Would you do Epcot of HS on this day? I'm leaning towards Epcot since there is less there that I think my 4yo DS would like.
We are staying off property so we wanted to hit a fast park before checking in and getting to bed early.
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You are probably right about Epcot. There is plenty for the younger kids there but if they don't like Soarin, Test Track or those kinds of rides you can get through easily. Unless you plan to spend time in the World Showcase.
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Depends......will you have a chance to revisit whichever park you choose on another day during your vacation? If yes, then I would pick Epcot since there is so much to do there and we always go to Epcot on multiple days. If no, then go to DHS....there is less there for a young child and you will be able to see more of the park in half a day than you would at Epcot.
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We LOVE Epcot, so we plan a lot of time for it.
What a great educational experience for the kids! DD (7) loves it!
DHS is our least fave spot for the family. We usually only spend 1/2 a day there.
Therefore, DHS is the usually the park we go to when we arrive in the morning. Then we will park hop to another place in the afternoon.
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We are doing DHS on our first day (1/2 day) . We used to do Animal Kingdom but the last time we visited ..... DHS was our least favorite park. With a little one..... Playhouse Disney, Beauty and the Beast...... . But I'm a little partial, We loved Epcot.
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I think either one would be good, but if Fantasmic is on your list of to-dos, I think I'd do DHS that night. You can probably see/do the bulk of the things you'll want to see and do, but if you don't you can go back and probably complete your touring list in one morning and not feel like you have to stay all day or hop in order to see Fantasmic.
But... I also love Epcot and could spend days and days there, so I think your time would not be mis-spent by going there either.
You won't want to quit if you get started on the Kim Possible missions!
DH and I are middle-aged, and we had so much fun with them that we nearly missed a dinner ADR. We were miffed that we had to give up our Kim Mission just to go eat!
You get a cell phone "kimmunicator" which gives you clues. Basically, it's a scavenger hunt around a World Showcase country. And if you can't figure out the clue, you can get hints from your Kimmunicator, so it probably wouldn't be too hard for your 4-yr-old.
For instance, one clue told us to go to the cashier at the Twining's Tea Shoppe in England and say, "Danger is my cup of tea." She gave DH a Twining's teabag and asked if we were having fun doing the missions. Others were more difficult to figure out since you might have to point the communicator at something in order to trigger an action or something lighting up.
Tons of fun but allow several hours for nothing else if you decide to do the missions.
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Our family loves all the parks, but we suggest HS. That park is open until 8:30 that evening and you could get a lot of things done that your DS would love.
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