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DH and I are going to be at WDW Friday night-Monday evening.
Friday we arrive late so we have an ADR at Ohana at 9:15pm.
Saturday is what I am struggling with. i had planned to do DHS all day/evening and possibly stay for fantasmic. Now Im wondering if thats too much time there. Maybe we should do rope drop until noon or so at AK. then hop over to DHS for the rest of the day/evening. Or, maybe we should do rope drop until noon over at future world in Epcot so we have more time on Monday to wander the world for F&W on Monday.
Thoughts??
Sunday is MK all day, and MNSSHP that evening.
Monday is Epcot all day until our DME for our 8:30pm flight. So I am guessing rope drop until about 4:30pm or so. We want to spend some time at F&W so no ADR this day.
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We do not spend that much time at DHS. If you do Future world at Epcot you could then take the boat over to Epcot if you are not driving yourself. This is what we usually do. Have a great time.
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We usually do a full day at HS. If you want to hit all four parks in three day your plan to do AK early then to HS is probably your best bet. If it were me I would probably do the three parks and save AK for the next trip.
We spend about a half day at DHS just because there is not a lot to do that occupies us for a whole day. I say go spend more time at Epcot. But we also really like AK (thats my favorite, love animals!)
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I agree with MichaelF. We love HS! (I love it more than EPCOT). I guess it would depend on your touring style. Does HS hold enough for you? For me, I love to walk the streets and pretend I am actually in Hollywood or on set of a movie. The rides are just a bonus.
I'm not a shopper or drinker, so Epcot's WS holds no real interest for me. I'd rather people watch and just soak up the atmosphere.
If it were me, I'd definitely do HS that day... maybe do rope drop at AK then head over to HS for the rest of the day.
Thank you all for your input. I think we will do rope drop at Epcot future world then after lunch take the boat to DHS. I have an 11:30am ADR at Via Napoli so we'll get a few rides done in FW before lunch. We'll also have the morning on Monday to finish up future world before heading to WS for the afternoon.
DH likes Ak a bit but I have been 3 times and all 3x I say the same thing. I just don't enjoy my time there. I love Expedition Everist and the lion king show is amazing but I don't think I want to spend a whole morning there for such a short trip. Since this is an adults only trip we'll get to wander WS more that usual so that will be nice!
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The only problem I see with only doing DHS in the afternoon is you'll likely miss TSMM and you'll have longer wait times for everything than you would in the morning.
If it were me this is how I'd plan it--
Saturday-- all day at DHS, or if you finish early, go to Epcot to preview for Monday and skip Fantasmic!
Sunday--all day MK
Monday--Epcot for the day
The only problem I see with only doing DHS in the afternoon is you'll likely miss TSMM and you'll have longer wait times for everything than you would in the morning.
That was my thought exactly. If TSMM is important, I would do DHS in the am then head somewhere else.
AK is our favorite park--it usually gets two days from us since there's always something new to see with the animals, but for convenience, I think Epcot plus DHS make a great hopping pair. If you are using Disney transportation, it is so easy to go between the parks on the boat, or if you're the peppy type, you can actually walk.
We did AK in the morning, left mid-day and headed over to HS. Did lunch and went on several rides, and then headed back to our room to get ready for MNSSHP. Then it rained. If you hit AK at rope drop, you can do a lot before afternoon.
Since HS is my husband's fav park, we did morning and early afternoon there, took bus back to WL to grab my camera (didn't want to take it on roller coaster or ToT rides), headed over to AKL to eat early dinner at Boma, and then headed back to HS for a few more rides and then Fantasmic.
TSSM is fun, but not great enough to have plans revolve around. I didn't even think about the longer wait aspect though...hmmm. Im trying to avoid Epcot Saturday night due to F&W crazy crowds. I am praying Monday isn't too bad crowd wise. I was thinking Sat morning wouldn't be too bad since we;ll be getting out of there around the time WS opens.
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