How long to see each park?

[pigletpete]

I dont know if its possible to answer this one but how long would you say is needed to really do each of the four parks completely? see all the rides and shows without killing ourselves

[Slowhand]

I dont know if its possible to answer this one but how long would you say is needed to really do each of the four parks completely? see all the rides and shows without killing ourselves
Personally I would work on 2 days for the MK, 2 days for Epcot and 1 day for each of both the AK and the Studios.

Make sure to factor in some rest time though or you will be shattered trying to see and do everything in one hit.

[ukwdwnut]

i agree with terry, but even with those days for MK and epcot you wont see it all....we use the water parks as down time and just chill out on the beach :)

[piglet]

I've yet to manage a complete park in one day. Even AK takes me a couple of days, firstly because it always seems so hot there compared to the others and again is the tired factor. People don't seem to realise that it really is tiring walking round the parks, looking at things and going on rides. Epcot takes me a good 2 days and that's really without checking everything out.

[Mari]

I think it depends on who is going...

if you are going with young kids, definetly at least 2 days at MK and 2 at AKL .... maybe 1 day for DHS and 1 for Epcot

however, if its older kids, then they might be more interested on the rides at DHS, and wont want to spend much time at MK....

[lisaw]

We just got back last week and had three weeks there - we probably spent 13/14 full days at the 4 disney parks and can say that for the first time ever we did nearly everything (and lots of things lots of times :lol:), the only things we didn't do at MK were Dumbo and the Tree House. At Epcot we did pretty much everything including all the interactive stuff in Innoventions and saw most of the World Showcase entertainment and the kids did most of the Kim Possible missions. At DHS we missed Indiana Jones (only because of the accident while we were there and DS didn't want to see it after that :sorry:) and the Muppets. We did everything at AK in two full days :yes:.

[Tink]

Yes, without killing yourselves? Well. Much will depend upon the time of year... Major holidays are very busy: Easter, Spring Break, July Fourth, Christmas Week to NYE...

So, along the lines of Piglet, I too seem to need a longer time to fully do each park. If you truly want to see everything and take in the atmosphere of the parks, then you will need at least three full days for MK and EPCOT. AK can easily take two if you attend the shows, and want to see all the animals. It is a hot park, and you'll want to go slowly. Plus, the detailing there is very extreme so walk slowly and take in every single thing. :yes:

DHS is our least favorite park, but again there are many shows there to take in, as well as some of the more popular attractions like Tower of Terror and Rockin' Roller Coaster. Those are best done by using a fast pass.

The resort, if you stay on property is an attraction itself! :yes: We love having time to explore and enjoy the resort where we are staying, even if it is a repeat visit.

DTD is a huge shopping area, and you can do that in a day if you are not too worried about shopping. :shrug: Many places to eat, and a cinema too, plus Cirque. :yes:

We've yet to do the water parks ourselves. We want to, just never seem to take the time. They can easily use up a day, or the better part of a day... depending upon the weather of course.

So, you have to decide how thoroughly you want to do the parks, what time of year you are going to be there, and how much atmosphere means to you. One of the most fun things to do is people watch!

Hope that helps a bit!

[gwennie81]

Go during the week, as opposed to weekend. I'm an "expert" so I know what I want to see and what I don't (and I don't have any kids) so one day per park is quite enough. HAHA! Otherwise, if you DO have kids, breaking it up into 2 days for MK and 2 days for Epcot is enough. 1 day for Animal Kingdom I think is plenty and I've never been to Hollywood Studios but I've heard 1 day is enough.