Category — i. Itineraries for Walt Disney World

ANIMAL KINGDOM: SUNDAY AGENDA

Today you visit Disney’s Animal Kingdom. You have no scheduled meals.

(Note: this is from the FastPass+ Lower-Crowd Itinerary, 7 Night Saturday Arrival Variant. It does not work all weeks–use the comment form to check in on yours!)

You should have FastPass+ for Kilimanjaro Safaris, Kali River Rapids, and Rivers of Light if it is open by your trip.  Otherwise, have your third FastPass+ be Festival of the Lion King.

FIRST THINGS

• Pack spare clothes, as you will get soaked on Kali River Rapids
• Be at the park by 45 minutes before open

AT THE PARK

• Enter the park, grab a times guide, and compare the times of Festival of the Lion King, Flights of Wonder and Finding Nemo The Musical to your FastPass + schedule, figuring out when to see these. Target the first Nemo
• Head to Expedition Everest and ride
• Head to DinoLand and see DINOSAUR
• If they look like fun, see Primeval Whirl and Triceratops Spin
• Working around the show times for Fights of Wonder and Finding Nemo, see these shows and  Maharajah Jungle Trail and It’s Tough to Be a Bug
• Eat lunch at Flame Tree Barbecue or head to Africa and eat at Harambe Market
• See Kilimanjaro Safaris (FP+) and Festival of the Lion King (FP+ if Rivers of Light is not open), with Pangani Forest Exploration Trail in between
• Rafiki’s Planet Watch is a minor adventure accessed by the Wildlife Express Train. If interested, and you have time (including the train allow 45 minutes), see it before your Kali FastPass+
• See Kali River Rapids (FP+)
• See the sunset version of Kilimanjaro Safaris
• See Tree of Life Awakenings
• See Rivers of Light (FP+) if open by your trip

PREVIEW OF TOMORROW

Tomorrow you see Disney’s Hollywood Studios

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HOLLYWOOD STUDIOS: MONDAY AGENDA

Today you visit Disney’s Hollywood Studios.

You should have FastPass+ for Toy Story Midway Mania, Star Tours, and the Frozen Sing-Along. You have no scheduled dining today.

(Note: this is from the FastPass+ Lower-Crowd Itinerary, 7 Night Saturday Arrival Variant. It does not work all weeks–use the comment form to check in on yours!)

FIRST THINGS

Arrive at the Studios by 45 minutes before open.

AT THE PARK

• At park open, grab a times guide, head to Rock ‘n’ Roller Coaster, and ride it
• Then see Tower of Terror
• Take a look at your Times Guide.  The challenge today is to see the fixed-schedule shows Indiana Jones, Beauty and the Beast, and Fantasmic in the middle of all the other rides and FastPass+.  If the schedule works, aim for Indiana Jones at 11 or noon and Beauty and the Beast around 5.30.  Fantasmic is what it is; if there’s two shows, the later one will be less crowded, but yields a day about 90 minutes longer…
• See Voyage of the Little Mermaid
• See the Great Movie Ride
• See Indiana Jones
• See Muppet Vision 3D
• See the Frozen Sing-Along (FP+)
• See Star Tours (FP+)
• Have lunch
• See Toy Story Mania (FP+)
• See Walt Disney: One Man’s Dream
• If time permits, see Disney Jr Live on Stage
• See Beauty and the Beast
• Be at Fantasmic 30-45 minutes before showtime. Fit dinner in before or after, depending on the Fantasmic schedule

PREVIEW OF TOMORROW

Tomorrow you will continue your visit to the Magic Kingdom.

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EPCOT DAY 1: WEDNESDAY AGENDA

Take the morning off, then head to Epcot.  Seeing a lot today will give you more flexibility on your second visit Friday.  Your aim is to see a few rides, half of World Showcase, and IllumiNations, all worked in around dinner.

FIRST THINGS

(Note: this is from the FastPass+ Lower-Crowd Itinerary, 7 Night Saturday Arrival Variant. It does not work all weeks–use the comment form to check in on yours!)

Be at Epcot by 2p if you can, and not much later than 4p

AT THE PARK

• Your plan today is to see some rides, see parts of World Showcase that are most fun in the evening, and see Epcot’s park-closing spectacular Illuminations. You should also have FastPass+ for Frozen Ever After, Spaceship Earth and a third ride, and dinner reservations for either Akershus or San Angel Inn at around 7p.
• Go through the turnstiles and pick up a park map and “Times Guide”–a schedule. Use your Spaceship Earth FastPass+ and then see Ellen’s Energy Adventure.
• Check out Innoventions
• Head to World Showcase, and while keeping an eye out for your Frozen Ever After FastPass+ and you dinner reservation at around 7p, see the pavilions starting with Mexico and going clockwise.
  • Each pavilion will have some or all of shopping, special exhibits, a ride, a movie, and other special events—such as acrobats in China.
  • Check your map, times guide, and the pavilion itself, to see what each pavilion has.
  • For scheduled events like the acrobats, etc., sequence what you do when among items that are not scheduled (shops, exhibits, and rides), and bounce back and forth between nearby pavilions, so that you don’t have to wait long for the scheduled item
• See Frozen Ever After in Norway (FastPass+)
• Have dinner at whichever you chose to reserve between San Angel Inn inside the Mexico pyramid or the Akershus Royal Banquet  Meal in Norway at 7p
• Continue touring World Showcase clockwise until about 8:30p
• Start making your way to the Illuminations FastPass+ area right where Future World and World Showcase intersect. Hit the bathrooms if needed on the way, as you don’t want to so pause after IllumiNations
• Find a spot near the IllumiNations FastPass+ area and watch it.
• If you are parked, taking the monorail, or taking a bus back to your hotel, immediately at its end start walking briskly to the park exit (on the far side of Spaceship Earth) to beat the crowds.
• Return to your hotel

PREVIEW OF TOMORROW

Tomorrow you continue your visit to the Magic Kingdom.

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MAGIC KINGDOM DAY 2: TUESDAY AGENDA

Today you have the early morning off, have brunch at Chef Mickey’s at the Contemporary Resort near the Magic Kingdom, and then continue your visit to the Magic Kingdom, seeing Tomorrowland and then touring some lower-wait attractions in Adventureland and Frontierland. You will then end your day at Fort Wilderness’s Hoop-Dee-Doo Revue.

You should have FastPass+ for Space Mountain, Buzz Lightyear, and the Jungle Cruise. The other fixed points in your schedule are Chef Mickey’s and Hoop-Dee-Doo.

Today may be a little over-crowded, but anything you miss you can pick up on Thursday or Saturday.

(Note: this is from the FastPass+ Lower-Crowd Itinerary, 7 Night Saturday Arrival Variant. It does not work all weeks–use the comment form to check in on yours!)

FIRST THINGS

Be at the Contemporary Resort in time for your meal at Chef Mickey’s. For most, this will mean a bus to the Magic Kingdom, then walking or taking the resort monorail to the Contemporary. Check at your resort front desk for the best route.

AT THE PARK

• After your meal, walk or take the monorail to the Magic Kingdom
• See Space Mountain (FP+)
• Fit around your Buzz Lightyear FastPass+ lower wait rides in Tomorrowland–the Carousel of Progress, Monsters Inc. Laugh Floor, Stitch’s Great Escape, and the Tomorrowland PeopleMover.
• Around the time of the 3p afternoon parade, check waits at Astro Orbiter and the Tomorrowland Speedway.  If the lines look OK, and the rides seem fun, see them
• Go to Adventureland and fit the Swiss Family Treehouse and the Enchanted Tiki Room around your FastPass+ for the Jungle Cruise
• Once off the Jungle Cruise, if you skipped Astro Orbiter and the Tomorrowland Speedway because of waits, try now for a fourth FastPass+
• Find the passage into Frontierland and see the Country Bears
• If you have time, find the rafts near Big Thunder Mountain and see Tom Sawyer Island
• Around 5p, then head for the main entrance and look for the boat docks right in front
• Take the boat to Fort Wilderness (not the Wilderness Lodge), and follow the crowds to the Hoop Dee Doo area, and check in for the 6.15p show.
• See Hoop-Dee-Doo!
• Ask outside for the best way to get back to your hotel.  Most likely you will return by boat to the Magic Kingdom, and catch a bus or monorail there.  But special buses may be running…

PREVIEW OF TOMORROW

Tomorrow you have the morning off, then begin your visit to Epcot.

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MAGIC KINGDOM DAY 3: THURSDAY AGENDA

Today you will continue your visit to the Magic Kingdom. You’ll see Fantasyland and Liberty Square.

You should have FastPass+ for the Seven Dwarfs Mine Train, Enchanted Tales with Belle, and the Haunted Mansion. Other fixed points in your schedule: you have lunch reservations at Cinderella’s Royal Table and want to see the afternoon parade at 3p.

(Note: this is from the FastPass+ Lower-Crowd Itinerary, 7 Night Saturday Arrival Variant. It does not work all weeks–use the comment form to check in on yours!)

FIRST THINGS

Be at the park by 45 minutes before open.

AT THE PARK

• Enter the turnstiles when the park opens, grab a map and Times Schedule, and head to Peter Pan. Ride it
• See it’s a small world, the Carrousel if you wish, Mickey’s Philharmagic,  and Winnie the Pooh while you are in the area
• If you missed the Tomorrowland Speedway or Astro Orbiters in Tomorrowland Tuesday, and they are important to you, see now before lines build
• See Dumbo
• See the Barnstormer if it looks like fun and lines aren’t too long
• See the Mad Tea Party
• Fit together Under the Sea: Journey of the Little Mermaid, your FastPass+ for Seven Dwarfs Mine Train and Enchanted Tales with Belle, and your lunch at  Cinderella’s Royal Table
• See the 3p parade by grabbing a spot around 2.30 between the Castle and Liberty Square
• Fit the Hall of Presidents and Liberty Belle Riverboat around your FastPass+ for the Haunted Mansion.
• If you missed it Tuesday, see Tom Sawyer Island
• Have dinner at the park or in your hotel (counter service)

PREVIEW OF TOMORROW

Tomorrow you finish your visit to Epcot.

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EPCOT DAY 2: FRIDAY AGENDA

Today you will complete Epcot, and have the evening off.

If you saw Spaceship Earth, Ellen’s Energy Adventure, Frozen Ever After and half of World Showcase on Wednesday, you’ll have an easy day today.

If you missed some of these, the priorities from among them to fit in today are Spaceship Earth, Mission Space and World Showcase.

For today you should have FastPass+ for Test Track, Turtle Talk with Crush, and a third ride.

You have no reserved dining today.

(Note: this is from the FastPass+ Lower-Crowd Itinerary, 7 Night Saturday Arrival Variant. It does not work all weeks–use the comment form to check in on yours!)

FIRST THINGS

Be at the park by 45 minutes before open. 

AT THE PARK: MORNING

• Enter the turnstiles when the park opens at about 8.45, grab a map and Times Schedule, and see Soarin
• See MISSION: Space
• Head to Test Track. Ride it using FastPass+.
• Head to the other side of Future World and see the attractions in the Imagination Pavilion–Journey Into Imagination with Figment and the Disney & Pixar Short Film Festival.
• Fit in The Seas with Nemo and Friends, Living with the Land, and Circle of Life around your FastPass+ for Turtle Talk with Crush. If lines are too long for Living with the Land, get a fourth FastPass+ for it later. Note that as you ride each FastPass+ ride you can move the next to an earlier time, if available.
• Have lunch while you are in this area of the park at Sunshine Seasons in the Land Pavilion on the lower level
• Next is the rest of World Showcase, starting in Canada and progressing counter-clockwise. Tour as you did Wednesday, checking out the shows as you wander
• If the kids are bored by World Showcase, check out Agent P’s World Showcase Adventure
• See Innoventions on your way out, and anything else you might have missed on Wednesday

PREVIEW OF TOMORROW

Tomorrow you complete your visit to the Magic Kingdom.

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