Category — i. Itineraries for Walt Disney World

(Note: this is from the Disney World Bluey-Aware Multi Pass Itinerary.)

DISNEY’S HOLLYWOOD STUDIOS DAY 1: FIRST SUNDAY AGENDA

Today you will begin your visit to Disney’s Hollywood Studios. Your plan today is to see most of the attractions in the Sunset Boulevard area, including Fantasmic, and in addition across the park see Rise of the Resistance via Lightning Lane Single Pass. You will complete your visit to Disney’s Hollywood Studios on another day.

You will take advantage of Early Entry, and also need to have prebooked both Lightning Lane Single Pass and Lightning Lane Multi Pass.

You need a Lightning Lane Single Pass visit to Rise of the Resistance for 11.30a.

For Multi Passes, book

• Lightning Lane Multi Pass for Tower of Terror at 9a, and for the For the First Time in Forever: A Frozen Sing-Along Celebration 1.30p show

You will have an afternoon break, then return to the park for the evening spectacular Fantasmic.

AT THE PARK

Arrive at the tapstiles at Disney’s Hollywood Studios no later than 45 minutes before Early Entry begins (for example, if the general public opening is 9a, this will mean a 7.45a arrival for an 8.30a Early Entry).

When you are let in for Early Entry, immediately head to Mickey and Minnie’s Runaway Railway and ride it.

Make your way across the park and use your 9a Lightning Lane Multi Pass to Tower of Terror.

See ~10a The Little Mermaid – A Musical Adventure show

See the ~11.10a Disney Villains: Unfairly Ever After show

Use your 11.30a Lightning Lane Single Pass to see Rise of the Resistance

Have lunch

See the 1.30 show of For the First Time in Forever: A Frozen Sing-Along Celebration

You are now off for the rest of the afternoon, needing to return to Disney’s Hollywood Studios in time to see Fantasmic.  Depending on the time of year, the first (or only) Fantasmic showtime can be from 7p til 9.30p, with some nights having a second show, commonly 90 minutes later. You want to arrive at the entrance to Fantasmic by 45 minutes before the first showtime.

Depending on the timing of the show, you may want to arrive even earlier to have some time to explore before Fantasmic. You also may want to stay after Fantasmic on nights when the park stays open after the first show.  Toy Story Land and Galaxy’s Edge are good places to wander and linger after dark, and you can also try for additional Multi Passes.

PREVIEW OF TOMORROW

You will have an early start for your final visit to Epcot.

Follow yourfirstvisit.net on Facebook or Twitter or Pinterest!!

(Note: this is from the Disney World Bluey-Aware Multi Pass Itinerary.)

EPCOT DAY 2: MONDAY AGENDA

Today you will complete visiting Epcot.

You will take advantage of both Early Entry and Lightning Lane Multi Pass today.

You should have booked Lighting Lane Multi Pass Tier 1 for Test Track at 9.45a, and additional Multi Pass for The Seas with Nemo and Friends at 11a, and Living with the Land at noon.

You should have dinner booked with the princesses at Akershus Royal Banquet Hall in Norway around 6.30p, and after will see the Epcot evening show Luminous.

If Extended Evening Hours are scheduled tonight and you are eligible, you may wish to stay for those as well.

AT THE PARK

Be at the park’s tapstiles by 30 minutes before the beginning of Early Entry.

When Early Entry begins, head to Norway and see Frozen Ever After.

In next door China, see the film Reflections of China. You can explore now the China pavilion (and Mexico in the next step), or save them for the World Showcase time in the afternoon.

Head back to Mexico, and see the Gran Fiesta Tour Starring the Three Caballeros.

See Test Track using your Lightning Lane Multi Pass

Then see Mission: Space. Note Mission SPACE has two options, Orange and Green.  Orange is by far more fun, but if you have even a hint of motion sickness it will assault you–such folks should do Green instead,

Then make your way to The Seas Pavilion, and on your way ride Spaceship Earth if you did not see it your first evening at Epcot, and then seeing Journey of Water Inspired by Moana.

See the aquarium itself and Turtle Talk with Crush and The Seas with Nemo and Friends using your Multi Pass time to decide the order you see these.

Then head to the Land Pavilion and see Awesome Planet and Living with the Land, ordered based on your Living with the Land Multi Pass timing.

Have lunch–given where you are, Sunshine Seasons in the Land Pavilion is a good choice.

See the attractions in the Imagination Pavilion–Disney-Pixar Shorts, and Journey Into Imagination with Figment.

Then see the rest of World Showcase, starting in Canada and progressing counter-clockwise

• Each pavilion will have some or all of shopping, special exhibits, a ride or show (e.g. a film in Canada, a Beauty and the Beast sing-along in France, The American Adventure in the American Pavilion), and other special features.
• Check My Disney Experience and the pavilion itself, to see what each pavilion has.
• For scheduled events, 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.

Be at Norway by a little before 6.30p to check in for your 6.30p princess dinner at Akershus Royal Banquet Hall.

After dinner, head to France and see Impressions de France–a film that shows at the beginning and the end of the day in the same space that at other times shows the Beauty and the Beast sing-along.

Pick a spot for the evening show Luminous by 8.30p. From where you are, the stretch along the lagoon between the American Adventure Pavilion and the Japan Pavilion is likely best. Avoid spots where islands block your view of Spaceship Earth across the lagoon.

Watch Luminous, then head back to your hotel, unless you are eligible for Extended Evening Hours and they are offered tonight.

PREVIEW OF TOMORROW

Tomorrow you get to sleep in, and then begin your visit to Disney’s Animal Kingdom.

Follow yourfirstvisit.net on Facebook or Twitter or Pinterest!!

(Note: this is from the Disney World Bluey-Aware Multi Pass Itinerary.)

DISNEY’S ANIMAL KINGDOM DAY 1: TUESDAY AGENDA

Your visit to Disney’s Animal Kingdom begins today.

After it opens in summer 2026, you have the option to see Bluey, Bingo and the refurbished Conservation Station.

In addition (or instead) you will see the park’s Oasis, Discovery Island, Dinoland USA, and Asia sections, interrupted by a trek to Pandora to see Flight of Passage.

You will use both Lightning Lane Single Pass and Multi Pass today.

You should have prebooked

• A Lightning Lane Single Pass visit to Flight of Passage for 2p, and also
• Lightning Lane Multi Passes for Expedition Everest at 1.30p, Na’vi River Journey at 2.30p, and Kali River Rapids at 4.30p.

You have no scheduled dining today.

AT THE PARK FOR BLUEY AND BINGO

You have time available in the morning to see, if you wish, the updated Bluey’s Wild World at Conservation Station, expected to open in May 26, 2026. This will include the opportunity to play and dance with Bluey and Bingo, and to “snap some pictures alongside your Blue Heeler pals.” In addition, the animal petting area Affection Section will be renamed Jumping Junction and updated to include Australian animals.

If you wish to do Bluey’s Wild World after it opens, I’d suggest being at the park no later than when Early Entry beings, so that you can be in the line as early as possible for the train that takes you to Bluey’s Wild World at Conservation Station.

NEXT STEPS AT AT THE PARK

If you skip Bluey et al, or if it has not yet opened, arrive at the tapstiles at Disney’s Animal Kingdom by 11a.

All guests–Bluey and not Bluey–should walk to Discovery Island and see the show Zootopia: Better Zoogether.

Explore the trails around the Tree of Life.

Have lunch. Flame Tree Barbecue is convenient.

Check the schedules for Finding Nemo: The Big Blue… and Beyond and Feathered Friends in Flight, and compare to your Lightning Lane Multi Pass schedule. Most days the following will work for you, but adjust as necessary:

See the ~1p Finding Nemo Show.

Ride Expedition Everest using your ~1.30p Multi Pass.

Make your way across the park to Pandora, and use your ~2p Lightning Lane Single Pass to see Flight of Passage.

Using your ~2.30 Multi Pass, see Na’vi River Journey.

See the ~3.45p Feathered Friends show.

See the Maharajah Express Jungle Trail.

Ride Kali River Rapids using your 4.30p Multi Pass.

Explore the flora, fauna, trails and settings of the park. Check waits and Multi Pass for anything you may wish to re-ride.

PREVIEW OF TOMORROW

You will sleep in, and then spend the first of two days at Magic Kingdom.

Follow yourfirstvisit.net on Facebook or Twitter or Pinterest!!

(Note: this is from the Disney World Bluey-Aware Multi Pass Itinerary.)

MAGIC KINGDOM DAY 1: WEDNESDAY AGENDA

Your visit to Magic Kingdom begins today.

You should have prebooked

• Two Lightning Lane Single Passes: TRON Lightcycle / Run at 3p, and Seven Dwarfs Mine Train at 5.45p
• A Lightning Lane Tier 1 Multi Pass for Tiana’s Bayou Adventure at 9.30a, and Lightning Lane Multi Passes for Pirates of the Caribbean at 1p, and the Haunted Mansion at 2.15p

You should have late breakfast/early lunch reserved at the Chef Mickey’s at around 11a.

If Big Thunder Mountain has re-opened from its refurbishment by the time of your trip, you will sort of use Early Entry. While it won’t be an Early Entry ride, you can take advantage of your Early Entry privileges to be in the park and to be in line to enter the Frontierland  side of the park before everyone else.

If Big Thunder Mountain has not yet re-opened, be at the Magic Kingdom tapstiles by 9.30a.

Other than your interlude at the nearby Contemporary resort for Chef Mickey’s, you will be at Magic Kingdom all day today, ending with the evening parade Disney Starlight and the fireworks show Happily Ever After.

Note that your day–especially mid-late afternoon–is pretty packed. While workable for most, ff circumstances either with your family or in the park lead you to miss some rides, you may be able to fit them in tomorrow, and for sure can fit them in on your off day–although that will cost you another ticket day.

If you are eligible for Extended Evening Hours and they are on tonight, you may wish to stay for these as well.

AT THE PARK

Your first steps depend on whether or not Big Thunder Mountain has re-opened:

If Big Thunder Mountain has re-opened, arrive at the Magic Kingdom tapstiles by a few minutes before Early Entry. Head for the hub, and ask a cast member there where to wait for Big Thunder. When that part of the park opens, head to Big Thunder Mountain, ride it, and then use your Multi Pass to ride Tiana’s Bayou Adventure.

If If Big Thunder Mountain has not re-opened, arrive at the tapstiles by 9.30a, make your way deep into Frontierland, and use your Multi Pass to ride Tiana’s Bayou Adventure.

Regardless of Big Thunder, your next step is to head to the Magic Kingdom exit, and then either walk or take the Resort Monorail to Disney’s Contemporary Resort, and enjoy a late breakfast/early lunch there at Chef Mickey’s.

Return to Magic Kingdom either by walking or the Resort Monorail.

Ride Pirates of the Caribbean using your 1p Lightning Lane Multi Pass.

Head to Liberty Square and see Hall of the Presidents.

See the Haunted Mansion using your 2.15p Lightning Lane Multi Pass

Head deep into Tomorrowland and use your 3p Lightning Lane Single Pass to see TRON: Lightcycle / Run.

See Monster’s Inc. Laugh Floor.

Ride the Tomorrowland Transit Authority PeopleMover.

See Walt Disney’s Carousel of Progress

Head back into Fantasyland deep into Storybook Circus and board and ride the Walt Disney World Railroad. Take it to Main Street station, but stay on the train and return on it  to the Fantasyland stop.

Use your 5.45p Lightning Lane Single Pass to see Seven Dwarfs Mine Train.

Fit in dinner among the Fantasyland rides Mickey’s Philharmagic, the Prince Charming Regal Carrousel, and Mad Tea Party.

The next items on your agenda are the evening fireworks show Happily Ever After, best seen from the Main Street side of the Castle, no further away from the castle than halfway down Main Street, and the new evening parade Disney Starlight–Dream the Night Away, best seen from Frontierland.

The fireworks show is typically anytime between ~8p and ~10p (with the earlier times during shorter winter days, and the later during longer summer days and busy days).

The parade is scheduled for about hour before the fireworks, and on nights when it shows twice, about an hour after as well. On nights with two runs of the parade, it is generally much simpler and less crowded to see the second one, if you can stay up that long.

If you are eligible for Extended Evening Hours, you may wish to stay for these as well. If you do, revisit your favorite rides from today, or other rides.

PREVIEW OF TOMORROW

Tomorrow has you back at Magic Kingdom, starting with Early Entry.

Follow yourfirstvisit.net on Facebook or Twitter or Pinterest!!

(Note: this is from the Disney World Bluey-Aware Multi Pass Itinerary.)

MAGIC KINGDOM DAY 2: THURSDAY AGENDA

You complete your visit to Magic Kingdom today–although you have the option of spending more time in the park tomorrow if you wish.

You will take advantage of Early Entry, and also need to have prebooked

• Lightning Lane Multi Pass Tier 1 for Jungle Cruise at 1p, and
• Lightning Lane Multi Pass Tier 2 for the Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh at 4p and it’s a small world at 5p

You should have dining booked for the Crystal Palace at 6p.

AT THE PARK

Be at the tapstiles by thirty minutes before Early Entry begins.

Enter the park, make your way to Peter Pan’s Flight in Fantasyland, and ride.

Make your way swiftly into Tomorrowland, go to Space Mountain, and ride it.

If it has re-opened from its refurb, see Buzz Lightyear’s Space Ranger Spin

Next see Astro Orbiter.

Head to Storybook Circus deep in Fantasyland and ride Dumbo, then Barnstormer.

Head back into Fantasyland and see Under the Sea ~ Journey of The Little Mermaid.

See Enchanted Tales with Belle.

Have lunch.

Head to Adventureland and ride Jungle Cruise with your 1p Multi Pass.

Plan what’s next around the timing of the afternoon parade Festival of Fantasy.  Most days January through July it’s at 3p, and most days September through December it’s 2p. August is the transitional month. Double check, planning to line up on a sidewalk in Frontierland no later than 15 minutes before the hour it’s to start to see it, fitting the following rides before and after lining up for and seeing the parade (the order listed will work most of the time for the 3p showing):

See the Swiss Family Treehouse.

See the Enchanted Tiki Room.

Ride the Magic Carpets of Aladdin.

Head over to Frontierland, find a spot for, and see the afternoon parade Festival of Fantasy

See the Country Bear Musical Jamboree.

See the Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh using your 4p Lightning Lane Multi Pass.

See the Tomorrowland Speedway.

See it’s a small world using your 5p Lightning Lane Multi Pass

Have dinner at the Crystal Palace with your 6p reservation.

If the park remains open, catch up on any rides you’ve missed. If after dinner the park has closed to regular guests (common late in the year) you have the option of returning to Magic Kingdom tomorrow, which is otherwise your off day.

PREVIEW OF TOMORROW

You are off tomorrow except for the dinner show Hoop Dee Doo Revue at Fort Wilderness Resort.

Follow yourfirstvisit.net on Facebook or Twitter or Pinterest!!

(Note: this is from the Disney World Bluey-Aware Multi Pass Itinerary.)

OFF DAY: FRIDAY AGENDA

You are off today, except for dinner.

You should have dining booked for the Hoop-Dee-Doo Revue Dinner show in Fort Wilderness at 6.15p. For this, you want to be at the Magic Kingdom dock for the Fort Wilderness boat by 5p.

After relaxing the morning and early afternoon, use Disney transportation to get to Magic Kingdom, but instead of entering the park, find the Fort Wilderness boat dock.

The boats from Magic Kingdom to Fort Wilderenss take about 20 minutes; you may have to wait for them; and Disney wants you to check in 30 minutes before the show.  So be at the boat docks by 5p.

Take the boat to Fort Wilderness, NOT the Wilderness Lodge, which is a different resort.  Some boats go to both–check with the cast member on the boat to make sure you are on the right boat, and where to get off.

Once you arrive at the Fort Wilderness dock, ask a cast member where to go to get to Hoop-Dee-Doo Revue–it’s in Pioneer Hall, a short walk away. Most leaving the boat will head in that general direction.

Reverse your journey to get back to your hotel.

PREVIEW OF TOMORROW

You will complete your visit to Disney’s Hollywood Studios, with an early start.

Follow yourfirstvisit.net on Facebook or Twitter or Pinterest!!