Category — i. Itineraries for Walt Disney World

(Note: this is from the Disney World Updated 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 3.30p, and Seven Dwarfs Mine Train at 4p
• A Lightning Lane Tier 1 Multi Pass for Jungle Cruise at noon, and Lightning Lane Multi Passes for Pirates of the Caribbean at 1p, and the Haunted Mansion at 3p

You should have dinner reserved at the Crystal Palace at around 5p.

Today you do not need to use Early Entry.

At the park you will see many of the attractions in Adventureland and Frontierland, with side trips to Fantasyland to see Seven Dwarfs Mine Train and to Tomorrowland to see TRON Lightcycle Run.

Your last scheduled events are the evening fireworks show, Happily Ever After, and, after it opens on July 20, 2025, the new evening parade, Disney Starlight–Dream the Night Away.

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

Eat a late breakfast/early lunch in your hotel, and arrive at the tapstiles at Magic Kingdom by noon.

Head to Adventureland, and see the Jungle Cruise with your noon Lightning Lane Multi Pass.

Ride the Magic Carpets of Aladdin.

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

Walk through the Swiss Family Treehouse.

See the Enchanted Tiki Room.

Walk through the breezeway to Frontierland and see Country Bear Jamboree.

Head to Liberty Square, and see the Haunted Mansion using your 3p Lightning Lane Multi Pass.

Ride the Liberty Square Riverboat.

Head to Tomorrowland and use your 3.30p Lightning Lane Single Pass to see TRON: Lightcycle / Run.

Go to Fantasyland and use your 4p Lightning Lane Single Pass to see Seven Dwarfs Mine Train.

Have dinner at Crystal Palace.

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, after it launches on July 20, 2025, the new evening parade Disney Starlight–Dream the Night Away.

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).

Parade schedules have not yet been released, but the last time Magic Kingdom had an evening parade, on some nights it showed an hour before the fireworks, and on other nights both an hour before and an hour after.

Thus, check the schedule, as you may have extra time available to you before the fireworks and/or parade. If so, wander and explore the park, or re-ride, or see rides you have not yet seen.

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 the rides in other lands.

PREVIEW OF TOMORROW

Tomorrow has you starting with a late breakfast at Chef Mickey’s, then returning to Magic Kingdom.

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(Note: this is from the Disney World Updated Multi Pass Itinerary.)

MAGIC KINGDOM DAY 2: THURSDAY AGENDA

Today you continue your visit to Magic Kingdom after a late breakfast/brunch at Chef Mickey’s.

Today you do not use either Early Entry or Lighting Lane

Your day begins near Magic Kingdom with a visit to the next door Contemporary Resort for a late breakfast at Chef Mickey’s in Disney’s Contemporary Resort. (Travel to Magic Kingdom, then go from there to the Contemporary.) After Chef Mickey’s, you will then pursue a mix of mostly lower-key experiences in Magic Kingdom.

A key attraction this afternoon will be the Festival of Fantasy Parade. Usually at 3p, sometimes it starts at 2p instead. You’ll need to double check the schedule and move things around so that you are free from 30 minutes before the hour (to find a spot) to 30 minutes after.

AT THE PARK

Arrive at Magic Kingdom. Either walk or take the Resort Monorail to Disney’s Contemporary Resort, and enjoy a late breakfast there.

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

Depending on the start time of the afternoon parade, either

• If the parade is at 2p, find a spot to watch the parade, then after the parade ride the Walt Disney World Railroad, taking it all the way around the park, or
• If the parade is at 3p, ride the Walt Disney World Railroad, taking it all the way around the park, then find a spot to watch the parade

Next, see Tom Sawyer Island, accessible by rafts near Country Bears. Tom Sawyer Island, soon to permanently close, is usually open in the middle of the day—e.g. from 11a to 4.30p. The island is an unstructured land to explore, not a defined attraction with a beginning, middle and end. Depending on how it piques the interest of your group, and how much you simply need to run around and be unstructured, it could reward a visit (including waits for the rafts back and forth) of 60 minutes to 90 minutes.

Go to Liberty Square and see the Hall of Presidents, if it has reopened by your visit.

Go into Fantasyland and see Prince Charming Regal Carrousel

In Tomorrowland, see Walt Disney’s Carousel of Progress.

Ride the Tomorrowland Transit Authority PeopleMover.

You are now done for the day! Have dinner at the park, or back at your hotel.

PREVIEW OF TOMORROW

Tomorrow, you complete your visit to Magic Kingdom

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(Note: this is from the Disney World Updated Multi Pass Itinerary.)

MAGIC KINGDOM DAY 3: FRIDAY AGENDA

You complete your visit to Magic Kingdom today. You will take advantage of Early Entry, and also need to have prebooked

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

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

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, and ride.

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

Next see Buzz Lightyear’s Space Ranger Spin or Astro Orbiter, whichever is open during your visit.

See Monsters Inc. Laugh Floor.

Head to Storybook Circus 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.

See the Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh using your 1p Lightning Lane Multi Pass.

See Mickey’s PhilharMagic.

See it’s a small world using your 2p Lightning Lane Multi Pass

Ride Mad Tea Party.

Ride the Tomorrowland Speedway

Head to Frontierland and use your 4p Lightning Lane Multi Pass to ride Tiana’s Bayou Adventure.

Next is your dinner show at Fort Wilderness, the 6.15p show of Hoop-Dee Doo Revue. You get to Fort Wilderness from the boat docks in the Magic Kingdom entry area. The boats 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.

PREVIEW OF TOMORROW

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

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(Note: this is from the Disney World Updated Multi Pass Itinerary.)

DISNEY’S ANIMAL KINGDOM DAY 1: TUESDAY AGENDA

Your visit to Disney’s Animal Kingdom begins today.

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 complete your visit another day.

After a relaxed morning, be at the tapstiles by 11.30a.

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 5p, and also
• Lightning Lane Multi Passes for DINOSAUR at 1p, Kali River Rapids at 3p, and Expedition Everest at 4p. (Note: there are no Multi Pass tiers at Animal Kingdom.)

You have no scheduled dining today.

AT THE PARK

Arrive at the tapstiles at Disney’s Animal Kingdom by 11.30a.

Enjoy the displays in the Oasis as you walk to Discovery Island.

The Discovery Island 3D film It’s Tough to Be a Bug has closed, and will be replaced in “Winter 2025” by a new show, “Zootopia: Better Zoogether.” If the new show is open during your visit, see it now.

Explore the trails around the Tree of Life.

Have lunch. Flame Tree Barbecue is convenient.

Head to Dinoland USA and see DINOSAUR using Multi Pass. There’s much construction in this area as Disney readies a major expansion for later this decade, but DINOSAUR, the crown jewel of the area, will be open (at least) through 2025.

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 Finding Nemo Show.

Ride Kali River Rapids using Multi Pass.

See the Feathered Friends show.

See the Maharajah Express Jungle Trail.

Ride Expedition Everest using Multi Pass.

Check for additional Multi Pass for re-rides.

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

Explore Pandora. If you are ready for dinner, Satuli Canteen in Pandora is a wonderful choice.

By this time, lines may have dropped substantially. If the park is still open, before heading back to your hotel, in particular check the waits for Na’vi River Journey–riding it now will simplify your second day at Animal Kingdom.

PREVIEW OF TOMORROW

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

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(Note: this is from the Disney World Updated Multi Pass Itinerary.)

DISNEY’S HOLLYWOOD STUDIOS DAY 2: SECOND SATURDAY AGENDA

Today you will complete your visit to Disney’s Hollywood Studios.

You will take advantage of Early Entry, and also need to have prebooked some Lighting Lane Multi Pass:

• Lightning Lane Multi Pass Tier 1 for Slinky Dog Dash at 9a, and Tier 2 LLMP for Toy Story Mania at 10a and for the nearest to noon show of the Indian Jones Epic Stunt Spectacular
• Note these recommendations may change if Multi Pass and park crowd patterns shift with the opening of the new Disney Villains and Little Mermaid attractions in late May 2025.

You have no scheduled dining today, and likely will complete the park in the mid-afternoon, allowing naps and pool time back at the hotel. Optionally, you can, if you choose, return to the park in the evening for more Multi Pass and/or Park Close re-rides.

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 Millennium Falcon: Smugglers Run in Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge and ride it.

Then leave Galaxy’s Edge and ride Star Tours.

Then backtrack to Toy Story Land and use your Lighting Lane Multi Pass on Slinky Dog Dash.

See the other attractions in Toy Story Land—Toy Story Mania, using your Lighting Lane Multi Pass, and if it looks fun, Alien Swirling Saucers.

Head back into Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge and explore.

Until the Muppet show closes June 7, walk back through Galaxy’s Edge, and at its other exit turn right and see Muppet Vision 3D.

Have an early lunch. Given where you are, either Backlot Express or Docking Bay 7 would be good choices.

Using your Lighting Lane Multi Pass, see the noon showing of the Indiana Jones Epic Stunt Spectacular Show. Note: if you wish to stay later this afternoon, or take advantage of an optional return tonight, check for more Multi Pass.

Make your way to Sunset Boulevard and see the 1p show of Beauty and the Beast Live on Stage.

See Walt Disney Presents.

See the show at Mickey Shorts Theater.

Stay for re-rides, or return to your hotel. Note that you can also return this evening, to take advantage of evening Multi Pass or low crowds near park close.

PREVIEW OF TOMORROW

You will have an early start as you complete your visit to Disney’s Animal Kingdom.

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(Note: this is from the Disney World Updated Multi Pass Itinerary.)

DISNEY’S ANIMAL KINGDOM DAY 2: SECOND SUNDAY AGENDA

You complete your visit to Disney’s Animal Kingdom today. You will finish Pandora, and see Africa. You may have time for seeing Rafiki’s Animal Watch via the Wildlife Express Train. However, Rafiki is a skippable minor attraction, so don’t worry you don’t have time for it.

You do not need to use Lightning Lane today, but will use Early Entry–unless you happened to fit in Na’vi River Journey in at the end of Day 1.

You have no scheduled dining today.

AT THE PARK

• Enter the park by the beginning of Early Entry, and make your way to Pandora. Crowds may look ugly, but 90% are going to Flight of Passage, not where you are going–Na’vi River Journey
• Ride Navi River Journey
• Go to Africa. Explore it in between seeing the attractions there.
• Ride Kilimanjaro Safaris
• Walk the Gorilla Falls Exploration Trail.
• See the next show of Festival of the Lion King
• If you have time, consider fitting in a visit to Rafiki’s Animal Watch via the Wildlife Express Train (the only way to access this very minor attraction). Between waiting for and riding the train in each direction and spending time at the Planet Watch, this could take more than 90 minutes.

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