Category — i. Itineraries for Walt Disney World
Next Week (June 16 through June 24, 2018) at Walt Disney World
DISNEY WORLD NEXT WEEK: JUNE 16 TO JUNE 24, 2018
The material below details next week’s Disney World operating hours, Extra Magic Hours, parades, and fireworks.
For more on June 2018 at Disney World, see this.
OPERATING HOURS AT WALT DISNEY WORLD 6/16-6/24/18
The Magic Kingdom will be open from 9a-11p 6/16, 9a-10p 6/17, 9a-11p 6/18 through 6/21, 9a-12MN 6/22, 8a-12MN 6/23, and 9a-12MN 6/24
Epcot will be open from 9a-9p every day
Disney’s Hollywood Studios will be open from 9a-9.30p 6/16 through 6/23 and 9a-10p 6/24
Disney’s Animal Kingdom will be open from 9a-10.30p every day
EXTRA MAGIC HOURS AT WALT DISNEY WORLD 6/16-6/24/18
Saturday 6/16 Morning: Animal Kingdom Evening: none
Sunday 6/17 Morning: Hollywood Studios, Animal Kingdom Evening: none
Monday 6/18 Morning: Animal Kingdom Evening: none
Tuesday 6/19 Morning: Animal Kingdom Evening: Epcot
Wednesday 6/20 Morning: Animal Kingdom Evening: Magic Kingdom
Thursday 6/21 Morning: Epcot, Animal Kingdom Evening: none
Friday 6/22 Morning: Magic Kingdom, Animal Kingdom Evening: none
Saturday 6/23 Morning: Animal Kingdom Evening: none
Sunday 6/24 Morning: Hollywood Studios, Animal Kingdom Evening: none
PARADES AT WALT DISNEY WORLD 6/16-6/24/18
The Magic Kingdom: Afternoon Festival of Fantasy Parade: 3p every day
FIREWORKS AND EVENING SHOWS AT WALT DISNEY WORLD 6/16-6/24/18
Happily Every After at Magic Kingdom: 9.15p every night
IllumiNations at Epcot: 9p every night
Fantasmic at Disney’s Hollywood Studios: 9p every night
Star Wars Show and Fireworks at Disney’s Hollywood Studios: 9.30p 6/16 through 6/23; 10p 6/24
Rivers of Light at Disney’s Animal Kingdom: 9.15 and 10.15p every night
SHOW SCHEDULES FOR WALT DISNEY WORLD 6/16-6/24/18
See Steve Soares’ site here. Click the park names at its top for show schedules.
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June 14, 2018 No Comments
Next Week (June 9 through June 17, 2018) at Walt Disney World
DISNEY WORLD NEXT WEEK: JUNE 9 TO JUNE 17, 2018
The material below details next week’s Disney World operating hours, Extra Magic Hours, parades, and fireworks.
For more on June 2018 at Disney World, see this.
OPERATING HOURS AT WALT DISNEY WORLD 6/9-6/17/18
The Magic Kingdom will be open from 9a-11p 6/9, 9a-10p 6/10, 8a-11p 6/11, 9a-11p 6/12, 8a-11p 6/13, 9a-11p 6/14 through 6/16, and 9a-10p 6/17
Epcot will be open from 9a-9p every day
Disney’s Hollywood Studios will be open from 9a-9.30p every day
Disney’s Animal Kingdom will be open from 9a-10.30p every day
EXTRA MAGIC HOURS AT WALT DISNEY WORLD 6/9-6/17/18
Saturday 6/9 Morning: Animal Kingdom Evening: none
Sunday 6/10 Morning: Hollywood Studios, Animal Kingdom Evening: none
Monday 6/11 Morning: Animal Kingdom Evening: none
Tuesday 6/12 Morning: Animal Kingdom Evening: Epcot
Wednesday 6/13 Morning: Animal Kingdom Evening: Magic Kingdom
Thursday 6/14 Morning: Epcot, Animal Kingdom Evening: none
Friday 6/15 Morning: Magic Kingdom, Animal Kingdom Evening: none
Saturday 6/16 Morning: Animal Kingdom Evening: none
Sunday 6/17 Morning: Hollywood Studios, Animal Kingdom Evening: none
PARADES AT WALT DISNEY WORLD 6/9-6/17/18
The Magic Kingdom: Afternoon Festival of Fantasy Parade: 3p every day
FIREWORKS AND EVENING SHOWS AT WALT DISNEY WORLD 6/9-6/17/18
Happily Every After at Magic Kingdom: 9.15p every night
IllumiNations at Epcot: 9p every night
Fantasmic at Disney’s Hollywood Studios: 9p every night
Star Wars Show and Fireworks at Disney’s Hollywood Studios: 9.30p every night
Rivers of Light at Disney’s Animal Kingdom: 9.15 and 10.15p every night
SHOW SCHEDULES FOR WALT DISNEY WORLD 6/9-6/17/18
See Steve Soares’ site here. Click the park names at its top for show schedules.
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June 7, 2018 No Comments
Next Week (June 2 through June 10, 2018) at Walt Disney World
DISNEY WORLD NEXT WEEK: JUNE 2 TO JUNE 10, 2018
The material below details next week’s Disney World operating hours, Extra Magic Hours, parades, and fireworks.
For more on June 2018 at Disney World, see this.
OPERATING HOURS AT WALT DISNEY WORLD 6/2-6/10/18
The Magic Kingdom will be open from 8a-12MN 6/2, 8a-11p 6/3, 8a-12MN 6/4, 9a-11p 6/5, 8a-11p 6/6 and 6/7, 9a-12MN 6/8, 9a-11p 6/9, and 9a-10p 6/10
Epcot will be open from 9a-9p every day
Disney’s Hollywood Studios will be open from 9a-9.30p every day
Disney’s Animal Kingdom will be open from 9a-10p 6/2, and 9a-10.30p 6/3 through 6/10
EXTRA MAGIC HOURS AT WALT DISNEY WORLD 6/2-6/10/18
Saturday 6/2 Morning: Animal Kingdom Evening: none
Sunday 6/3 Morning: Hollywood Studios, Animal Kingdom Evening: none
Monday 6/4 Morning: Animal Kingdom Evening: none
Tuesday 6/5 Morning: Animal Kingdom Evening: Epcot
Wednesday 6/6 Morning: Animal Kingdom Evening: Magic Kingdom
Thursday 6/7 Morning: Epcot, Animal Kingdom Evening: none
Friday 6/8 Morning: Magic Kingdom, Animal Kingdom Evening: none
Saturday 6/9 Morning: Animal Kingdom Evening: none
Sunday 6/10 Morning: Hollywood Studios, Animal Kingdom Evening: none
PARADES AT WALT DISNEY WORLD 6/2-6/10/18
The Magic Kingdom: Afternoon Festival of Fantasy Parade: 3p every day
FIREWORKS AND EVENING SHOWS AT WALT DISNEY WORLD 6/2-6/10/18
Happily Every After at Magic Kingdom: 9.15p every night
IllumiNations at Epcot: 9p every night
Fantasmic at Disney’s Hollywood Studios: 9p every night
Star Wars Show and Fireworks at Disney’s Hollywood Studios: 9.30p every night
Rivers of Light at Disney’s Animal Kingdom: 9.15 and 10.30p 6/2; 9.15 and 10.15p 6/3 through 6/10
SHOW SCHEDULES FOR WALT DISNEY WORLD 6/2-6/10/18
See Steve Soares’ site here. Click the park names at its top for show schedules.
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May 31, 2018 2 Comments
Next Week (May 26 through June 3, 2018) at Walt Disney World
DISNEY WORLD NEXT WEEK: MAY 26 TO JUNE 3, 2018
The material below details next week’s Disney World operating hours, Extra Magic Hours, parades, and fireworks.
For more on May 2018 at Disney World, see this, and for more on June, see this.
OPERATING HOURS AT WALT DISNEY WORLD 5/26-6/3/18
The Magic Kingdom will be open from 8a-12MN 5/26 and 5/27, 9a-11p 5/28, 8a-11p 5/29 and 5/30, 9a-11p 5/31, 8a-11p 6/1, 8a-12MN 6/2, and 8a-11p 6/3
Epcot will be open from 9a-9p every day
Disney’s Hollywood Studios will be open 9a-9.30p 5/26, 9a-6p 5/27, and 9a-9.30p 5/28 through 6/3
Disney’s Animal Kingdom will be open 8a-11p 5/26 and 5/27, 8a-10p 5/28 and 5/29, 9a-10p 5/30 through 6/2, and 9a-10.30p 6/3
EXTRA MAGIC HOURS AT WALT DISNEY WORLD 5/26-6/3/18
Saturday 5/26 Morning: Animal Kingdom Evening: none
Sunday 5/27 Morning: Hollywood Studios Evening: none
Monday 5/28 Morning: Animal Kingdom Evening: none
Tuesday 5/29 Morning: none Evening: Epcot
Wednesday 5/30 Morning: Animal Kingdom Evening: Magic Kingdom
Thursday 5/31 Morning: Epcot, Animal Kingdom Evening: none
Friday 6/1 Morning: Magic Kingdom, Animal Kingdom Evening: none
Saturday 6/2 Morning: Animal Kingdom Evening: none
Sunday 6/3 Morning: Hollywood Studios, Animal Kingdom Evening: none
PARADES AT WALT DISNEY WORLD 5/26-6/3/18
The Magic Kingdom: Afternoon Festival of Fantasy Parade: 3p every day
FIREWORKS AND EVENING SHOWS AT WALT DISNEY WORLD 5/26-6/3/18
Happily Every After at Magic Kingdom: 9.15p every night
IllumiNations at Epcot: 9p every night
Fantasmic at Disney’s Hollywood Studios: 9p 5/26 and 5/28 through 6/3
Star Wars Show and Fireworks at Disney’s Hollywood Studios: 9.30p 5/26 and 5/28 through 6/3
Rivers of Light at Disney’s Animal Kingdom: 9.15 and 10.30p 5/26 through 6/2; 9.15 and 10.15p 6/3
SHOW SCHEDULES FOR WALT DISNEY WORLD 5/26-6/3/18
See Steve Soares’ site here. Click the park names at its top for show schedules.
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May 24, 2018 1 Comment
Basic 2018 December Disney World Itinerary
This Walt Disney World itinerary is designed for the four weeks following Thanksgiving 2018.
If you aren’t going one of those weeks, see Other Itineraries for alternatives the rest of the year, which are published about six months ahead.
You can enlarge the basic itinerary by clicking it.
A detailed To-Do List covers all the planning steps you need to undertake. Even more detailed daily guidance is in the links:
DAILY PLANS
ITINERARY DESIGN GOALS
The basic December itinerary was designed to meet several goals: to ensure that you
- See the best that Walt Disney World has to offer, including all of its special Christmas season offerings
- See the parks in the order that works best for kids (essentially Epcot first, as it is potentially the most disappointing, and the Magic Kingdom last, as it is likely to be the best loved)
- Avoid unnecessary waiting, by using FastPass+ and other tactics…
- Given all the evening shows and late nights, have as few early mornings as practical
The 2018 version differs from previous ones in a couple of ways:
- It incorporates the new Toy Story Land in Disney’s Hollywood Studios
- It’s updated to include various openings, closures, and time changes since the 2017 version.
If you can’t do the dates required for the Basic Itinerary, see Other Itineraries for alternatives for both the December week and the rest of the year.
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May 23, 2018 17 Comments
Epcot Day 1 Disney World 2018 FastPass+ Basic December Itinerary
(Note: this is from the 2018 Basic December Itinerary. The itinerary works only for the four weeks beginning the Saturday after Thanksgiving 2018.)
EPCOT DAY 1: FIRST SATURDAY AGENDA
Check in, get settled, and head to Epcot.
Today is the first of your three visits to Epcot. I’ve designed this itinerary with three Epcot visits because there are three key Tier One FastPass+ at Epcot, and you will use one each visit. This lets you sleep in before your next two Epcot visits…
Your plan tonight is to see Test Track, to visit the parts of World Showcase that are most fun in the evening, to sample the Holiday Storytellers, and to check out, if you have time, the holiday decorations in the nearby Epcot resorts.
You want to be on your way out of Epcot by 9.30p, so that you miss the crowds that will depart the park after the 9.30 IllumiNations show is over. (You will see IllumiNations on Friday night.)
You should have FastPass+ for Test Track, and you have no scheduled dining tonight.
FIRST THINGS
Arrive at your hotel, following the instructions in your Disney’s Magical Express packet if you are using it to get from Orlando International to your Disney Resort. Check in.
Unless you are arriving late, your room may not be ready, but you can leave your bags. First change into clothes more appropriate for the weather–which your To-Do List reminded you to pack in your carry-ons.
Head to Epcot as early as you can, and at the latest in time to make your FastPass+ at Test Track.
AT THE PARK
- Go through the turnstiles and pick up a park map and “Times Guide”–a schedule.
- Head to World Showcase, and while keeping an eye out for your Test Track FastPass+, 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. Most also will have a Holiday Storyteller.
- Check your map, times guide, and the pavilion itself, to see what each pavilion has.
- For scheduled events like the Storytellers, 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
- Ride Test Track (FastPass+)
- Have dinner at a convenient counter service when you are ready.
- If you have time, head over to the BoardWalk Inn (walk or boat—the walkway and boat are at the International Gateway between the UK and France) and see the holiday decorations in its lobby, continuing on to see those in the nearby Yacht Club and Beach Club, time permitting.
- Be back in Epcot and headed towards the bus and monorail stops by 9.30p, so that you miss the crowds leaving after IllumiNations.
- Return to your hotel.
BACK AT THE HOTEL
Buy food, supplies (bowls, spoons, etc.) and get refillable mugs for breakfast in your room at your hotel counter service or gift shop, if you did not have time, or a room assignment, earlier. You can also get these in the morning, but crowds in the shops/counter service will likely be lower tonight.
PREVIEW OF TOMORROW
You will spend the first of two days at Disney’s Animal Kingdom. You want to arrive by 8.15a. Check with your concierge on transport (likely buses) and what time you should be at the bus stop. Pack spare dry clothes, as you will get wet on Kali River Rapids!
MATERIAL IN THIS DISNEY WORLD ITINERARY
Summary of this Itinerary To-Do List
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May 23, 2018 4 Comments
