Category — i. Itineraries for Walt Disney World

(Note: this is from the Disney World Lower Crowd Itinerary, Seven Night Variant.)

MAGIC KINGDOM DAY 2: 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 2p.

If you choose, you can head to Hollywood Studios at the end of the day to see whichever of the evening shows there you missed on Monday. This will require the park hopper add on, making it an expensive visit. Use the My DIsney Experience app to double-check show times.

FIRST THINGS

Be at the park by 45 minutes before open.

AT THE PARK

• Enter the turnstiles when the park opens 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
• Head into Storybook Circus and 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 your lunch at  Cinderella’s Royal Table
• See the 2p  parade by grabbing a spot around 1.30 between the Castle and Liberty Square
• See Enchanted Tales with Belle (FP+)
• Fit the Hall of Presidents and Liberty Belle Riverboat around your FastPass+ for the Haunted Mansion.
• If you wish, and have a park hopper ticket, head to Hollywood Studios to see the evening show you missed earlier this week. Book a FastPass+ for the Studios on your way if you wish
• 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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(Note: this is from the Disney World Lower Crowd Itinerary, Seven Night Variant.)

EPCOT DAY 2: FRIDAY AGENDA

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

For today you should have FastPass+ for Mission: SPACE, Test Track, and Turtle Talk with Crush.

You have no reserved dining today.

FIRST THINGS

Be at the park by 45 minutes before open. 

AT THE PARK: MORNING

• When the park opens, see Soarin’ Around the World
• Ride Mission: SPACE (FP+)
• Head to Test Track. Ride it using FastPass+.
• Head to the other side of Future World and see the attractions in the Imagination Pavilion– Disney-Pixar shorts, and Journey Into Imagination with Figment
• 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 Sunday night, checking out the shows as you wander
• If the kids are bored by World Showcase, check out Agent P’s World Showcase Adventure
• And you are almost done!  Check out Innoventions on your way out of the park

PREVIEW OF TOMORROW

Tomorrow you complete your visit to the Magic Kingdom. You get to sleep in a bit.

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(Note: this is from the Disney World Lower Crowd Itinerary, Seven Night Variant.)

MAGIC KINGDOM DAY 3: SATURDAY AGENDA

Today you will complete your visit to the Magic Kingdom, with Adventureland and Frontierland in the afternoon, and the nighttime shows in the evening. You will also pick up today anything you missed on your earlier visits, or want to see again.  You can arrive earlier if you wish to fit more in–if you want to revisit high-wait rides, then arrive before park open.

You should have FastPass+ for Big Thunder Mountain, Splash Mountain, and Pirates of the Caribbean.  The other fixed points in your schedule are dinner at the Crystal Palace and the times of the evening shows.

FIRST THINGS

Be at the park by noon (or earlier, as noted above).

AT THE PARK

• Head to Big Thunder Mountain. Ride it using FastPass+
• See the Magic Carpets of Aladdin
• See Pirates of the Caribbean (FP+)
• See Splash Mountain (FP+)
• Re-visit any rides you want to do again or missed earlier in your visit, booking additional FastPass+
• Have dinner at the Crystal Palace
• Re-check the time of the fireworks tonight, then if you have time re-visit any rides you want to do again, booking additional FastPass+
• Move to a spot between the end of Main Street and the castle and watch Happily Ever After
• Watch Once Upon a Time
• Head back to your hotel

PREVIEW OF TOMORROW

Tomorrow you finish the Animal Kingdom, and then return home

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(Note: this is from the Disney World Lower Crowd Itinerary, Seven Night Variant.)

ANIMAL KINGDOM DAY 2: SECOND SUNDAY AGENDA

Today you spend the morning completing your visit to Disney’s Animal Kingdom, and then depart for home. You have no scheduled meals.

You should have FastPass+ for Avatar: Flight of Passage and Festival of the Lion King,

MORNING

• Check out and note your instructions for Disney’s Magical Express if you are using it.  If you aren’t, for many domestic airlines you’ll be able to check bags and print boarding passes near the front desk.  This is a tip-based service.  You can also store your bags at the bell stand
• Arrive at Animal Kingdom by 45 minutes before open

AT THE PARK

• Arrive 40 minutes before open
• At open, head to and ride Expedition Everest
• Ride DINOSAUR
• Ride Primeval Whirl
• Ride (if desired) Triceratops Spin
• See Maharajah Jungle Trails
• Ride Avatar Flight of Passage (FastPass+)
• See the 11a Festival of the Lion King (FastPass+)
• Fit more exploring of Avatar: World of Pandora and additional FastPass+ for re-rides into whatever time you have still available

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DISNEY WORLD NEXT WEEK: AUGUST 19 TO AUGUST 27, 2017

The material below details next week’s Disney World operating hours, Extra Magic Hours, parades, and fireworks.

For more on August 2017 at Disney World, see this.

OPERATING HOURS AT WALT DISNEY WORLD 8/19-8/27/17

The Magic Kingdom will be open from 9a-10p 8/19 through 8/24; 9a-7p 8/25; and 9a-10p 8/26 and 8/27

Epcot will be open from 9a-9p every day

Disney’s Hollywood Studios will be open 9a-9.30p 8/19, and 9a-9p 8/20 through 8/27

Disney’s Animal Kingdom will be open 9a-10p 8/19, and 9a-9.30p 8/20 through 8/27

EXTRA MAGIC HOURS AT WALT DISNEY WORLD 8/19-8/27/17

Saturday 8/19 Morning:  Animal Kingdom Evening: Animal Kingdom

Sunday 8/20  Morning:  Hollywood Studios  Evening: none

Monday 8/21 Morning: Animal Kingdom  Evening: none

Tuesday 8/22 Morning: none Evening:  Epcot

Wednesday 8/23 Morning: none  Evening:  Magic Kingdom

Thursday 8/24 Morning: Epcot Evening: none

Friday 8/25 Morning:  Magic Kingdom Evening: none

Saturday 8/26 Morning: Animal Kingdom Evening: none

Sunday 8/27  Morning: Hollywood Studios Evening: none

PARADES AT WALT DISNEY WORLD 8/19-8/27/17

The Magic Kingdom: Afternoon Festival of Fantasy Parade: 3p 8/19; 2p 8/20 through 8/27

FIREWORKS AND EVENING SHOWS AT WALT DISNEY WORLD 8/19-8/27/17

Happily Every After at Magic Kingdom: 9p 8/19 through 8/24 and 8/26 and 8/27

IllumiNations at Epcot: 9p every night

Fantasmic at Disney’s Hollywood Studios: 9p 8/19; 8.30p 8/20 through 8/27

Star Wars Show and Fireworks at Disney’s Hollywood Studios: 9.30p 8/19; 9p 8/20 through 8/27

Rivers of Light at Disney’s Animal Kingdom 9.15p and 10.30p 8/19; 8.45p 8/20 through 8/27

SHOW SCHEDULES FOR WALT DISNEY WORLD 8/19-8/27/17

See Steve Soares’ site here. Click the park names at its top for show schedules.

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Below is a seven-night variant of my FastPass+ based Disney World itinerary for higher crowd weeks.

Updated in April 2018, it includes guidance for the new Avatar: World of Pandora at Disney’s Animal Kingdom, and an alternate set of instructions for the to-open on June 30 Toy Story Land at Disney’s Hollywood Studios.

1. Toy Story Land will be opening at the Studios June 30.  Unusual operating patterns from then through the week beginning 8/18 mean the following:
   • For visits when your Studios days are before June 30, use the itinerary and To-do List as written
   • For visits when your Studios days are between June 30 and and August 25, use the updated FastPass+ instructions and touring plans for the Studios day you will find on this page.
   • For Studios days after 8/25, I’ll be publishing an appropriate set of FastPass+ and touring plans shortly

On its first Animal Kingdom day, it uses a Rivers of Light Dining Package to save a FastPass+. Note that this package is available sometimes only 2-3 months ahead, rather than the 180 days ahead that most dining is available.

I’m not keen on this itinerary, as it has little rest time. Moreover, to see both evening shows at Hollywood Studios, you need to add an expensive Park Hopper to your tickets.

This itinerary does not work all dates, and some dates that it mostly works it may need some little adjustments. Use the comment form below to check with me on your dates.

As in all images and tables on this site, click it to enlarge it.

The recommended dining reservations and FastPass+ that make it work are in the To-Do List.

Daily agendas are in the links:

• Sunday
• Monday
• Tuesday
• Wednesday
• Thursday
• Friday
• Saturday
• Sunday

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