Category — i. Itineraries for Walt Disney World

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

DISNEY’S ANIMAL KINGDOM DAY 2: SECOND SUNDAY AGENDA

You complete your visit to Disney’s Animal Kingdom today.

You should have prebooked

• A Lightning Lane Single Pass (LLSP) visit to Flight of Passage for 8.30a, and also
• Lightning Lane Multi Passes (LLMP) for Navi River Journey at 8a, Kilimanjaro Safaris at 9a, and the 11a show of Festival of the Lion King (Note: there are no LLMP tiers at Animal Kingdom.)

You have no scheduled dining today.

AT THE PARK

• Enter the park, make your way to Navi River Journey, and ride it using your LLMP.
• Ride Flight of Passage using your LLSP.
• Go to Africa. Explore it in between rides.
• See Kilimanjaro using your LLMP
• See Gorilla Falls Exploration Trail.
• See the 11a show of Festival of the Lion King using your LLMP.
• 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 half an hour at the Planet Watch, this could take more than 90 minutes.

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OPTIMIZED ITINERARY WITH TIANA, MULTI PASS, AND SINGLE PASS LIGHTNING LANES AT WALT DISNEY WORLD

Below is my draft Multi Pass based Disney World itinerary for first time visitors who may never return, updated in late July 2024.

This itinerary optimizes Early Entry, Lightning Lane Single Pass (“LLSP”), and Lighting Lane Multi Pass (“LLMP) to minimize waits and create an overall relaxing Walt Disney World experience.

I label the itinerary as a “draft” because there’s still some lessons to be learned about supply and demand and operational features. Also for this reason there are some LLSP you buy twice, and some LLMP rides you book twice.

All the dining in this itinerary is the same as that in my prior itinerary, the Genie+ with Tron Itinerary, so no changes are needed for guests who used that itinerary to book their dining.

I’ll build the next draft after some experience has been gained.  All the dining with one exception will likely be the same in the next version. The exception is the Thursday morning Chef Mickey’s reservation, which will likely move to 11a or 11.30a to eliminate some backtracking.

My itineraries  use almost all the tools available to guests to shorten waits, and thus will only work for those staying in a Disney-owned or other hotel eligible for both Early Entry and for seven days in advance booking of LLSP and LLMP attractions.  That narrows the list to all of the Disney-owned value, moderate, deluxe, and DVC properties, and in addition Shades of Green, the Swan, Swan Reserve, and Dolphin. (For more on these hotels, see this.)

Included are a detailed To-Do List with everything you need to do–especially reservations–when, and detailed daily agendas that cover what to do and see, in order, in each of the parks.

This itinerary won’t work all weeks, and some weeks that it mostly works it may need some little adjustments. Check your week here.

TO-DO LIST FOR THE DISNEY WORLD GENIE+ ITINERARY

The To-Do List for this itinerary is here.

DAILY AGENDAS FOR THE DISNEY WORLD GENIE+ ITINERARY

Detailed daily agendas are in the links:

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

This itinerary is dedicated to my friend and co-author Josh Humphrey, who died at the age of 36 on March 10th, 2022.

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DISNEY WORLD NEXT WEEK: JULY 20 TO JULY 28 2024

The material below details next week’s Disney World operating hours, parades, early entry, extended evening hours, and fireworks.

OPERATING HOURS AT WALT DISNEY WORLD 7/20/24 – 7/28/24

Magic Kingdom will be open from 9a-10p every day

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

Disney’s Hollywood Studios will be open from 9a-9p 7/20 through 7/24, 9a-10p 7/25 and 7/26, and 9a-9p 7/27 and 7/28

Disney’s Animal Kingdom will be open from 8a-7p 7/20, 8a-6p 7/21, 8a-7p 7/22 and 7/23, 8a-6p 7/24, 8a-7p 7/25 through 7/27, and 8a-6p 7/28

EARLY ENTRY AT WALT DISNEY WORLD 7/20/24 – 7/28/24

• Magic Kingdom: every morning
• Epcot: every morning
• Disney’s Hollywood Studios: every morning
• Disney’s Animal Kingdom: every morning

EXTENDED EVENING HOURS AT WALT DISNEY WORLD 7/20-/24 – 7/28/24

• Epcot: 7/22
• Magic Kingdom: 7/24

PARADES AT WALT DISNEY WORLD 7/20/24 – 7/28/24

Magic Kingdom’s afternoon parade will show at 3p every day

FIREWORKS AND EVENING SHOWS AT WALT DISNEY WORLD 7/20/24 – 7/28/24

• At Magic Kingdom, the evening fireworks show is scheduled at 9.20p every night
• At Epcot, the evening show Luminous shows at 9p every night.
• At Disney’s Hollywood Studios, the evening spectacular Fantasmic is scheduled at 9p 7/20 through 7/24, 9 and 10.30p 7/25 and 7/26, and 9p 7/27 and 7/28

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DISNEY WORLD NEXT WEEK: JULY 13 TO JULY 21 2024

The material below details next week’s Disney World operating hours, parades, early entry, extended evening hours, and fireworks.

OPERATING HOURS AT WALT DISNEY WORLD 7/13/24 – 7/21/24

Magic Kingdom will be open from 9a-10p every day

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

Disney’s Hollywood Studios will be open from 9a-9p 7/13 through 7/17, 9a-10p 7/18 and 7/19, and 9a-9p 7/20 and 7/21

Disney’s Animal Kingdom will be open from 8a-6p 7/13 through 7/18, 8a-7p 7/19 and 7/20, and 8a-6p 7/21

EARLY ENTRY AT WALT DISNEY WORLD 7/13/24 – 7/21/24

• Magic Kingdom: every morning
• Epcot: every morning
• Disney’s Hollywood Studios: every morning
• Disney’s Animal Kingdom: every morning

EXTENDED EVENING HOURS AT WALT DISNEY WORLD 7/13/24 – 7/21/24

• Epcot: 7/15
• Magic Kingdom: 7/17

PARADES AT WALT DISNEY WORLD 7/13/24 – 7/21/24

Magic Kingdom’s afternoon parade will show at 3p every day

FIREWORKS AND EVENING SHOWS AT WALT DISNEY WORLD 7/13/24 – 7/21/24

• At Magic Kingdom, the evening fireworks show is scheduled at 9.20p every night
• At Epcot, the evening show Luminous shows at 9p every night.
• At Disney’s Hollywood Studios, the evening spectacular Fantasmic is scheduled at 9.30p 7/13 through 7/15, 9p 7/16 and 7/17, 9 and 10.30p 7/18 and 7/19, and 9p 7/20 and 7/21

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DISNEY WORLD NEXT WEEK: JULY 6 TO JULY 14 2024

The material below details next week’s Disney World operating hours, parades, early entry, extended evening hours, and fireworks.

OPERATING HOURS AT WALT DISNEY WORLD 7/6/24 – 7/14/24

Magic Kingdom will be open from 9a-10p every day

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

Disney’s Hollywood Studios will be open from 9a-9p every day

Disney’s Animal Kingdom will be open from 8a-6p every day

EARLY ENTRY AT WALT DISNEY WORLD 7/6/24 – 7/14/24

• Magic Kingdom: every morning
• Epcot: every morning
• Disney’s Hollywood Studios: every morning
• Disney’s Animal Kingdom: every morning

EXTENDED EVENING HOURS AT WALT DISNEY WORLD 7/6/24 – 7/14/24

• Epcot: 7/8
• Magic Kingdom: 7/10

PARADES AT WALT DISNEY WORLD 7/6/24 – 7/14/24

Magic Kingdom’s afternoon parade will show at noon and 3p 7/6, and 3p 7/7 through 7/14.

FIREWORKS AND EVENING SHOWS AT WALT DISNEY WORLD 7/6/24 – 7/14/24

• At Magic Kingdom, the evening fireworks show is scheduled at 9.20p every night
• At Epcot, the evening show Luminous shows at 9p every night.
• At Disney’s Hollywood Studios, the evening spectacular Fantasmic is scheduled at 9.30p every night

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DISNEY WORLD NEXT WEEK: JUNE 29 TO JULY 7 2024

The material below details next week’s Disney World operating hours, parades, early entry, extended evening hours, and fireworks.

(Includes the later corrections to Disney World’s originally released erroneous 4th of July schedules.)

OPERATING HOURS AT WALT DISNEY WORLD 6/29/24 – 7/7/24

Magic Kingdom will be open from 9a-11p 6/29, 9a-10p 6/30 through 7/2, 9a-11p 7/3, 8a-11p 7/4, and 9a-10p 7/5 through 7/7

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

Disney’s Hollywood Studios will be open from 9a-9p every day

Disney’s Animal Kingdom will be open from 8a-6p every day

EARLY ENTRY AT WALT DISNEY WORLD 6/29/24 – 7/7/24

• Magic Kingdom: every morning
• Epcot: every morning
• Disney’s Hollywood Studios: every morning
• Disney’s Animal Kingdom: every morning

EXTENDED EVENING HOURS AT WALT DISNEY WORLD 6/29/24 – 7/7/24

• Epcot: 7/1
• Magic Kingdom: 7/3

PARADES AT WALT DISNEY WORLD 6/29/24 – 7/7/24

Magic Kingdom’s afternoon parade will show at 3p 6/29, noon and 3p 6/30 through 7/6, and 3p 7/7.

FIREWORKS AND EVENING SHOWS AT WALT DISNEY WORLD 6/29/24 – 7/7/24

• At Magic Kingdom, the evening fireworks show is scheduled at 9.20p 6/29 through 7/2 and 7/5 through 7/7. On 7/3 and 7/4, a special 4th of July fireworks program will be presented at 9.20p
• At Epcot, the evening show Luminous shows at 9p every night. On 7/4, it will have a special 4th of July fireworks finale.
• At Disney’s Hollywood Studios, the evening spectacular Fantasmic is scheduled at 9.30p every night

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