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(This is part of the FastPass+ Seven Night High Crowd Itinerary. A variant of the regular–eight night–FastPass+ High Crowd Itinerary, it only works for weeks that the regular High Crowd Itinerary works unchanged.  See this for such weeks. If your week isn’t listed, use the comment form at bottom to get suggestions!)

MAGIC KINGDOM DAY 2 FRIDAY AGENDA

Today you will continue your visit to the Magic Kingdom, completing Fantasyland and Tomorrowland, touring the attractions at Liberty Square, and beginning your visit to Frontierland. You have the afternoon off, and then return for dinner and the evening shows.

You should have FastPass+ for the Enchanted Tales with Belle, Buzz Lightyear, and the Main Street Electrical Parade. The other fixed point in your schedule is dinner at the Crystal Palace.

FIRST THINGS

Be at the park by 45 minutes before open.

AT THE PARK

• Enter the turnstiles when the park opens, grab a map and Times Schedule, and head to Space Mountain. Ride it
• Between now and your Buzz Lightyear FastPass+, see anything you missed in Fantasyland and Tomorrowland Wednesday (except Enchanted Tales with Belle, for which you have a FastPass+) or want to re-ride
• Use your FastPass+ for Enchanted Tales with Belle, then head to Liberty Square.
• Fit in the Liberty Belle and Hall of Presidents around the Haunted Mansion. The first two operate on the hour and half hour–arrive ten minutes before.
• Head into Frontierland and see the Country Bears and Tom Sawyer Island.
• Ride the WDW Railroad from the Frontierland Station to the Main Street Station
• Head back to your hotel and take the afternoon off
• Be back at the park in time for dinner at the Crystal Palace
• Find the FastPass+ viewing area in front of the Castle and from that spot watch the Main Street Electrical Parade and Celebrate the Magic
• After Celebrate the Magic, move back closer to Main Street and see Wishes
• Head back to your hotel

PREVIEW OF TOMORROW

Tomorrow you finish the Magic Kingdom, and return home.

(This is part of the FastPass+ Seven Night High Crowd Itinerary. A variant of the regular–eight night–FastPass+ High Crowd Itinerary, it only works for weeks that the regular High Crowd Itinerary works unchanged.  See this for such weeks. If your week isn’t listed, use the comment form at bottom to get suggestions!)

ANIMAL KINGDOM: THURSDAY AGENDA

Today you  visit to Disney’s Animal Kingdom. You have no scheduled meals.

You should have FastPass+ for Kilimanjaro Safaris, Kali River Rapids, and Festival of the Lion King.

FIRST THINGS

• Pack spare clothes, as you will get soaked on Kali River Rapids
• Be at the park by 45 minutes before open

AT THE PARK

• Enter the park, grab a times guide, and compare the times of Flights of Wonder and Finding Nemo The Musical to your FastPass + schedule, figuring out when to see these. Target the first Nemo
• Head to Expedition Everest and ride
• Head to DinoLand and see DINOSAUR
• If they look like fun, see Primeval Whirl and Triceratops Spin
• Working around the show times for Fights of Wonder and Finding Nemo, see these shows and  Maharajah Jungle Trail and It’s Tough to Be a Bug
• Eat lunch at Flame Tree Barbecue
• Head to Africa and see Kilimanjaro Safaris (FP+) and Festival of the Lion King (FP+), with Pangani Forest Exploration Trail in between
• Rafiki’s Planet Watch is a minor adventure accessed by the Wildlife Express Train. If interested, and you have time (including the train allow 45 minutes), see it before your Kali FastPass+
• See Kali River Rapids (FP+)

PREVIEW OF TOMORROW

Tomorrow you continue your visit to the Magic Kingdom.

(This is part of the FastPass+ Seven Night High Crowd Itinerary. A variant of the regular–eight night–FastPass+ High Crowd Itinerary, it only works for weeks that the regular High Crowd Itinerary works unchanged.  See this for such weeks. If your week isn’t listed, use the comment form at bottom to get suggestions!)

MAGIC KINGDOM DAY 1: WEDNESDAY AGENDA

Today you will begin your visit to the Magic Kingdom and end the day at nearby Fort Wilderness for the Hoop-Dee-Doo Revue dinner show.

You should have FastPass+ for the Seven Dwarfs Mine Train, Winnie the Pooh, and Under the Sea: Journey of the Little Mermaid. Other fixed points in your schedule: you have lunch reservations at Cinderella’s Royal Table, the afternoon parade at 3p, and need to be leaving the park by 5.15p at the latest to catch the Fort Wilderness boat for your 6.15p Hoop-Dee-Doo Revue reservations.

You will be dividing Fantasyland and Tomorrowland between today and Friday.

FIRST THINGS

Be at the park by 45 minutes before open.

AT THE PARK

• Enter the turnstiles when the park opens, grab a map and Times Schedule, and head to Peter Pan. Ride it
• See It’s a Small World, the Carrousel if you wish, and Mickey’s Philharmagic while you are in the area
• If the Tomorrowland Speedway is important, see it now before lines build
• Fit in the other rides in Fantasyland around your FastPass+ for  Seven Dwarfs Mine Train, Winnie the Pooh, Under the Sea: Journey of the Little Mermaid and your lunch at  Cinderella’s Royal Table–skipping Enchanted Tales with Belle, which you will see on Friday
• If you finish Fantasyland, see the lower-wait attractions in Tomorrowland before and after the 3p parade
• See the 3p parade by grabbing a spot around 2.30 between the Castle and Main Street
• Continue with your touring until around 5p, then head for the main entrance and look for the boat docks right in front
• Take the boat to Fort Wilderness (not the Wilderness Lodge), and follow the crowds to the Hoop Dee Doo area, and check in for the 6.15p show.
• See Hoop-Dee-Doo!
• Ask outside for the best way to get back to your hotel.  Most likely you will return by boat to the Magic Kingdom, and catch a bus or monorail there.  But special buses may be running…

PREVIEW OF TOMORROW

Tomorrow you visit Disney’s Animal Kingdom!

(This is part of the FastPass+ Seven Night High Crowd Itinerary. A variant of the regular–eight night–FastPass+ High Crowd Itinerary, it only works for weeks that the regular High Crowd Itinerary works unchanged.  See this for such weeks. If your week isn’t listed, use the comment form at bottom to get suggestions!)

HOLLYWOOD STUDIOS DAY 2: TUESDAY AGENDA

Today you have the morning and early afternoon off. You will then return to Disney’s Hollywood Studios to complete the visit you began Sunday.  You have no reserved dining today.

You should have FastPass+ for Fantasmic, Star Tours, and the Frozen Sing-Along.

MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON

• Sleep in and then play at the pool
• Eat breakfast in your room, and lunch at counter service at your hotel or the Studios
• Arrive at Hollywood Studios by 4p–earlier if you missed stuff Sunday, or your Star Tours FastPass+ is early.

AT THE PARK

• Today your goal is to see Star Tours, Muppet Vision 3D, the Lights Motor Action Extreme Stunt Show, the Frozen Sing-Aong, and Fantasmic.  There are fixed schedules for Fantasmic (in summer, typically 8.30 or 9p) and the Lights Motor Action show (typically 4.30p), you have a reserved meal at 7p, so you will fit the other items around these and your Star Tours FastPass+ time
• See the Lights Motor Action Extreme Stunt Show
• See  Star Tours (FP+), Muppet Vision 3D, and the Frozen Sing-Along (FP+)
• Have dinner at 50s Prime Time Cafe at 7p
• See Fantasmic with your FastPass+. Note that your FastPass+ only guarantees you access, not a good seat. For the best seats show up 30-45 minutes ahead
• Most lines will be short after Fantasmic–if you wish, this will be a good time for re-rides. Try for more FastPass+, or simply check standby lines
• Head back to your hotel when you are ready

PREVIEW OF TOMORROW

Tomorrow you will begin your visit to the Magic Kingdom, followed by the fun dinner show Hoop-Dee-Doo Revue in the evening.

(This is part of the FastPass+ Seven Night High Crowd Itinerary. A variant of the regular–eight night–FastPass+ High Crowd Itinerary, it only works for weeks that the regular High Crowd Itinerary works unchanged.  See this for such weeks. If your week isn’t listed, use the comment form at bottom to get suggestions!)

EPCOT DAY 2: MONDAY AGENDA

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

Assuming you saw Spaceship Earth, Mission Space, Ellen’s Energy Adventure, most of Innoventions East, and some of World Showcase on Saturday, you’ll have an easy day today.

If you missed some of these, the priorities from among them to fit in today are Spaceship Earth, Mission Space and World Showcase. For today you should have FastPass+ for Soarin, Turtle Talk with Crush, and a third ride. (If you missed Mission Space on Saturday, change your third FastPass+ to it, for early in the morning.)

You have no reserved dining today.

FIRST THINGS

Be at the park by 45 minutes before open.

AT THE PARK: MORNING

• Enter the turnstiles when the park opens at about 8.45, grab a map and Times Schedule, and head to Test Track. Ride it.
• Go into Innoventions East and check out The Sum of All Thrills.  If it looks like fun, ride it
• If you missed them Saturday, see Mission Space and Spaceship Earth, and if you wish, more of Innoventions East and Ellen’s Energy Adventure (which takes 40 minutes)
• Head to the other side of Future World and see the attractions in the Imagination Pavilion– Captain EO and Journey Into Imagination with Figment
• Two of your FastPass+ for today are on this side of the park.  Using them see Soarin and Turtle Talk with Crush.  Fit in Living with the Land, The Seas with Nemo and Friends and Circle of Life around the FastPass+ rides. Note that as your ride each FastPass+ ride you can move the next to an earlier time, if available. If lines are too long at Living with the Land, get a fourth FastPass+ for it after you see Maelstrom
• Have lunch while you are in this area of the park at Sunshine Seasons in the Land Pavilion on the same level as Soarin
• Next is the rest of World Showcase, starting in Canada and progressing counter-clockwise. Tour as you did Saturday 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!  Use your second Soarin FastPass+ if you got one, and check out Innoventions West on your way out of the park

PREVIEW OF TOMORROW

Tomorrow you have the morning and early afternoon off, and then finish visiting Disney’s Hollywood Studios in the later afternoon and evening.

(This is part of the FastPass+ Seven Night High Crowd Itinerary. A variant of the regular–eight night–FastPass+ High Crowd Itinerary, it only works for weeks that the regular High Crowd Itinerary works unchanged.  See this for such weeks. If your week isn’t listed, use the comment form at bottom to get suggestions!)

HOLLYWOOD STUDIOS DAY 1: SUNDAY AGENDA

You will begin your visit to Disney’s Hollywood Studios today, completing it late Tuesday afternoon and evening. Two days is way more than enough time–you want to see as much as you can today, so that you have even more time off on Tuesday. Try to see today everything in the center and Sunset Boulevard area of the park except Fantasmic. You have no reserved dining today.

You should have FastPass+ for Toy Story Midway Mania, Tower of Terror and Indiana Jones Stunt Show.

FIRST THINGS

• Arrive at Hollywood Studios by 45 minutes before opening

AT THE PARK

• At opening, pick up a guide map and “Times Guide” and head to Rock ‘n’ Roller Coaster and ride it. Ride it again if you wish.
• Ride Tower of Terror.  If lines are so short that you don’t need your FastPass+–which is very likely–rebook it for Voyage of the Little Mermaid later in the morning.
• See the Great Movie Ride.
• Review the Times Guide, and working with your FastPass+ schedule, pick out a time to see Beauty and the Beast Live on Stage. Seeing the last show of the day is best. (Plan to see the Lights Motor Action show on Tuesday, to save walking today.)
• See these shows, folding in your FastPass+ among them, and seeing the other nearby rides and attractions in between the shows and FastPass+. Save Star Tours, Muppet Vision 3D, and the Lights Motor Action Extreme Stunt Show for Tuesday, but see everything else today. If you can’t fit in all the shows, plan to arrive earlier on Tuesday
• Have lunch when you are ready at a nearby counter service
• Before you leave the park, check the Fantasmic and Lights Motor Action Extreme Stunt Show schedules for Tuesday, as you will be planning your arrival around them
• Have counter service dinner at in the park or back at your hotel

PREVIEW OF TOMORROW

Tomorrow you will finish your visit to Epcot, and can take the evening off.