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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 Kilimanjaro Safaris, Festival of the Lion King, and a third ride of your choice. Your goal today is to see Africa–the first two FastPass+, Pangani Forest, and Rafiki’s Planet Watch if you have time.

(Note: this is from the FastPass+ High Crowd Itinerary. The itinerary works only for certain weeks. See this to see if it works for your dates.)

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

• Enter the park, and if you loved it Thursday, head to and re-ride Expedition Everest. Otherwise go to Africa and ride Kilimanjaro Safaris
• See the Pangani Forest Exploration Trail, and while wandering, if you just saw Kilimanjaro, decide if you want to do Kilimanjaro again. If not, change your FastPass+ for it to something else from Thursday you’d like to see again
• Use your FastPass+ for Festival of the Lion King, Kilimanjaro, and/or anything else you have scheduled
• 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
• Sadly return home

MAGIC KINGDOM DAY 3: SECOND SATURDAY AGENDA

Today you will complete your visit to the Magic Kingdom, with Adventureland and Frontierland in the morning, an afternoon break, and the nighttime shows in the evening.

You should have FastPass+ for Splash Mountain, Jungle Cruise, and the Main Street Electrical Parade.  The other fixed point in your schedule is dinner at the Crystal Palace.

(Note: this is from the FastPass+ High Crowd Itinerary. The itinerary works only for certain weeks. See this to see if it works for your dates.)

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 Big Thunder Mountain. Ride it
• Check Splash Mountain waits. If they are low, get in the standby line and ride it, changing your FastPass+ for it to Pirates of the Caribbean. If they are high, keep your FastPass+ for Splash and instead head to Pirates of the Caribbean and ride it
• If the Magic Carpets of Aladdin looks fun, ride it
• Work any other attractions in around your remaining morning FastPass+
• 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 Animal Kingdom, and then return home

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 should have FastPass+ for the Enchanted Tales with Belle, Buzz Lightyear, and the Haunted Mansion. The other fixed point in your schedule is Chef Mickeys.

(Note: this is from the FastPass+ High Crowd Itinerary. The itinerary works only for certain weeks. See this to see if it works for your dates.)

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
• See Buzz Lightyear, and head to the Contemporary for Chef Mickeys. You can walk back and forth, or take the monorail
• Use your FastPass+ for Enchanted Tales with Belle, then head to Liberty Square.
• Fit in the Liberty Belle and Hall of Presidents around your FastPass+ for 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
• You are now done if you wish to be, but if you’ve got more energy, walk out through Adventureland and see some of the lower-wait options there–the Enchanted Tiki Room and the Swiss Family Robinson Treehouse (you’ll see these tomorrow otherwise)
•  Have dinner at a counter service at either the Magic Kingdom or back at your hotel

PREVIEW OF TOMORROW

Tomorrow you finish the Magic Kingdom, with an afternoon break

ANIMAL KINGDOM DAY 1: THURSDAY AGENDA

Today you have the morning off and then begin your visit to Disney’s Animal Kingdom, which you will complete Sunday morning. You have no scheduled meals.

You should have FastPass+ for Kali River Rapids, Expedition Everest, and Dinosaur.

(Note: this is from the FastPass+ High Crowd Itinerary. The itinerary works only for certain weeks. See this to see if it works for your dates.)

MORNING

• Sleep in and eat breakfast in your room
• Pack spare clothes, as you will get soaked on Kali River Rapids
• Arrive at Animal Kingdom around noon

AT THE PARK

• Today your goal is to see Discovery Island, Asia, and DinoLand–you’ll be returning Sunday morning to see Africa
• 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
• Head to Discovery Island to see It’s Tough to Be a Bug
• Eat lunch at Flame Tree Barbecue
• Head to DinoLand and use your Dinosaur FastPass+.  The other rides here aren’t worth much of a wait except for Finding Nemo. Ride them if they look like fun and the lines are short
• Fit Finding Nemo in around your FastPass+ for Expedition Everest and Kali River Rapids, seeing also the Maharajah Jungle Trail and the show Flights of Wonder (Nemo is close to Expedition Everest)
• Have dinner at the counter service near Yak and Yeti
• Head back to your hotel when you are ready–if you hare time and energy, seeing the last show of Festival of the Lion King today will make Sunday morning simpler

PREVIEW OF TOMORROW

Tomorrow you continue your visit to the Magic Kingdom, and have the evening off.

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.

It’s one of your longer days, but you have tomorrow morning off to sleep in, and the more you do today, the earlier you can knock off on your second visit Friday afternoon!

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.

(Note: this is from the FastPass+ High Crowd Itinerary. The itinerary works only for certain weeks. See this to see if it works for your dates.)

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 have the morning off, and then begin your visit to Disney’s Animal Kingdom!

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 Voyage of the Little Mermaid.  If all went well Sunday, you will have already seen Voyage, so swap it for another FastPass+ or just ignore this FastPass+.

(Note: this is from the FastPass+ High Crowd Itinerary. The itinerary works only for certain weeks. See this to see if it works for your dates.)

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, 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, and Muppet Vision 3D, framed around your Star Tours FastPass+
• 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.