hswillia07
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- Sep 11, 2014
Hi everyone! Can you please critique my 2 park day plans? I'm completely new to Genie+ and Lightning Lanes and we only have 2 days in the parks this time and I want to make sure I'm not missing anything. We will have early entry and extended evening hours. We'll be at the Parks during what seems to rank as a 'low to medium level crowd' time.
We are starting our first park day at HS and we will have early entry at 8am. I understand that they'll open the parking lot at 7am, but that is also the same time that I need to book lightning lanes, right? What is recommended in this scenario? Booking at the hotel and getting to the park closer to 7:20?
We'll be park hoping to Epcot this day, so my plan is to purchase individual lightning lane for Guardians of the Galaxy and make our first lightning lane for Minnie & Mickey's Runaway Railway. I'm hoping to rope drop Slinky Dog and then next door to Alien Swirling Saucers. Those are our only 3 must-do's at HS. We will probably take in a show as well and my daughter does want to meet the Toy Story gang (any tips for this, or just line up?). After Minnie & Mickey's, I'm hoping to be able to grab a lightning lane for Remy's.
Are there any other rides at Epcot I should be focused on getting lightning lanes for? Our favourites there are Test Track, Soarin', Frozen Ever After, Gran Fiesta, and Spaceship Earth. I'm assuming we'll be able to get a lot done between 9 and 11pm...am I right?
For the 2nd day, we're starting out at MK and park hopping to AK and then back to MK for evening hours which are 9-12. (This is a convoluted plan, but we want to make the most of our day and we really love Pandora at night). MK opens at 8:30 for early entry. I plan on purchasing an individual lightning lane for FOP. I am thinking of booking our first lightning lane for Na'vi River Journey, and then the 2nd one (I can book at 11am, I think) for Kilimanjaro. I'm thinking we rope drop Seven Dwarfs and then just focus on Fantasyland for the morning before we head out to AK for the evening (with a hotel stop in between).
Again, I'm thinking we'll end up doing pretty well during our extra evening hours with Genie+ at MK.
Does all of this make sense? Am I missing the mark on anything? Thanks so much for your help!
**I'm questioning myself now because of what is closed during extra evening hours at MK. Maybe it makes more sense to rope drop Tomorrowland and buy an individual lightning lane for Seven Dwarfs instead...
We are starting our first park day at HS and we will have early entry at 8am. I understand that they'll open the parking lot at 7am, but that is also the same time that I need to book lightning lanes, right? What is recommended in this scenario? Booking at the hotel and getting to the park closer to 7:20?
We'll be park hoping to Epcot this day, so my plan is to purchase individual lightning lane for Guardians of the Galaxy and make our first lightning lane for Minnie & Mickey's Runaway Railway. I'm hoping to rope drop Slinky Dog and then next door to Alien Swirling Saucers. Those are our only 3 must-do's at HS. We will probably take in a show as well and my daughter does want to meet the Toy Story gang (any tips for this, or just line up?). After Minnie & Mickey's, I'm hoping to be able to grab a lightning lane for Remy's.
Are there any other rides at Epcot I should be focused on getting lightning lanes for? Our favourites there are Test Track, Soarin', Frozen Ever After, Gran Fiesta, and Spaceship Earth. I'm assuming we'll be able to get a lot done between 9 and 11pm...am I right?
For the 2nd day, we're starting out at MK and park hopping to AK and then back to MK for evening hours which are 9-12. (This is a convoluted plan, but we want to make the most of our day and we really love Pandora at night). MK opens at 8:30 for early entry. I plan on purchasing an individual lightning lane for FOP. I am thinking of booking our first lightning lane for Na'vi River Journey, and then the 2nd one (I can book at 11am, I think) for Kilimanjaro. I'm thinking we rope drop Seven Dwarfs and then just focus on Fantasyland for the morning before we head out to AK for the evening (with a hotel stop in between).
Again, I'm thinking we'll end up doing pretty well during our extra evening hours with Genie+ at MK.
Does all of this make sense? Am I missing the mark on anything? Thanks so much for your help!
**I'm questioning myself now because of what is closed during extra evening hours at MK. Maybe it makes more sense to rope drop Tomorrowland and buy an individual lightning lane for Seven Dwarfs instead...
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