Our Walt Disney World itineraries provide step-by-step technique for single & multi-day visits to Magic Kingdom, EPCOT, Hollywood Studios, and Animal Kingdom. Plus, plans for touring Common Studios Florida, Disneyland, Tokyo, Paris, and Hong Kong theme parks. These time-saving ideas will allow you to keep away from crowds, excessive wait instances, and lengthy traces for rides. (Up to date February 18, 2024.)
The Florida and California itineraries have all been overhauled as Walt Disney World and Disneyland have debuted new points of interest and nighttime spectaculars. This consists of TRON Lightcycle Run, Luminous, Moana’s Journey of Water, Fortunately Ever After, World of Shade – ONE, and different leisure. The itineraries additionally account for main closures (e.g. Splash Mountain and Rock ‘n’ Curler Coaster) and adjustments with Genie+ and Lightning Lanes.
We go to the parks regularly, monitoring wait time information, crowd patterns, and different adjustments. Together with all of that, we’re steadily testing numerous approaches, and fine-tuning technique as crowds have elevated up to now in 2024, regardless of the exhaustion pent-up demand. We’re anticipating this yr to be busier than final, and the 2024 updates account for that. We use our on-the-ground experiences and field-testing plus crowd ranges and different observations to formulate plans of assault that’ll work in the true world.
Different itinerary tweaks account for trip closures, current restaurant additions, and all kinds of different issues. We sometimes replace the Walt Disney World and Disneyland itineraries about as soon as per season or as obligatory with new rides opening. If an itinerary hasn’t been up to date in the previous couple of months, it’s as a result of nothing has modified. The subsequent overhauls will probably are available Summer time 2024 or each time pre-arrival reserving of Lightning Lanes truly arrives.
Our patented (probably not) park technique guides are not like most theme park itineraries that you just’ll discover. We take a balanced method that prioritizes effectivity and avoids lengthy wait instances for points of interest (“I like ready in traces!” ~stated nobody, ever) whereas additionally savoring Walt Disney World’s ambiance.
This ends in step-by-step plans for touring Disney Parks that permit you to get loads performed, whereas additionally having fun with the surroundings and what the theme parks have to supply past the rides. We don’t view the parks merely as collections of points of interest that needs to be accomplished guidelines model, so the plans steadiness “getting stuff performed” with “having a pleasant, leisurely day.”
If that method sounds interesting to you, try our itineraries for Walt Disney World, Disneyland, and the worldwide Disney Parks…
Walt Disney World Itineraries
With 4 theme parks, plus 2 water parks, a pair dozen resort inns, and many “different stuff” our 1-day plans for Walt Disney World barely scratch the floor. These are our present park plans for Walt Disney World, all of which have been up to date to account for present crowd patterns, Genie+ and Lightning Lanes, and extra.
We’d advocate these with Walt Disney World journeys by Summer time 2024 use these whereas planning for EPCOT and Magic Kingdom. Plans for each of these parks will doubtlessly change someday in June as Tiana’s Bayou Journey and CommuniCore Corridor open, and different smaller-scale additions additionally debut in each parks.
The itineraries for Animal Kingdom and Disney’s Hollywood Studios don’t have any such shelf life; these will probably obtain one other replace in some unspecified time in the future this yr, however there’s nothing new on the horizon that may materially influence technique for these parks earlier than late 2024 and even 2025. DINOSAUR and It’s Robust To Be a Bug closing are in all probability the following massive adjustments, however that’s not anticipated to happen for some time–late this yr or early subsequent.
With that stated, Walt Disney World remains to be feeling the influence of pent-up demand, return of worldwide journey, particular occasions, and longtime followers who postponed visits. These tendencies are fully accounted for within the itineraries, however it’s best to nonetheless concentrate on the fact that the parks really feel extra crowded than ever earlier than. The itineraries are nonetheless your greatest plan of assault, you simply can anticipate to perform barely fewer rides per day.
Magic Kingdom 1-Day Itinerary – An aggressive itinerary for Walt Disney World’s flagship park that begins with an early morning in Fantasyland and Frontierland. It additionally covers snacking, exhibits, and extra. It’s usually powerful to do Magic Kingdom in a single day, however this comes very shut.
EPCOT 1-Day Itinerary – Few EPCOT park plans can hit the “Huge Three” (Frozen Ever After, Take a look at Observe, and Soarin’ Across the World) in a single day, however this one manages to do precisely that–with minimal waits. You’ll additionally totally expertise Future World and be capable of have a nice time in World Showcase.
Hollywood Studios 1-Day Itinerary – Every thing you’ll wish to do in Disney’s Hollywood Studios, together with Mickey & Minnie’s Runaway Railway, Toy Story Land, Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge, curler coasters, and the park’s many exhibits. This DHS plan additionally consists of two desk service meals, that are among the many best-themed eating places at Walt Disney World!
Animal Kingdom 1-Day Itinerary – Submit-reopening, that is our most counter-intuitive itinerary. Whereas Animal Kingdom is a full-day park, it requires a unique method than the others. This itinerary will get you out and in of Pandora – World of Avatar effectively, bypassing the frequent two-hour waits for Flight of Passage. It additionally permits ample time for exploration, animal watching, and consuming.
Magic Kingdom 2-Day Itinerary – If you wish to do 5 days at Walt Disney World, our most popular method is a full day at the entire parks, plus 2 at Magic Kingdom. The tempo right here is barely extra leisurely, permitting for extra snack time, absorbing the attractive particulars, and meals at the very best eating places within the park.
Mickey’s Not So Scary Halloween Occasion Plan – When you’re attending this particular occasion held at Magic Kingdom from August by October, our occasion plan is an effective way to satisfy as many characters as doable whereas additionally seeing the parade, stage present, fireworks, attraction overlays, and different leisure. As a result of it’s unimaginable to see every thing distinctive to MNSSHP in a single evening, this doesn’t embrace common rides.
Mickey’s Very Merry Christmas Occasion Plan – Very same concept because the above Halloween Occasion plan, however for Mickey’s Very Merry Christmas Occasion throughout November and December at Magic Kingdom. We’ve been attending each of those occasions no less than as soon as per yr (normally extra) since 2007 and have fine-tuned our method over time in consequence!
Walt Disney World 3-Day Itinerary – We’re large followers of ‘whirlwind lengthy weekends’ at Walt Disney World. In fact, on condition that there are 4 parks, you need to make compromises with this condensed method. Listed below are a pair totally different choices, and how one can squeeze as a lot as doable into a number of days, together with the very best choices for Park Hopping, Early Entry, rope drop, late nights, and extra.
EPCOT Half-Day Itinerary – We undoubtedly don’t advocate solely spending a half-day at EPCOT, however in the event you do, right here’s how one can knock out the headliners and benefit from the environment with restricted time.
Hollywood Studios Half-Day Itinerary – Though extremely busy through the noon hours, Disney’s Hollywood Studios is usually quieter within the night, permitting for lots to be achieved with a day arrival.
Animal Kingdom Afternoon Arrival – That is sadly nonetheless a half-day park for many company, which has been exacerbated by the shortage of a nighttime spectacular. The top result’s that Animal Kingdom actually clears out by 3 or 4 pm. Those that are primarily interested by rides can deal with the whole park in only some hours with this plan.
Genie+ Lightning Lane WDW Itineraries
1-Day Magic Kingdom Itinerary with Genie+ and Lightning Lanes – Magic Kingdom is the park the place Genie+ is most helpful, and we extremely advocate utilizing it right here. This may stroll you thru a pattern day utilizing Genie+ to e book Lightning Lane reservations, with perception into high priorities and extra.
1-Day Disney’s Hollywood Studios Itinerary with Genie+ and Lightning Lanes – After Magic Kingdom, DHS is the park that makes probably the most sense for getting the paid Genie+ service. Given the variety of headliners, you possibly can simply save 4 hours in line just by scoring trip reservations for Slinky Canine Sprint, Rock ‘n’ Curler Coaster, Toy Story Mania, Tower of Terror, and Millennium Falcon: Smugglers Run.
1-Day Epcot Itinerary with Genie+ and Lightning Lanes – In contrast to the highest two parks, Genie+ is way much less helpful at Epcot. We solely advocate it throughout peak season dates, or in the event you plan on Park Hopping.
1-Day Animal Kingdom Itinerary with Genie+ and Lightning Lanes – It’s the same story between Animal Kingdom and Epcot–and fairly simple to Park Hop between the 2, beginning your day at DAK and ending at Epcot!
Disneyland Resort Itineraries
We advocate two full days at Disneyland, particularly following the opening of Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge and debut of Mickey & Minnie’s Runaway Railway. On high of that, there are a number of nighttime leisure choices at Disneyland, and when all are proven, it’s powerful to catch them in a single night.
Moreover, a full day or extra is right at Disney California Journey to see and discover the extra leisurely park with out feeling rushed. There’s a lot leisure along with points of interest that it’s tough to see and do all of it in a single day.
Disneyland Park 1-Day Itinerary – Our most aggressive single-day itinerary for the Disney theme park with probably the most points of interest, this plan for touring Disneyland begins in Fantasyland, consists of technique for Star Wars: Rise of the Resistance, together with loads of snacking and absorbing the quaint allure of “Walt Disney’s authentic magic kingdom.”
Disney California Journey 1-Day Itinerary – If you wish to do Radiator Springs Racers, Guardians of the Galaxy: Mission Breakout, or DCA’s different thrill rides with out ready in lengthy traces, our Disney California Journey itinerary is for you. We even have suggestions for experiencing the “Heroic Encounters” in Avengers Campus, scoring a Internet Slingers boarding cross, and way more.
Disneyland 2-Day Itinerary – A Disneyland plan with time to breathe. This one covers the entire identical floor as our 1-day itinerary, whereas additionally seeing and doing issues that you just’d must skip in a single day resulting from an absence of time.
Genie+ Lightning Lane DLR Itineraries
1-Day Disneyland Itinerary with Genie+ and Lightning Lanes – Disneyland is the West Coast park the place Genie+ is extra helpful, and we advocate utilizing it right here. This may stroll you thru a pattern day utilizing Genie+ to e book Lightning Lane reservations, with perception into high priorities and extra.
1-Day Disney California Journey Itinerary with Genie+ and Lightning Lanes – With fewer excessive profile points of interest and a extra laid again environment, Genie+ will not be strictly obligatory at DCA. As an alternative, we advocate it in the event you received’t arrive at park opening, wish to repeat favourite rides, or plan on Park Hopping between DCA and Disneyland. Then it will possibly come in useful!
Common Orlando Itineraries
1-Day Common Studios Florida Itinerary – The “different” studios theme park in Orlando, there’s loads to like about Common Studios Florida, from the great Wizarding World of Harry Potter – Diagon Alley to rides based mostly on the Simpsons, Transformers, Males in Black, E.T., Despicable Me, and extra. The park gives some nice curler coasters and different thrill rides, plus glorious leisure.
1-Day Common’s Islands of Journey Itinerary – At Common Orlando’s second gate, you’ll discover a number of the greatest and hottest theme park rides in Florida, together with the Superb Adventures of Spider-Man, Unbelievable Hulk Coaster, Jurassic Park River Journey, Harry Potter and the Forbidden Journey, and Hagrid’s Magical Creatures Motorcycle Journey.
1-Day Common Park Hopping Itinerary – A best hits plan for park touring that’ll provide you with a style of the highlights in each parks. When you’re not eligible for Specific Move and Early Park Admission, you will have completely no likelihood at engaging in every thing. On most days, you’ll be fortunate to perform half of what Common Studios Florida and Islands of Journey have to supply. We strongly advocate you do no less than 2 days.
Exterior the Parks at WDW
1-Day Skyliner Sip & Snack Itinerary – Walt Disney World’s new aerial transportation system presents some nice alternatives to glide round through the gondolas, doing a little scrumptious eating, consuming, and resort hijinks alongside the best way. That is both a half-day or full-day itinerary, relying upon how lengthy you linger at every cease.
1-Day Self-Guided Christmas Itinerary – The very first itinerary we printed was our “Self Guided Yuletide Tour,” as a method of exploring Walt Disney World’s many stunning resorts at Christmas. This completely free plan covers the very best of Disney through the holidays, together with Wilderness Lodge’s towering tree, Grand Floridian’s beautiful gingerbread home, and extra!
Walt Disney World “Past the Parks” 1-Day Itinerary – Have a free day however don’t wish to spend it poolside or just purchasing the day away at Disney Springs? This itinerary takes you round different under-the-radar spots at Walt Disney World which are enjoyable however do not cost admission.
Worldwide Disney Parks
On this case, “Worldwide Parks” means the 2 parks at Tokyo Disney Resort and Disneyland Paris, plus Hong Kong Disneyland. Very similar to Disneyland, neither Tokyo Disneyland or DisneySea could be totally skilled in a single day. Nevertheless, we acknowledge that’s how a lot time most individuals will allocate to those parks throughout a visit to Japan, so listed below are our plans for these parks:
Tokyo Disneyland 1-Day Itinerary – One other difficult citadel park because of a surplus of points of interest and dwell leisure. However, this Tokyo Disneyland itinerary means that you can do as a lot as doable through environment friendly ordering of rides.
Tokyo DisneySea 1-Day Itinerary – Our favourite theme park on the planet, interval. This Tokyo DisneySea itinerary does the powerful tightrope stroll of getting you thru well-liked rides effectively, whereas additionally savoring this ornately designed park like a effective wine.
Disneyland Paris 1-Day Plan – We take that very same ‘effective wine’ method right here, as Disneyland Paris is probably the most lavish–and greatest designed–citadel park on the planet. This itinerary strikes the right steadiness.
Walt Disney Studios Park 1-Day Plan – A far cry from the citadel park subsequent door, WDSP is–bluntly–a utilitarian park. This itinerary will get you out and in as rapidly as doable, so you are able to do the rides and exhibits right here after which hightail it again to Disneyland Paris.
Hong Kong Disneyland 1-Day Itinerary – The new quaint, uncrowded Disney park, Hong Kong Disneyland is the one citadel park that doesn’t require an environment friendly plan of assault. Nonetheless, ready in line isn’t enjoyable, so this HKDL itinerary covers what order to do the favored rides right here.
That covers it for our Disney Parks itineraries! If there are some other plans you’d prefer to see, or when you’ve got questions in regards to the present Disney Parks plans, please tell us within the feedback!
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