Days per Park/Destination

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scritchell

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All,
After being on these forums for just over a week and reading through all the posts, and advice (Thanks for all those that have helped)
I have a rough guide to 'how many days i would need at each park' to do everything....

Magic Kingdom - 2 days to see all
Animal Kingdom - 2
Blizzard Beach - 1
Epcot - 1
Hollywood Studios - 1
Typhoon Lagoon -1
Universal Studios - 2
Universal Islands of Adventure - 2
Volcano Bay - 1
Sea World - 1
Aquatica - 1
Busch Gardens - 1
I-Drive 360 - 1
Kennedy Space Centre - 1
Discovery Cove - 1
Legoland Florida - 1
Legoland Waterpark - 1

Total of 21 days

So, along with a planned rest day every week during my 3 week stay (i will need it as well as my 7yo), that totals 24 days.......as we will only be there for 21 days (20 with arrival/departure) can anyone give some well needed advice/thoughts please? I am planning of visiting some of the WDW parks in the evenings to cover some things we don't do/miss

TYIA
 
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Nemo14

Nemo14

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Busch Gardens is in Tampa, so you would need transportation there. I don’t know how your son feels about roller coasters, but that would be one park you could eliminate from your list
 
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Nemo14

Nemo14

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You have several water parks listed. You might want to eliminate some of them too.

Also, Legoland is in Winter Haven, so you would have transportation issues with that too.
 
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scritchell

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Ok, I'll cross that off the list :)

This forum (and the users) are so great with assisting the planning of Disney....so thank you so much

Do you have any tips/recommendations on some evening entertainment in and around Orlando?

Sadly the NBA season wont be on in August/September 2019 so that is an option gone :(
 
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21stamps

21stamps

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There’s a lot of days that you can shave off that list easily.
Can I make a suggestion of 2 weeks Disney and 1 week on the coast? Have you guys discussed that at all.
 
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scritchell

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When you say the coast do you mean a cruise?
If so, yes i have thought about that but it's too much expense, even though its just me and my son (7) who will be visiting

How can i shave some days off?
 
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James J

James J

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In the Parks
No
I'm not sure you'll need 2 days at each Universal park. I've always done 1 at each, and found this about enough to do the vast majority of attractions. I'd also take one of the Animal Kingdom days off and add it to Epcot.
 
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scritchell

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James J said:
I'm not sure you'll need 2 days at each Universal park. I've always done 1 at each, and found this about enough to do the vast majority of attractions. I'd also take one of the Animal Kingdom days off and add it to Epcot.
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Hi, thanks for the info
Would 1 day at each Universal be enough for us to do EVERYTHING, including shows etc?
I've heard Epcot is a 1 dayer, as there isn't enough for 2?
I've never been obviously so all feedback is helpful
TYIA
 
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James J

James J

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In the Parks
No
scritchell said:
Hi, thanks for the info
Would 1 day at each Universal be enough for us to do EVERYTHING, including shows etc?
I've heard Epcot is a 1 dayer, as there isn't enough for 2?
I've never been obviously so all feedback is helpful
TYIA
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We did all of the rides bar Seuss Landings as it didn't appeal, all of Harry Potter and a couple of shows. I'm not sure all of the shows are worthwhile doing, but that's just my opinion.

With regards to Epcot, to do it properly I always take two days. To do the attractions in Future World etc, and to walk around showcase and at least look at/do something in every country.
 
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scritchell

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James J said:
We do park opening to pretty much the end of the day, so we'll be there by 8am/9am and until whenever the park is close to closing, which could be around 8pm/9pm.
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It'll only be me and my son (7) not sure he can do such long days for 3 weeks straight, which is why i am planning for 1 rest day per week
 
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James J

James J

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In the Parks
No
scritchell said:
It'll only be me and my son (7) not sure he can do such long days for 3 weeks straight, which is why i am planning for 1 rest day per week
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It depends on where you stay and if you'll park hop. We stay on property and quite often go to a park for a few hours in the morning, go back to the hotel and chill by the pool mid-afternoon, and then head to a park in the evening.

As noted by another poster, I know your son loves waterparks but 6 including Discovery Cove is rather a lot to do. I'd keep maybe 3 of them; pick one of the Disney ones, then go with Volcano Bay and Discovery Cove.
 
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21stamps

21stamps

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scritchell said:
When you say the coast do you mean a cruise?
If so, yes i have thought about that but it's too much expense, even though its just me and my son (7) who will be visiting

How can i shave some days off?
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I mean a resort/hotel on the beach in easy walking distance to attractions, and the ocean out front. You could take an Amtrak or an Uber depending on where you wanted to go. Most likely, it wouldn’t cost any more than what your current itinerary is. You both may actually love having the downtime/less crowds after 2 weeks in Orlando.

park shaving- you don’t need 2 days at AK, IoA, or Universal
 
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