How much can you do in an 8 hour day with current capacity?

[Tamandua]

I may be going to Orlando for some business and I looked at Disney world hours. The hours are short compared to what I'm used to at Disneyland in California. With the current capacity limits, can you do the main attractions at each park in a day? What are the current capacity limits? What are the wait times like? Sorry if this is obvious stuff but I'm trying to figure out if it's worth it to go now. Thanks.

 

[Gojira ゴジラ]

It depends. For instance Animal Kingdom is most likely doable due to a much smaller crowd. If you hit the park early and aim for the main rides first, I’m sure you can. Also some rides post a more conservative wait time. Yesterday at 4.45p Everest posted a 15 mins wait time, it didn’t even take 5 minutes to get to the ride. In the other hand Mickey’s Railway 45 minutes wait felt true to the number of not slightly longer.

 

[JIMINYCR]

Even with an 8 hour day you can / should be able to, still work in all the attractions. But you need to, as stated above, target those majorly attractive rides early on, trying to get them out of your way early before lines build. That type of planning has always been your best bet for attacking the parks even before Covid. Wait times have been varied and in some cases listed higher than actual times... lines have been stretching out very far due to distancing, so it can be confusing finding where the end of the line begins. Capacity numbers are reported on various sites as guesses because actual numbers arent given out. Parks may look and feel emptier than usual, but then youll run into groups of people. Most reports from people whove gone have been positive. There are guests saying the mask wearing, dealing with mobile ordering, having less entertainment and park experiences, and such has taken away their enjoyment as compared to a normal WDW visit. You have to decide if the new covid restrictive Disney can deliver enough enjoyment for you and be worth the cost.

 

[Zé_Carioca]

As others have said, some parks feel more crowded than others because of space etc. Current capacity is about 35%. Wait times are not monstrous and lines move fairly quickly, I'd say on average 50 mins for top attractions is common now, though the line looks longer due to distancing they actually move quickly. I would say that since most shows and entertainment are not currently being offered, you can absolutely do the whole park in 8 hours (which can be a bad thing, because some don't feel like they are getting their money's worth). Since you seem familiar with the California Parks, keep in mind that with the two parks there, the number of attractions almost equal the number of attractions in Orlando's 4 parks. Which means, there is much less to do per park here.

 

[ELG13]

I'm gonna hop on and follow with our 2 day trip coming up.

 

[Schweino]

We were there 11/27 - 12/5 and we were able to do all the attractions the same day. AK can be tough because of their 9-5 hours during the week when we were there - think it was open till 8 on the weekends so we went on a Sunday.

 

[macefamily]

Hit the park early. Most parks are opening their gates earlier than posted. Knock off the most popular attractions first. Don't be fooled by some lines. For instance, last time we were there the line for ToT stretched back down the Blvd. Even so, that was only about a 30 minute wait.

 

[JohnD]

I may be going to Orlando for some business and I looked at Disney world hours. The hours are short compared to what I'm used to at Disneyland in California. With the current capacity limits, can you do the main attractions at each park in a day? What are the current capacity limits? What are the wait times like? Sorry if this is obvious stuff but I'm trying to figure out if it's worth it to go now. Thanks.

It may be counter-intuitive but actually more. With fewer people in the parks and no FP+, you can do more attractions with less waiting in line. Yes, while you can no longer get in a FP+ line, having no FP+ has the effect of reducing the standby line.

 

[Tamandua]

Are you at a disadvantage if you don't stay at a Disney hotel?

 

[Zé_Carioca]

Are you at a disadvantage if you don't stay at a Disney hotel?

Usually the biggest disadvantage of not staying at a Disney hotel is that Disney (and good neighbor) hotels get to book fast passes 60 days before, while everyone else is 30 days. But since fast pass isn't currently available, no, not many disadvantages. There are other nice perks of Disney hotels like complimentary transportation to and from the airport and parks which is really handy if you are not renting a car because public transportation in Orlando is basically nonexistent.