How many rides in one day?

[mdcpr]

This forum has been WONDERFUL, so here's another question.

Realistically, how many rides could I get on in MK if I arrive when rope drops and I'm there until 5 pm. Only interested in the main ones: Peter Pan, Haunted Mansion, Dumbo... My plan is to visit MK for two days, so I just want to manage expectations.

This also applies to Epcot, but I'm only there for 1 1/2 days.

tks!!

 

[JIMINYCR]

Arriving early, hitting the most popular ones first, knowing your way around the park, and planning out a good strategy, which includes using FP+ for some, you CAN do it all. The same for EP. Weve been able to do it with no problem. The guests waiting for rope drop head for the most popular attractions first, so if you are among them your waits will be lowest, with lines building fast as the first hours go by. You could possibly reride some later in the day but you will have lines to contend with that eat up time. MK will be more challenging than EP. Busier weeks/ seasons do make it more challenging but it still can be done.

 

[mdcpr]

Arriving early, hitting the most popular ones first, knowing your way around the park, and planning out a good strategy, which includes using FP+ for some, you CAN do it all. The same for EP. Weve been able to do it with no problem. The guests waiting for rope drop head for the most popular attractions first, so if you are among them your waits will be lowest, with lines building fast as the first hours go by. You could possibly reride some later in the day but you will have lines to contend with that eat up time. MK will be more challenging than EP. Busier weeks/ seasons do make it more challenging but it still can be done.

Thank you. Where can I find rope drop hours?

 

[JIMINYCR]

You find out the scheduled park hours on the Disney site, get to the park an hour or more before those times ( or even earlier like in the case of FoP ) and the CM's will start leading you slowly into the park area. They can vary on their slow walking you in time. It can be 15 minutes or more before opening. They are trying to have some semblance of control, avoid having guests run/ plow over others to get to an attraction.

 

[Weather_Lady]

Thank you. Where can I find rope drop hours?

Park hours will be posted on the WDW website a few months ahead of time (but watch for changes -- the schedules can and do change, sometimes with little notice). "Rope drop" procedures (how Disney manages crowds at park opening, what time they actually let guests in and where they "hold" them at various roped-off areas until the official park opening time, all to avoid a stampede at the gates) vary by park.

OP, you might be interested in checking out touringplans.com. A subscription (it's only a few dollars) would allow you to craft and play around with touring plans, customized to your dates and estimated crowd levels. You can even have the site optimize your plan for you to minimize wait times -- and download their app to keep refreshing and re-optimizing your plan even when you're in the park, if you wish. It was a great resource for me planning my first WDW trip (as an adult, anyway), so I could figure out what I could reasonably expect to get done on any given day. Just a thought!

 

[mdcpr]

Park hours will be posted on the WDW website a few months ahead of time (but watch for changes -- the schedules can and do change, sometimes with little notice). "Rope drop" procedures (how Disney manages crowds at park opening, what time they actually let guests in and where they "hold" them at various roped-off areas until the official park opening time, all to avoid a stampede at the gates) vary by park.

OP, you might be interested in checking out touringplans.com. A subscription (it's only a few dollars) would allow you to craft and play around with touring plans, customized to your dates and estimated crowd levels. You can even have the site optimize your plan for you to minimize wait times -- and download their app to keep refreshing and re-optimizing your plan even when you're in the park, if you wish. It was a great resource for me planning my first WDW trip (as an adult, anyway), so I could figure out what I could reasonably expect to get done on any given day. Just a thought!

Thank you M'Lady.

 

[aliceismad]

How many rides you get on depends on your pace, the crowds, and your plan. And luck, cause you never know when something will break or there will be a lull, etc.

There are lots and lots of suggested touring/park plans online, but I'll second Weather_Lady that TouringPlans is a great deal of fun for me in my planning and managing my expectations.

 

[JohnD]

This forum has been WONDERFUL, so here's another question.

Realistically, how many rides could I get on in MK if I arrive when rope drops and I'm there until 5 pm. Only interested in the main ones: Peter Pan, Haunted Mansion, Dumbo... My plan is to visit MK for two days, so I just want to manage expectations.

This also applies to Epcot, but I'm only there for 1 1/2 days.

tks!!

Paging @lentesta .

 

[lentesta]

Paging @lentesta .

@mdcpr It depends a bit on how fast you move, how long you stop for food, whether you're visiting on a day with morning EMH, etc.

The average MK guest sees something like 10 attractions in a day.

I think an average rate of 1 attraction every 30 minutes is easily achievable in most situations. That would get you to 16.

If you're visiting solo and you have decent luck with Fastpass, you might be able to get that closer to 20 attractions, depending on the specific things you want to see.

Access to the TouringPlans touring plan optimizer is free (link). You can also download TP's Lines app for free, and get updates to your plan while you're in the park (also free).

 

[mdcpr]

@mdcpr It depends a bit on how fast you move, how long you stop for food, whether you're visiting on a day with morning EMH, etc.

The average MK guest sees something like 10 attractions in a day.

I think an average rate of 1 attraction every 30 minutes is easily achievable in most situations. That would get you to 16.

If you're visiting solo and you have decent luck with Fastpass, you might be able to get that closer to 20 attractions, depending on the specific things you want to see.

Access to the TouringPlans touring plan optimizer is free (link). You can also download TP's Lines app for free, and get updates to your plan while you're in the park (also free).

This helps tons. Thank you! I have a special needs child who will need a few more breaks than most, so it seems around 5-7 rides will be what works for us.

 

[aliceismad]

This helps tons. Thank you! I have a special needs child who will need a few more breaks than most, so it seems around 5-7 rides will be what works for us.

If you have a special needs child, have you looked into the Disability Access Service Card at Disney?

 

[mdcpr]

If you have a special needs child, have you looked into the Disability Access Service Card at Disney?

I have not done that yet. Is on my to do list.