any suggestions
obviously get there before opening but what else?
thanksHmmm...depends a bit on few things...
#1 - as mentioned, what are you 'must-dos'
#2 - who is in your party and what are their priorities
#3 - how many days are you planning to be at MK
#4 - expected park hours and crowd levels when you are visiting (and EMH?)
#5 - is your group willing to split up to hit different people's 'must-dos'
But, if I (personally) had just one day in MK with no FP+, here's what I'd do...
In line 30 minutes before opening. At rope drop, I'd bee-line to Seven Dwarves followed by Peter Pan. Assuming it isn't a holiday, that's likely an hour to do those two. Then I'm headed to Haunted Mansion followed by Big Thunder Mountain. If it isn't too cold, I'd likely do Splash Mountian, too. I'd grab some food at Tortuga Tavern and then hit Pirates and Jungle Cruise. I have a feeling it would be mid-afternoon at this point, so I'd do some things with lighter lines - Tiki Room, Hall of Presidents, Small World, Little Mermaid, Philharmagic, Teacups, maybe Dumbo. After dinner, I'd try to do things in Tomorrowland.
We regularly visit at the highest crowd times of the year (4th of July or Christmas week, sometimes Easter week) so we are used to fighting crowds and making the most of our time. We also are past the need to do any Meet-and-Greets, which eat up a huge amount of time. That plan above would be my 'hit as many big attractions as possible in one day' plan. Personally, Space Mountain is not a favorite, thus I relegated it to 'maybe after dinner.' If you figure out your priorities and your total time and crowds, you might have a VERY different plan from my little idea!
Have fun planning!
PS - why no Fastpass Plus?
also to answer your question why no FP+Cool! Well, you got mine.
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