mel2014
DIS Veteran
- Joined
- Nov 26, 2014
We're heading to Orlando in August for a trip that is primarily Universal-oriented with a day at Kennedy Space Center. With recent changes in our school year schedule, we were able to shift the trip from July to August, which will save us a substantial amount of money on airfare and Universal tickets and potentially extend our trip by two days. Our kids have been asking to go back to WDW since our (only) April 2017 trip, so I was considering adding a Disney day (which of course leads to the obvious question of -- which park?). Then I noticed that the Halloween parties start in August and am now weighing whether that would be a good option (looking at either Friday August 16 or Tuesday August 20).
For background:
My kids are 8 and 10, love all rides, but especially thrill rides, with the notable exceptions that my 10 year old won't ride TOT or EE because she thinks they're scary.
My husband has motion sickness. He does better at Disney than any other theme park, but EE, Primeval Whirl, and Mission Space are all no-goes for him. He can go on all the Magic Kingdom rides other than tea cups.
We've been to four Disney resorts and all of the associated parks within the last 2 years -- Disneyland, WDW, Disneyland Paris and Tokyo Disney.
We live in California and have been to Disneyland several times, but never for the Halloween party and likely won't because that would be an expensive weekend trip. We might try to go sometime in 2020 or 2021 for Galaxy's Edge.
My kids HATE waiting in line. 30-40 minutes standby is about their max.
Character M&G are nice, but we won't typically wait more than 5-10 minutes for one.
My initial thought was 1 day at Animal Kingdom or Hollywood Studios because we haven't been since Pandora and Toy Story land, but with the tiered FP and the single-day visit, I'm wondering if we would be able to do much in one day or even get a FP+ for FoP or SDD (we'd move hotels over to an on-site hotel to get 60-day FP availability). I'm also concerned because there are rides at both parks that at least one member of our party would sit out. While MK offers the most attractions, it's also the least unique, particularly given that we've done 4 castle parks recently.
MNSSHP Pros:
Less expensive than one day ticket
Opportunity to view Halloween decorations, parades and shows
Shorter attraction lines and more equal playing field since no FP+ available during party time
Can still make 3 FP+ during the pre-party admission period
Puts a different "spin" on MK
MNSSHP Cons:
More expensive "per hour" of park time than one-day ticket
Not all attractions operating
Requires keeping kids up late at night to maximize park time
Strange to "celebrate" Halloween in August
I'd love any other feedback anyone can offer as to what you might do.
For background:
My kids are 8 and 10, love all rides, but especially thrill rides, with the notable exceptions that my 10 year old won't ride TOT or EE because she thinks they're scary.
My husband has motion sickness. He does better at Disney than any other theme park, but EE, Primeval Whirl, and Mission Space are all no-goes for him. He can go on all the Magic Kingdom rides other than tea cups.
We've been to four Disney resorts and all of the associated parks within the last 2 years -- Disneyland, WDW, Disneyland Paris and Tokyo Disney.
We live in California and have been to Disneyland several times, but never for the Halloween party and likely won't because that would be an expensive weekend trip. We might try to go sometime in 2020 or 2021 for Galaxy's Edge.
My kids HATE waiting in line. 30-40 minutes standby is about their max.
Character M&G are nice, but we won't typically wait more than 5-10 minutes for one.
My initial thought was 1 day at Animal Kingdom or Hollywood Studios because we haven't been since Pandora and Toy Story land, but with the tiered FP and the single-day visit, I'm wondering if we would be able to do much in one day or even get a FP+ for FoP or SDD (we'd move hotels over to an on-site hotel to get 60-day FP availability). I'm also concerned because there are rides at both parks that at least one member of our party would sit out. While MK offers the most attractions, it's also the least unique, particularly given that we've done 4 castle parks recently.
MNSSHP Pros:
Less expensive than one day ticket
Opportunity to view Halloween decorations, parades and shows
Shorter attraction lines and more equal playing field since no FP+ available during party time
Can still make 3 FP+ during the pre-party admission period
Puts a different "spin" on MK
MNSSHP Cons:
More expensive "per hour" of park time than one-day ticket
Not all attractions operating
Requires keeping kids up late at night to maximize park time
Strange to "celebrate" Halloween in August
I'd love any other feedback anyone can offer as to what you might do.