Park Hopper or Water Parks and More

[mook3y]

Just curious what you guys would do. Assume you are going for over 10 night. Which would you rather have, park hopper or water parks and more?

[snowflakegirl]

Historically I've always done both. After my last trip where we had one day at the water park, and it really only amounted to a couple of hours, I realized that I'd rather just get the PH and use my "off" day to hang out at the resort and the resort pool and DTD.

[ibelieveindisneymagic]

I've done Park Hopper, so we have the flexability to go to another park, or to have dinner somewhere other than the park for the day.

We haven't done the waterparks & more, since it is more than a single day at the waterpark, and we've only done a single day at a waterpark during any trip.

[Silver_Surfer]

I'm not as lucky as some of you who live so close to DW so I did get Water Parks & More

[forever a child]

We have never visited the water parks. There are water parks all across America. If I am trying to save $ on my vacation, I will do a local water park. When I am going to WDW...I don't have any interest in water parks. When my DD starts hanging out with her friends at WDW...I'll let her do water parks with them if she wants to. That's when I'll head to the spa by myself

I would rather spend time at our resort and save the $ for something else like shopping or nicer meals. Or now perhaps making it a regular thing to visit Universal's WWoHP That may be our new....must do thing, just have to wait and see after this September!

[yjgirl32]

I voted for the park hopper- but if I went during a hotter month I would choice the waterpark option- I have been to the both of them and my ds loved them but for the last couple of trips we had a pass to aquatica so there was no need to go. I love being able to go from a crowded park to a less crowded park. Good luck.

[JabberJaws]

I really do love the water parks at WDW, but I'd go w/ park hopper every time. After having worked at WDW off an on for 2 years in the past, and gone soo many times to the parks, I get antsy staying in one park the whole day. Park hopping is absolutely the way to go.

[MarkC]

Personally, if I needed to buy a 10 day pass I would buy an annual pass instead and find a way to work in a 2nd trip later in that time frame. But that's just me.

[tad_tad]

If there was no way I could do both, the one I couldn't live without would be the park hopper. I feel trapped if I can't leave an extraordinarily busy park and go to another!

[Stu29573]

In seven trips, I have never been to the water parks. I guess since we have such good ones around here, I never wanted to cut into "park time."

[PopPhan]

We always do both, but if it came down to an absolute one-or-the-other choice, it would be Park Hopper all the way! I can live without BB,TL & DQ, but MUST have freedom to change parks at will!!

[kaylamag]

I voted for both, but I would at least have to have a park hopper.
We are going in December for 2 weeks. I figured we only have a 10 day pass for the parks, but with the water parks and more option we could spend at least one day at a Blizzard Beach (we really enjoyed TL when we were there in 2008). Spend a day at Downtown Disney ( with Disney Quest, which we also enjoyed on our last trip).
We are thinking about staying at the Beach Club, which has Stormalong bay. If we stay here i would consider droping the Water parks and more option.
I wish Disney would offer more than a 10 day ticket, though.

[wdwfamilyof4]

When we get to a park in the morning there's so much to do that it always seems like a waste of time to travel to another park, so we never park hop. But we've only been 3 times. I'm sure that if you get to go every year it'd make a difference. The water parks are amazing at Disney! Typhoon Lagoon's pool is the best. You get the fun of the ocean w/o salt water or anything that can eat you. I was just wishing that we could go during free dining, stay at a value resort, get a 10 day ticket and add the water parks and more then we could stay 17 days for a very decent price. Obviously this is just me wishing while looking out my window at 6 ins. of snow.

[tad_tad]

Obviously this is just me wishing while looking out my window at 6 ins. of snow.

Just 6 inches? Sounds nice! We're at about two feet and we're looking at another foot tomorrow.

[flipadeeflop]

I've been to Disney 5 times and I've only tried the park hopper once. I feel like it would only be worth getting it if you were there less than a week. I have always had time to visit every park twice each time I have went except for one (we usually skip going to Epcot the second time).

[johnO]

We've put park hopping behind us. We feel that you lose out on so much when you rush around from park to park and spend so much time in transit. We've really learned to take our time and experience so much hidden magic, that can only be found when youre taking your time. If we choose to leave a park early, or arrive late, its usually because we're heading out to tour a resort, try a restaurant we've never been to, etc..

I chose the water parks because I think so many people miss out on a very immersive and fantastic experience at the water parks. Typhoon Lagoon & Blizzard Beach are so much fun and far better than "local water parks".

[mook3y]

I chose the water parks because I think so many people miss out on a very immersive and fantastic experience at the water parks. Typhoon Lagoon & Blizzard Beach are so much fun and far better than "local water parks".

I have to agree. I did marketing many moons ago for the largest water park in southern california. While it was a great water park, I was blown away at how cool TL and BB were.

Plus, you can do Disneyquest too.

[Fastpasssteve]

I might add-on the water park option if it were a summer trip, but the Park Hopper option is imperative.

[spinnerf]

We always get the park hopper. We go to EPOCT nearly every day we stay. While I dont get the water parks ticket, I do go on occasion. You may be able to go to a water park anywhere in the country, but like many other things Disney does it best. Definately worth checking out!

[tad_tad]

We find ourselves back at EPCOT pretty consistantly as well. It doesn't matter where we start the day, we seem to be there in the evening!