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Do you park hop?
We've gone many times over the years and have always purchased park hopper tickets. In the past I could never imagine not getting them and having the flexibilty to go wherever, whenever. But looking back (being that I'm such a planner with dining reservations) we probably only "hopped" 2-3 days out of our usual 8 day vacations. I'm on a stricter budget this year and I'm probably not going to add on the hopper option so it's got me wondering how many people actually buy that (especially Disney World veterans). So do you hop or not?
Thanks for the responses!
1974-off site w/mom, dad and family
1999-All Star Movies
2001-All Star Movies
2002-Port Orlean Riverside
2003-Contemporary
2004-Wilderness Lodge
Coming soon-Feb 2007 FW Cabins!
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We always hop! We like the flexibility of it (for dining purposes, if one park is crowded you can go to another...).
WDW visits . . .
April 2013 - Yacht Club
May 2012 - Grand Floridian
May 2011 - Grand Floridian
March 2006 - Offsite
2000 - 2004 Numerous trips while in college in FL
January 1989 - First Visit! Polynesian
Next visit:
September - Disneyland (First trip with son!)
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We always hop also, usually taking advantage of it a little more than half of our days. We always take a midday break and our family has found we enjoy going to a different park in the evening than the one we started at in the morning. We also like the flexibility of leaving a more crowded park for a hopefully less crowded one.
It all boils down to personal preference though, and if money is tight, you have to take that into consideration. Just plan well and you'll probably be o.k.
Scott
2 visits as a child
6/97, 6/01, 6/04: All-Star Sports
12/05, 6/08: Pop Century
May-June/10: Animal Kingdom Lodge
5/11: All-Star Sports 1 night Epcot Flower & Garden
May 2013 POFQ (25th anniversary!)
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I think other than the first time we went to WDW in 1989 we have always gotten the park hopper.
We not may hit 2 or 3 parks a day depending on whether we have dining reservations in one of the parks.
I think that it is the only way to go. If you get tired of one park you can go to another without buying another ticket for that park. Well worth the extra money in my opinion.
Hope this helps...
Itchy for another trip
Caribbean Beach 1989, 90, 92
All St Movies 1999, 04, 05, 11
All St Sports 2006
Pop 2007, 08 x2, 09 x2, 10, 12 x2,13,14,15,16,17,18,2021,23
POR 2010 x2, 11
Coronado Springs 2019
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We always hop, love the flexability. But I think with proper planning it could be done.
Jodie
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I always buy hoppers. And normally we hop every day, except our arrival and departure days. If there was no such thing as EMH, then i might not need to hop. But to take advantage of the extra hours, hopping is nearly mandatory.
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We do NOT hop! We prefer to enjoy the 1 park per day. Hopping is too much fuss for us!
'83~Off
'91~Off
'93~Off
'96~Off
'97~Off
'99~Off
'00~Contemporary/Disney Magic (Jul)
'00~WL (Dec)
'01~Off
'02~POR
'03~Disney Wonder/AKL (Aug)
'03~WL(Dec)
'04~Saratoga
'05~Polynesian (Apr)
'05~Pop (Sep)
'06~POR FQ
'14-Pop
'16~Off (March)
'16~ASMusic (Aug)
'17~Off'
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I do park hop I find that going to certain parks (AK and HS) doesn't always reward a full day. so i end up heading over to Epcot or MK but that's my personal preference..
92 Fort Wilderness.
96 Disney Institute
2000 Off site
2009 all star movies.
2011 Port Orleans FQ
2013 Port Orleans FQ
2016 ??
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Hop - fer sure !! We've been so many times that one park a day isn't enough for us.
16 trips to "The World"
Last trip - April 2018 - Polynesian
Next trip to WDW - December 2018 - Beach club
"Disneyworld will never be complete. It will continue to grow as long as there's imagination left in the world."
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Hopper, I don't know if I would survive not being able to hop. We're usually one park in the morning, another in the afternoon and if there's EMH we're heading there at night. Unless we have a meal planned we're the first bus that shows up group.
74 Off Site
98 Contemporary & DCL inaugural cruise
99 Dixie Landings
00 Dixie Landings
01 POR & DCL
02 AKL & DCL
03 VB
04 DL GC
05 ASSp, VWL, GF
06 POFQ, CSR, OKW
07 ASMo & VWL
08 Pop VWL
09 BW, POR, VWL, CSR
10 WL
12 VWL, AKL Club
13 VWL, WL Club
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We hop to. With the family going in different directions during the day we all meet up for dinner together at night.
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I always hop. Honestly being a single traveler its a great option. I go to the parks I want to and hit the attractions I want to hit and move on. I've even done ONE day at WDW and hit all four theme parks! I wouldn't reccommend doing this with a family, but it does work. It makes you completely exausted though.
WDW College Program May '03-January '04
2006 - All Star Sports
2008
2010
2013 - Caribbean Beach Resort
2016 - Caribbean Beach Resort
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We've hopped every time. It allows us to dine at Epcot more (or any other park) and gives us more wiggle room for planning around bad weather days.
DVC MEMBER since 2009
CS- Oct.2006 *Honeymoon*
ASM- Sept. 2009 BLT- Nov. 2010
WLV- Oct. 2012 SSR- July 2013
BLT- Jan. 2014 WLV- Nov. 2015
SSR- Mar. 2016 OKW- Oct. 2017
SSR- Apr. 2018 BC- May. 2018
BC- Aug. 2018 BLT Dec. 2018
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I've always gotten the hoppers but did not often use them more than once or twice. On my last trip I think we hopped on all but one or two days. Although I think we're in the minority and can happily make a full day out of AK, it closes fairly early compared to other parks, so we left around dinner time and went to Epcot and then went back to AK another day. DHS is a half day park for me at this point, and we liked that when we decided that halfway through our day we could just leave and go somewhere else (Epcot). Basically we found ourselves at Epcot a lot this last trip, and we loved the flexibility of being able to wrap up our days with a nighttime stroll around the showcase. That said, with planning, I think I'd be perfectly able to plan a trip without hoppers as well. I'd miss the flexibility, but I'd be in Disney, I'm sure I'd still have fun!
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I always hop! I find it very convenient and hopping offers a lot of flexibility. Most of the time I make dining reservations at Epcot and I wouldn't want to spend every single day there (although I love Epcot). I like to go to a park in the morning/afternoon, take a rest break at the hotel in the late afternoon, and then go to another park in the evening.
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We park hop every day of our trip. I think this is the main reason why we have never had to wait more than 20 minutes in a line. We usually arrive pretty early, especially at MK and DHS. At MK we are always able to get a huge chunk accomplished w/o FP and get FP for what we like. When crowds get too big, we leave knowing we can return another day/time and experience what we missed. There is NO pressure.
Too bad Fastpass+ will likely ruin all this but hopefully not till our summer trip is over. (When choosing WDW as our vac, it has always been in the summer)
May/1999....CBR - Jamaica
May/1995....CBR - Martinique
May/1998....Wilderness Lodge
June/2002...Wilderness Lodge
June/2005...Wilderness Lodge
Aug/2007....Wilderness Lodge
June/2010...Wilderness Lodge CL
July/2013 ...Wilderness Lodge CL Celebrating Our 25th Anniv.!
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I think you really have to assess what is best for you, but no matter how tight money is I think we will always choose to hop. On our most recent trips, we have hopped almost every single day. But then again, there's only two of us. If I was planning for a big family trip and really needed to pinch a few pennies, I could maybe forgo hopping...maybe
~M.~
All our dreams can come true, if we have the courage to pursue them.
11 Trips to WDW
1 Trip to Disneyland
Many more to come
Someday we'll find it, the rainbow connection, the lovers, the dreamers, and me.
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We have purchased park hopper tickets in the past but mainly if we may want to go back somewhere on the last day to pick up a last minute shopping item or something. I hate to go from park to park, it messes with my OCD...lol.
Sarah K.
85-87 Campground - 89 CAbins
91 The Tree House Villas - 2001 Nov. Lake Buena Vista Best W.
2002 Movies - 2002 Sports
2003 Music - 2004 Cabins
2006 DW Movies
2013 DisneyLand- Embassy Suites S
2014 Disneyland-Anaheim Plaza
2015 Disneyworld Sports
2017 DL?
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not since 95...
i prefer to spend each day fully immersed in a park. i havent had any issues. i just tend to go hardcore lol
Last Ride Ridden - Test Track
Last Eatery Visited - Tangerine Cafe
July 1984 (off WDW)
June 1995 (off WDW)
July 2005 (Pop Century)
April 2008 (offsite)
Feb 2009 (All Star Music)
Feb 2010 (POP)
Sept/Oct 2010 (Sports)
Jan/Feb 2012 (ASMovies)
Sep/Oct 2013 (offsite)
Feb 2015 (POFQ)
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In 25 trips, I can't remember even one day where we didn't park hop. And as much as we love the restaurants at World Showcase, it doesn't matter where we start the day. We tend to end up at Epcot at night for the food, music and atmosphere at least 3-4 nights each trip. Devoted park hopper here.
30+ trips; DCV owner at Beach Club Villas; 4 Disney cruises; 2 trips to Disneyland
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