Short Trip Report & Tips/Advices from 1st Timer

Heart eyes.

Great FP tips, thanks for posting this.

Thank you very much for the report and the video. It trully made me feel as if I was there with you. All the best to your adorable family and I hope you have many many more WDW trips in the future :slight_smile:

I LOVED, LOVED, LOVED your video! Your family is the cutest! Thank you for sharing!

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Brilliant video, I’ve got tears flooding down my face, it was so good. Love the short highlights ones, better than the long 30 minute ones. Was there anything you missed, you seem to have done everything?

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Hi Uknemofan,

We had a 9-day ticket and split our day like this: MK 3 - EP 2 - HS 2 - AK 2
In fact, we had the time to do everything that we wanted to do.

With children that are not speaking english (coming from Montreal, they speak french only for the moment), we haven’t done:

  • CoP / Hall of President / A Great Moment in History / Monster’s Inc Laugh Floor
  • Turtle Talk with Crush / Figment / the 3 films in World Showcase
  • Frozen SIng-Along / Muppet 4D
    We also skipped the Gorilla and Maharajah Trails (we liked the Safaris, no more… I think we’re not that much animal lovers)
    FInally, the only night show that we haven’t seen was River of LIghts.

To give an idea, here is our trip summary:

HOLLYWOOD STUDIOS (WEDNESDAY - 02/28/2018) – CROWD LEVEL 2
PARK HOURS : 09h00 to 20h00
AT THE PARK : 09h35 to 19h10

09:42 – 09:58 : Meet Olaf
10:06 – 10:26 : Star Tour (1st FP+)
10:38 – 10:52 : Walt Disney Presents
10:58 – 11:12 : March of the First Order
11:16 – 12:35 : Sci-Fi Dine-In Theater (LUNCH)
12:43 – 13:30 : Beauty & the Beast
13:41 – 13:51 : Meet Chewbacca
13:52 – 14:02 : Launch Bay Exhibit
14:05 – 14:45 : Disney Jr. – Live on Stage (2nd FP+)
14:58 – 15:50 : Indiana Jones
16:00 – 16:21 : Toy Story Midway Mania! (3rd FP+)
16:28 – 16:45 : Star Wars – Galaxy Far Far Away
16:55 – 18:12 : 50’ Prime Time Cafe (DINNER)
18:20 – 18:43 : Rock ‘n’ Roller Coaster (4th FP+)

MAGIC KINGDOM (THURSDAY - 03/01/2018) – CROWD LEVEL 4
PARK HOURS : 09h00 to 21h00 (After Hours 21h00-24h00)
AT THE PARK : 08h20 to 18h45

09:05 – 09:15 : Big Thunder Mountain Railroad
09:17 – 09:29 : Big Thunder Mountain Railroad
09:30 – 09:52 : Splash Mountain
10:04 – 10:20 : Haunted Mansion (1st FP+)
10:38 – 11:05 : Little Mermaid – Journey Under the Sea
11:09 – 11:27 : Tomorrowland Speedway (2nd FP+)
11:30 – 11:41 : Seven Dwarfs Mine Train (3rd FP+)
11:49 – 12:32 : Be Our Guest (LUNCH)
12:38 – 12:55 : Move it Shake it
13:00 – 13:09 : Swiss Family Treehouse
13:11 – 13:30 : Jungle Cruise (4th FP+)
13:32 – 13:44 : The Magic Carpet of Aladdin (5th FP+)
14:07 – 14:18 : Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh (6th FP+)
14:23 – 14:48 : it’s a Small World (7th FP+)
14:50 – 15:10 : Mickey PhilarMagic
15:17 – 15:41 : Meet Winnie the Pooh & Tigger
15:46 – 16:08 : Walt Disney World Railroad – Fantasyland to Frontierland
16:25 – 17:40 : Liberty Tree Tavern (DINNER)
17:57 – 18:23 : Splash Mountain (8th FP+)

EPCOT (FRIDAY - 03/02/2018) – CROWD LEVEL 4
PARK HOURS : 09h00 to 21h00
AT THE PARK : 08h20 to 18h15

09:01 – 09:22 : Soarin’
09:25 – 09:28 : Meet Baymax
09:29 – 09:52 : Meet Joy & Sadness
09:58 – 10:07 : The Seas with Nemo & Friends (1st FP+)
10:08 – 10:33 : Explore the Seas
10:40 – 11:02 : Spaceship Earth (2nd FP+)
11:04 – 11:14 : Project Tomorrow
11:20 – 11:51 : Test Track (3rd FP+)
12:00 – 12:30 : Cantina (LUNCH)
12:37 – 13:06 : Test Track (4th FP+)
13:06 – 13:22 : Test Track Pavillon
13:35 – 15:15 : World Showcase (Mexico to Morocco)
15:15 – 15:31 : Friendship Boat (Morocco to Future World)
15:40 – 16:04 : Soarin’ (5th FP+)
16:22 – 17:35 : Garden Grill (DINNER)
17:37 – 17:57 : Living with the Land (6th FP+)

HOLLYWOOD STUDIOS (SATURDAY 03/03/2018) – CROWD LEVEL 8
PARK HOURS : 09h00 to 20h00
AT THE PARK : 08h20 to 13h15 and 15h05 to 20h40

08:58 – 09:15 : Toy Story Midway Mania!
09:20 – 09:35 : Meet Kylo Ren
09:42 – 10:00 : Watch Jedi Training
10:00 – 10:24 : Star Tour (1st FP+)
Note : Tower of Terror is down from 10:00 to 13:00
11:00 – 11:24 : Rock ‘n’ Roller Coaster (2nd FP+ for 2/4)
11:26 – 11:48 : Rock ‘n’ Roller Coaster - Child Swap Ticket
12:03 – 12:23 : Toy Story Midway Mania! (2nd FP+ for 2/4)
12:27 – 13:05 : ABC Comissary (LUNCH)
13:15 – 15:05 : REST – Boardwalk / Yacht Club Beach
15:15 – 15:39 : Tower of Terror (3rd FP+)
15:47 – 16:00 : Meet BB8
16:04 – 16:15 : Launch Bay Theater
16:19 – 16:25 : Meet Jake the Pirate
16:39 – 18:10 : Hollywood & Vine (DINNER)
18:24 – 19:32 : Fantasmic (Dinner Package)
19:44 – 20:05 : Disney Magic
20:15 – 20:29 : Star Wars : A Galactic Spectacular

ANIMAL KINGDOM (SUNDAY 03/04/2018) – CROWD LEVEL 7
PARK HOURS : 08h00 to 21h00
AT THE PARK : 10h25 to 20h25

10:30 – 10:50 : Discovery Island
10:55 – 11:29 : Satu’Li Canteen (LUNCH)
11:35 – 12:45 : Festival of the Lion King
12:55 – 13:57 : Rafiki’s Planet Watch
14:01 – 14:48 : Kilimanjaro Safaris (1st FP+)
15:08 – 15:28 : Expedition Everest (2nd FP+)
15:38 – 16:45 : The Boneyard
16:55 – 18:45 : Yak & Yeti (DINNER)
18:54 – 19:30 : Flight of Passage (3rd FP+)
19:35 – 19:52 : Valley of Mo’ara (at night)
19:56 – 20:12 : Tree of Life Awakening

UNIVERSAL STUDIOS / ISLAND OF ADVENTURE (MONDAY 03/05/2018)
PARK HOURS : 09h00 to 20h00
AT THE PARK : 08h35 to 18h45

09:02 – 09:25 : Harry Potter & Espace from Gringotts
09:25 – 09:37 : Explore Diagon Alley
09:38 – 09:49 : Hogwarts Express (King’s Cross Station)
09:55 – 10:14 : Harry Potter & The Forbidden Journey
10:16 – 10:20 : Flight of the Hippogriff (UNI EXP)
10:22 – 10:32 : Explore Hogsmeade
10:32 – 10:57 : Three Broomstick (BRUNCH)
11:00 – 11:08 : Triwizard Spirit Rally
11:23 – 11:33 : High in the Sky Seuss Trolley Train Ride (UNI EXP)
11:35 – 11:43 : One Fish, Two Fish, Blue Fish, Red Fish (UNI EXP)
11:44 – 11:51 : Cat in the Hat (UNI EXP)
11:55 – 12:00 : Storm Force Accelatron (UNI EXP)
12:03 – 12:15 : Amazing Adventures of Spider-Man (UNI EXP – not scanned)
12:24 – 12:55 : Skull Island : Reign of Kong (UNI EXP)
13:00 – 13:16 : Jurassic Park River Adventure (UNI EXP)
13:20 – 13:40 : Camp Jurassic
13:48 – 13:58 : Amazing Adventures of Spider-Man (UNI EXP)
14:10 – 14:50 : Butterbeer & Snack in Hogsmeade
14:55 – 15:28 : Harry Potter & The Forbidden Journey (UNI EXP)
15:31 – 15:54 : Hogwarts Express (Hogsmeade Station)
15:59 – 16:37 : Harry Potter & Espace from Gringotts (UNI EXP)
16:37 – 16:47 : Explore Diagon Alley
16:51 – 17:10 : Fast Food Boulevard (DINNER)
17:14 – 17:39 : Simpsons Ride (UNI EXP)
17:42 – 17:57 : E.T. Adventure (UNI EXP)
18:01 – 18:11 : Transformers – The Ride 3D (UNI EXP)
18:14 – 18:33 : Despicable Me : Minions Mayhem (UNI EXP)

MAGIC KINGDOM (TUESDAY 03/06/2018) – CROWD LEVEL 6
PARK HOURS : 09h00 to 21h00 (EMM 07h45 to 09h00)
AT THE PARK : 07h35 to 21h10

07:55 – 08:45 : Be Our Guest (BREAKFAST)
08:55 – 08:59 : Let the Magic Begins (from under the Castle)
09:01 – 09:08 : Peter Pan’s Flight
09:10 – 09:24 : Haunted Mansion
09:30 – 09:46 : it’s a Small World
09:51 – 10:02 : Tea Party
10:04 – 10:17 : Seven Dwarfs Mine Train (1st FP+)
10:28 – 10:42 : Transit Authority PeopleMover
10:45 – 11:08 : Space Mountain (2nd FP+)
11:20 – 12:10 : Columbia Harbour House (LUNCH)
12:18 – 12:47 : Enchanted Tales with Belle (3rd FP+)
13:05 – 13:32 : Sorcerers of Magic Kingdom
13:40 – 13:52 : Buzz Lightyear’s Space Ranger Spin (4th FP+)
14:03 – 15:50 : Sorcerers of Magic Kingdom / A Pirate’s Adventure
16:00 – 16:41 : Tom Sawyer’s Island
16:47 – 17:09 : Splash Mountain (5th FP+)
17:30 – 19:17 : Cinderella’s Royal Table (DINNER)
19:25 – 20:13 : Happily Ever After
20:32 – 20:54 : Splash Mountain (6th FP+)

EPCOT (WEDNESDAY 03/07/2018) – CROWD LEVEL 3
PARK HOURS : 09h00 to 21h00
AT THE PARK : 08h30 to 14h10 and 17h45 to 22h00

09:03 – 09:12 : Frozen Ever After
09:20 – 09:50 : Les Halles - Pâtisseries (SNACK)
10:00 – 10:22 : Mission Space (1st FP+)
10:25 – 10:49 : Spaceship Earth (2nd FP+)
10:55 – 11:12 : Meet Mary Poppins
11:25 – 11:45 : Frozen Ever After (3rd FP+)
12:04 – 13:25 : Teppan Edo (LUNCH)
13:25 – 13:55 : World Showcase (Morocco to Canada)
14:10 – 17:45 : LEAVE, REST & COME BACK – Pop Century Resort
18:00 – 19:35 : Chefs de France (DINNER)
19:48 – 20:10 : Test Track (4th FP+)
20:10 – 20:25 : Test Track Pavillon
20:35 – 21:15 : Illuminations (from Canada)
21:15 – 21:50 : World Showcase Walkthrough at NIght (Canada to Mexico)

MAGIC KINGDOM (THURSDAY 03/08/2018) – CROWD LEVEL 7
PARK HOURS : 09h00 to 21h00 (After Hours 21h00-24h00)
AT THE PARK : 12h15 to 21h05

12:30 – 13:16 : Pecos Bill (LUNCH)
13:26 – 14:24 : Sorcerers of Magic Kingdom
14:34 – 15:28 : Festival of Fantasy Parade (Liberty Square)
15:42 – 16:10 : Meet Gaston
16:20 – 18:10 : Be Our Guest (DINNER)
18:21 – 18:41 : Peter Pan’s Flight (1st FP+ for 2/4)
18:24 – 18:40 : Space Mountain (1st FP+ for 2/4)
18:50 – 19:04 : Transit Authority PeopleMover
19:05 – 19:20 : Cosmic Danse Party
19:23 – 19:38 : Seven Dwarfs Mine Train (2nd FP+)
19:55 – 20:06 : Big Thunder Mountain Railroad (3rd FP+) (during HEA)
20:17 – 20:26 : Little Mermaid – Journey Under the Sea (4th FP+)
20:30 – 20:41 : Dumbo the Flying Elefant (for 2/4)
20:33 – 20:53 : Astro Orbiter (for 2/4)

ANIMAL KINGDOM (FRIDAY 03/09/2018) – CROWD LEVEL 6
PARK HOURS : 08h00 to 21h00
AT THE PARK : 07h40 to 15h10

07:45 – 07:55 : Na’Vi River Journey
07:56 – 08:06 : Na’Vi River Journey
08:14 – 08:25 : Dinosaur
08:28 – 08:38 : Primeval Whirl
08:51 – 09:08 : Meet Pocahontas
09:11 – 09:18 : Meet Russell
09:24 – 09:28 : Meet Flik
09:30 – 09:45 : Discovery Island Trails
09:50 – 10:06 : It’s Tough to be a Bug
10:12 – 10:36 : The Boneyard
10:40 – 11:40 : Finding Nemo – The Musical
11:51 – 12:11 : Expedition Everest (1st FP+)
12:24 – 12:54 : Satu’Li Canteen (LUNCH)
12:58 – 13:38 : Flight of Passage (2nd FP+)
13:40 – 13:56 : Valley of Mo’ara
14:05 – 14:25 : Kali River Rapids (3rd FP+)
14:33 – 14:54 : Kali River Rapids (4th FP+)

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Looks like it was an awesome time. That video is just fantastic. Thank you for sharing!

That is some serious attention to detail. How did you manage that?

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LOVE that video! I’m so excited to finally return to WDW after a 7 year absence that I can hardly stand it! This video is gold. Thanks for sharing!

This is fantastic! Was it difficult to keep these detailed outlines of how your days progressed?

Great info, merci!

Hi UBNurseNH and disneydadben !

Pen, paper and a watch.
I was simply noting the time we were entering the queue (FP+ or not) of the attraction and noting the time we were back in front of it.

I did that to keep track of what we have done and to compare with what I had planned (in part with TP on this site).

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Looks like an amazing trip! Thanks for sharing your trip recap with us and that video! It was awesome!

Hi @Beth33

Here’s the link for FP+ release through the day:

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Wonderful video thanks for sharing

Great video and trip info! Looks like you and your family had a wonderful time. Not sure how we’re going to be able to wait until September now…ready to be there today! Thanks for sharing your vacation with all of us :slight_smile:

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Thanks!

LOVE the video. Thank you for sharing. We love POP, we will be back in August. Your strategy is similar to ours, we’ve always had success with it.

Thank you for sharing! Love your video! Now I’m even more excited about my upcoming trip.