Be sure to try both. So yes, it was entirely possible to visit four Disney parks in one day, even with kids in tow. All you needed was a hopper ticket and a lot of enthusiasm. My boys have the latter in spades.
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Guests who purchased a ticket or Annual Pass with the Park Hopper benefits will be able to visit more than one park per day. We will set specific Park Hopper hours during which this option is available. Park Hopper hours will start at 2 PM each day and end at the park's scheduled close time.
You can absolutely do this, but you won't get to go on most of the good rides. Animal kingdom is only a half day park anyway, so start there and then do Magic Kingdom after. For the next day I'd start early in HS and then take the sky ride thing over to EPCOT.
EPCOT is one of the biggest parks of all and takes a whole day easy. The illuminations at 9pm is worth staying for. AK is also fairly large. The up and down is, you could do it, you will lose around 1 to 2 hours going between parks and you probably wont see 50% of what both parks offer.
One version of the Four Park Challenge states that you need to ride at least one ride in each of the four Theme Parks, as well as get a picture in front of the Park's icon. The icons are Cinderella Castle, Spaceship Earth, Tower of Terror, and the Tree of Life.
Stay at a Disney resort for all the added time-saving benefits. Purchase 1-day Park Hopper pass ahead of time through your resort. Make a prioritized list of what you want to see/do/eat/ride at each of the 4 parks: Magic Kingdom, Animal Kingdom, Epcot, and Hollywood Studios.
A Magic Kingdom itinerary is simply a must if your family only has one day at Disney World. The main reason being the Magic Kingdom Park is by far the most-visited theme park in the world.
Full day park if you want to do everything & savor it. With good crowds, and doing almost everything, Animal Kingdom is like a 85% of your day park. Magic Kingdom is like a day and a half park.
In Disney World, the standard Park Hopper Option allows you to visit more than one theme park on the same day. This means that you can enter up to four parks on the same day, as long as you abide by the current park hopper rules.
If you really just want to do theme parks every single day of your trip, then I'd suggest 2 full days at Magic Kingdom, 1 or 2 full days at Epcot, and then one day at each Animal Kingdom and Hollywood Studios.
You now can only park hop AFTER 2PM.So you'll have to wait until well after lunchtime if you're planning on visiting another park. However, this rule is different for Annual Passholders.
As a general rule of thumb, EPCOT is the best Disney park for adults as it has some of the most thrilling rides in Walt Disney World including Guardians of the Galaxy Cosmic Rewind, Test Track and Soarin. EPCOT is also known to have some of the best restaurants on Disney property.
If you're trying to visit the entirety of Walt Disney World in one day, some advice: Don't. You'd probably pass out from exhaustion before you make it a quarter of the way through. Instead of trying to do everything there is to do, we recommend focusing your time on the four theme parks at Walt Disney World.
You should visit Disney's Magic Kingdom on the first day of your vacation. Why? Because this is everyone's traditional idea of what Disney World is all about. It's true that if you visit Magic Kingdom first it will help get you right into that Disney fun frame of mind.
Epcot may not reach capacity as often as Hollywood Studios and Magic Kingdom, but some days are still better than others. For the shortest waits at Epcot, aim to visit: Tuesdays and Wednesdays (top pick) Mondays and Thursdays (second best, however Thursday evenings can sometimes be a little rowdy)
Stay at a Disney resort for all the added time-saving benefits. Purchase 1-day Park Hopper pass ahead of time through your resort. Make a prioritized list of what you want to see/do/eat/ride at each of the 4 parks: Magic Kingdom, Animal Kingdom, Epcot, and Hollywood Studios.
It's worth knowing that there are 2 versions of Space Mountain within the dome, one for Fast Pass, the other for regular customers. The fast pass version isn't as good as the regular version. Be sure to try both. So yes, it was entirely possible to visit four Disney parks in one day, even with kids in tow.