help me decide to hop or not - Page 2

**Dana** · 08-23-2006

To be perfectly honest with you, I don't think you should hop. Like you said, it's going to be hot. I think the kiddos may hit the wall around lunch time. Why not go to one park each day and maybe go to DTD at night on your AK day since it's hours aren't as long as the oter three parks? Save the MK for last if you can wait that long.

tinkerbell · 08-23-2006

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Originally Posted by iluvwdw

DEFINITELY, DEFINITELY, DEFINITELY HOP!!!!!!! You can't plan how crowds will be each day. Let's say you walk into MK, totally forgetting it was EMH that morning. You get there at about 10ish...it's TOTALLY packed! Without a hopper, you'd be stuck there. But with the hoppers, you could just say LET'S HOP ON OVER TO EPCOT.

HOP!! HOP!! HOP!! HOP!!

I feel like iluvwdw makes a very good point. And having seen how not hopping can restrict you when my SIL got none hopper passes last christmas, I feel it really is an advantage to be able to change parks at a whim.

LuvDisney24 · 08-23-2006

No doubt about it hop!!! Maybe there is a ride that the kids love and would like to squeeze it in on a day that you are not at that park. Hopping is wonderful. Gives you lots of options!!!

BonnieBluEyes · 08-23-2006

Hippity hippity hop. I can't remember the last time we spent a whole day at just one park. Plus a mid afternoon rest breaks up the day and with kids, you'll definitely be in need of a nice cool down by after lunch. Good park touring plans by the way.

gingles · 08-23-2006

YES, YES, YES, YES, AND YES!!! Remember DS and AK are really just half-day parks, while MK and EP really can't be completely done in a day.

Did I say YES???

softychik · 08-23-2006

You should hop.

Disneyguru · 08-23-2006

I say HOP also..

Have a great trip!!

bethishooked · 08-23-2006

Hopping is the way to go. No matter how much you analize the crowds, they are unpredictable. It's a lot less stress to leave a crowded park, and move on to the next and enjoy the day, then to force the issue with the crowds.

ilvminnie · 08-23-2006

For sure hop. We first took DD when she had JUST turned 4 and it was the end of August. We would get up & hit the parks early, then take her back to the room for a little nap, then head out again. If you hop you're not tied to going back to the same park. DD is now 21, but we still always hop.

mandapanda74000 · 08-23-2006

i would definitely say hop, even if it just gives you peace of mind and you don't really use it that much. with children, i am sure that it would be a wonderful option to have. i don't have children, so i can't say this for sure, but my future DH and i are going with no children and we are hopping just to keep our options open.

dznygrl · 08-23-2006

I am quite possibly the biggest hopper of them all....so of course I say HOP!

It's worth it. And believe me, 2 parks in one day is reasonable. I've done 4...

...but I'll never do that again! LOL, especially not with kids!

slist · 08-23-2006

I would hop

maelae11 · 08-23-2006

Hop! hop! Hop!

kphil89 · 08-23-2006

Thanks guys we will definately hit the parks at opening and then break for naps then back to the parks! Yeah I can't wait!!! Thanks again!

iluvwdw · 08-23-2006

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Originally Posted by dznygrl

I am quite possibly the biggest hopper of them all....so of course I say HOP!

It's worth it. And believe me, 2 parks in one day is reasonable. I've done 4...

...but I'll never do that again! LOL, especially not with kids!

I've done THREE in a day with kids! (well, with ONE kid!)

08-23-2006	#16 (permalink)
Dana Super Mod/Packen' Kracken Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Joisey Posts: 22,497	Re: help me decide to hop or not To be perfectly honest with you, I don't think you should hop. Like you said, it's going to be hot. I think the kiddos may hit the wall around lunch time. Why not go to one park each day and maybe go to DTD at night on your AK day since it's hours aren't as long as the oter three parks? Save the MK for last if you can wait that long. __________________ 82 off-site ~ 91 off-site ~ 97 ASMusic ~ 00 ASMovies 02 Wilderness Lodge ~ 04 Animal Kingdom Lodge 05 Animal Kingdom Lodge & Polynesian 05 Port Orleans French Quarter~06 Old Key West 07 Port Orleans French Quarter ~ 08 Old Key West~ 09 Port Orleans French Quarter My Disney Countdown Counting down to: Another trip coming soon 311 days 3 hours 38 minutes

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LuvDisney24 Senior Mouseketeer Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: In the nice "Miami Heat" Posts: 390	Re: help me decide to hop or not No doubt about it hop!!! Maybe there is a ride that the kids love and would like to squeeze it in on a day that you are not at that park. Hopping is wonderful. Gives you lots of options!!! __________________ When You Wish Upon a Star

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BonnieBluEyes Senior Mouseketeer Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Hundred Acre Wood Posts: 130	Re: help me decide to hop or not Hippity hippity hop. I can't remember the last time we spent a whole day at just one park. Plus a mid afternoon rest breaks up the day and with kids, you'll definitely be in need of a nice cool down by after lunch. Good park touring plans by the way. __________________ Bonnie

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gingles Phantom of the MB Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Baton Rouge, Louisiana Posts: 1,877	Re: help me decide to hop or not YES, YES, YES, YES, AND YES!!! Remember DS and AK are really just half-day parks, while MK and EP really can't be completely done in a day. Did I say YES??? __________________ 1972 1990 1993 1996 2001 2005 2006 2007 *GEAUX LSU TIGERS!!!* 2007 DEFENDING NCAA NATIONAL FOOTBALL CHAMPIONS 1959 2003 My Disney Countdown Counting down to: LSU Tigers meet the Tigers/War Eagles/Plainsmen? Whatever! Kickoff!

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softychik Big Cheese Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Beaufort, SC Posts: 927	Re: help me decide to hop or not You should hop. __________________ The Best Way To Predict The Future Is to Invent It -Walt Disney

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Disneyguru Big Cheese Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: N Central Florida Posts: 539	Re: help me decide to hop or not I say HOP also.. Have a great trip!! __________________ ´¨) x¸.•´ ¸.•´¨)xxxx¸.•¨) (¸.•´xxxxxx(¸.•`XX Bobby*´¨)

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bethishooked Big Cheese Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Illinois Posts: 645	Re: help me decide to hop or not Hopping is the way to go. No matter how much you analize the crowds, they are unpredictable. It's a lot less stress to leave a crowded park, and move on to the next and enjoy the day, then to force the issue with the crowds. __________________ Sept, 2002 Animal Kingdom Lodge Sept, 2003 Caribean Beach Resort Jan, 2005 Animal Kingdom Lodge Aug, 2006 Animal Kingdom Lodge (1 Night PopCentury) June, 2007 Port Orleans French Quarter August, 2008 Animal Kingdom Lodge (1 Night Sports)

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ilvminnie House of Mouse Hostess Join Date: May 2002 Location: Denver, Colorado Posts: 2,445	Re: help me decide to hop or not For sure hop. We first took DD when she had JUST turned 4 and it was the end of August. We would get up & hit the parks early, then take her back to the room for a little nap, then head out again. If you hop you're not tied to going back to the same park. DD is now 21, but we still always hop. __________________ I WISH I WAS IN DISNEYWORLD NOW!!!

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mandapanda74000 Senior Mouseketeer Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Prairieville, Louisiana Posts: 495	Re: help me decide to hop or not i would definitely say hop, even if it just gives you peace of mind and you don't really use it that much. with children, i am sure that it would be a wonderful option to have. i don't have children, so i can't say this for sure, but my future DH and i are going with no children and we are hopping just to keep our options open. __________________ Guess what??!!?? I've got a myspace too.... www.myspace.com/mandapanda74000 Avatar: Me and my buddy Pluto! 8 trips from 1982 to 1998-- all off property 2000- Coronado Springs (My first stay on World property--- I will never stay off property again!) 2006-POP 2007-POP

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dznygrl aka dizzygirl Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: The Beaver State Posts: 8,484	Re: help me decide to hop or not I am quite possibly the biggest hopper of them all....so of course I say HOP! It's worth it. And believe me, 2 parks in one day is reasonable. I've done 4......but I'll never do that again! LOL, especially not with kids! __________________ Proud former 2-time Disneyland CM Pass the Tab and Deltaco Dizzygirl & Bella = MB BFF 2000 ~ off-site 2002 ~ Polynesian 2003 ~ All-Star Movies 2008 ~ All-Star Music

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slist Big Cheese Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Delaware Posts: 545	Re: help me decide to hop or not I would hop __________________ I live for Disney My Disney Countdown Counting down to: Girls Trip--Super Soap Weekend 30 days 15 hours 53 minutes

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maelae11 Senior Mouseketeer Join Date: May 2006 Location: Elmwood Park, NJ Posts: 257	Re: help me decide to hop or not Hop! hop! Hop! __________________ Thanx, Dina 2002- Honeymoon (Boardwalk) 2003- Wilderness Lodge 2005-Contemporary, Became a DVC member 2006 Beach Club- First time using DVC 2006- Dec Wilderness Lodge Villas 2007 Boardwalk 2008 Boardwalk with the whole family!!! 2008 Boardwalk Nov X-mas with the mouse. SSR 2009 April :AKL Savana View-Chris' Birthday @ WDW My Disney Countdown Counting down to: Christmas with the Mouse 45 days 13 hours 1 minutes

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kphil89 Big Cheese Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Not close enough to the mouse house Posts: 760	Re: help me decide to hop or not Thanks guys we will definately hit the parks at opening and then break for naps then back to the parks! Yeah I can't wait!!! Thanks again! __________________ DZNYDVA 4/03 Spring Break~Calypso Cay Resort;10/03 My Birthday~Sheraton Vistana Resort;11/04 Thanksgiving~Calyso Cay Resort; Pop Century & ASMovies;4/05 Spring Break~Allstar Vacation Homes;5/05 DD 8th BirthdayTrip~Pop Century;9/05 Fall Trip~All Star Movies & Free Dining;9/06 Fall Break~Calypso Cay;9/07 Fall Break~All Star Sports & Free Dining;9/08 Fall BreakNEW DVC OWNERStaying at Saratoga Springs

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