Which park first?

[buzznwoodysmom]

Sorry to bombard the boards with all these Disneyland questions. Just trying to get it right with our limited time there.

We will have 3 day hopper tickets (military salute). Unfortunately, there is the possibility that we will only get to use two days. We are trying to figure out if there is anyway to a stay one more night, but as of now we aren't. If we designate one day per park, which park should we do first? Does it even matter?

[NewDVCowner]

If you have park hoppers it doesn't matter. The two parks are EASY walking distance. I would go to whichever park is open earlier (or has Extra Magic Hours if you can use that) and stay there for a while getting things done, then hop over to the other park. Honestly, they're only a few hundred feet away from each other.

[tinkwest]

If you have early entry on any or all days and plan on using it, obviously you would start with that park. If you don't have the early entry you may find that the park offering early entry will be just slightly more crowded in the morning, so you may want to start with the opposite park. But for the most part it doesn't matter. I wouldn't even go so far as to categorize one day as a Disneyland day and the other day as a DCA day if you have hoppers. Go ahead and hop - it's easy!

[Gator]

For WDW vets like us, we hit CalAd first. We knew that DL would be a lot like the MK, so we headed for the place that would be the most different form our WDW experiences.