Do you park hop?

[CarolS]

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!

[Belle of the Ball 051411]

We always hop! We like the flexibility of it (for dining purposes, if one park is crowded you can go to another...).

[Nascfan]

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.

[Itchy]

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...

[disneymom15]

We always hop, love the flexability. But I think with proper planning it could be done.

[MOJoe]

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.

[honeybear]

We do NOT hop! We prefer to enjoy the 1 park per day. Hopping is too much fuss for us!

[Capt_redshirt]

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..

[tjstrike]

Hop - fer sure !! We've been so many times that one park a day isn't enough for us.

[c&d]

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.

[BuddyL4]

We hop to. With the family going in different directions during the day we all meet up for dinner together at night.

[KiNg4aDaY]

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.

[ANG]

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.

[snowflakegirl]

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!

[JenniferP]

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.

[CuteAsMinnie]

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)

[PirateLover]

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

[Disney_pups2]

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.

[SandmanGStefani24]

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

[MarkC]

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.