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What time do you arrive at the parks and what time do you leave?
Are you an early riser or a night owl or both?
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We like to get there at opening and we hardly ever close a park. We're good for about 7 hours and then it's off to the pool!
We did stay until midnight at the P&PP in April and sometimes we can close a water park but that's about as close as we get. I think the last time we saw Fantasmic! was in 2005; everyone is always too tired!
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Our strategy is a bit different in that we seldom do two days in a row actually in the parks (not counting BB and TL)...so on theme park days its often a double extra magic hour affiar....opening someplace early and then closing someplace late.
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We usually like an easy morning so get to the parks a bit late. But we almost always close a park. Love the evening hours at the parks as the lights start to come on. And, of course, the fireworks!
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We generally get to the parks mid-morning and stay until close. I would happily open and close both, but getting 3 kids - I mean 2 kids and a husband - ready in time for park opening never quite works out.
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Well seeing as I have had CM's tell "Sir we are only open for guest with breakfast reservations" and "I am sorry sir but the store is closing." in the same day I would have to say both.
There is always time for sleep when I am not on vacation.
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Our schedules really depend on what we are trying to accomplish that day. I really love being one of the first families in line at the turnstiles for the park opening. I do see some advantages to being in the park close to closing time as well (especially on the EMH days). So, I guess the best thing would be to be there for park opening...go take an afternoon nap....then be back for the late night EMH.
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Generally, we are at the park at or within 1 hr after opening and we are leaving with the herds at the close, often lingering in the shops until we are told we must leave. Who needs sleep?
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in the past 4 years we have hit the parks before they open and stayed until about 2pm then its the pool until about 5 or 6 we usually head back to a park to catch some fire works but some nights we are just exhausted - next year however the kids will be 8 and 15 and we are taking my sister who will be 23 so our plans will change to include some sleeping in and being night owls
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We get to the Animal Kingdom early but usually hit the other parks around 10. We'll leave mid afternoon and sometimes return to another park in the evening.
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We are always at the parks before they open and we are one of the first ones in. As for when we leave, we typically will close the parks about 6-7 times during a 10 day vacation
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We try to get there at opening as early as possible and stay as late as the kids can take it, close to closing. We take an afternoon nap/break though because we go during the summer months.
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Originally Posted by kakn7294
Generally, we are at the park at or within 1 hr after opening and we are leaving with the herds at the close, often lingering in the shops until we are told we must leave. Who needs sleep?
Our plan is to get to the park early, but I am happy if we make it within 1 hr of park opening. We almost always close the park, often the one with EMH. A couple days of our week long trip we will head back to the resort for an afternoon swim and maybe one day we will sleep in a little late. (normally after a really late night.) I come home totally exhausted and love it and wouldn't have it any other way!
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multiple times as a child all off site.
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2004 Sept. -offsite first trip with DH and DD
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We try to be at the parks for the "opening ceremonies" especially the Magic Kingdom. We also like to stay late for the fireworks and the great feel to the parks at night. So I guess we fit both catagories.
We went to the Crystal Palace for breakfast (prior to park opening)pretty fantastic to be there with no one else around, this is now a must do for every trip.
Eric
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We arrive maybe an hour or two after park opens and leave midday for rest and then return to stay until park closing. Our kids know that it is a benefit to rest midday so they get to stay up way past their bedtime. They love it. The parks are so gorgeous with the lights and everything that this is what we like to do.
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We generally open up a park and leave around 1or 2 for a swim and afternoon nap about 3 hrs then it's off to dinner whereever we've made reservations then back to a park. May be the same one we left that morning or an entirely different one. Depends on our mood and emh's.
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well for me and dw it's out about 7:30 am to goto our breakfest ADR'S at differnent resorts, then it's off to whatever park that we'll be doing for that day, and we will not leave until park close, i mean afterall we are on vacation right, we are going to milk every minute of the day enjoying our WDW experince. when dd was coming with us we would of course do things a bit different like going back to resort in the afternoon for a swim and nap, but now since she's married and it's just me and dw we do the above part of this post. our feeling is let's do as much as possible.
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We usually arrive at the parks at about 10am & stay until the fireworks & shows are over each evening.
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I am usually there at park open and as for leaving it depends what time security drags me out kicking and screaming
Seriously though usually open to close I might not make every morning EMH but usually stay until the end of the Evening EMHs.
This just reminded me of a funny story back when they had E-ride nights. My friends decided to head back to the hotel a little early and I said I wanted to ride a few more things before heading back so I stayed. I just finished up a rideon POTc and when I tell you I was the only on the ride I'm not kidding. I could see another person in my field of view even looking back. After Pirates I headed to the from of the park grabbed a soda and a snack and noticed something going on at the Castle Stage. It was a show so I sat on a bench and watched the show and then sopmething strange happened the show started over again. I sat watching for a little while longer and notice there were no other guests in site. Near the end of the second show a man is a suit jacket approached me and said can I help you. I said nope just watching the show. He said well the parks closed an hour ago This a dress rehearsal for the new show starting soon. And he kindly escorted me to the the exit. At this time all the buses had stopped so I had to walk to the Contemporary catch a bus to DTD and them back to Riverside.
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