First Park & Ride

[joonyer]

We always go to MK first, catch the train and ride it to Frontierland. Then ride Splash Mountain (our favorite) and BTMRR and then work our way around the rest of the park. (2 or three times!)

[snowflakegirl]

We usually try to get an early morning flight so that we can make the most of arrival day. After we check in we leave or luggage with luggage services and head to MK. First ride is always the train. Then we just wander around and take the day as it comes until our room is ready.

[Kairi_7378]

For our last 2 trips, we started at Epcot on Living with the Land. We always seem to start our vacations at Epcot

[busterthebronco]

no options here.
its straight to MK where we walk down main street and right through the castle to dumbo.

[LudwigVonDrake]

Magic Kingdom is the first park and the last couple of trips Haunted Mansion is the first ride.

[Dickson Thunder]

Since All Four Parks have been there we do AK first and head to the Safari. Since it only takes about 2/3's a day it is a good way to transition between the travel day and the vacation.

[MrPeetrie]

Since All Four Parks have been there we do AK first and head to the Safari. Since it only takes about 2/3's a day it is a good way to transition between the travel day and the vacation.

Dickson Thunder, that use to be exactly how we did it until we had children.

When it was just my wife and I, we would try to guage our arrival time so we'd time our ADRs at Rainforest Cafe perfectly. Then, we would take in the rest of the afternoon at AK. When it closed, we'd go to Downtown Disney for shopping and dinner. Back to resort. A GREAT way to start a trip.

My DD didn't see it that way, however. On her first trip, she got freaked out by the animitronics at Rainforest Cafe. So now, we go to Epcot on arrival day. We still shop, but now it's at MouseGear. (Truthfully, I enjoy that SOOOO much! It really gets me in the mood for the vacation!)

My family has a saying: On arrival day, get what you want at MouseGear. Dad-o's too excited to say 'No.' [I'm Dad-o.] On departure day, get what you want at MouseGear. Dad-o's too sad to say 'No.'

[RBrooksC]

When we went in May we stayed at the CR and so after lunch we went to the MK. Because my son wouldn't stop talking about the HM, we made a bee-line there and went on that first. That was fun because usually we hit Fantasyland first.

[Poohluv85]

Like most everyone here, ours is Epcot and Spaceship Earth, and then directly to Soarin! This upcoming time is going to be ecspecially special because it will be my bestfriend's first trip to Walt Disney World. He grew up in California and has been to Disneyland many times. He's a total Disney nut (like me!) Cant wait I'm sooo excited to take him there!

[Vinny]

Like most everyone here, ours is Epcot and Spaceship Earth, and then directly to Soarin! This upcoming time is going to be ecspecially special because it will be my bestfriend's first trip to Walt Disney World. He grew up in California and has been to Disneyland many times. He's a total Disney nut (like me!) Cant wait I'm sooo excited to take him there!

Wow!!! Your trip sounds like its going to be lots of fun. Soarin is a favorite of ours as well.

We met up with an uncle of mine on a previous trip, though he was not traveling with us but on a business trip of his own, staying at a place about 15 minutes away from us at WDW. On a day when he was free of meetings, we first went to lunch at POP and then DHS for the afternoon/evening. It was his first WDW visit also and I've still got the picture of us in front of the giant guitar out front at RRC on my home office desk here.

Enjoy your trip!!!

[minnie-mouse]

Magic Kingdom, usually carousel or Small World.