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View Poll Results: Question #89: Which park do you visit first?

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  • Animal Kingdom

    4 2.80%
  • Disney MGM Studios

    6 4.20%
  • Epcot

    17 11.89%
  • Magic Kingdom

    68 47.55%
  • No set first park; varies

    48 33.57%
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  1. #1
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    Default Year of 100 Questions: #89

    On a typical trip to WDW, which park do you usually visit first (or does it depend on other factors, like predicted crowd levels, EMH, time of day, etc.)?

    One last reminder: the review of questions 71-80 is here: Review of Questions 71-80

    Question #90 will be in Vacation Planning, most likely on Friday.

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    Epcot tends to be the first park i go to and MK i always leave for the last day of my holiday in order to go out with a bang

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    Exact opposite. We start with MK. Get the trip started with a bang.
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    Its always Magic Kingdom for us! When we walk down Main Street and see the castle we finally feel like we are in Disney!!! Its so exciting!
    Starlight star bright, first star I see tonight...

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    It really depends upon what are plans are, and the length of our stay. If we are going to a special event, then that is the park we usually go to first. It also depends upon which day of the week we arrive.
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    If we go to the park on arrival day, we go to EPCOT. Our first full day in the park is always MK.

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    What park we go to first really depends on our arrival time and what if any dinner reservations we have for that evening. I can say that MK is the park that we always do last. Get one last hurrah before we leave for home.
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    We always visit the Magic Kingdom first. I love it at night but we have started to not go until our first morning, we're usually so tired from travelling.
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    MK is the first park and the last park we visit because it is our favorite and to us sybolizes what we think of when we think of Disney! It is so magical and always starts the trip off right!
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    So far, MK each trip. I could see that when the kids get older, it could become Epcot. Especially if staying at one of the Epcot resorts.
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    Our first park is often MK but it really depends on whether we arrive when they have later hours at night and when we arrive. This year we will likely hit Epcot first then end the evening at MK because of the later hours at MK.
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    MK always first and last, it is the best way to start and end the trip.
    "We get there when we get there!"
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    Talking Magic Kingdom Always!

    Our first park is always the Magic Kingdom. We drive and park the first day and ride the tram and the Ferry over to MK. Then we head straight for IASW. It is always our first ride. It is also the last park we visit.
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    We ususally check into our resort and then head of to the MK. IWe catch a some rides and then stick around for SpectroMagic and Wishes.
    There's a great big beautiful tomorrow, shining at the end of everyday!!

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    To my mother, a Walt Disney World vacation has not begun until a visit to the Magic Kingdom. We always start our trip with a walk into Fantasyland and a ride on Peter Pan's Flight.
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    We always go to MK first, then it depends who has the EMH to finish out that first day.

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    Talking Always varies for us

    I always check and see what Intercot says are the least crowded/more crowded days at the parks and schedule accordingly. I always do my homework on Intercot!
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    We use to strategically plan our first park based on early-entry or least crowds. However - we've realized that we just don't get the same "We're here" feeling unless we make the MK our first stop. So regardless of crowds, we always walk down Mainstreet first!

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    it depends...where ever we feel like going we go to that park first...
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    Sept 2012 - Pirate room at CBR
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