DizneyFreak2002;2423679 wrote: My opinion, DHS isn't even a 1 day park, let alone a 2 day park... Half day park is more like it...
My thoughts exactly. In addition, if it wasn't so poorly designed and laid out, it would be easy to do in a half day. You spend a significant amount of time backtracking and crossing the same paths.
With small children, I don't see how it could take all day if you were only doing what they can do. Now if you are ride swapping for the adults to ride the big rides, it would add maybe a couple of hours.
if you plan to see all the shows i could see spending 2 days there especially if you take the time to check out all the streetmosphere people and such
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KAJUNKING;2423756 wrote: if you plan to see all the shows i could see spending 2 days there especially if you take the time to check out all the streetmosphere people and such
Sorry, even doing that, DHS is only a half day park.. MAYBE you can spread it out to a full day... But 2 days? No way... That's a waste of a day...
They only have one park worthy of 2 days in WDW, and that's MK... Even Epcot is only worth one day... MAYBE a day and a half for Epcot..
DAK is half day as well...
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DizneyFreak2002;2423769 wrote: Sorry, even doing that, DHS is only a half day park.. MAYBE you can spread it out to a full day... But 2 days? No way... That's a waste of a day...
They only have one park worthy of 2 days in WDW, and that's MK... Even Epcot is only worth one day... MAYBE a day and a half for Epcot..
DAK is half day as well...
Well, a lot of show times overlap. LMA is only shown twice a day sometimes. So, if you want to see all the shows, you might have to go back a second day.
DizneyFreak2002;2423769 wrote: Sorry, even doing that, DHS is only a half day park.. MAYBE you can spread it out to a full day... But 2 days? No way... That's a waste of a day...
They only have one park worthy of 2 days in WDW, and that's MK... Even Epcot is only worth one day... MAYBE a day and a half for Epcot..
DAK is half day as well...
Many guests enjoy more than just the "hot and most in demand rides"; as a result, they, myself and my family included, have no problem spending multiple days in any of the parks, and don't feel as though we are wasting our time.
yankeesfan123;2423770 wrote: Well, a lot of show times overlap. LMA is only shown twice a day sometimes. So, if you want to see all the shows, you might have to go back a second day.
I did it last year: saw all the shows, got on all the rides (some multiple times), ate lunch, had a frozen lemonade and still had the park done by 3:30ish... That was arriving around 9:30/10:00 in the morning...
My brother and I were trying to stay interested from 3:30 on... We had a FP for RnRC, which the ride broke down... Switched times to later in the day (7:00)... Wound up hitting ToT a few times, Star Tours a few times... And then dinner... And even then, we had to kill 2 more hours (5:00 to 7:00) before our RnRC FP, and then to line up for Fantasmic...
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I'd say DHS is 1 or 1.5 tops. I'd certainly do more full days at the MK. I'd swap out and get more MK time. There is more to see, and to soak in.
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DizneyFreak2002;2423775 wrote: I did it last year: saw all the shows, got on all the rides (some multiple times), ate lunch, had a frozen lemonade and still had the park done by 3:30ish... That was arriving around 9:30/10:00 in the morning...
My brother and I were trying to stay interested from 3:30 on... We had a FP for RnRC, which the ride broke down... Switched times to later in the day (7:00)... Wound up hitting ToT a few times, Star Tours a few times... And then dinner... And even then, we had to kill 2 more hours (5:00 to 7:00) before our RnRC FP, and then to line up for Fantasmic...
Well, it's not always possible.
For example, for the entirety of my upcoming trip (6 days), LMA only has two showings each day.
Each show overlaps with either Beauty and the Beast or Indiana Jones. If I wanted to see all three, I'd have to go a second day.
Edit: I realize that it would be possible to see Indiana Jones or Beauty and the Beast at a different time, but dining ressies, parade plans, and a TSM FP+ get in the way.
At best it's a half day Park. It needs more help than AK at this point.
yankeesfan123;2423781 wrote: Well, it's not always possible.
For example, for the entirety of my upcoming trip (6 days), LMA only has two showings each day.
Each show overlaps with either Beauty and the Beast or Indiana Jones. If I wanted to see all three, I'd have to go a second day.
Edit: I realize that it would be possible to see Indiana Jones or Beauty and the Beast at a different time, but dining ressies, parade plans, and a TSM FP+ get in the way.
No parade in DHS remember that... I used FP for TSMM as well... If anything, FP helps makes DHS a half day park more than any other park...
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DizneyFreak2002;2423820 wrote: No parade in DHS remember that... I used FP for TSMM as well... If anything, FP helps makes DHS a half day park more than any other park...
Frozen parade. Sing along. Extra fireworks.
I'm going this summer. Lots of extra stuff going on.
For us its only a half day park, so I think one day would probably be enough for you. We find sometimes that two days isn't even enough time for Mk so I would spend the extra day there or perhaps a down day relaxing at the resort swimming in the pool and shopping at DTD.
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ibelieveindisneymagic;2423604 wrote: I think you have enough MK time (is there every really "enough" MK time?), but we usually spend two 3/4 days at DHS. One in the morning, and into the afternoon, and then the second arriving just after lunch and staying until close.
We find this gives us the best "spread" of shows and activities, and it is a beautiful park at night.
I agree...If you want to enter DHS 2 days-split it up -A morning/Afternoon Trip and an Afternoon/Evening trip...For me, no way I could spend 2 whole days in this park-but it's awesome at night ! I usually have great character encounters here at night...Last time I ran into the Tweedles, I think I was more excited to see them than anything else that night.
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yankeesfan123;2423831 wrote: Frozen parade. Sing along. Extra fireworks.
I'm going this summer. Lots of extra stuff going on.
Still not a two day park.. That "parade" is what, 5 minutes maybe? And you can add in the Frozen stuff and still have the park done in a day... There really isn't THAT much more being done this summer...
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DizneyFreak2002;2423865 wrote: Still not a two day park.. That "parade" is what, 5 minutes maybe? And you can add in the Frozen stuff and still have the park done in a day... There really isn't THAT much more being done this summer...
There is enough to interrupt the possibility of seeing at least 1 of the 3 big shows on a day when they only show LMA twice a day.
The frozen parade being 5 minutes means I won't make it to an entire Beauty and the Beast show.
I'll also have to wait standby for either RNRR or TSM.
I'm only saying that I will have to stop by the park for a second day to see LMA if I want to. That's all.
