only one day

We are stopping in Orlando on our vacation and only have 1 day for visiting Disney and staying a night. Its just my husband and I, no kids.

Are we nuts? The day at Disney will only be from 2pm until closing. Should we get a park hopper? Would be nice to see the %26#39;must sees%26#39; at MK and Epcot.

Also, should we stay our one night at the resort ? (we were thinking PO French Quarter) Or off site. Talked to AAA and for about the same we can either stay onsite or at a hotel outside with AAA discount and buying tickets when we get there.

We are hoping that since we are going Sept 5th, 2 days after Labor Day, that it will work to our advantage.... less people with lots of kids just starting school etc.

Our trip just drops us down there for that short time and I couldnt imagine going to Orlando and not visiting Disney. We have never been there. My husband has been to other places in Orlando. This is my first time down to Florida.

Are we nuts? Any ideas? Anyone done a 1 day trip?

only one day

If you cannot arrive at a Disney park until after 2:00 PM, you probably are wasting your day and money if you go to a theme park.

Most parks in the off season close early (some as early as 5:00 PM like Animal Kingdom; 9:00 PM at the latest). You would have only enough time to cover a very few things and you%26#39;d be disappointed about that I%26#39;m sure.

Instead of spending a huge amount of money to go to a theme park for only a few hours, how about going to Downtown Dinsey and Pleasure Island instead. You%26#39;ll have later hours to stay, plus parking and admission is free to Downtown Disney. Pleasure Island stays open late (2:00 AM, I think), and you only pay for the clubs you go into.

I say go to Downtown Disney and get a ';taste'; of it without spending lots of money for too short a time.

only one day

Kats right, although MK and Epcot are later to close. They are connected via mono rail but travelling, entry, exit all eat into your time.

Check whether Wishes fireworks are on that night, if not see the Epcot ones. You%26#39;d need to decide whether or not to split the time between parks but, personally, I%26#39;d not as you simply don%26#39;t have enough time to do more than half a park. If it was me, I%26#39;d opt for a shortened Epcot, but if you%26#39;ve never been to MK before, you might want to do that instead.

Epcot is more adult than MK.

Hi rainbwblu,

I would agree with chinners and go to Epcot. You will have 7 hours of wondering. Ending your short visit with Illuminations would be lovely and give you that Magical Feeling. You would still have a little time after to head to Pleasure Island to have abit of fun, if you wanted. Any time at Disney is worth it, IMO.