Animal Kingdom or Epcot?

[jaylea]

We have four days for parks - MK two days, Hollywood one (no way we can skip - I have two huge Star Wars fans).

For the the other day, with a 5 and 9 year old, would AK or Epcot be better?

[curbsideprophet]

When are you going? Will you have park hoppers?

I would lean towards AK however if you are going later in the year and have someone who really likes Frozen/A&E then maybe EP.

[abs]

AK is DD's second favorite park. She loves the Safari, Lion King show, and playing in the Boneyard. She loves Epcot, too, though. Honestly I'd get park hoppers. No way can you spend all day at Hollywood Studios right now. We can do the whole park in 2 hours. I'd do the morning at HS and then take a boat over to Epcot and spend the afternoon there.

[spankswife]

How much do you like to drink?

Your kids might love doing the passport thing at Epcot. Frozen ride after May. The aquarium is nice. But to me the rides are weak. (Although I know other ppl like them).

AK has the safari, the rapids ride, Everest, dinosaur ride. Are your kids into "exciting" rides?

AK is a half day to me. Or like done by 3. Which can be nice too if you want to get some extra resort time in.

[Amy]

EPCOT in our family for sure

[lala]

In our family Epcot; going there is as important as the magic kingdom.

I would consider hoppers though, maybe you can do the morning in the studios & the evening in Epcot? Then still do ak? We like ak better than the studios right now, but we don't have Star Wars people.

[jaylea]

We weren't going to buy hoppers, because people had cautioned against it in June heat with littles. But we can add them there if needed right? I'm buying tickets today.

[curbsideprophet]

yes you can upgrade as long there is still days left on your ticket.

[Wines Not Whines]

I agree with the suggestion to get park hoppers. It depends on what kind of attractions you're into, but AK and HS are both half-day parks for us. Not even half a day, really.... we're usually done in 2-3 hours, but my kid doesn't enjoy thrill rides or most of the stage shows, so there are only 2-3 things in each park for us to do.

We have a 5 year old. We usually go to one park in the morning, go back to the hotel to rest and swim in the middle of the day, and then head back into the parks in the late afternoon for a few more rides, dinner, and sometimes a parade or nighttime show.

[irishbride2]

Our kids love Epcot.

We cannot spend a whole day at AK.

[estrellita]

I've always loved Epcot!

Ditto others that HS and AK are partial days a lot of times. When we've gone for only 3 days, it was always full day MK, full day Epcot (maybe back to MK later for things we missed or want to do again) then HS and AK for the day. But we also skipped 99% of shows, character meetings, etc as I got older and was less interested in those things.

Ride wise I prefer Epcot, just because I love Test Track and Soarin. The raft ride at AK is fun although it's rarely been open the last few times I've been. Also like Dinosaur and I know H and my dad love Everest. I guess it depends on if the kids would be more interested in seeing animals or seeing the countries when they aren't on rides!

[littlemermaid]

AK to us is a half-day park. We love the Soarin' and Test Track rides at Epcot. The light show at Epcot is really nice too.

[ribollita]

AK given the new evening events.

[ginkgoleaf]

Epcot. My 4yo loves it. Animal kingdom is still a half day park for me.

[TBM]

I would go to Epcot.

Summer is not the best time of year to get the best AK experience. The animals enjoy the cooler weather and you get to see more in the cooler months.