WDW Booking park days-thoughts?

[loldis]

Originally Posted by BaconAndAvocado

Sorry for being dim...

Our usual plan is to hit a park at rope drop, leave around 3 at the latest then back to villa for some chill time.
Next August the plan will be the same but we will be at the Beach Club for our first 5 days. So the plan was as above but then wander into Epcot for dinner at 7ish.
Do I need to book the Epcot bit or just the park in the morning?

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If the park hop system stays as it currently is, you don't need to book Epcot (you can only hold one park reservation anyway, so this would always be your first park) but entry in the afternoon will be subject to capacity limits. Having an ADR in the park won't guarantee entry without a reservation.

I would think it should be fine at Epcot since it can handle large crowds very well so rarely reaches capacity, but next year in August with Food & Wine plus all of the new sections hopefully complete, I would have a backup dinner option just in case you can't get in.

[BaconAndAvocado]

Thanks loads loldis!

I didn’t realise the Food festival was in August! I thought it was usually September?

[loldis]

Originally Posted by BaconAndAvocado

Thanks loads loldis!

I didn’t realise the Food festival was in August! I thought it was usually September?

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The opening date gets earlier every year

This year it's running July 15 - November 20.

[BaconAndAvocado]

I see.
I don’t know much about it.

Is it good?

[loldis]

I'm not personally a fan but many people love it. You might want to start a separate thread to ask about it, or Disney Food Blog has a HUGE section with all the info.

[Hula Doola]

Do we need to book a park pass for the Disney water parks or just the 4 main parks?

[Claudette]

Originally Posted by Hula Doola

Do we need to book a park pass for the Disney water parks or just the 4 main parks?

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The water parks are not on the park reservation system.