Itinerary question for those who know!

[squishy]

In 2017, I took my 10 and 6 year old (girls) to Disney - we were there 14 nights and 'just' did Disney - we had a fairly hectic schedule (although did the pool every day and each water park once) and still didn't see/do it all.

I'm planning to take them again next year and we're going to do Disney (6 nights onsite and a week in a villa) and Universal. They'd love, I'm sure, to do Discovery Cove or Seaworld, but I can't justify the extra spend on the tickets when I know it'd be squeezing them in and doing neither justice.

Harry Potter fans would love Universal, that's why I'm going there next year - we did Universal in 2014 but they didn't/wouldn't go on a lot of the rides, then.

[Guest]

For a big HP fan, one day will not be enough for Universal in August and definitely not if you don't have express passes. I think two days would be just about ok but I would still want fast passes, maybe three days without express passes.

At Disney, I would probably spend equal amounts of time at Magic Kingdom, Animal Kingdom and Hollywood Studios but less time at Epcot. I don't tend too do a park a day, we would generally do two or three parks a day and I would probably do the equivalent of two half days at Epcot.

I also wouldn't bother with Discovery Cove, Sea World etc, you will already be spending an absolute fortune on Universal and Disney tickets, I would stick with that, there is more than enough to keep you occupied.

[WDWfangirl]

My son is a huge HP fan but I can't justify the expense of Universal so once again we are just doing Disney. There is so much to do, more than enough to fill up 14 days.

[show_the_magic]

If you can afford to do Universal then do it! Harry Potter is incredible. I would book a night at one of their hotels (we stayed a night at the Royal Pacific and it was only a short boat ride to the parks). It gave us early entry to HP and Express passes. Really is worth it especially for your HP fan!

[rickpcbh692]

Thanks all for your great advice, I’ve got loads to think about but you’ve steered me in the right direction !
Rick