The benefit of park hopping
If you’re visiting Disney World for an odd number of days, you may not have a full day or two to devote to each park. This is where park hopping comes in. It allows you to do half-days or squeeze in extra time at a park without committing a full day to it.
For instance, you could start the day at the world’s most-visited theme park, the Magic Kingdom. Then, you could take the monorail to Epcot and enjoy the best food deals there. You could even ride the Disney Skyliner or a Friendship boat from Epcot to Disney’s Hollywood Studios later. The park hopper option allows guests to mix and match parks in any combination.
The only time when date-based ticket holders might be unable to park hop is those rare but exceptionally crowded days when certain Disney World parks reach full capacity. On the downside, you’ll also have to spend a little more to visit Disney World since it recently raised its prices. That said, all-day park hopping can be particularly helpful if you’re using the My Disney Experience app to join the virtual queue for popular new rides like TRON Lightcycle / Run and Guardians of the Galaxy: Cosmic Rewind at 7 a.m. Since you don’t have to physically be in the park for that, you could visit another park first and then head to the one where your ride’s boarding group is.
