Sample Touring Plans

Magic Kingdom One-Day Touring Plan for Princess Fans Ages 4 to 8

This plan includes visits to princesses, mermaids and plenty of friendly rodents. Focused on Fantasyland and character greetings, we'll also make time for the best attractions in the rest of the park. For the ultimate day in the park, a dinner reservation with characters can easily be integrated into this touring plan. There's also plenty of time after dinner for more character greetings.



Unofficial Guide One-Day Touring Plan for Parents with Small Children

From the Unofficial Guide book. This plan represents a compromise between the observed tastes of adults and those of younger children. Includes a mid-day break for families to return to their hotels for lunch and a nap.

Unofficial Guide Dumbo-or-Die-in-a-Day Touring Plan

From the Unofficial Guide book. Name aside, this touring plan is not a joke. Regardless of whether you're loving, guilty, masochistic, selfless, insane, or saintly, this itinerary will provide a young child with about as perfect a day as is possible in the Magic Kingdom. This plan is a concession to adults determined to give their young children the ultimate Magic Kingdom experience. It addresses the preferences, needs, and desires of young children to the virtual exclusion of adults or older siblings. If you left the kids with a sitter yesterday or wouldn't let young Marvin eat barbecue for breakfast, this plan will expiate your guilt. It is also a wonderful itinerary if you're paying a sitter, nanny, or chauffer to take your children to the Magic Kingdom. A more sane two-day version of this plan is available.

Two-Day Touring Plan for Parents with Small Children

This is a variation of the two-day touring plan for parents with small children found in the Unofficial Guide, designed specifically to eliminate extra walking and backtracking. It is a comprehensive touring plan of the Magic Kingdom, and includes every child-friendly attraction in the park. The plan features long mid-day breaks for rest and naps outside the park, as well as recommendations for good dining choices inside the park.

Two-Day Holiday Touring Plan for Parents with Small Children

A version on the two-day touring plans described above, adjusted for the crowd levels typically seen at the Magic Kingdom during holiday periods. This plan includes all of the attractions in the standard two-day plan, including all of the "headliner" attractions, plus dining recommendations, and tips on making the most of the Magic Kingdom's holiday offerings. We recommend using a Holiday Plan on days when the Crowd Calendar estimates a 9 or 10.

Two-Day Late Arrival Touring Plan for Parents with Small Children

Another version of our standard two-day touring plan, this plan allows families with young children to sleep in, arrive at the park in the late morning, and still see the very best attractions in the Magic Kingdom over two days. Each day also contains a one-hour break inside the park, and we've made specific recommendations on the best spots to rest and cool off. The plan includes lunch and dinner suggestions for both days, with plenty of time to explore the park on either day.

Two-Day Dumbo-or-Die Touring Plan

A two-day, more relaxed version of the famous "Dumbo-or-Die-in-a-Day" touring plan for the Unofficial Guide, this plan eliminates most of the backtracking and running around in the one-day plan. The two-day plan shown here contains all of the attractions in the one-day plan, including multiple rides on Dumbo. Day 1 features a long mid-day break, and you should be completely done with the entire plan by lunchtime on Day 2.

Parents' Plan-One Afternoon and One Full Day

These day-and-a-half plans work perfectly if you're arriving in Orlando late in the morning of your first vacation day, and can't wait to start touring. They also work great for families who want to sleep in one morning after spending a full day in the Magic Kingdom the day before. The attractions in these plans are the same as those found in the standard one-day plans for parents with small children, so these day-and-a-half itineraries also work as relaxed versions of those plans. Both plans employ FASTPASS and some version of a "wait 'em out" crowd strategy, where you'll take advantage of lower evening crowds to visit the more popular attractions. The plans should work well during the more crowded times of the year, and we've provided FASTPASS alternatives for the more popular attractions, in case they're out of FASTPASSes by the time you arrive.

Touring Plan for Junior Pirates and Explorers Ages 4-8

Specifically designed for young, energetic, fearless children, this touring plan includes all of the thrill rides in the park, with a heavy dose of pirates, rivers, and tree houses thrown in for good measure. Spend time running through the caves and across the bridges of Tom Sawyer Island. Go on everything with the word "mountain" in its name. If an attraction has a warning sign, it's in this touring plan. Walking and backtracking are kept low, so there's more energy to focus on fun. Along the way, we'll make sure everyone gets good meals at lunch and dinner.

Two-Day Touring Plan for Junior Pirates and Adventurers Ages 4 to 8

The two-day plan still features everything with the word "mountain" in it, and includes two afternoon breaks of at least three hours each. The plan finishes around lunchtime on the second day. If you'd like to return to the park after a nap, the free time can be used to re-visit favorite attractions, or explore the rest of the park.

One-Day Touring Plan for Princess Fans Ages 4 to 8

This plan includes visits to princesses, mermaids and plenty of friendly rodents. Focused on Fantasyland and character greetings, we'll also make time for the best attractions in the rest of the park. For the ultimate day in the park, a dinner reservation with characters can easily be integrated into this touring plan. There's also plenty of time after dinner for more character greetings.

Two-Day Touring Plan for Princess Fans Ages 4 to 8

A two-day version of the Princess Fans' one-day touring plan, including long mid-day breaks for young ones to rest and relax back at their hotel. Plan on arriving at the entrance turnstiles 30 minutes prior to official opening if you're a Disney resort guest. If you're staying off-site, plan on arriving at the Magic Kingdom parking lot at least 50 minutes prior to opening.

Unofficial Guide One-Day Touring Plan for Parents with Small Children - Holiday Version

An adaptation of the standard one-day plan designed to beat the holiday crowds. Plan on arriving at the entrance turnstiles 50 minutes before official opening.

One-Day Not-A-Touring-Plan Plan for Parents with Small Children

Instead of a step-by-step list of attractions to visit, these "Not-A-Touring-Plan" plans are a loose collection of guidelines we use when telling folks how to tour the Magic Kingdom. Most of these plans (there are more for parents, and for the other parks) aren't more than a dozen sentences long. For example, one step in the plans is "Tour Liberty Square next." See those attractions in any order. Stop to get character autographs, to shop, or to rest. Continue the plan whenever you're ready. Skip attractions which do not interest your family. Use FASTPASS if possible. You'll have a solid strategy for beating most of the crowds, with the most flexible schedule possible.

Comprehensive Evening EMH Plan for Parents with Small Children

A comprehensive evening EMH touring plan for parents with small children. Includes the following kid-friendly attractions: Magic Carpets of Aladdin, Pirates of the Caribbean, Splash Mountain, Dumbo the Flying Elephant, The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh and Buzz Lightyear's Space Ranger Spin.

Evening EMH Plan for Parents with Small Children - Tomorrowland and Fantasyland

Less walking than the comprehensive touring plan, it includes the six most popular attractions in those two lands: Mickey's PhilharMagic, Dumbo the Flying Elephant, The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh, Tomorrowland Indy Speedway, and Buzz Lightyear's Space Ranger Spin.

Evening EMH Plan for Parents with Small Children - Fantasyland, Frontierland, and Adventureland

Also less walking than the comprehensive touring plan, it includes the most popular attractions these three lands: Magic Carpets of Aladdin, Pirates of the Caribbean, Splash Mountain, Dumbo the Flying Elephant, and The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh.

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