But be sure to price the difference because once you start adding days to the tickets the price per day really drops. The difference between a 7 day and 4 day with the Park Hopper is only $240 for the whole family. If the budget allows, it is very nice to be able to go into a park for just an hour or two, pop back to your resort for a rest or swim and head back into another park in the evening for a quick ride, parade or show. You don't have to go commando all seven days. On an eight day trip the MINIMUM for my family would be five park Hopper days. But it is just my dh and me now, no Littles, so YMMV.
But be sure to price the difference because once you start adding days to the tickets the price per day really drops. The difference between a 7 day and 4 day with the Park Hopper is only $240 for the whole family. If the budget allows, it is very nice to be able to go into a park for just an hour or two, pop back to your resort for a rest or swim and head back into another park in the evening for a quick ride, parade or show. You don't have to go commando all seven days. On an eight day trip the MINIMUM for my family would be five park Hopper days. But it is just my dh and me now, no Littles, so YMMV.
One of the things I like about Disney is it's really easy to accommodate different activity levels, and it's pretty safe to be alone. So maybe your husband will want to "do" more than the rest of you - he can! There's so much to do and explore on property, the parks aren't everything. It's very true about ticket prices though. We can only manage trips with 2-4 park days so it ended up being cheaper to get a pass! If you're going to be there a while and you can afford it, it's nice to have the extra ticket days so you have the option available. It might also change the "we have to do everything now" mindset. With twin toddlers you'll be having enough adventure already, so flexibility will be your friend.
That's how I was on my solo trip. Start at rope drop, stay until near closing.
Do people really stay in the park for over 12 hours? This has always amazed me when I hear "rope drop to close" visitors.
I was there for two days in May, and felt like I had plenty of time from open-12ish, then 5ish-close. I loved walking back to my room when I needed to.
I guess everyone's different. My kids would look at me like I had two heads if I suggested that we leave a park at noon.
And my kiddos, one a born and bred NYCer, and the other a "Don't u know about heat/humidity?" North Carolinian, were more than happy to leave in the afternoon and get all amphibious. In fact I told the mother of the one from NC that apparently the Refrigerator God ( yanno.. the one that boys in particular commune with silently in your kitchen?) had gone on vac and been replaced with a demi-god, the Pool Nymph, who silently called her son into any body of water whilst his Grand Aunt called his name. Did that twice, drove me up a wall and he's not going back to DW with us this December since my nerves can't take it.
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