Booking checklist

Dated tickets, 4 adults + 3 children × 4 park days.

Owner

Both families

Window opens

Jan 15, 2027

Whole-party ≈$3,400–4,300 for 4 days (spring 2027 estimate). Buy after lodging and flights are settled.

Build-a-droid experience at Hollywood Studios.

Owner

Both families

Due

Jan 15, 2027

≈$100–120/person (estimate). Books via its own reservation system, 60 days out.

Nonstop-connection round trip to Orlando International, all 7 seats.

Owner

Both families

Due

Jan 15, 2027

TRI is the fixed origin. Cheapest Mar 13–20 2027 round trip ≈$397/pp on AA (1-stop both ways); Family A ≈$1,193 (3 seats), Family B ≈$1,588 (4 seats) — planning estimates. Book flights LAST, after the Jan 15 window items. Verify the direct-flight assumption before buying.

Drinks + Star Wars atmosphere (kids OK during the day).

Owner

Both families

Due

Jan 15, 2027

60-day window.

Individual Lightning Lane for Rise; only if not using Multi Pass.

Owner

Both families

Due

Jan 15, 2027

Single Pass (à la carte Lightning Lane) for Rise. Buy only if not using Multi Pass on the Hollywood Studios day. 60-day window.

Two rooms at the chosen resort, one per family, linked reservations.

Owner

Both families

Decision open: Coronado Springs vs Swan Reserve (with Pop Century, Contemporary, and BoardWalk Inn as alternates). Each family books its own room. Hold refundable rooms for Mar 13–20 before comparing further; availability can shift during spring break. Swan Reserve books via Marriott, not Disney.

1-day park-to-park admission for the Fri Mar 19 Harry Potter + Minions day.

Owner

Both families

Park-to-park is required to ride the Hogwarts Express between Diagon Alley and Hogsmeade. Tickets whole-party ≈$1,300–1,650 (estimate); 2027 prices not locked. Do not add Epic Universe on the same day.