Day-by-day plan

Priority queue

1. Kilimanjaro Safaris
2. Avatar Flight of Passage
3. Na'vi River Journey
4. It's Tough to Be a Bug!

Rope drop

Rope-drop Flight of Passage; Kilimanjaro Safaris before 10am.

Midday break

Park → pool → park on most Disney days.

Evening

Closes at 19:00 — back to the resort for an early pool evening.

Flexible alternatives

Unresolved: Animal Kingdom vs. a second Hollywood Studios day is the main open itinerary choice. Current lean is two Hollywood Studios visits; Animal Kingdom stays the pick if the group values variety over Star Wars depth.

Priority queue

1. Seven Dwarfs Mine Train
2. Big Thunder Mountain Railroad
3. Splash Mountain
4. Pirates of the Caribbean
5. Haunted Mansion
6. Jungle Cruise
7. Peter Pan's Flight

Rope drop

Rope-drop Seven Dwarfs Mine Train (or grab its Lightning Lane first).

Midday break

Park → pool → park on most Disney days.

Evening

Fireworks over Cinderella Castle.

Priority queue

1. Rise of the Resistance
2. Millennium Falcon: Smuggler's Run
3. Toy Story Mania!

Rope drop

Rope-drop Rise of the Resistance; ride Smuggler's Run after.

Midday break

Park → pool → park on most Disney days.

Evening

Galaxy's Edge after dark; Oga's Cantina.

Flexible alternatives

Unresolved: the group may swap Sun Mar 14 (Animal Kingdom) for a second Hollywood Studios day given strong Star Wars interest. Current assigned day is the primary plan; treat as provisional until the group votes.

Priority queue

1. Frozen Ever After
2. Soarin' Around the World
3. Test Track
4. Remy's Ratatouille Adventure
5. Spaceship Earth

Rope drop

International Gateway entry when staying at Swan Reserve.

Midday break

Park → pool → park on most Disney days.

Evening

World Showcase walk — Flower & Garden festival.

Pool

The resort pool is a major priority and midday pool breaks matter.

Priority queue

1. Hogsmeade
2. Hagrid's Magical Creatures Motorbike Adventure
3. Hogwarts Express to Diagon Alley
4. Diagon Alley
5. Harry Potter and the Escape from Gringotts
6. Minion Land

Park-to-park

Universal Orlando on Fri Mar 19 with 1-day park-to-park admission (Harry Potter + Minions), treated as a separate one-day budget outside the Disney baseline.

Child swap

• 🔄 Hagrid's Magical Creatures Motorbike Adventure (48" min)
• 🔄 Harry Potter and the Escape from Gringotts (42" min)

Getting there

Paid rideshare or private transfer required — no free Disney transport to Universal (15–20 min).

Separate budget

Universal is a separate one-day budget, not part of the Disney baseline. Expect roughly $1,000–1,300 for Family A, or $2,200–2,800 whole-party — before any Universal Express Pass.

Evening

Hogsmeade and Hogwarts Castle.

Diagon Alley evening atmosphere.

Flexible alternatives

Hours are a placeholder — Universal's Mar 2027 calendar is not yet published. Verify before the trip. Do not add Epic Universe on the same day.

Hours are a placeholder — Universal's Mar 2027 calendar is not yet published. Verify before the trip. Park-to-park admission is required to ride the Hogwarts Express between Diagon Alley and Hogsmeade.