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Well you can really see this park in one day without much hassle. Since there are not that many attractions you can get by with a much more relaxing day than you can at Disneyland. The crowds at DCA are much smaller than those at Disneyland, but the lines are just as long on the popular attractions. With fewer major attractions and slower loading attractions you can spend quite a long time in the hot sun waiting in line if you do not plan wisely.
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| DCA is a different type of park than most...
I would most closely compare it to the Studios down in WDW. There
are not that many attractions, but there are plenty of shows and
entertainment options to fill out a day. If you are only in the
park for rides, you can get on them all a couple times in the first
few hours the park is open. The trick of waiting until the last
hour does not work as well at DCA because they have cut the operating
hours so much and the crowds stay for DEP and then the park closes.
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| With the current state of change happening at DCA I really do not have a one day plan. A couple of tips to ensure that you get on everything that you want. Arrive early. Usually they open Soarin at 9:30am and the rest of the park at 10am. If you can get on Soarin early this is great, but if the line has already reached 20 minutes I recommend grabbing a Fastpass and heading for the Pier once the park opens. Toy Story Midway Mania should be high on your list of attractions to visit. The line for this new (2008) attraction is quite long and there is no Fastpass. So getting on early allows you to hopefully have a shorter wait, a cooler wait since the entire wait is outside, and then if you really enjoy the attraction you can ride again later in the day. I would then recommnd finishing up the Pier attractions, depending on the timing you may be able to grab a Fastpass for Screamin and then see the rest of the attractions, get lunch and go back to use your Fastpasses for Screamin and Soarin'. As you pass by GRR if you want to get soaked grab a Fastpass for that. This should put you into the mid afternoon. If you have kids check out Bugsland and then head for the Backlot. If you need a rest, or A/C take in an early showing of Aladdin. You can take in the attractions there usually without too much of a wait and be done by 5:15 for the Pixar Play Parade. After the parade grab something to eat and then finish up whatever you have not seen or visit your favorites again before the Electrical Parade at 8:45pm. |
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DCA is still relatively new, I have only
spent two full days at the park. One was a preview day in Feb. and
the other was in August. Here is what we did on this last trip and
it worked out nicely. We managed to see and do just about everything
in the park. It was a full day at the park... arrived at M&F
around 8:00am and left just after 10:00pm. The crowds were average
summer probably, the weather was comfortable in the morning/evening,
slightly hot in the afternoon.
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