Florida sunset over palm trees with a distant theme-park castle
16 Oct – 1 Nov 2026 · Two Weeks

Perry FamilyFlorida 2026

The family holiday plan — Disney week at Animal Kingdom Lodge, then a relaxed second week at Meliá Celebration with Epic Universe, Skyliner days and Busch Gardens. Tap each activity to tick it off as you go.

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Week 1 · Disney

Animal Kingdom Lodge
Fri 16 Oct

Arrival

Land & settle in

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Gatwick → Tampa → Animal Kingdom Lodge. No plans. Get the car, drive to AKL, check in, admire the fact you're actually there, Uber Eats if hungry, bed.

Sat 17 Oct🏰 Magic Kingdom

Magic Kingdom #1

Big rope-drop day

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Jet-lag rope drop. Early Entry 8:30am, park 9am–10pm. Hammer the favourites, Cosmic Ray's lunch, AKL pool, then Target + off-site dinner. No fireworks tonight — Wednesday is the proper MK night.

Sun 18 Oct🎬 Hollywood Studios

Hollywood Studios #1

Big ride morning

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Serious HS ride morning. Early Entry 8:30am, park 9am–9pm. Rope-drop Slinky, then Rise, Millennium Falcon, Toy Story Mania. Oga's Cantina 12:20 (BOOKED). Pool break, return ~6pm for Galaxy's Edge after dark.

Mon 19 Oct🌐 EPCOT

EPCOT

Big long night

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Early Entry 8:30am, park 9am–9pm. ⭐ Extended Evening Hours 9–11pm. Morning rides, AKL pool break, back for World Showcase dinner, Luminous 9pm, then Extended Hours for Guardians repeats.

Tue 20 Oct🦁 Animal Kingdom

Animal Kingdom

Lie-in + Extended Hours

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NO early start after EPCOT until 11pm. Sleep, breakfast, AKL pool. Into AK ~11/12, Safari/shows/Pandora. ⭐ Extended Evening Hours 6–8pm for Flight of Passage + Everest repeats.

Wed 21 Oct🏰 Magic Kingdom

Magic Kingdom #2

The proper MK night

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No rope drop — arrive ~11am. Repeat favourites, do anything missed, Festival of Fantasy. Optional AKL break 3–5:30. Back for night rides, TRON at night, Happily Ever After 9pm, stay to 10pm close.

Thu 22 Oct🎬 Hollywood Studios

Hollywood Studios #2

Easy morning + Fantasmic

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Slow morning — AKL laundry + pool (fresh clothes for week 2). HS from early afternoon. Do the good stuff again. Woody's Lunch Box dinner, second Fantasmic show. MK closes 6pm for MNSSHP.

Fri 23 Oct🦁 Animal Kingdom

AK Bonus + Move Day

Rope drop → checkout → Meliá

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Final AKL perk. Early Entry 7:30am — rope drop Flight of Passage, Everest, Everest again. Out by 9:15, shower, bags, checkout by 11. Drive to Meliá Celebration. Pool.

Week 2 · Holiday vibe

Meliá Celebration → Tampa
Sat 24 Oct

Winter Garden

Completely different vibe

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Week two begins. Morning Winter Garden Farmers Market, coffee, stalls, wander historic downtown, lunch. Back to Meliá, pool, easy off-site dinner.

Sun 25 Oct🚡 Skyliner

Resort + Skyliner Day

No theme park

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Drive to Riviera Resort for food/drinks, lunch, wander. Then ride the Skyliner network — Riviera → Caribbean Beach → toward HS → back. No rushing, no park agenda.

Mon 26 Oct

Free Day

Nothing booked ❤️

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Keep this day free. Pool, shopping, outlet mall, Target, offsite food. Or wake up and decide on the day — you have the flexibility.

Tue 27 Oct🌎 Epic Universe

Epic Universe

Full Epic day

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FULL EPIC DAY. No Disney. The actual Epic ride strategy gets its own plan — must-do rides, dining, recommended ride order and Lightning Lane suggestions to maximise the day.

Wed 28 Oct⛳ Fantasia Gardens

Mini Golf + Disney Springs

Relaxed evening out

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Slow morning / Meliá pool. ~3:30pm Fantasia Gardens mini golf, then Disney Springs for shopping, wander, drinks. 8:45pm Summer House on the Lake (BOOKED).

Thu 29 Oct

The Wildcard

Deliberately blank

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Deliberately blank. You have the 14-day Disney ticket — by now you'll know exactly what you want to repeat. Decide while you're there.

Fri 30 Oct

Tampa

Road trip

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Check out Meliá → road trip to Tampa. No Orlando plans.

Sat 31 Oct🎢 Busch Gardens

Busch Gardens

Kev & Archie day

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Kev + Archie → Busch Gardens. You and Harry / on your own can have an entirely different Tampa day. Plan separately.

Sun 1 Nov

Fly Home

Tampa → Heathrow

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Tampa → Heathrow. Everyone requires approximately three working days to recover. 😂

Booked & locked in

  • Oga's Cantina

    Sun 18 Oct · Drinks only, 45 min max

    12:20

  • Luminous

    Mon 19 Oct · EPCOT

    9pm

  • Happily Ever After

    Wed 21 Oct · Magic Kingdom

    9pm

  • Fantasmic

    Thu 22 Oct · Second show

    9:30

  • Summer House on the Lake

    Wed 28 Oct · Disney Springs

    8:45pm

Lightning Lane plan

Buy 7 days before stay · Single Pass = up to 2 attractions/day

  • Sat 17 — MKMulti Pass
  • Sun 18 — HSMulti Pass + consider Rise Single Pass
  • Mon 19 — EPCOTConsider Guardians Single Pass
  • Tue 20 — AKNothing
  • Wed 21 — MKMulti Pass + consider TRON Single Pass
  • Thu 22 — HSMulti Pass
  • Fri 23 — AKNothing

Still to sort

  • Keep checking Trattoria for ~5:30 Monday 19th
  • Finalise Lightning Lanes when booking window opens (7 days before stay)
  • Recheck Disney's October parade / fireworks / Fantasmic times before travel
  • Build the Epic Universe Tuesday strategy
  • Decide Thursday 29th while you're there
  • Dining reservations: 60 days before AKL arrival (up to 10 nights)