5-Day Orlando Family Itinerary
Disney and Universal in five days without burning out the kids. Park-hop only when necessary; rope-drop the parks you care most about.
Build this tripAt a glance
- Duration
- 5 days
- Cities
- 1
- Flight legs
- 0
- Budget/day
- $400
Cities
- Orlando
The plan
Fly MCO Orlando, Uber/rental car to a Disney resort or Universal hotel. Day 1 Magic Kingdom: rope-drop at 8:30am Genie+ booked, afternoon pool break, Happily Ever After fireworks. Day 2 EPCOT: Test Track, Soarin', and World Showcase dinner. Day 3 rest day — resort pool morning, Disney Springs afternoon for lower-intensity fun. Day 4 Universal Islands of Adventure: Hagrid's coaster at opening, Hogsmeade, dinner Citywalk. Day 5 Universal Studios or Animal Kingdom morning, fly home evening. Book Genie+ at 7am daily for Disney; Express Pass hotel at Universal saves ~3 hours/day. Bring refillable water bottles and snacks.
When to go
January-February or September; avoid summer heat and spring break peaks.