Airtime Atlas
Quick verdict
Use Airtime Atlas when you want a reachable day-by-day park order fast — especially if you have credits, Love/Avoid prefs, or a spend cap. Stay in the spreadsheet when you’re tweaking lodging night-by-night, comparing exact ticket deals, or building a one-off itinerary you’ve already researched by hand.
| By hand / spreadsheet | Airtime Atlas | |
|---|---|---|
| Time to first draft | Hours of park lookup and route sketching | Minutes after credits + hub |
| Discovery | You only see parks you already know | Suggests loops you might not think of (e.g. Richmond → PA) |
| Credits & prefs | Manual checkboxes and filters | Paste credits; Love / Avoid on every park |
| Budget | You build the cost model yourself | Optional estimate with a buffer (not live deals) |
| Driving & lodging | Full control in Maps / hotels | Drive-time estimates only; lodging nights are your call |
| Wait times | Whatever apps you add | Not included — we don’t claim wait times |
| Sharing | Export / screenshot the sheet | Share a trip link; no ads |
Where the spreadsheet still wins
- Pixel-level lodging and “drive late vs wake early” tradeoffs
- Seasonal ticket promos and pass math Atlas doesn’t model yet
- Itineraries outside the US operating coaster set
Where Atlas wins
- Stopping the blank-page research grind
- Respecting Avoid parks and chasing Loved ones within reach
- Keeping an optional budget from silently exploding the calendar
Use Atlas when…
You’re starting from a region, you care about credits or prefs, and you want a credible multi-day draft before you open Maps for the final lodging and turn-by-turn polish.