Disney World Tips

10 Things to Know Before You Go to Disney World

Advice on making your trip to Disney World the best it can be.

Disney World in Orlando, Florida continues to be one of the most popular places for people to go on vacation. Here are some suggestions you may want to consider before your next visit.

1. Check out every nook and cranny inside the country pavilions at Epcot. If you just walk along the exterior path, you will miss out. There are crafts for kids at the China pavilion, a boat ride along the foot of a smoking volcano inside the Mexico pavilion, a Beatles band playing in the back of the UK pavilion, and a Viking sailing ship with swinging ropes and nets to climb at the Norway pavilion to name a few.
2. Animal Kingdom is the only park that is not open in the evening, with the exception of certain times of the year such as Christmas or if you are staying at a Disney resort and eligible for Extra Magic Hours. So if you are using a Park Hopper ticket, plan for Animal Kingdom in the morning or early afternoon, and another park in the evening.
3. Just because the line looks long for an attraction, doesn’t mean you won't get in. A lot of attractions are in large auditoriums, like Finding Nemo the Musical, that hold hundreds of people so even at the back of a long line, you will probably get in the next performance.
4. When you get to Disney World you will see a lot of little girls walking around in princess dresses, especially if they are attending Cinderella’s Royal Table. Princess dresses at Disney cost around $60 so you may want to buy your daughter one before you come if you want to save some money.
5. There is a process to getting autographs and pictures with the characters. Lining up for the ones in front of Cinderella’s castle will take the longest, and you cannot have family members holding a place in one line while you are in another. You will get in trouble from the attendants. Have your autograph book open to a blank page and your pen ready as some of the characters have paws for hands and cannot flip through pages and click a pen.
6. Rent a stroller if your kids are still young. It is worth it for around $8 a day. The parks are huge and your kids will get tired. There are stroller park areas at every ride and attraction and there is a name plate on your stroller so it doesn’t get taken by someone else by accident.
7. Take advantage of special offers such Mickey’s Very Merry Christmas Party, which starts around Thanksgiving and ends at New Year’s. When you buy a ticket for this event you are allowed into Magic Kingdom from 7 pm to midnight with only a select number of people. It means no waiting for rides, attractions or character signings.
8. Definitely use the Fast Pass, which means you can skip the line for a ride if you come back at a certain time and present your ticket. You can get one fast pass for every park pass you have. So, for example, if you are with your spouse and two kids and they have no interest in riding Expedition Everest, you can still insert their park passes and get four fast passes for you to ride Expedition Everest four times within the fast pass’ one hour time frame.
9. Be sure to pick up the daily Times Guide, which is at the entrance of each park. It is necessary as it outlines the park’s hours, parade times as well as times and places for character signings. Plus, the guide outlines if some attractions are only available on certain days, so you can plan accordingly. For example, if you want to see the Lightning McQueen car from the movie Cars, it usually only appears at Hollywood Studios on Tuesdays and Wednesdays.
10. If you are staying at a Disney resort and you want to go to another Disney resort for dinner, you will have to take a bus to one of the parks and then grab a bus going to that hotel. Buses from the resort hotels only go to the parks, the water parks and downtown Disney, not to other resorts.

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