Disney Vacation Tips
1. Pick your time of year with care. You need to balance three
main factors: crowds, heat, park schedules.
2. Pick your park according to Extra Magic Hour. Every morning,
one of the four theme parks opens early for resort guests only.
Either rush to the early opening yourself, or avoid that park for
most of the day.
3. Get to the these parks early. This advice is especially important
for Disney's water parks (which are packed by noon) and Animal Kingdom
(which closes early.)
In the Magic Kingdom, Main Street opens early so people can have
breakfast at Crystal Palace and Cinderella's Royal Table. Arrive
early, and you can race to Splash Mountain as soon as the park officially
opens.
4. Take a break in the afternoon . Go early to the park of your
choice; take a break and return to your resort or hotel when the
day is hottest; return to the parks in the evening. Three theme
parks have lots to offer after dusk.
5. Use Fastpass . Fastpass compares favorably to sliced bread as
a great invention. It's free, it's simple, and it saves you from
standing in line for the most popular rides. Get the most out of
Fastpasses-- and your whole Disney World vacation-- by using them
strategically.
6. Bring snacks and drinks. These tips can save you money on hot
and humid Florida days when your kids need to drink liquids all
day long.
7. Eat for value and fun Food is expensive in the theme parks,
no question. You canscout some bargains, but sometimes spending
more on a full buffet is a better option-- and more fun, if Pooh
Bear or Cinderella is in attendance. A giant late breakfast buffet
can serve as lunch; a giant late lunch can fuel the family right
through dinner hour. Also: some a la carte restaurants specialize
in fun theming, and these can be good choices, too.
8. Use Priority Seating for restaurant meals. It's easy, it's free,
and usually entails no commitment -- yet you get seated quickly
instead of waiting in line.
9. Use the Disney Transportation System . Every hour of the day,
and well into the night, blessedly cool Disney buses ferry people
free from one park to another and to and from the Disney resorts.
10. Keep Cool. How, on a hot and humid day? By using cool clothes,
cool shoes, and cool-down gadgets... and by visiting the water parks.
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