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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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