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10. Sunscreen Walt Disney World sits right in the very center of the state of Florida. For the purposes of UV protection, I’d like to point out just how close central Florida is to the equator. It’s a short 1,963 miles. But in the warm months of spring and summer, the sun really beats down on parkgoers at Disney. Joking ...

9. Hand sanitizer In any place that sees lots of visitors, your chances of getting ill increase. That’s because not everyone washes their hands as they should. Some people don’t naturally cover their mouths and noses when they sneeze or cough. And if they do, they might touch four or five (or more) door handles before getting to a sink ...

8. Clean socks and a gallon Zip-loc bag I always have clean socks in my Disney bag—one pair for each member of my family. Why? For two reasons—water rides and rain. If your clothes get wet, they will dry over time—very quickly in the summer months. But if your socks get wet, they dry much more slowly, and no one ...

7. Ponchos Central Florida 101: it rains often, especially in the spring and summer. It’s not usually for very long; some showers only last for 20 minutes, but what those Florida showers lack in duration, they make up for in intensity. Many times, a lot of rain will fall in a short amount of time. And even though rain is ...

6. Medications that don’t need refrigeration Two of my four children have to take medicine during the day while we are in the parks. My daughter needs her inhaler with her in case of an asthma attack, and my son who has autism takes lunchtime medicine. So I keep their medicines in my park bag. I also bring along Tylenol ...

6. Toy Story Land opens June 30, 2018 – Disney’s Hollywood Studios Disney World fanatics all over are bursting at the seams with excitement over the new 11-acre land at Hollywood Studios that will pay homage to one of the greatest animated franchises in the history of animation. Toy Story Land is set to open in June this summer, and ...

5. Pandora: The World of Avatar – Animal Kingdom The bioluminescent world inspired by James Cameron’s Avatar opened to the public on May 27, 2017, but many Disney fanatics have yet to make their yearly pilgrimage to the parks since its opening and are just recently getting the chance to experience this fascinating land and the two attractions inside it—Avatar: ...

4. “Explorers Meet Up – a Great Bird Adventure” Show – Animal Kingdom A new Up-inspired feathered friend show opens on April 22, 2018—Animal Kingdom’s 20th anniversary. The new exhibition replaces the former “Flights of Wonder” bird show at the Caravan Theater inside the village of Anandapur. Wilderness Explorer Russell and his friend Dug the Dog from Disney/PIXAR’s Up take ...

3. Mission: SPACE, upgraded – EPCOT Mission: SPACE is not a new attraction, but if you didn’t experience it in the latter half of 2017, its upgrades will be new to you. This popular attraction allows Guests to feel a simulated lift-off with “views” of Earth from space. Before its refurbishment, Guests who wished to experience Mission: SPACE had to ...

2. President Trump at Hall of Presidents – Magic Kingdom President Trump has made his audio-animatronic debut at Magic Kingdom’s Hall of Presidents attraction. The presidential exhibition was closed for much of 2017 so that the new President’s likeness could be added to the robotic roster of our nation’s leaders. It reopened on December 17, 2017, so if you didn’t ...