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2.  Know Which Attractions Have Long Lines and Avoid Them Before you ever leave for Disney World, download that My Disney Experience app we mentioned earlier and use it to check wait times for various things. As you prepare for the trip, check back in every now and again to get a feel for which rides tend to have the ...

1. Take Breaks from Riding Rides Now and Then If you’re sick of lines, it sometimes helps to simply stop getting on rides for a bit and find something else to do. You can sit somewhere and eat, do a little shopping or people-watching, see a parade, or do anything else that doesn’t require waiting in line. Don’t spend your ...

5.  Find Ways to Pass the Time in Line When waiting in a line is completely unavoidable, it helps to have something to do while you wait. Some people bring decks of cards to play simple games like “Go Fish”, while others download trivia apps on their phones to play amongst their group. You could even bring a book if ...

4.  Use Rider Switch When Necessary Got a baby or toddler in tow? They might just help you out when it comes to line-waiting, if you play your cards right. What you do is arrive at a ride and ask the Cast Member there for a Rider Switch pass. One or two people can stay with the child off the ...

3.  Go During Slow Season There’s never really a time of year when Disney World isn’t at least somewhat busy, but some times are better than others. For example, January and September tend to have the lowest crowd levels because those are the months just after the majority of kids have returned to school after break.  

7  …or Go Later in the Evening The same sort of thing applies in the evening. As the sun goes down, families and groups who have been in the park all day tend to head back to their respective hotels to rest up for the next day. Even if you arrived at opening, you can still take advantage of this ...

6.  Check Wait Times with the My Disney Experience App Did you know the Disney Parks have their own app? That’s right, it’s called My Disney Experience, and you can use it to check wait times, reserve or change FastPasses, locate attractions on the map, see that day’s showtimes, and more. This is a very handy tool to keep on ...

10. Take Advantage of the FastPass+ System This is the most obvious tip for anyone in the know. Disney World’s FastPass+ system allows you to reserve specific times for certain rides, etc. Once you’ve scheduled your FastPass, simply show up at the entrance to the attraction, scan your MagicBand or ticket, and boom, you just bypassed the standby queue that ...

9. Arrive at the Park Early The Disney Parks tend to be emptier in the early mornings, just after rope drop. If you manage to get to one of the parks at opening time, you’ll stand a much higher chance of getting on your favorite rides without much waiting. Make a list of the things you want to do most ...

Although it’s considered the most magical place on earth, one of the realities of visiting Walt Disney World is that you’ll be waiting in lines a lot. However, that doesn’t mean there aren’t some strategies that can help you avoid the worst of it. Here are 9 tips we can offer to help you out.