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Our Top 20 Disney World Tips For Rookies

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Let’s Recap! 1. Book Your FastPass Reservations Ahead of Time. Whether you call Walt Disney World’s extraordinary customer service, or you purchase your theme park tickets through the My Disney Experience website, the next thing you should always do is book your FastPass selections for the duration of your trip. When you’re going to the parks for the first time, ...

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Our Top 20 Disney World Tips For Rookies

Epcot Spaceship Earth

17. Wear Sneakers Even if you hate sneakers and never, never wear them, do not wear flip flops or any other uncomfortable shoe into the parks. You will regret it. So often, I would decide to wear flip flops and by the end of the night, I could barely even walk. This is only exacerbated by the fact that you ...

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Our Top 20 Disney World Tips For Rookies

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13. Schedule a Day at Your Walt Disney World Resort Hotel While it’s tempting to want to spend as many hours in the parks as you can, you can’t forget about your hotel. If you’re staying on Disney property, chances are you paid a pretty penny to do so. Regardless of whether you’re staying at their economy hotels, like the ...

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Our Top 20 Disney World Tips For Rookies

9. Utilize the Daily Entertainment Schedule Every day at each park, there is a not-so-secret schedule of when fun and exciting street shows will take place. If you’re ever been to the Magic Kingdom,  you may find yourself lucky enough to stumble across a show from the Dapper Dans on Main Street USA. What you may not know is that ...

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Our Top 20 Disney World Tips For Rookies

FastPass

5. Purchase Memory Maker For an additional price, adding Memory Maker to your vacation is the best way to capture the memories you and your family will want to remember for a lifetime. Memory Maker allows you to access unlimited photos from rides, such as Splash Mountain and Pirates of the Caribbean, and allows you full access to downloadable content. ...

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Our Top 20 Disney World Tips For Rookies

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Going to Walt Disney World as often as I have means I’ve learned a thing or two along the way. Whether you’re a rookie or seasoned traveler, there are always so many fun and exciting changes that come to the Happiest Place on Earth. As a rookie though, you’ve probably heard about all there is to do and see on ...

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5 Rides You Should FastPass In Hollywood Studios

Star Tours

1. Star Tours – the Adventures Continues Growing up, I often was able to get on and off this ride with little to no wait time. And then Star Wars became immensely popular again, and now it’s worth getting a FastPass for. This interactive ride is different each time, flying you through a different Star Wars landscape and surprising you ...

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5 Rides You Should FastPass In Hollywood Studios

Slinky Dog Rollercoaster in Toy Story Land

2. Slinky Dog Dash With the much anticipated Toy Story Land opening June 30, 2018, I’m going to make a safe bet that you should get a FastPass for. Ride on Slinky Dog as you race through Andy’s backyard on this thrilling adventure. This is one ride I can’t wait to ride on my next visit this fall! More details ...

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5 Rides You Should FastPass In Hollywood Studios

Toy Story Mania

3. Toy Story Mania Toy Story Mania is a 4d shooting game that consistently has a wait time of over an hour. This is why it’s always on my list of FastPass on each visit to the park! What I love about this ride is that it takes you through Andy’s bedroom where you feel like you’re the size of ...

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5 Rides You Should FastPass In Hollywood Studios

Rockin Rollercoaster

4. Rock ‘n’ Roller Coaster Starring Aerosmith Your super-stretch limo takes you from zero to 60 in this high intensity rollercoaster. With Aerosmith blaring in your ears, you race to their concert through the darkened streets of Los Angeles. Despite the ride not lasting that long, it packs in a whole lot of thrills, loops and corkscrews! I’ve seen the ...

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