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Figuring out what you want to do in the parks is a great part of planning a Disney trip.  Choosing between dining reservations, FastPass selections, and entertainment options make up figuring our your daily itinerary.  Planning an itinerary varies based on the park you are going to and what you want to accomplish, but here are our tips for planning ...

7. Visit During a Festival With the recent addition of the Epcot International Festival of the Arts, Epcot is now home to three amazing festivals to entertain and educate guests.  Joining the Epcot International Flower and Garden Festival and the Epcot International Food and Wine Festival, the three festivals account for more than half of the calendar year at Epcot.  ...

6. Visit During the Week Even if you aren’t visiting during festival season, Epcot tends to be busier on the weekends when locals of Central Florida tend to visit the park, so we always recommend going to Epcot during the week to take advantage of smaller crowd levels.  This is especially true during festival season where wait times for a ...

5. One Dining Reservation All of the dining options at Disney World makes it hard to choose just where to eat, but we recommend guests only make one dining reservation for a table-service restaurant per day.  Making more than one can be costly, not only in terms of money, but also valuable time from your day in the parks.  You’ll ...

4. FastPasses FastPass lets guests reserve their place in line and minimize the amount of time you spend waiting.  You definitely want to take advantage of your three FastPasses each day for your favorite attractions.  Guests can get more than three FastPasses each day after using their first three, so be sure to check your app after checking in for ...

3. Passholder Perks Consider purchasing an annual pass, even if it is just for one member of your party.  Not only does having an annual pass qualify you for great discounts for dining, as well as merchandise, but you are also eligible to purchase a Tables in Wonderland card, as well as discounts on rooms for your next vacation!

2. New Experiences When visiting the parks, don’t just explore the same old attractions and restaurants — live outside your comfort zone and explore new park areas, attractions, and restaurants.  Or visit at a different time of the year so you can experience a special event – a runDisney race, one of the three festivals at Epcot, or the special ...

1. Don’t Overplan With all of our previous tips, it may seem like you have to plan every minute of everyday, but that is not the case!  Keep your plans fluid so you can take time to shop in a new store or check out a new show.  There is too much at Disney for anyone to accomplish it all ...

Visiting Walt Disney World can be overwhelming.  Between the resorts, entertainment areas, two water parks, golf courses, and four theme parks, there can be a lot to see and do, but formulating a game plan to tackle the entire resort can be easy if you keep some handy tips in mind.  Here is our list of the ten no fail ...

10. Rope Drop One of the best tips we can offer for being able to explore the park with limited crowds and knock off some of your favorite attractions is to arrive at the park for rope drop.  Taking advantage of an early start in the parks allow you about an hour with low crowd levels, so you can head ...