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3. Unusual Meal Times People have become conditioned to eat their meals at specific times – lunch at noon, dinner at six. Because of this, many people will want to eat at the same time when on vacation, but most restaurants will serve meals past normal meal times. Guests can use this to their advantage when making dining reservations. Instead ...

4. Dining Packages Some popular dining locations can be booked along with one of the nightly entertainment options at the various parks – guests can enjoy Tiffins and then see Rivers of Light. Various restaurants offer dining packages with Fantasmic at Hollywood Studios. These offerings are not only great way to grab popular reservations, but also a good way to ...

5. Travel Agent While we enjoy making all of the plans for our trip, we have to admit that a travel agent can accomplish seemingly impossible things when it comes to dining reservations, as well as room requests and other special additions to our Disney vacation, so if you strike out with all of these tips, you may want to ...

When it comes to dining at Walt Disney World, there are many options for guests when it comes to dining options.  Theme parks are replete with food carts to grab a quick snack.  Counter service restaurants that has a more diverse menu and allows guests to sit down and enjoy their meal.  And, finally, table service restaurants where a theme ...

1. Room Keys If you are a guest staying on property, the MagicBand acts as your room key. This is a much simpler method than needing a separate hotel room key crowding your wallet. Moreover, guests who participate in the Express Check-In can put a credit card on file before even arriving on property and can head straight to the ...

2. FastPass Keeper With the introduction of MyDisneyExperience and MagicBands, Disney got rid of the paper FastPasses that guests had to get throughout the park. In its place, guests can create an account on-line and link their ticket to their MagicBand and schedule three FastPass+ selections prior to arriving in the park. Guests can begin scheduling FastPasses 60 days prior ...

3. Dining Plan Organizer Guests who elect to participate in the Disney Dining Plan also have their dining credits on their MagicBand. Cast Members at the restaurants simply scan one of the MagicBands when a meal or snack is being redeemed and all is taken care of! It is a great way to make the vacation process simpler and cut ...

4. Ticket Wallet In streamlining the number of things that guests need to remember to carry, the MagicBand also has their ticket information on it. Upon entering a park, guests will be asked to touch their MagicBand against the virtual turnstiles at the entrance to the park. You can even link tickets to special hard-ticket events to your MagicBand to ...

5. Photo Pass Guests wishing to take photos with the characters throughout the parks, in the restaurants, or link photos from attractions can do so with their MagicBand! Photographers will link the photos to a guest’s MagicBand and the photo will appear in the guests’s MyDisneyExperience account. If you have downloaded the app, you’ll be able to review and download ...

6. Water Proof Since Disney World is home to two water parks, as well as numerous water rides, the MagicBand is waterproof to allow you to have fun without having to worry about damaging the MagicBand.