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Here’s What a Day at Disney World Can Look Like if You Aren’t Prepared

6. MISTAKE: You’ve been at Animal Kingdom for 9 hours already with no breaks. And you are the parent of toddlers—toddlers who usually nap for an hour each afternoon. You and your family got to Animal Kingdom at rope drop this morning. It’s now dinnertime. You’ve been in the park for over nine hours straight, and you haven’t taken a single break or rest from all the shows, animals and rides. And in

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Here’s What a Day at Disney World Can Look Like if You Aren’t Prepared

If you love visiting the parks at Walt Disney World in Florida as much as I do, you probably can’t fathom a wrong way to experience the parks. Neither can I. The only mistake you could make when it comes to vacationing at the Disney World Resort is not vacationing at the Disney World Resort—denying yourself the most magical vacation experience on earth, going through life having never experienced

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Here’s What a Day at Disney World Can Look Like if You Aren’t Prepared

8. MISTAKE: You waited until yesterday to make FastPass+ selections. And all the available FastPass+ times have been booked. And you’re in the parks today—without FastPasses. Plus, it’s the middle of June. And there are a kazillion people at Magic Kingdom. Virtually every stand-by queue has a wait time of 65 minutes and longer. Except Carousel of Progress in Tomorrowland, which is a great attracti

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Here’s What a Day at Disney World Can Look Like if You Aren’t Prepared

7. MISTAKE: You promised your daughters lunch with Cinderella in the Castle but forgot to call. What a disaster! You were so excited about sharing Disney World with your kids, and you couldn’t wait to watch them experience dining in Cinderella Castle at Cinderella’s Royal Table restaurant. They’ve been looking forward to it. And today, you walked through the gates at Magic Kingdom, basking in the

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Top 10 Tips Rookies Should Know About Dining At Disney World Resort

1. Save Time by Eating While You Wait When you’re in Disney World, time is of the essence. You probably want to see and do as much as possible, which means that unless your meal will be a cool experience—such as a character meal or themed restaurant—it doesn’t make any sense to waste time eating. Instead, grab your meal to go and eat while waiting in an outdoor queue or while waiting for the parad

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Top 10 Tips Rookies Should Know About Dining At Disney World Resort

4. Some Quick-Service Locations Offer Soda Refills Does your family enjoy soda? If so, you’ll learn pretty quickly that the stuff is pricy on Disney property. Still, there are ways to save on sweet drinks. Perhaps the best option is to find one of the few quick-service locations that offer free refills, order a drink, and refill the cup as many times as you need to before you leave.

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Top 10 Tips Rookies Should Know About Dining At Disney World Resort

3. Discounted Starbucks Cards are a Great Investment Each of the four main theme parks in Disney World has a Starbucks. While these Starbucks locations cannot redeem rewards on the Starbucks app, they can accept gift cards. (Also, drink purchases do still add stars to your account.) Since you’re probably going to want coffee throughout your trip to keep you going, stocking up on Starbucks gift car

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Top 10 Tips Rookies Should Know About Dining At Disney World Resort

2. Resort Food Courts Can Be Busy In the mornings, resort food courts are an absolute madhouse. Save yourself time, money, and stress by bringing breakfast foods from home to eat in your room. If you’re flying into Orlando or if you just don't want to carry food from home, you can have groceries delivered through Garden Grocer.

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Top 10 Tips Rookies Should Know About Dining At Disney World Resort

7. The Dining Plan Isn’t Always the Best Deal Many guests who are new to Disney World simply assume that the Disney Dining Plan is the best deal out there. However, this isn't the always the case. Depending on how your family eats, the dining plan may not be a good deal at all, so be sure to do some research on this as well, and only purchase if you’re certain you’ll break even or save.

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Top 10 Tips Rookies Should Know About Dining At Disney World Resort

6. Kids Under 3 Eat Free at Buffets If you have a toddler who is a big eater, buffets could be an awesome idea for your family. You see, kids under three eat for free at buffets, meaning your tiny little garbage disposal can eat to their heart’s content and you won’t pay a dime.

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