Cramming Magic Kingdom Meet and Greets Into Your Vacation? This Disney Expert Has Your Back

Any seasoned Disney visitor will tell you that Disney Parks’ Character Meet and Greets are time-consuming. Everyone wants to meet their favorite Disney princess or non-royal Disney character, whether they are fur or face characters, and so long lines are accepted as part of the Character Meet and Greet territory.

However, one Disney enthusiast just proved that you really can meet every single character in the Magic Kingdom in just one day at Walt Disney World Resort, and this Disney fan has generously shared their strategy!

Casey Clark is a Florida-based writer known for her recent move to Disney World. The Disney fan actually moved to Disney World in order to improve her mental health, with incredible results — and the Annual Passholder also just came back from a very full day at the Magic Kingdom!

“On a typical day at Magic Kingdom, I’ll usually meet between seven to 10 characters over the span of three to four hours,” Clark wrote in an article on Insider. “However, I wanted to challenge myself to see if it was possible to meet every character at the park in one day.”

24 Characters in One Day?

“On the day I visited Magic Kingdom, there were 24 characters listed on the My Disney Experience app,” Casey Clark explained. The first part of Clark’s strategy was, of course, being up bright and early to start at the Magic Kingdom’s rope drop. Then, Clark hurried to Fantasyland.

“In Fantasyland, you can usually find a bunch of characters out in the morning,” Clark observed. She was able to meet Snow White within less than 15 minutes, and then proceeded promptly to Fairytale Hall “to knock four princesses off the list —  Cinderella, Elena, Rapunzel, and Tiana.”

“Both pairs meet in duos on each side of the hall and the wait in the morning is usually less than 10 minutes,” Clark added.

The writer and Florida resident then met Anastasia and Drizella near Bibbidi Bobbidi Boutique, with another short wait. “When the parks open, a lot of people are going straight to rides like Seven Dwarfs Mine Train or Peter Pan’s Flight, so it’s the perfect time to meet characters,” Clark said.

Clark then met characters like Minnie and Daisy at Pete’s Silly Sideshow before moving on (and skipping the Winnie the Pooh Meet and Greet near The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh, which tends to have long lines). Clark also met Merida on the way, although she admitted that Merida’s wait times are usually long.

Parades? No Thank You!

Clark’s next portion of her strategy involves parades. “Lines are usually shorter during parade times so take advantage of that,” the writer suggested. While everyone else is enjoying the parade, you can get in some quality time with other characters like Peter Pan!

It doesn’t take long to notice which Disney characters are more common and which are rare, and Clark has a suggestion when it comes to rare characters too.

“Some characters are out on a rolling basis throughout the day, but others come out less often so you’ll want to make sure to get a spot on the line before they are scheduled to arrive,” the Disney fan advised.

“I’d suggest waiting at least 20 minutes before characters are set to arrive when it comes to Aladdin and Jasmine and Pooh and Tigger. Their lines tend to form and get cut off quickly.”

Greetings ‘On the Go’

Another great way to check off some characters involves the “character-sighting locations in Frontierland and Tomorrowland.” Because these characters (such as Stitch) don’t actually meet people individually, there are no lines!

Roaming characters such as Peter Pan and Captain Jack Sparrow also present opportunities for quick photos and greetings (although the photos will be candids).

Save the Best For Last

Clark’s last tips involved focusing on Meet and Greets between 3 p.m. and 6 p.m. (after focusing on them first thing in the morning, too).

“People usually leave Magic Kingdom after the second showing of Festival of Fantasy around 3 p.m. so this is a great time to head over to Pooh and Tigger’s meet-and-greet location, the Thotful Spot,” Clark added.

Her final ingenious tip? Save Mickey Mouse for your last Meet and Greet experience, since he “meets at Town Square Theater from the park’s opening to just before closing” and often has availability!

How many Disney characters have you managed to meet in one day at the Magic Kingdom?