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8.  Parade Attractions Guests can take advantage of the parades during the day and at night to sneak in an attraction.  While guests queue up for a prime viewing location of the parades, savvy guests can jump in line for an attraction and enjoy having to wait a shorter period of time!  

7.  Use Crowd Flow to Your Advantage When the park opens, crowds flood towards Fantasyland and Tomorrowland – use this to your advantage and go the opposite direction and explore Adventureland and Frontierland!  You can knock a lot of the popular attractions here out of the way before lines get too congested with crowds!

6.  Advanced Dining Reservations The Magic Kingdom is home to some popular dining options – if your group is looking at taking a break and sitting down for one of your meals, you definitely should get an ADR to secure a spot in the restaurant.  Our personal favorite inside the Magic Kingdom is the Crystal Palace – unlimited food, amazing ...

5.  Extra Magic Hours  Guests staying on property should definitely take advantage of Extra Magic Hours allowing them access to parks early or the ability to stay late.  This perk is only available to resort guests and gives you the ability to explore the park at your leisure, but also to experience the attractions with shorter lines!  

4.  Rope Drop The best way to get a lot out of your Magic Kingdom experience is to arrive at the park at rope drop – this way you can experience the park with less people and you can ride some of the more popular rides with short wait times and without having to use a FastPass!  It is also ...

3.  Utilize FastPasses Guests should definitely get three FastPasses before entering the park to minimize the amount of time they spend in line.  Guests will want to save the FastPasses for late morning/early afternoon when lines begin to build and they would be a good use – if you utilize them too early in the day, you might be wasting ...

2. Consider Spending Two Days in the Park Because of the scope of the park with a multitude of attractions and shows, you may want to consider spending more than one day in the park (this writer was unable to experience everything in the park during Disney’s 24 Hour Event in May 2015).  Not only will you give yourself plenty ...

1.  Formulate a Plan Before setting foot in the park, think about what attractions you want to do, where you want to eat, characters you want to meet.  The Magic Kingdom has much to do and a lot of the attractions in the park are popular, so you don’t want to find yourself walking around and looking at a map ...

Visiting the most popular theme park in the world can be overwhelming, so it is imperative that before you head to the Magic Kingdom, you go armed with tips and tricks to get the most out of your experience!  Here are ten easy steps to help you get the most out of the Magic Kingdom!

9.  Illuminations No trip to Epcot is complete without staying for the nightly fireworks show, called Illuminations. Performed on the Seven Seas Lagoon in the World Showcase, you can watch it from anywhere around the lagoon. The best viewing spots fill up quickly and for bucket-list worthy viewing, you should grab a drink and a snack while you wait. They ...