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Tackling Disney Parks Without FastPasses or Dining Reservations

My family was recently surprised by unexpected crowds on our February trip.  One day in particular, we arrived at the Magic Kingdom early in the afternoon after using our FastPasses in another park.  Without any reservations or Fast Passes, we were faced with what many guests experience as the norm – huge crowds, long lines for even

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A 7-Day Plan For Families at Disney World Resort

Day 6: Magic Kingdom Assuming you’ve already done what you wanted in Fantasyland and Tomorrowland, it’s time to head to the left side of the park. If you’re rope dropping, you’ll want to target popular attractions first. Splash Mountain and Big Thunder Mountain Railroad, both in Frontierland, see huge lines mid-day. Try to enjoy those fir

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A 7-Day Plan For Families at Disney World Resort

Day 3: Hollywood Studios Hollywood Studios is very important to rope drop if you want to avoid long waits. If you plan to ride Rise of the Resistance, you’ll need to be in the park when it opens to attempt to secure a boarding group. Then, prioritize one of the park’s headliners, like Slinky Dog Dash, Millenium Falcon: Smuggler’s Run, and

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A 7-Day Plan For Families at Disney World Resort

There’s no right or wrong way to plan your Walt Disney World vacation. Still, the prospect of mapping out a dream vacation from scratch can be a bit overwhelming. Each family has to take their own travel style into account, including budget, age/energy/ability levels of those vacationing, and many other factors. What follows is a sample p

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Epcot 101 – An Overview of Future World and World Showcase

2. Characters At Future World you can meet the one and only Mickey at the Disney and Pixar Short Film Festival, his very own best friend Pluto near the main entrance, and Inside Out’s Joy near Imagination! (which makes sense, of course). Ralph and Vanellope can also be found at Imagination! too. But why aren’t they in their virtual home w

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Epcot 101 – An Overview of Future World and World Showcase

Disney World’s Epcot is arguably the most unique of the four theme parks. Unlike the others it’s divided into two main areas, Future World and World Showcase, each of which is, in turn, divided into pavilions. And it’s fair to say that Epcot puts the ‘theme’ into theme park. After all, it was built specifically to celebrate human accompli

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The Newest Additions To Disney’s Hollywood Studios Park

2. Star Wars: Galactic Starcruiser – Coming 2021! Star Wars: Galactic Starcruiser is set to break new ground when it lands next year near Disney’s Hollywood Studios (not actual ground when it lands, of course). This 2-night experience will immerse you deeper into the Star Wars universe than any movie, show, comic book or attraction has ev

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The Newest Additions To Disney’s Hollywood Studios Park

Disney’s Hollywood Studios has undergone many changes over the past few years. Back in summer 2019 – which it isn’t even that long, long ago in theme park years – it welcomed the whimsical and wonderful Toy Story Land into its backyard (or Andy’s for that matter). And little over a year later, Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge made an epic landing

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So You’ve Decided to Go to Walt Disney World – Here’s What You Should Do Next

3. Book a hotel There are so many options in terms of lodging when you visit Walt Disney World. You have a vast array of Disney resorts to choose from as well as a multitude of hotels in the surrounding area. Determine your budget and pick a place to stay from there. If you want to be close to the parks and not have to worry about transpo

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So You’ve Decided to Go to Walt Disney World – Here’s What You Should Do Next

There are few things that trump the feeling of knowing you’re going on a Walt Disney World vacation. The minute you make your decision, you’re filled with excitement and happiness that is unmatched. However, deciding to go to Disney is only the first step—so what comes next? There is a lot of planning that goes into a Disney vacation in e

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