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Disney’s Dining Plan 101 – 13 Tips for Using Your Credits Wisely

Hailed by some Walt Disney World regulars as the most convenient add-on to a Disney vacation, using a dining plan requires some savvy. If you can purchase a dining package beforehand, you can (theoretically) never have to take out your wallet to purchase food or beverages. All you have to do is scan that oh-so-luxurious MagicBand. Dependi

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Walt Disney World Demystified – 20 Insider Tips for Planning a Great Disney Vacation

Let's Recap! 1. Start planning early! 2. Remember that you are the only one to decide whether your kids are old enough. 3. Download the MyDisneyExperience app. It will save your life. 4. Choose your mode of transportation. 5. Book your resort hotel as early as possible. 6. Book your dining reservations. 7. Buy your tickets from Disney Wor

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Walt Disney World Demystified – 20 Insider Tips for Planning a Great Disney Vacation

16. Take breaks. Because the parks are open from morning till night—Magic Kingdom alone is often open sometimes for 13 to 15 hours in a day—you may find that the vacation of a lifetime is making you and your family members exhausted. Don’t let this happen to you since exhaustion never makes friendly faces and attitudes among most people.

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Walt Disney World Demystified – 20 Insider Tips for Planning a Great Disney Vacation

11. Make your Disney World bucket list. Remember those discussions you had with your children about your upcoming trip? Now it’s time to take the information you gathered from those talks and write out a bucket list of all your family hopes to experience during your trip. It can be a show someone hopes to see, a dessert someone hopes to e

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Walt Disney World Demystified – 20 Insider Tips for Planning a Great Disney Vacation

6. Book your dining reservations. Dining reservations at Disney World can also be made in advance—180 days in advance. And because so many of Disney’s dining venues are wildly popular among Guests, if there’s a dining experience you’re really hoping to have, it’s vital to make your reservation 180 days in advance. For example, restaurants

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Walt Disney World Demystified – 20 Insider Tips for Planning a Great Disney Vacation

A magical vacation at the Walt Disney World Resort in Florida promises the most fun and excitement any family can have on any trip. Because of all there is to do at Disney, planning a trip to the parks is no small undertaking. But the work you put into planning your trip will pay off exponentially once you’re finally there! Here are 20 of

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Can’t-Miss Restaurants at Walt Disney World Parks

Let's Recap! 1. Be Our Guest (Magic Kingdom) – Why you’ll love it:Be Our Guest offers visitors the chance to dine in the Beast’s castle. 2. Crystal Palace (Magic Kingdom) – Why you’ll love it:This character meal gives you an opportunity to meet several of the characters from Winnie the Poohwithout waiting in any lines at all.

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Can’t-Miss Restaurants at Walt Disney World Parks

9. Sci-Fi Dine-In Theater (Hollywood Studios) Why you’ll love it: Sci-Fi Dine-In Theater is set up to look exactly like a drive-in theater, complete with “car” tables, a night sky, and a big screen playing clips from old movies. It’s a blast from the past that’s super fun for people of all ages.  What you should know: The clips being play

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Can’t-Miss Restaurants at Walt Disney World Parks

5. Garden Grill (Epcot) Why you’ll love it: This restaurant actually rotates throughout your meal, taking you through various scenes from the “Living with the Land” ride located just below the eatery. In addition to the awesome changing scenery, you’ll also be treated to visits from favorite Disney pals, all dressed in their farmer best.

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Can’t-Miss Restaurants at Walt Disney World Parks

If you’re a true Disney fanatic, there are a few things you won't want to miss while in the parks. Certain rides, shows, and meet-and-greets are absolute must-sees for a die-hard Disney fan. Besides these attractions, there are also some restaurants you’ll definitely want to try.  What we find time and time again is that the deep-down Dis

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