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How a Disney Insider Tackles the Parks

5. Rope Drop Most guests visiting Disney World are on vacation and enjoy sleeping in.  During the peak times of the year, some parks open as early as 7 AM to allow guests to enjoy popular attractions.  We highly recommend getting to the parks at rope drop to avoid huge lines for some of their favorite and new attractions. While there may

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How a Disney Insider Tackles the Parks

2. Backpack of Goodies Disney allows guests into the parks with bags so long as they go through security. We love bringing a backpack filled with things we may need throughout the day — sunscreen, bottled water, snacks, bandaids, disposable ponchos, and a spare rechargeable battery for our devices. Guests may find waiting in line to go th

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How a Disney Insider Tackles the Parks

Everyone has a different plan for when it comes to visiting the Disney theme parks.  Some people are early birds and tackle the parks early, while others are night owls and stay in the park late into the night.  Some people attempt to tackle the mountain range at Magic Kingdom first thing, while others use their FastPass+ selections throu

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11 Things You Need to Know About Walt Disney World’s New Toy Story Land

Let's Recap! 1. There are two must-do attractions! The Slinky Dog Dash coaster ride will have you saying “Yee-haw!” Andy has put together his Dash and Dodge Coaster Kit and built a long track around the yard. And he decided to use Slinky Dog as the coaster’s ride vehicles. What could be more fun than a coaster that has you speeding around

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11 Things You Need to Know About Walt Disney World’s New Toy Story Land

9. There’s a nod to Pizza Planet in the Alien Swirling Saucers attraction. I don’t know about you, but I was really hoping that the new Toy Story Land would also include a resurrected version of the Pizza Plane restaurant, but alas, it does not. But Imagineers didn’t want us to swipe our memories clear of every thought of Pizza Planet. Wh

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11 Things You Need to Know About Walt Disney World’s New Toy Story Land

6. Hidden Mickeys abound! If you’re a fan of Disney World’s hidden Mickeys phenomenon, you’ll love the hunt at the new Toy Story Land. But since they are “hidden” for a reason, we won’t spill anything specifically about the location of the covert mouse heads. But we will give you some hints—there’s one inside Woody’s Lunch Box, another on

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11 Things You Need to Know About Walt Disney World’s New Toy Story Land

3. The infamous “A113” is hidden all around the land! A113 is a classroom at California Institute of the Arts. Since many of the school’s alumni are PIXAR animators who learned their magic in that classroom, they have found a way to hide “A113” in every single PIXAR film. In Toy Story, A113 is on the license plate of Andy’s mom’s vehicle.

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11 Things You Need to Know About Walt Disney World’s New Toy Story Land

Toy Story Land has finally opened at Walt Disney World’s Hollywood Studios, and we are so excited! The land is home to more fun than—well—a barrel of monkeys (but you’ll find barrels of monkeys there too!). We love everything about Toy Story, and Toy Story Land has made our dreams a reality! We are finally able to explore Andy’s backyard

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13 Disney World Snack Foods You Simply Must Try

Let's Recap! 1. Turkey leg It may be generous to place Disney’s famous turkey legs in a “snack” category, but since they’re best when eaten on the go and they’re only found in snack carts they may technically be considered a snack option. Coming in at just over 1,000 calories a leg (and about $12) we’d say the turkey leg is a very shareab

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13 Disney World Snack Foods You Simply Must Try

11. Beignets Beignets are available at Disney’s Port Orleans Resorts, and they’ve recently changed up their look- they’re now Mickey shaped! Matching their Disneyland counterparts, you can still get them in  orders of three or six, but now they’re shaped like the Mouse himself. For the best dessert experience, order them topped with ice c

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