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10 Last Minute Things You Should Pack for Your Disney Trip

2. Day Pack Give a thought to which bag you are carrying in the park. I have actually made it to Walt Disney World and realized the bulky backpack I used to pack for vacation was the only bag option I had for the parks. Decide which park bag is best for you and be sure to pack it in your vacation luggage if you are not already using it fo

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10 Last Minute Things You Should Pack for Your Disney Trip

5. Cheap Sunglasses Skip the nice sunglasses in the parks and snag a pair of cheap sunglasses for your vacation. Guests lose sunglasses in the park all the time and glasses get smashed in park bags as you embark and disembark rides.  A cheap pair of grocery store sunglasses are the perfect fit for a Disney vacation.  Pack a backup pair ju

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10 Last Minute Things You Should Pack for Your Disney Trip

8. External Battery Packs Between reviewing FastPass+ tickets on your phone and sharing park photos on social media, your phone battery does not stand a chance against a park day.  Snag at least two charged external batteries to use in the parks to refuel your family’s phones. My favorite external batteries are from Sam’s Club but they ar

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10 Last Minute Things You Should Pack for Your Disney Trip

If you are preparing for a Walt Disney World vacation, you have likely scouted out packing lists on Pinterest, blogs and websites. Chances are you have thought of almost every possible vacation scenario and gave prepared for it in your packing. Still, we Disney Fanatics have a few last minute packing tips to share as you prepare for your

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A Disney Fan’s Guide to Visiting Orlando Florida

2. Be Open to Resort Hopping If you are visiting multiple theme parks during your vacation, it would stand to reason that choosing one resort as the perfect hub for your entire vacation may be difficult. This is where resort hopping comes in.  It may make sense for you family to book more than one resort during your vacation and move midw

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A Disney Fan’s Guide to Visiting Orlando Florida

5. Explore Nearby Shopping Centers for Groceries            Take the time to do some research on nearby shopping centers that your family could visit to snag groceries upon arrival in Orlando. While it is true that stores farther from theme park properties tend to have better prices, fighting Orlando traffic miles and miles from your reso

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A Disney Fan’s Guide to Visiting Orlando Florida

7. Scope Out Money Saving Opportunities There are plenty of ways to save money during a vacation in Orlando. Scour blogs and talk to friends that have vacationed in Orlando about their favorite ways to save money on vacation. Some tips will be unique to each specific theme park whereas others apply to any Orlando theme park vacation. Pack

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A Disney Fan’s Guide to Visiting Orlando Florida

While we Disney Fanatics are about all things Disney, we know that guests travel from around the country and world to visit all Orlando theme parks, not just Walt Disney World.  This article is a guide to visiting Orlando Florida, as a Disney and theme park fan. 9. Outside Theme Park Plans If you are visiting other theme parks in Orlando,

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Disney Intervention – 10 Clear Signs That You’re Ready For A Trip To Disney World

2. You Get Jealous Over Your Friends’ Trips Are you often online looking through your friends’ Disney-licious photo album when you should be perusing the deals and packages on the official website? Remember – obsession and jealousy won’t book your trip and will only make you as “mad as a hatter”. It’s time to leave Wonderland behind

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Disney Intervention – 10 Clear Signs That You’re Ready For A Trip To Disney World

5. Fantasyland Is Your New Home A lot of people spend a great part of their days drifting off to galaxies far, far away. But if your daydreams involve specific things like partaking in real-life musicals and visiting certain fantastical worlds, remember – at Walt Disney World Resort you can actually do these things. And the good new

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