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15 Things Disney Rookies Must Do At Disney World’s Epcot

15. Strike a pose If you’re like many people, when you think of Epcot that enormous 18-story silver geosphere stands out first and foremost in your mind. Because it is Epcot’s most iconic structure, getting a picture with this classic attraction as a backdrop is definitely a memory worth pursuing for both longtime fans and first-time visi

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15 Things Disney Rookies Must Do At Disney World’s Epcot

Every Disney Park has its own must-do list of different experiences you just can’t pass up. But if you’re a rookie making your rounds through Disney World it can be a little overwhelming, especially when trying to decide what’s considered essential and what may be a less necessary pursuit. To help you on your navigation through Disney Wor

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10 Essential Steps to Planning Your Disney World Vacation

1. Use a authorized Disney vacation planner By taking advantage of a Disney authorized vacation planner, you get access to all the expertise at no extra cost! A good vacation planner will help you work through all the steps on this list, all while giving you inside tips and personalized customer service. They can handle everything for you

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10 Essential Steps to Planning Your Disney World Vacation

2. Make a packing list  The best way to have the time of your life at Disney is to be prepared. By planning to pack things you need (and ditching the things you don’t need), you’ll maximize your luggage space and your time. Who wants to spend their vacation searching the gift shop for band aids or ibuprofen when you could have easily pack

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10 Essential Steps to Planning Your Disney World Vacation

3. Make FastPass reservations At 60 days (for Disney resort guests) and 30 days (for off property guests) prior to your visit, you can make FastPass reservations. This allows you to reserve a time window to hop in a much shorter line for a given attraction. Since you’ve already decided which day you will be visiting which park, you should

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10 Essential Steps to Planning Your Disney World Vacation

4. Make dining reservations  You don’t technically have to have tickets purchased to make meal reservations. The dining reservations open 180 days prior to the day you are reserving them, so if you have started planning a trip but haven’t purchased tickets by 180 days prior to you trip, you can still make reservations. Take a look back at

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10 Essential Steps to Planning Your Disney World Vacation

5. Buy tickets Once you’ve thought about your schedule, you’ll need to buy tickets. You can do this in a variety of ways and from several different places. You can purchase tickets in increments of days. However, the main thing you need to think about when buying tickets is what you want to do with your time. On the base tickets, once you

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10 Essential Steps to Planning Your Disney World Vacation

6. Make a rough draft schedule I like to make a schedule by thinking about which days of my trip I would like to spend at each park. If you know, for instance, you’ll be attending a separately ticketed event (like Mickey’s Very Merry Christmas Party) in the evening, I would choose a different park during that day. Take a peek at the extra

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10 Essential Steps to Planning Your Disney World Vacation

7. Research and pick accommodations Now that you’ve decided your budget, how long you want to stay, and how you’ll get to central Florida, it’s time to research your accommodation options. We absolutely love staying on-property and there are so many resorts to choose from. Staying at a Disney resort has a lot of perks, including free tran

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10 Essential Steps to Planning Your Disney World Vacation

8. Determine transportation  Are you driving or flying to Florida? This probably depends on where you live. Flights can be expensive unless you live close to an airport with a direct flight to Orlando. If you want to take advantage of Magical Express, Disney’s complimentary airport shuttle for their guests staying at on-property resorts,

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