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8 Tips for Navigating Disney Parks When They’re Over-Crowded

5. Know Where You’re Going Planning out when you and your group head to certain attractions can help you work around crowds. If you’re a Disney veteran, you’ll know exactly where everything is and how to get there. But if you’re new to Disney, having a map and navigating it accurately will help you discover quick routes to get you where y

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8 Tips for Navigating Disney Parks When They’re Over-Crowded

6. Arrive Early If you’re a Disney resort guest, you have access to Extra Magic Hours, which means you can enter the parks before other guests. Be sure to take advantage of that to hit all the most popular rides and attractions in each park before everyone else arrives. This is especially helpful for Disney’s Animal Kingdom, as many of th

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8 Tips for Navigating Disney Parks When They’re Over-Crowded

7. Go Left Human nature leads us to want to follow crowds and head to the right, and this shows at the Walt Disney World parks too. If more people are heading to the right on a walkway or to get into line for something, try going to the left. Heading to the left tends to be less crowded, which means less time navigating through masses of

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8 Tips for Navigating Disney Parks When They’re Over-Crowded

8. Do Your Research During the planning phase of your vacation, it’s important to look at the time of year you’re thinking of going. The summer months, Halloween, and Christmastime tend to be the most crowded, so if you’re planning your trip then, you’ll want to be prepared to deal with crowds. If crowds really aren’t worth it to you, con

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8 Tips for Navigating Disney Parks When They’re Over-Crowded

Walt Disney World is a magical place for guests of all ages, which means everyone is going to want to come to the parks to have a fun vacation! Because of this, the parks do get a bit crowded, especially during busy times of the year. If you find yourself in an over-crowded park, or you want to be prepared before your vacation, here are s

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13 Exacting Standards for Being A Princess at Walt Disney World Resort

1. Patience, Patience, Patience Between the makeup routine, fitting into the costume, rude guests, and the painful feeling in your cheeks from constantly smiling, the job can be a lot. It’s important to be patient and calm through the first day of training all the way through your princess career! Becoming a Disney Princess isn’t all glit

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13 Exacting Standards for Being A Princess at Walt Disney World Resort

2. Be Prepared for All Types of Guests All Disney face characters need to like people and enjoy interacting with many different types of people. As a Princess, you will have to deal with rude guests, screaming children, inappropriate comments, and talkative folks all while staying in character! Stick to your character and try to have some

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13 Exacting Standards for Being A Princess at Walt Disney World Resort

3. Be Ready to Deal with Weather Some Princesses are stationed inside, but most can be found outdoors, which means dealing with the Florida heat in costumes is essential. Orlando weather is unpredictable. One minute it can be hot and muggy and the next it can pour, so be prepared to deal with any weather situation!

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13 Exacting Standards for Being A Princess at Walt Disney World Resort

4. Always Be Smiling Nobody wants to have a photo with a sad-looking Cinderella, so smiling is crucial! When you’re in costume and out and about in the parks, you’re in character. Prolonged smiling can hurt, so be ready to fight through the pain.

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13 Exacting Standards for Being A Princess at Walt Disney World Resort

5. No Visible Tattoos Rapunzel doesn’t have a neck tattoo, so neither should the cast member playing her. Disney is very strict about tattoos on cast members, so only consider auditioning if your tattoos are won’t be visible through your costume.

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