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Walt Disney World Travel Essential Checklist

2. Battery Pack As any experienced Disney World veteran will tell you, your smartphone will be seeing a lot of use in the parks. From checking wait times in the My Disney Experience app to taking photos and videos, WDW has a way of draining the batteries of your devices in no time flat. That's why you should bring an external battery pack

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Walt Disney World Travel Essential Checklist

3. Baby Wipes Whether or not you have an actual baby, these wipes sure do come in handy for cleaning up small messes and such.

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Walt Disney World Travel Essential Checklist

4. Flip-Flops Likewise, it helps to keep some cheap flip-flops for when you go on actual water rides. Nobody likes sloshing around in wet socks and shoes all day, and flip-flops are easy to put on and take off at a moment's notice. Photo Credit: Target

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Walt Disney World Travel Essential Checklist

5. Ziploc Bags These are useful for holding any valuables you wouldn’t want to get wet. A few rides that aren’t explicitly water rides can still end up splashing you a bit — I'm looking at you, Pirates of the Caribbean — so it’s good to be prepared. You can also use these bags to hold deodorant (or other such items) to help you freshen up

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Walt Disney World Travel Essential Checklist

6. Sunscreen No matter what time of year you visit, you'll likely be treated to lots of gorgeous Florida sunshine. Be prepared for this by keeping some sunscreen in your bag. You don't want something like a sunburn to ruin an otherwise fun time. Note: I don’t recommend the spray-on stuff, because I don’t like inhaling the chemicals and th

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Walt Disney World Travel Essential Checklist

7. Snacks and/or Meals Meals in the parks can get pretty expensive, even at the quick-service restaurants. For this reason, you may prefer to bring your own snacks and/or meals to munch on as you traverse the parks. It'll save you some money and any picky eaters in your group may feel more comfortable eating the same things they would enj

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Walt Disney World Travel Essential Checklist

8. Ponchos Florida is notorious for its sudden rainstorms. Pick up a few cheap ponchos from a dollar store before the trip; they don't take up much room in your bag and you'll be glad you had them when the rain starts coming down out of nowhere. By a similar token, if you're going to be bringing a stroller along on your trip, you might wa

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Walt Disney World Travel Essential Checklist

9. Backpack Before you can worry about which valuables to bring, you need something to carry all that stuff in. A backpack is the most convenient way to keep everything you need on your person at all times, and it can be taken with you on most rides so you can always keep tabs on it. If you're willing to drop a pretty penny on one, the GO

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Walt Disney World Travel Essential Checklist

Visiting Walt Disney World is one of those things that the most experienced of us can do without lugging too much stuff around, but if you're not quite at that point yet, having a few essentials on hand is key to navigating the parks more smoothly. Now, it goes without saying that every family and situation is different, so this cannot po

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6 Times a Year When EPCOT is Insanely Busy

1. During EPCOT’s International Festival of the Holidays Mid-November through the month of December sees an increase in park attendance all over Disney World, and at EPCOT, it’s largely related to the Christmas holiday, as well as the International Festival of the Holidays. This is my favorite festival! It is absolutely the most festive e

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