• UncategorizedMickey Mouse And Toddler

    Walt Disney World for Rookies: What to Know Before You Go

    3. Friends With Character  One the best parts of a Disney trip is the character Meet and Greets. Meeting Disney characters is not like meeting your average mascot, far from it. All the characters, fur and face, behave exactly like you would imagine they would. Pluto is playful, Goofy is funny, and Mary Poppins is practically perfect in ev

    Read More »
  • UncategorizedA group of people are riding a yellow and black roller coaster with expressions of excitement and joy. The coaster is pictured on an incline with the track curving in the background. Trees and a sunny sky can be seen behind the track.

    Walt Disney World for Rookies: What to Know Before You Go

    4. Single Riding All the Way If you are jonesing for the rides and find yourself without a Disney Fast Pass, a way to make the lines more endurable is to simply hop in the single riders line. Disney World, while unbelievably magical is still at its base element a theme park, therefore theme parks can have ridiculous lines. Fret not, Mouse

    Read More »
  • UncategorizedCape May Food

    Walt Disney World for Rookies: What to Know Before You Go

    5. Fueling Up Spending a day at any of the Disney parks takes a lot of physical energy. If you plan on spending the whole day, it is very important to be fed and stay hydrated. The latter is perhaps more important, but most easily remedied. Ice water is always free at any of the park snack bars. I recommend Gaston’s Tavern, the staff ther

    Read More »
  • UncategorizedMagic Kingdom Welcome Show

    Walt Disney World for Rookies: What to Know Before You Go

    6. Early Birds Meet the Mouse There are few more exciting sensations than being at a Disney park when the gates open. After all, a longer day means more time to play. Another rule of thumb is to arrive at the parks as early as you can. Many resorts and surrounding hotels offer shuttles, buses, or the new Minnie Vans to escort guests to an

    Read More »
  • Uncategorizedwalking shoes

    Walt Disney World for Rookies: What to Know Before You Go

    7. If The Shoe Fits This tip is another essential for visiting any Disney park, all four parks are incredibly large and cover a wide amount of area. Unless you’re packing fairy wings or a magic carpet, you will be walking, and you will be walking a lot. On my last trip to the parks, my pedometer read 13.69 miles on the first day alone. A

    Read More »
  • UncategorizedDisney World Ride

    Walt Disney World for Rookies: What to Know Before You Go

    8. The Rule of Three Jumping off my previous statement, you can’t do everything, but you can see what you want to see. A friend of mine who works at Happily Ever After Travel shared with me this rule of thumb I’ve since adopted, pick three things. Pick three rides, attractions, or shows you want to do, do them first, do them early, and yo

    Read More »
  • UncategorizedBig Thunder Mountain

    Walt Disney World for Rookies: What to Know Before You Go

    9. You Can’t Do It All This tip is for anyone planning a short trip or planning to hit only one park. There is so much to do, so much to see, so much to take in and experience it is practically impossible to do everything in one sitting. In my opinion, The Magic Kingdom alone cannot be fully experienced in less than two days. Manage your

    Read More »
  • UncategorizedMagic Kingdom Entrance

    Walt Disney World for Rookies: What to Know Before You Go

    10. Beyond Expectations For anyone who has never been to a Disney park before, whatever you think it will be like, I assure you it will be one-hundred and one times better. Right now, some of you may be picturing Disney World as a collection of amusement parks with Disney characters as the main theme. But it goes so much deeper. The amoun

    Read More »
  • UncategorizedCinderella Castle

    Walt Disney World for Rookies: What to Know Before You Go

    So it’s your first time visiting a Disney park. You’ve seen pictures, you’ve heard stories from friends, and you’ve finally said: Ok, let's go. It's always exciting when someone visits the most magical place on earth for the first time. Walt Disney World is certainly worthy of the word magical. Whatever imaginings you may have about the p

    Read More »
  • Disney Hollywood StudiosHollywood Studios

    The 5 Things Not to Miss on Hollywood Boulevard

    When we pass through the gates of Hollywood Studios, we are usually left with a decision as to whether to ride Tower of Terror or Rock ‘N Roller Coaster first. However, there are parts of the park that deserve some extra time and attention because there are some great additions to the park there. One of these areas that deserves some extr

    Read More »