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How to Have a Fantastic Day at the Magic Kingdom in 10 Easy Steps

4. Children If your children are old enough to understand, explain to them what you plan to do during the day.  If your toddler sees a character or a cast member with balloons, you may not be able to pry them away and maintain your plan.  In that case, just enjoy your child’s wonder and amazement!

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How to Have a Fantastic Day at the Magic Kingdom in 10 Easy Steps

3. Character meal If you have children, schedule a character meal for breakfast, lunch or dinner.  That way, you can see your favorite characters without waiting in line.  Plus, you gotta eat, right?  *When scheduling your character meal, be aware the ride queues are shortest in the morning.  If you want to do breakfast, schedule it early

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How to Have a Fantastic Day at the Magic Kingdom in 10 Easy Steps

2. Fastpass Before you leave home, make your fastpass attraction reservations.  Fastpass is Disney’s version of line-skipping.  Every member of your party gets three, to start with.  *You can make more after you use those initial three, based on availability.  If you’re unsure how to make fastpass reservations, set up your free account at

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How to Have a Fantastic Day at the Magic Kingdom in 10 Easy Steps

1. Arrive Early! Whether you are staying onsite at a Disney hotel or offsite, arrive at the Magic Kingdom entrance, tickets in hand (or Magic Bands) at least 30 minutes before official opening.  On most days, you will be allowed into the front of the park 30 minutes early.  You’ll be able to browse the Main Street USA shops, grab a breakf

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How to Have a Fantastic Day at the Magic Kingdom in 10 Easy Steps

The Magic Kingdom at Walt Disney World in Florida is the world’s most popular theme park, with some 20 million visitors per year.  The rides, attractions and shows are spectacular in every way.  The cast members are friendly and helpful.  There is something for every member of the family, both young and old.  Here is: How to Have a Fantas

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10 Things You May Not Expect When Dining at Disney World

10. Ways to Dine More Affordably Dining at Walt Disney World does not have to be expensive.  You can enjoy delicious meals all over the property without ever stepping foot inside a table service restraint or paying high dollar meal prices.  Disney dining first timers may be surprised to learn that you need not search long to find food you

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10 Things You May Not Expect When Dining at Disney World

9. Incredible Food Quality When you think theme park vacation food, you may not expect the quality that comes with Walt Disney World dining.  You will be impressed with the freshness, quality, and quantity of your meals at Walt Disney World.  Disney dining is one of my favorite parts of vacationing at Walt Disney World.

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10 Things You May Not Expect When Dining at Disney World

8. Great Dinner Package Options You may be surprised to learn dining packages at Walt Disney World are a popular option.  Buying a dinner package in various parks come with a first come first served seating in a preferred area for dinner guests. Dinner packages are available at different parks during different times.  My family loves grab

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10 Things You May Not Expect When Dining at Disney World

7. Character Differences between Meals at Character Dining Restaurants If you are considering a character meal, you likely are excited to meet your favorite Disney friends that join guests at the character meal.  You may not expect variations in Disney characters at different meal times in the same restaurant.  Meaning, if you have your h

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10 Things You May Not Expect When Dining at Disney World

6. Large Seating Windows Thank goodness, meal times at Walt Disney World span are larger time than we are accustomed to in the real world!  Having longer meal windows available means more guests being seated at each meal.  Lucky for you, this also means more schedule flexibility when scheduling dining around fast passes, transportation an

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