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Disney World 101 – 20- Things You Should Know About Visiting The Most Magical Place On Earth!

10. Disney Springs Disney Springs was previously called Downtown Disney. It's located toward the edge of Walt Disney World property and is a great place to shop, eat, and spend some time away from the parks. There are huge gift shops as well as smaller, specialty stores. It also offers many restaurant options. It's a great way to spend a

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Disney World 101 – 20- Things You Should Know About Visiting The Most Magical Place On Earth!

9. Transportation If you stay on-property, Disney offers unlimited complimentary transportation between resorts, the theme parks, Disney Springs, and the water parks. Monorail, busses, and boats run every 10-20 minutes and will get you wherever you want to go in the World. Part of the Disney magic is that you do not have to think about ho

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Disney World 101 – 20- Things You Should Know About Visiting The Most Magical Place On Earth!

8. Magic Bands So, what are Magic Bands? Magic Bands are Disney's way of consolidating park tickets, FastPasses, dining reservations, PhotoPass pictures, payment methods, and resort room keys (if you're staying on property). Typically, 2 weeks prior to your trip, Disney will mail your Magic Bands to your home address. You can then use the

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Disney World 101 – 20- Things You Should Know About Visiting The Most Magical Place On Earth!

7. PhotoPass Another one of those Disney terms you need to understand is PhotoPass. There are PhotoPass photographers stationed all around the parks, and you can have your picture made free of charge. However, to get prints of the photos they take will cost you. You can purchase prints per photo, or take advantage of the PhotoPass Memory

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Disney World 101 – 20- Things You Should Know About Visiting The Most Magical Place On Earth!

6. FastPass If you're planning a Disney vacation, you've no doubt heard the term “FastPass.” So what is a FastPass? FastPass is a way to reserve a time for an attraction or ride and bypass the regular line. You can reserve three per day, at a single park, through the My Disney Experience app or online. Anyone can make a FastPa

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Disney World 101 – 20- Things You Should Know About Visiting The Most Magical Place On Earth!

5. Park Hopper Tickets Disney admission tickets are sold in many different configurations to meet your vacation needs. The most common is a multi-day base ticket (for instance, 5-day base ticket). This will get you into any of the four main theme parks, but only for one admission. If you leave that theme park, you’ve used up one of your “

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Disney World 101 – 20- Things You Should Know About Visiting The Most Magical Place On Earth!

4. Magical Express If you stay on-property, Disney offers free transportation from the Orlando International Airport (MCO) to all of the resorts. This is the best way to kick off your trip! Board the Magical Express bus and enjoy classic Mickey cartoons until you're dropped off at your resort's front door. You don't even have to pick up y

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Disney World 101 – 20- Things You Should Know About Visiting The Most Magical Place On Earth!

3. 29 on-property resorts There are 29 on-property resorts (including Disney Vacation Club villas), each with unique theming and its own atmosphere. They are divided into tiers by price: value, moderate, and deluxe. There is a price point for every budget and all of them offer lots of Disney magic. The value resorts offer huge pools and f

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Disney World 101 – 20- Things You Should Know About Visiting The Most Magical Place On Earth!

2. Four main theme parks When most people think about Disney World, they think about the theme parks. There are four main theme parks at Walt Disney World – the Magic Kingdom, Epcot, Hollywood Studios and the Animal Kingdom. Each is completely different from the others and you will want to visit them all!

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Disney World 101 – 20- Things You Should Know About Visiting The Most Magical Place On Earth!

1. It's BIG The Walt Disney World property is 40 square miles – the size of a large city! It has its own infrastructure, transportation, and security. Disney is constantly adding new attractions and resort options, so it's only getting bigger! There are four main theme parks, two water parks and 29 on-property resorts.

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