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

16. Character meals Disney offers a lot of great choices when it comes to meeting the characters – and character meals are the most fun way to get more face time with the characters! You can choose from breakfast, lunch, or dinner, with any number of combinations of characters, at many different restaurants. As you eat, the characte

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

15. Bring snacks! You CAN bring your own snacks into the parks, provided they are nicely stashed inside your park bag (which will be examined upon entering the park). Having a stash of snacks to hand out to your group while waiting in line for an attraction can make the difference between a cranky toddler and a happy, enjoyable experience

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

14. It's going to rain At some point, chances are it is going to rain while you are at Disney. Florida is known for its afternoon pop up showers, and I can't remember a trip that we didn't get caught in one. Be prepared with emergency ponchos so the rain won't make your day a wash out! There are lots of things to do even in the rain, so d

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

13. You will walk – a LOT. One of the things that you need to know about Disney World is that you will walk – a LOT. On our last trip, we averaged nine miles per day. Prior to your trip, get used to walking in your neighborhood, especially if you'll be pushing a stroller (those get heavy with all the souvenirs!) or if you aren

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

12. Plan! When it comes to your Disney trip, the best piece of advice is to plan – plan early, plan extensively, do your research and learn all you can about it. You can (and should!) make dining reservations up to 180 days in advance. FastPass reservations should also be made well in advance (usually a 60-day window). Find maps onl

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

11. Dining Plan Disney offers several different dining plan options. You should weigh the options carefully to get the most bang for your vacation buck! If your group is fine to snack or graze all day, you can probably choose to opt out of the Dining Plan altogether and have a few groceries delivered to your resort room. If character meal

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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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