Friday, March 8, 2013

So You're Going to Disney World: Part 1.

I'll be the first to admit that going to Disney World can be a very stressful experience. There's so many different activities to experience, that it can be a little overwhelming. I'm here to share what I learned about making the most of your Disney Vacation. There's so many tips, that one blog post isn't enough!
Walt Disney World in Florida has four theme parks. Magic Kingdom, the most iconic, Animal Kingdom, for your inner zoo keeper, Epcot, a place to learn, and Hollywood Studios, full of thrill. When visiting Disney for an extended period of time, the best kind of passes to get to the parks is the Hopper Pass which enables you to visit as many parks as you want in one day. Although I'm not sure about the logistics behind these passes, but I fully approve.
Utilize Fastpasses. Fastpasses are a magical thing in themselves. You go to a kiosk right outside the ride you want to ride (not all rides have fastpasses), insert your park ticket, and it gives you a ticket with a time on it. All you need to do now is come back between the one hour window on your ticket, and your wait is nearly cut in half. When I visited last month, we used FastPasses in Disney's Soarin' on Epcot. We were in and out in a half hour's time. The wait time for without a Fastpass was about an hour.
Realize that there will usually always be a long wait. Disney Parks are always busy. An average wait time is about 25-30 minutes, and can be as long as 135 minutes. To pass the time, you can download different Disney Trivia Apps from the app store. My personal Favorites are "Mouse Trivia: Tangled Edition" and "Mouse Trivia: Disney Edition"
Download the My Disney Experience App. It's a saving grace. It gives you wait times, Fastpass return times, as well as gives you directions from where you are to where you want to be. It was the best thing that's ever happened to me.

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