Don’t Make These Mistakes at Walt Disney World
Planning a trip to Walt Disney World and Disneyland can be challenging even for seasoned travelers. Many of those frequent park-goers make these same mistakes as first visitors! Avoiding these mistakes will help you save money and have a better experience on your next trip to the Disney parks!
Don’t Pay Extra for Water!
Did you know that you can get free ice water in the parks? We don’t mean when you sit down to eat. Of course, any quick or table service restaurant can provide you with tap water. We know this might sound silly but all too often people spend $5 - $6 dollars on just one 20oz bottle of water in the parks. For a family of four, that expense adds up throughout the day.
Instead, ask for cups of ice water at cart locations that sell fountain soda. It’s totally free and it’s quick. You can easily grab three or four cups on your way from Space Mountain to Seven Dwarfs Mine Train.
Bring your own container! Disney has recently begun installing water dispensers throughout their theme parks specifically for water bottles. You’ll even see how many bottles you’ve helped save by refilling the one you have.
Start at the Back!
We know its hard to pass up those first couple of attractions at the front of the park, but if you do you’ll find that your wait will be shorter later in the day, and by starting at the back of the park you wait for very little for attractions like Rise of the Resistance at Hollywoods Studios, Thunder Mountain at Magic Kingdom, Frozen at Epcot, Flight of Passage at Animal Kingdom.
People tend to make their way to the first attraction they see and throughout the day make their way to the back of the park. If you are always following the crowd, then you’ll always be waiting with the crowd.
Don’t Carry Your Souvenirs in the Parks
If you have a long day ahead of you, the last thing you probably want to do is carry a bag of goodies throughout the park. So you could get a locker which is an additional expense, or a better solution is to have your goodies held at the front of the park or sent back to your resort, at no additional charge! What? Yup, this great benefit that Disney provides to their guest is exclusive to those staying on Disney property. For an additional fee, you can even ship your goods back home directly! So next time, feel free to swing to the shops to get the goods without the worry of carrying them with you all day.
Make Dining Reservations
Did you know that Disney park’s food is more than just Footlong hotdogs, frozen hamburgers, and chicken tenders? Yup, there are a lot of restaurants that offer you a variety of foods to choose from. They even cater to those with food allergies, so there are options for everyone!
The catch is most of these restaurants you’ll need to make a dining reservation for to eat at because they fill very quickly. Some popular ones we recommend for families are, Cinderella’s Royal Table in Magic Kingdom, Chef Mickey’s at Disney’s Contemporary Resort, and Tusker House at Disney’s Animal Kingdom, to just name a few.
If you don’t know where to start, not to worry, we can help with that too!
Planning Every Second of the Day
You want to do everything, right? Ride all the rides and see all the shows, unfortunately at Walt Disney World that just isn’t an option in one day, even at just one park. There are so many attractions, shows, and activities that are really difficult to do all! It’s been done, but only by a few, and it’s exhausting.
To have the best experience, it’s best to leave times throughout the day for, well, magic to happen. Sometimes you may be hustling from one attraction to the next and the next thing you see is a character like the Fairy God Mother, MIckey, or Minnie walking about. Take that moment for the meet and greet to slow down and take it all in. You’ll thank us later.