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| Before we get into the details of what Walt Disney World has to offer, I can't express this enough. schedule any reservation for a Character Breakfast, Lunch or Dinner or tickets to La Nouba (if you have never been to a Cirque du Soliel show, this one will get your hooked). All these items book quickly, so the earlier you plan, the better. Do not give up hope, if you did not get the one you wanted, keep calling as people will make cancellations. Reservations may be made up to 90 days in advance. If you are looking for a popular event such as the "Princess Tea Party", call immediately and state the event, days, number of children and number of adults. You can chit-chat with the reservations department afterwards. This is especially true for Peak Times. Scott of PS Calculator has a great tool to help with your planning when to book you dinning reservations. |
| There are Four main Parks on the Disney Properties Magic Kingdom® Animal Kingdom® EPCOT® Center MGM Studios® There are two Water Park Disney's Blizzard Beach Disney's Typhoon Lagoon The Other Places Downtown Disney Resorts on Disney Property |
| TICKETS To "Hopper" or Not to "Hopper"... Water Park Plus Features, No Expiration, Etc. prepared to pay for it. The trick to save money on tickets is not to purchase more than you need. you get the 7 or 10 day pass with "Hopper" and Plus Features AND NO EXPIRATION! The prices just go UP and UP and UP. Buy Now to Save Later! Or the other option is to Plan, Plan and Plan. You can use our sample Itineraries as a guide and Buy exactly what you need.
a whirlwind tour and cram every waking moment with Disney. This would be worth the money. We tend to hop due to the fact that the parks close at different times. So to extend your day, start at a park that is closing early and "hop" to a park that is open later. Water Park Plus Features - I would plan everything else that you really want to do first, then see if there is room for the plus features. We like the plus feature for the water parks during the summer. No Expiration - If you are planning on saving the remainder of your tickets for a later date, you MUST pay for the upgrade. Special Notes: As Ebay is a wonderful way to purchase other items for your Disney Vacation, I do not recommend purchasing tickets. For the following reasons: 1. In most cases the tickets are non-transferable (if they have been partially used). 2. Disney is now using Biometrics (Finger/Hand Scan) to match the guest with their ticket. Sidenote: Children do not get scanned only Adults. 3. Most of the Auction prices are higher than the cost of the ticket, even through WDW website (which offers online discounts). 4. Some auctions require you to attend a Timeshare Sales Presentation. I can tell you for a fact it does not last 1-2 hours. You will be there all day. You are paying a lot of money to be in Orlando, don't waste a day in a pressure cooker. Some people swear by saving money by attending a timeshare presentations, and others like myself would rather spend the time at the parks. |
| PARKING/Transportation Parking is $12 You should note that once you pay for parking at one park, you can park free at any of the parks for the rest of the day. You just show them your pass. Going to Magic Kingdom you might want to consider to park at EPCOT Center and take the monorail to Magic Kingdom. It will take you about the same amount of time, but it is easier to get in and out. Disney has Buses to all locations, Monorail to Magic Kingdom, EPCOT Center and a few resorts, and the boats that travel from Magic Kingdom to the Resorts that surround the lake. |
| What is a FAST PASS? When you go to a popular ride, you have two choices. 1- Get in line and wait or 2- Get a Fast Pass and come back at a predetermined time. times are updated continously through out the day and are accurate within a few minute. If the ride states it will take over 20 minutes or more to ride, I would get a Fast Pass.
2.Insert your admission ticket into the marked slot. 3.Out pops a piece of paper with a specific time range to return. 4.Get in the Fast Pass Line upon returning. our Fast Pass times like gold. This last trip to Disney, we discover on separate occasions, that as longs as your time has passed, they will let you in the Fast Pass Line. For example. We had a Fast Pass for 4:20-5:20 for Soar'in at EPCOT. Due to a lost doll, we didn't get there until almost 6:00 and they let us right in without any effort or explanation. time you get a Fast Pass until you can get another Fast Pass. My fantastic husband on our last day at Magic Kingdom, spend his time running from attraction to attraction so we could fit all the kids favorite rides that day. He had it down to a science. |
The Photo Pass is a great way for both the families to remember to get those special Disney Photos, plus it make things easier on Disney. You need access to the Internet to view the photos from home. Or you can view the photos as you leave the park. The neat thing is that you can add borders, words and more to each photo, to personalize it just for you. All the photos are digital, printed then mailed directly to your home. Sometimes there are sales, such as I just received notice that I could get 20% off. |
