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How To Lose Wait At Walt Disney World: In Line, That Is!

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There is nothing worse. You plan, plan and plan some more. The kids are excited. No one can sleep on the nights before your trip. You arrive at Walt Disney World, raring to go, only to have to wait. And wait. And wait. And wait again. It seems like the whole trip has been hurry up and wait and now it’s time to go home. All this money, time and energy spent and you feel like all you’ve done is wait in line. Fear not! This primer will share with you the best tricks of the trade so you can Continue reading How To Lose Wait At Walt Disney World: In Line, That Is!→

Magic Bands Now Available For Purchase By Non-Disney Resort Guests

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Beginning March 31, 2014, Magic Bands will be available for purchase by Disney guests who are not staying on Disney property. The bands will cost $12.95 and will allow you to make your FastPass+ selections up to 30 days in advance of your trip. Currently, Disney resort guests are allowed FastPass+ planning access 60 days ahead of their trip. Colors available are pink, green, red, blue, yellow, gray and orange. Decorating with pins or your own creative spin is optional! The advantages to Magic Bands are huge. No more toting a card in a lanyard around your next. Or pulling paper FastPasses out Continue reading Magic Bands Now Available For Purchase By Non-Disney Resort Guests→

Sometimes You Just Have To Stop And Look At The Ducks

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“Mommy! Look at the ducks!” My 3-year-old was tugging at my hand. We had a late start that morning and there was no way we were going to make it to the park before rope drop. My mom and dad were racing ahead to catch the boat to Hollywood Studios which was just pulling up to the dock. I was torn. I wanted to keep up with my parents but I wanted to honor my daughter’s thrill at seeing the ducks. Waving wildly at my daughter and I, my parents won. I tugged gently on my daughter’s hand and said, “Honey, Continue reading Sometimes You Just Have To Stop And Look At The Ducks→

The Best Disney Advice I’ve Ever Received

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  Arrive at the park at least 30 minutes before rope drop. Simple, right? But I have to admit, I heard that advice a thousand times before I actually put it into practice. Once I did, I never looked back. Before the mid 1990’s, and because I had been to Walt Disney World so many times, I never saw the need to get to the parks early. We were a “fly by the seat of our pants” kind of family. We didn’t need a schedule. If an attraction had a long line, we just moved on to the next attraction. But as Continue reading The Best Disney Advice I’ve Ever Received→