Hot Tips

Thanks, Amanda, for sending your Attraction Priorities list and your dining list. I will soon get started sorting through schedules! A lot of detailed scheduling will have to wait until we have access to park hours. These come out 6 months in advance. This is also the time we can begin making Advance Dining Reservations (ADR's). We can make the first one on May 29th!

Here are some tips - maybe some you haven't run across yet....

1. Save money at counter service restaurants by ordering entrees without the sides. By ordering a sandwich without the fries, you can often save over $2.00!

2. Get a Fastpass for Toy Story Midway Mania as soon as you arrive at DHS. This attraction is very popular and can run out of Fastpasses by 12pm.

3. Unlike other counter service locations, drink refills are free at the Backlot Express Restaurant at DHS.

4. All WDW purchases can be sent to the resort gift shop for free. Just go to the gift shop and pack it up!

5. While staying at a WDW resort, be sure to request a wake-up call. You will receive a special start to your day from a very special WDW dignitary! Just be sure to let your little one answer the phone!!

6. Everyone talks about how expensive the food is at WDW, but the servings are HUGE! Two people can easily share one meal.

7. Another dining tip, a good time for your dinner reservation is actually a late lunch. Menus are similar, but prices are generally less.

8. A good way to save time is to start your day at the back of the park and work your way forward. It can also help to start your day by going to the left - most people are naturally drawn to the right (plus Space Mountain is to the right).

9. You may find it better to avoid any Extra Magic Hours park (even when staying at a WDW resort) to miss the big crowds.

10. Lines to many rides get shorter about an hour before a parade as people start lining up for the parade. If you've already seen the parade (or don't really care), this is good time to ride the more popular rides.

11. Shops at the Magic Kingdom and DHS stay open one hour after the last attraction has closed, so you can save your last minute shopping until the very last minute and not miss any late night rides!

Hope some of these are helpful. I'll post more later. Let me know if you come across any tips that you really like and want to share with everyone. Hope you are all having fun planning your trip!!!!