Best Disney tip you ever got!

Eddie Garrison

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I honestly didn't want to go through all 15 pages of the thread so here are a few tips I always share with Disney folks.

You can ride Test Track via the Single Rider line and still design your own car. Just go through the exit gift shop area into the "Design Studio" and there are a few kiosks in there that you can design your own car just as you do in the main queue. Save it to your MagicBand or pass and go through the single rider line. Your design will be accessed just as anyone else in the main queue.

Walk between Hollywood Studios and EPCOT. Instead of wasting time on the boats or buses, just walk between the two parks. You can get to each with a 20 minute walk. This is perfect if you are leaving one for another to watch fireworks, etc. You just exit out and walk the path that follows the water way the boats use and you are there. Saves a LOT of time.

Watch Illuminations from beside the Rose & Crown. There is a small patio with about 15 tables that is NOT a part of the Rose & Crown dining room or pub. It offers unobstructed views of the entire show and can seat around 20-30 people. The tables do not move though the chairs do. It's usually pretty easy to get a spot here as many think it is a part of the Rose & Crown dining room. Still get there at least 30 minutes prior to the show.
 

KikoKea

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It's a lot harder to rope drop with teenagers. If your kids are still little, take advantage of it now.
LOL. Once, when our boys were teenagers and didn't want to get up early for rope drop, DH and I (probably more excited to be there than they were) simply told them we'd meet them wherever it was we had a ressie for lunch and not to be late. If they wanted breakfast, they could buy it (with their own money) downstairs, the shuttle left at 20 till the hour, and don't forget their tickets for the park. They got up in time for rope drop every morning after that.
 

kaitertot5249

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I'm sure that this has been mentioned about a million times but...ROPE DROP. Hands down. Not only do you get onto some of the best, most popular rides with little to no wait, you also can take in the magic of morning light on a quiet park. There is nothing quite like Main Street USA right after rope drop, it's pure magic. And the welcome show at Magic Kingdom is always one of the highlights of a day spent in Magic Kingdom for me. Rope Drop is still great at the other parks, but it's best at Magic Kingdom.
 

Otterhead

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I find the lack of iced coffee at the resorts...just strange.
Good tip! The iced coffee at the parks (both Starbucks and Joffreys) are really great, and easy to find. But even deluxe resorts seem to have zero iced coffee, which in subtropical Florida is just bizarre!

Watch Illuminations from beside the Rose & Crown.
I almost hate to second this tip, because I don't want to give away one of my favorite secrets. But yes, the Rose & Crown is my favorite Illuminations spot. It's so close that you can feel the heat from the inferno barge.

My #1 tip for doing WDW in the summer: GO HOME in the afternoon. Get there early, do some rides, get a snack, and then leave around noon or 1. Go back to the resort. Sit in the A/C, have a sandwich, swim in the pool, take a nap, and cool down & recharge. Go back to the parks in the evening, have dinner, and do stuff until it closes. There are few places more hot, humid, crowded, and draining than a Disney park on an August afternoon. It's quieter and cooler in the morning and evening.
 

s&k'smom

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We were at the Contemporary Nov 2015 and they had a coffee bar right in front of the lobby and thankfully they had ice coffee which my daughter and I headed straight for after a day in the parks lol
 

Otterhead

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We were at the Contemporary Nov 2015 and they had a coffee bar right in front of the lobby and thankfully they had ice coffee which my daughter and I headed straight for after a day in the parks lol
This is true! I'd forgotten that there is (was) a Joffrey's coffee bar in the downstairs lobby of the Contemporary. I hope it's still there. My attempts at finding iced coffee at Saratoga Springs, the Polynesian, Wilderness Lodge, Animal Kingdom Resort, etc have been futile.
 

BigRedDad

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CMs told us to not buy pins at kiosks to trade. They told us a local seller to get them from to trade. They said CMs that trade buy from the seller to trade all over the parks.
 

Minnie1986

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The best tip I ever got was from these boards...eat at some table service places! WOW. Not only is it nice to take some time out of the day to enjoy sitting down/being served/air conditioning...but some of the food in Disney is phenomenal! Before these boards...we might eat one sit down per trip...we are super heavy on counter service because we are always on the go. Now my boyfriend and I eat a bunch of table service every trip. Sit down dinners, baby! So good! And it's the thing that has my boyfriend wanting to go back year after year...so that's a priceless tip!
Isn't this a priceless tip?!
 

Minnie1986

Well-Known Member
"Skip Stitches Great Escape"

Boy, should I have listened to that. In all the trips I have made, I have never done the attraction except for my last trip, thinking "what's the harm, might as well experience it once before they tear it out".

I seriously wanted to gauge my eyes out halfway through, and I wish I could demand Disney give me my 8 minutes back. It is beyond horrible.
I will be doing this from now on. I cannot STAND this ride!
 

Minnie1986

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Absolutely one of my favorite things! Main Street is truly magical at closing....or about 1 hour after. After the "elbow room only" crowds have dried up, walking down Main Street, lights twinkling, reveling in the sights and sounds of the day, doing a little wind down before going to back to your resort for some shut-eye....priceless!!
All my years of going to Disney and I've never tried this. Definitely will be doing it this time around!
 

Minnie1986

Well-Known Member
It's not really a secret or anything but the shortcut through Adventureland/Frontierland. My dad showed me that when I was a girl (I thought he was the coolest for knowing that!) and ever since it's always his go to if we're hustling. He still gets a big smile when we rush through that area!
Please tell me more about this. I had no idea this was a thing!
 

Ali Mouse

Active Member
I've also purchased a Brita water bottle and used water from the park. You can also get water from any QS restaurant.
We bring these as well! They make a huge difference. Sometimes we even add an individual lemonade or kool aid packet. They make the ones with the plastic loops that you can attach to your backpack.
 

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