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Best Disney tip you ever got!
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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.
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
Well-Known Member
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
Well-Known Member
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.
emar68
New Member
This is just a quick tip. I find the lack of iced coffee at the resorts...just strange. Having hot coffee at breakfast in the summer humidity doesn't cut it for me. So I usually pick up an iced coffee at Starbucks when leaving the park at night, and keep the iced coffee in the room fridge overnight. Good iced coffee for breakfast!
Jared Augustine
New Member
ROPE DROP!
Otterhead
Well-Known Member
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!
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.
Otterhead
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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.
Minnie1986
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This!! I literally logged in just so I could "like" this comment. I learned about the ponchos here two years ago and having been telling everyone ever since!
Minnie1986
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Isn't this a priceless tip?!
Minnie1986
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I will be doing this from now on. I cannot STAND this ride!
Minnie1986
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I've also purchased a Brita water bottle and used water from the park. You can also get water from any QS restaurant.
Minnie1986
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Glad to hear this! I'll be there mid September/mid week this year!
Minnie1986
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All my years of going to Disney and I've never tried this. Definitely will be doing it this time around!
Minnie1986
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I bought Crocs flip flops for my last trip and now swear by them!
Minnie1986
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Please tell me more about this. I had no idea this was a thing!
Ali Mouse
Active Member
YEP! Me too!
Ali Mouse
Active Member
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.