Most of the snack bars will fill your water bottle with ice and water at no charge. We carry an insulated one and it stays cold for a long time.
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What is your best Walt Disney World Tip?
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Most of the snack bars will fill your water bottle with ice and water at no charge. We carry an insulated one and it stays cold for a long time.
DisneyGigi
Well-Known Member
Excellent tip! It is a vacation. :wave:
Here is my tip: Take plenty of pictures and video. I love to snap photos of my kids when they are not even aware I am taking a picture, you get the best ones that way.
Disney4Eva
Member
A good random tip my family loves is if the line for the express monorail to the Magic Kingdom at the TTC is too long/crowded, just use the resort monorail. It makes quick stops at the deluxe resorts, but it does get to the Magic Kingdom after that. If anything, the stops just give you a little more time to relax ^_^
Figment82
Well-Known Member
If you're planning on buying a lot of souvenirs at a park or DtD, you can have it sent to the front of the park or your Disney resort so you don't have to carry it around all day.
If you do package pick-up:
-you'll need to remain in the park for at least 3 hours, or be planning to come back to the park later in the day
-you need to have the items sent before the cut-off time (which is usually 2-3 hours before park closing)
If you do hotel delivery:
-you will need to be staying at your resort until the next evening as the packages are delivered after 1pm the following day
-you need to have the items sent before the cut-off time (which is usually 2-3 hours before park closing) otherwise it will take 2 days for the items to arrive
-the packages are delivered to your resort hotel, not your room (unless you are staying concierge at the Grand Floridian)
You can NOT send any food products, so make sure you don't buy 200 lolipops with the intent of sending them to the front! You'll either end up having to carry them all day, or having to come back later on your way out.
If you do package pick-up:
-you'll need to remain in the park for at least 3 hours, or be planning to come back to the park later in the day
-you need to have the items sent before the cut-off time (which is usually 2-3 hours before park closing)
If you do hotel delivery:
-you will need to be staying at your resort until the next evening as the packages are delivered after 1pm the following day
-you need to have the items sent before the cut-off time (which is usually 2-3 hours before park closing) otherwise it will take 2 days for the items to arrive
-the packages are delivered to your resort hotel, not your room (unless you are staying concierge at the Grand Floridian)
You can NOT send any food products, so make sure you don't buy 200 lolipops with the intent of sending them to the front! You'll either end up having to carry them all day, or having to come back later on your way out.
If you've been to Disney numerous times just relax. We finally did that last year for the first time. Really took in the views, sat and did people watching. We looked through all the shops. Stopped and watched the birds in the water. Took video of things we didn't even think of normally. We've been so many times that if a line is too long, we just skip it and go on our way. It was one of the most enjoyable things we've ever done. We still get up early and do early entry, etc. but we don't kill ourselves to get everything done. It was a wonderful trip last year and we are looking to do more of the same this year. 
santa's surpriz
New Member
I hit the Disney Store sales & I leave disney dollars out each morning from with a card with what I planned for the day from Santa or Tinkerbell. It saves a lot of the I want this and that. Sometimes I go as far as leaving a map and scavenger hunt. I fill in the sights I don't want to miss and things I think are must dos for my daughter.
I also pack a few healthy snacks, veggies, grapes, and apple slices with cheese and crackers. It is a great pick me up with out all the sugar and it helps pass time with the long lines.
Carry first aid essentials.
I also pack a few healthy snacks, veggies, grapes, and apple slices with cheese and crackers. It is a great pick me up with out all the sugar and it helps pass time with the long lines.
Carry first aid essentials.
Timmay
Well-Known Member
You only need two tips to have a good time.
The single most important tip you can get is…don’t take every tip you receive from different people as being right for you…including this tip.
Some examples: Water is not water…the water at WDW is some of the foulest swill I have ever tasted. It is worth it to me to bring extra money so I can get bottled water. I don’t even get ice in the drinks I order.
Space Mountain isn’t always the busiest: When we take our trips in January, SM is usually a walk on, with Big Thunder a 30-40 minute wait.
So see, things that work for some just may not work for you…which leads us to tip #2.
Do your homework!! Do some serious planning and read as much as you can. Visit this board as well as others. Have a good idea as to what you want to do and what your schedule is before you get to WDW. If you have never been before, don’t just show up hope for the best. Find out what parks are busy on what days and during what time of year.
Oh, wait…there is a third.
HAVE SOME FUN!!!
The single most important tip you can get is…don’t take every tip you receive from different people as being right for you…including this tip.
Some examples: Water is not water…the water at WDW is some of the foulest swill I have ever tasted. It is worth it to me to bring extra money so I can get bottled water. I don’t even get ice in the drinks I order.
Space Mountain isn’t always the busiest: When we take our trips in January, SM is usually a walk on, with Big Thunder a 30-40 minute wait.
So see, things that work for some just may not work for you…which leads us to tip #2.
Do your homework!! Do some serious planning and read as much as you can. Visit this board as well as others. Have a good idea as to what you want to do and what your schedule is before you get to WDW. If you have never been before, don’t just show up hope for the best. Find out what parks are busy on what days and during what time of year.
Oh, wait…there is a third.
HAVE SOME FUN!!!
stephdanielle
New Member
Tip #3: Make your own Magic--Tinkerbell will be leaving small tokens each night (complete with pixie dust) for DD. Even if it is just a sucker, it is magical to a kid!
I love this, what a great idea to make the day just that little bit extra exciting for a kid! Very cute idea!
ArielWannaBe
Member
I just meant that they will note it on your reservation ...and they will recognize it when you go to dinner ...with congratulations or maybe with a special little treat ... desert or certificate or something. Often the hotel will also leave you a suprise in your room ... like for our honeymoon they left us a signed picture and balloons! Its just makes the trip that more magical!
Rufus T Firefly
Well-Known Member
Here's what we did on our last trip. We filled one entire suitcase with bottled water (a must) and non-perishable snacks. By the end of our stay, the suitcase was empty and we had a place to pack all of the wonderful things that we had picked up.
righttrack
Well-Known Member
DAKOTADISNEY
Active Member
We've had great luck at DisneyWorld and Disneyland going in January or February. Even though we have to take our kids out of school it seems worth it when we can walk on to most rides and not have to fight the crowds.
