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4. Magic bands track your every move I can kind of understand why people might think this, but this is not true at all. While magic bands do automatically upload your ride photos to your My Disney Experience account, and they can be used for other things like park entry, making purchases, Mickey is most definitely not tracking your every ...

3. There’s nothing to eat but burgers and hot dogs This point is a common conception about theme parks in general that is inaccurately applied to Walt Disney World by virtue of people not doing any research before traveling somewhere on vacation. Even for quick service dining, Disney has a variety of options that won’t have you limited to burgers ...

5. Every attraction ends in a gift shop This point is something that’s overheard often by guests in Walt Disney World, which I just find amusing because most attractions actually do not end in gift shops. If you actually look at the number of attractions that exit into gift shops and the number of attractions that do not, you’d be ...

6. You have to be on Main Street to see the parades I don’t know if this is as much of a lie as it is simply a desire to be on Main Street, but you absolutely do not need to be on Main Street to see the parade. If you don’t want to spend some serious time camping out ...

8. You can get free stuff if you ask This is another lie that I heard occasionally while on my college program. I assume that by “free stuff” people are usually referring to things like snacks or basic merchandise items. I don’t know of any company that would just give out free stuff because you asked, and Disney certainly does ...

7. It can be done in one or a few days This lie is interesting to me, and I can only assume it happens as a result of one of two reasons. One reason is that the people who promote this lie do absolutely no research—they do so little research that they think Walt Disney World is one park, and ...

9. Cast members will watch your kids for you Disney does offer some excellent childcare services, however these services come from cast members whose job it is to watch your children, not any cast member you happen to see. While safety is indeed a huge priority for any Disney cast member, watching your children is really not part of your ...

10. Fastpass costs money One “lie,” or misconception that I occasionally heard during my college program was from guests who did not use Fastpass until the end of their trip, because they assumed that it cost money. I assume this misconception occurs simply because other theme parks do generally charge for similar services, however Fastpass at Walt Disney World is ...

1) Research the dining plan Before you decide to book a trip to Walt Disney World using the free dining promotion, you’ll want to do your research and make sure the dining plan is something you’d actually be interested in. Many guests are not extremely knowledgeable about the dining plans before booking their trips, and without any prior knowledge it’s ...

1. My Plans The My Disney Experience app has been proved to be very helpful for me on a number of occasions. Gone are the days of trying to keep track of which parks we want to go to on certain days of the trip, or which night we’d like to stay late for the fireworks. Now keep track of ...