Disney is pretty accommodating to guest needs and requests, but there are some things that just aren’t allowed to be brought into the parks, for good reason. Guest safety is of the utmost importance to Disney, and should be given the same level of importance for the rest of us. It only takes one bad decision cause an injury or ...

7. Movies under the stars Each night, your Disney resort hosts a movie night, featuring a Disney movie. Schedules for which movies will be shown when can be obtained from the front desk of your resort. If you’re looking to get away from the parks, but still relax as a family for a bit, this might be a great option ...

7. Make payments on the trip When booking a Disney vacation package, you do not need to immediately pay in full for your trip. You can book the deposit, and make payments in amounts of at least $20 leading up to your trip. This may make paying for a Disney vacation much more manageable for you. Following from this point, ...

10. Check your restaurant receipts A couple of times per year, Disney offers discounts off of merchandise at certain locations, and at certain times of day, to guests who have previously dined at certain quick service restaurants. You’ll know if this is the case for you, because the bottom of your restaurant receipt will instruct you to present the receipt ...

8. Choose a value season Certain times of year are cheaper to visit Walt Disney World than other times. If you’re looking at room rates for a Disney resort, always go with the ones that say “value season.” During these times of year, room rates are cheaper, and some other experiences like character dining for instance might be cheaper as ...

5. Avatar Flight of Passage OR Na’vi River Journey These two new attractions at Animal Kingdom’s Pandora – The World of Avatar share a FastPass Tier, meaning you’ll have the ability to FastPass one but not the other. Our suggestion is to FastPass one for the late morning, and arrive at park opening to head directly to the attraction you don’t ...

9. Theme Park Complimentary Parking If you are taking a car to Walt Disney World, staying on site allows you to skip the parking fee at the parks, which is currently up to $25. Free parking is only available to annual pass holders and Disney resort guests, making this a savings that could add up if you’re staying off site ...

7. Chafing relief products Even if you swear up and down that no part of your body has ever had a problem with chafing, you might have to go back on your word after a trip to Walt Disney World. The amount of standing and walking combined with the heat and humidity make Disney the perfect place for chafing to ...

5. Be There for Park Opening We highly recommend arriving at Epcot for park opening. The three most popular attractions with the longest wait time are Frozen Ever After, Soarin’, and Test Track. Epcot is on a Tier System, meaning you can only select one of these to FastPass when picking your initial three FastPass options. If you arrive at ...

Disney insiders can be the biggest Disney fanatics. I, myself, am very guilty (and proud of it) of being in this category. All of our vacations are typically to Disney, and when we aren’t at Disney, we are reading blogs, articles and news updates about Walt Disney World and happenings. There are key things that we do every trip to ...