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 ...

The Best: 5. Seeing what’s still available without walking to the attraction In the old days of Fastpass, you would generally not know if an attraction was out of Fastpasses unless you physically walked up to the attraction. Sometimes tip boards in the park would give it away, however in most cases you’d need to walk over to it. Back ...

by Brittany DiCologero 6. Dragon at Fantasmic If you’ve ever been to Disneyland, and seen the West Coast’s version of Fantasmic, you’ve probably noticed that their dragon is far superior to the dragon in the Florida version of the show. Where the Disneyland dragon appears to have a full body, its Florida counterpart appear to really only have a head ...

12. Go to Space Well, Astronauts can go into space… but for the rest of us, it’s something we can only do at Walt Disney World! Epcot’s Mission Space attraction gives guests the once in a lifetime experience of riding in a flight simulator and traveling through space. This experience can only be compared with actually going to space, something ...

5. Magic Bands A true Disney fan definitely knows how to decorate a Magic Band. Devout fans don’t settle for the plain grey ones, unless they dress them up with a little bit of paint or nail polish. I’ve even seen some guests use temporary tattoos to decorate their bands—the possibilities are endless. If you’re not the creative type yourself, ...

8. Space Mountain The queue for Space Mountain features large screens with space station themed video games on them. Though I prefer to ride Space Mountain either with a Fastpass or when the standby line does not go as far back as these screens are, the games can be a nice diversion from the long line. Guests tend to get ...

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 ...

So have you been on your Disney vacation and felt like things didn’t go as expected? Have you felt that maybe it wasn’t quite as you hoped it would go? Before you give up on Disney or wonder what keeps all of the rest of us going back time and time again for more, give this list a review and ...

7. Your friends will call you for help with their Disney vacations When one of your friends decides to book a Disney vacation, you’re the first person they call. Others can always count on you for giving the best advice, and for recommending the best restaurants and things to do. If your friends are always asking for your help with ...

9. It’s Educational The educational value of a trip to Animal Kingdom by far surpasses that of any other Disney theme park. While Epcot comes in a close second, I think that a trip to Animal Kingdom is definitely the most educational Disney experience. As someone who puts a high value on education, I love that guests can go to ...