This is the first part of a multiple part series of tips and tricks for your Walt Disney World Resort visit.
-All Walt Disney World Resorts now offer free Wi-Fi access and at least a beverage cooler (kind of like a mini-fridge but with no freezer compartment and not quite as cold).
-Want to stay connected but don’t want to lug your laptop on your WDW vacation? Bring your iPad or other tablet instead. Since all WDW Resorts now have free Wi-Fi, you can stay connected without all the extra stuff to bring. Plus, your tablet will fit in the free in-room wall safe with room to spare for other valuables you may have brought.
-Are you flying in to WDW? Getting from the airport to your WDW Resort and back again is a snap when you use Disney’s Magical Express service. They’ll even take care of getting your luggage to your room for you (even if your room isn’t ready when you arrive). The best part? The service is complimentary so there’s no extra strain on your vacation budget!
-Don’t feel like lugging all those souvenirs you’ve purchased around the parks or while you check out Downtown Disney? Just have them all sent back to your resort and you can pick them up at your resort’s gift shop or front desk. Not staying on property? No problem- park purchases can be sent to a package pickup point at the front of the park, then on your way out for the day you can just pick them up. The cost for this service? Nothing-another helpful freebie Disney provides. Don’t think you’ll have space to take everything on your trip home? No problem-you can arrange to have your packages shipped home instead, however there will be a fee for the shipping.
-Not interested in parades or fireworks? Use that time to get in a lot of ride time. With so many people watching the parades (especially the Main Street Electrical Parade) and fireworks shows, the lines for the rides during those times are much shorter.
-Have you ever parked your car at one of the WDW theme parks, then at the end of the night forgot the lot name and row number? After you park, take a picture of the lot name/row number with your phone or digital camera (if your camera has a picture viewing screen) and you can just check it at the end of the day.
-WDW Resort Guests have the perk of Extra Magic Hours where they can either get into one of the parks earlier than guests staying off-property or staying at one of the parks later. Once you find out which parks have those Extra Magic Hours, plan your days around that. If you stay off-property you’ll want to avoid the Extra Magic Hours park(s) since they are normally the busiest park(s) of the day. If you are staying on-property, you may want to take advantage of the Extra Magic Hours until an hour or so after the park opens, then hop over to a different park (if your tickets are park hoppers) for the rest of the day. For evening Extra Magic Hours, take advantage of one of the other parks during the day, then you can hop over to enjoy the extra hours after the off-site guests have left. I’ve found that taking advantage of the morning Extra Magic Hours is usually more productive than the evening ones.
-Want to relax for more than just one trip around Tomorrowland on the Tomorrowland Transit Authority (the Peoplemover)? If there is not a huge line of guests waiting to board when you get back to the station, ask the cast member at the exit station if you can remain on... but DO NOT get out of the car until you ask. Once you exit the car, you’ll have to exit the attraction and then go thru the entrance again to get back on. Usually if it’s not too busy, when you ask they’ll shut the door of your car and you can go back around again.
Stay tuned for the next installment...
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