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A Guide to Disney Crowd Behavior

A Walt Disney World visit counts as a demonstration of chaos theory. We don’t even mean that in a bad way. It’s more that every single moment at Disney proves unpredictable. A single decision to eat a meal or choose an attraction can trigger wide-ranging ramifications. We’ve accidentally stumbled into a parade, an unforgettable character […]

Guide to Disney Standyby Lines

Throughout this book, we’ll reference “standby lines,” which may sound strange to you at first. The concept itself is quite basic, though. At Walt Disney World and other Disney theme parks, you’ll spend a great deal of time standing in various lines. However, Disney attractions use two different kinds of line queues. When you purchase […]

A Pet-Friendly Guide to Disney Vacations

Hello, fellow animal lover! We are the proud companions/minions of nine animals and counting during the course of our relationship. We could bore you to death with stories about each and every one of them, including Billy, our dog, who lived happily for six years after being given six months to live. David wrote about […]

A Guide to Entering the Parks and Going through Security

You may have heard some criticisms about internet usage at Walt Disney World. We’re just going to level with you. A lot of those complaints are accurate. However, we’re happy to report that those problems have gotten a lot better in recent years. Disney has cleverly integrated 5G towers across the Disney World campus, which […]

Guide to Disney Strollers and ECVs

If you have small children or party members who cannot walk for long distances or at all, you still have options for visiting the parks! Many parents avoid the challenges of navigating airline requirements for strollers by renting one either directly from Walt Disney World or from one of the off-site vendors who offer their […]

Do You Need Park Passes at Walt Disney World?

This is one of the questions we hear most often. The explanation centers on Disney’s challenges during the pandemic. At that time, Disney needed to know the number of expected visitors to its theme parks to protect the safety of its guests. So, Disney required visitors to book a Park Pass each day of their […]

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Your Guide to Rope Drop and Early Theme Park Entry

You’ve probably heard the term Rope Drop at some point and wondered what it meant. This is one of those insider terms that made more sense in the past than it does today. In the past, Disney would use ropes to prevent guests from entering the park. It wasn’t ominous or anything. Cast Members would […]

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Guide to Disney’s Disability Access Services

Perhaps no subject matters more to us in this guide than Disability Access Service (DAS). A member of our (technically David’s) family has utilized DAS many times over the years, and it’s one of the many reasons why he loves Disney so dearly. The reality is that the world asks too much of those with […]

Simple Advice for a Better Family Vacation

Before we get into Walt Disney World specifics, we’d like to offer a suggestion about theme park behavior. This isn’t our idea but rather one of the best suggestions we’ve ever heard. A parent was lamenting that their Disney vacation had gone off the rails, which does happen sometimes. When people get hungry and grumpy […]

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Guide to Walking at Disney Parks and How to Prepare Yourself

Kim visited Walt Disney World for the first time in her life as an adult in her early 40s. Before the visit, she had no idea how much walking is involved in a day at the theme parks. Depending on the park and your ambitions, you can get in anywhere between 20,000 and 30,000 steps […]