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If you’re planning a Disney trip in 2021, we want to be here to help!
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We’ve already brought you DOZENS of tips to help make your 2021 Disney vacation an amazing and smooth one, but we’re bringing out the BIG tips today. Here are 5 TRULY game-changing hacks for dominating Disney World in 2021!
When it comes to conquering Disney World and making the most of your day in the parks, many guests would traditionally take advantage of “rope drop.” Not familiar? Each park previously would handle rope drop a bit differently, but basically it is the process of first opening the parks each day to guests or, for guests, the process of getting there EARLY to be one of the first people in the park.
The name is based on a literal rope being draped across the front of land entrances before they opened for the day. Sometimes Cast Members would stretch a rope in front of the park opening crowd and walk them back to the most popular ride, reduing the ability of guests to run to the most popular attraction, which is obviously dangerous for other guests and Cast Members.
What Rope Drop at Hollywood Studios looked like pre-closure
But now, in a reopened Disney World, is rope drop still even a thing? Is it still worth it to wake up SUPER early and be among the first guests to enter the parks each day? Let’s take a look at what our experience has been like since the parks reopened and share our thoughts!
It’s been months since we’ve been back in Disney World. We have to say that it’s been pretty surreal to return to the resorts and parks after they’ve been closed for so long!
Welcome Back Home!
However, Disney World is definitely not the same place we’ve grown to know and love over the years. There are a lot of changes that honestly have us rethinking how we are going to need to plan upcoming Disney vacations in the near future. While there is limited capacity in the parks with an entirely new reservation system required to even enter, the changes don’t stop there.
Disney World can get BUSY, you guys (two hours for Peter Pan’s Flight is sometimes a norm in the summer). And while each family has a method to the madness on what they’d like to do their vacation, a lot of people don’t realize exactly how important it is to visit the parks in the morning.
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Even though being an early riser many not be your forté, we’re telling you that these things in Disney World are worth waking up for!
Even the most seasoned Disney World vacationers still make mistakes!
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As magical as they are, Disney vacations definitely take a LOT of planning! So, no matter how many times you’ve been, you’re still bound to make some mistakes. And we’re no exception! Here are the biggest mistakes we’ve made in Disney World!
Any trip to Disney World is a mixed bag of emotions from the joy you feel when you begin planning to the sadness you feel when you board your plane to go home.
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You really feel the FULL spectrum of emotions throughout your entire trip, so we thought we would rank them! No one asked us to, BUT WE’RE DOING IT ANYWAY. We’re starting from the absolute BEST feelings in the (Disney) world to the downright strangest!
Going on a Disney World vacation can take months or even years of planning and saving. So, what should you do when the kids are crying, your favorite ride breaks down, and you’re stuck in the middle of a Florida downpour?
This sign brings us so much joy!
Well first, let us say, we’ve all been there! As wonderful as Disney World is, that doesn’t mean everything is always perfect! But don’t worry, we have some strategies to help you navigate the bumps and get your vacation back on track!
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Whether it’s your first trip to Disney World or you have been 100 times, you would probably like to get the most out of the time and money you’ve invested in your visit, right?!
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Disney World is continually growing and changing, so we are always looking for ways to help you maximize your trip in the time leading up to, and of course during, your visit. Today we’re exploring some of the BIGGEST time wasters in Disney World and what you can do about them! [Read more…]
Everyone has their own unique strategy for how they like to tackle all four of the Disney World theme parks during their vacations!
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And while many folks swear by rope dropping — the correct way to rope drop remains shrouded in mystery for many (you may not even know what a rope drop IS!).
When Hollywood Studios recently switched up its FastPass tiers giving Millennium Falcon: Smugglers Run and Slinky Dog Dash equal billing, we knew an epic clash of the attractions would soon be ensuing amongst our family members.
Millennium Falcon: Smugglers Run
You see, while many of our tribe are adamant Slinky Dog Dashers, there are also quite a few Smugglers Runners in our midst. The decision was already proving itself to be difficult enough when days later Disney released FastPasses for Mickey and Minnie’s Runaway Railway — yet ANOTHER top tier attraction. And now that you can only make a FastPass for one of these three top tier attractions in advance, how do you decide?
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