#disneyguide

When planning a Disney vacation, we all want to get the most out of our vacation time. No one wants to get there and waste the day standing in line. If you want to make sure that you and your family or friends spend more time on the rides or seeing shows rather than waiting for them, here are a couple tips to ensure just that.

I will be the first to say that I’m nowhere near a morning person. I love sleep! But who doesn’t? However, when it comes to Disney, the best thing you can do is get to the park before it even opens, in order to secure a spot in one of many lines that already fill up quick. Getting to the park before, or during park opening is great, because that is when it’s going to be the least busy. Many of the families also visiting have children who either don’t get up early or take a while to get ready, so they don’t show up until almost noon. You will be able to get all the major rides in before lunchtime, if you get there early.

Another great tip is to avoid watching the big parades or live performances scattered throughout the park. During this time, there are tons of people sitting around watching the show, which means there are less people going on rides. This makes a perfect opportunity for you to hit up some of your favorites and not have to wait as long.

If you have a smart phone, I highly recommend downloading a Disney wait-time app. This app gives you all the park’s wait-times in the palm of your hand, so you can avoid the rides that may take forever to get on. While there are many apps that will do this service for you, I suggest downloading the Diseyland app when going to Disneyland, or the My Disney Experience app if visiting Disney World, both of which are official apps created by Disney.

If you have a pulse, you’ve probably heard of Star Wars. I mean, it’s only one of the biggest movie franchises in Hollywood’s history, and a few years ago, Disney decided to buy up George Lucas’s syfy goldmine. Already we’ve been graced with a prequel and sequel to the saga, and now we’re patiently waiting for the next adventure due this Christmas. However, one of Disney’s biggest ventures yet with the franchise will be a whole new land added into both Disneyland and Disney World parks. 

For pretty much as long as I can remember, I have been a huge Disney fan. I come from a Disney-enthusiastic family, so if there’s anyone to blame on my slight obsession, it would be my parents. Some of my favorite memories growing up as a child, and as an adult, were my family trips to the parks, having Disney movie marathons with a few of my best friends, and listening to the movie soundtracks while on long road trips.

The overall goal of this blog is to keep up with Disney-related current events. Within that, a possible topic that I hope to include will be focusing on new movie releases and possibly reviewing that movie if I’m able to find the time to go and see it. Another topic that I would like to explore would be about upcoming theme park attractions. There has been a bunch of news lately about new rides and sections of the park coming to both Disneyland and Disney World. Since my family and I are huge fans, we feel like we know how to do Disney when it comes to planning a vacation, so another topic I would like to touch on would be giving my advice on how to get the most out of a Disney vacation, such as what to do, when to do it, and hopefully, how you can save money.

The people who will get the most out of this blog are fellow Mousketeers who share a love for Disney, and would like to keep up to date on what’s happening within the Disney universe, whether they are planning a trip and want get the most out of their time and money, or whether they just want to hear the latest Disney buzz.

While there are many Disney blogs that are worth following, a few that I follow myself and would recommend are:

https://disneyparks.disney.go.com/blog/

https://thewaltdisneycompany.com/news/