I know, I know, top 10 are supposed to be happening... well top 25 eventually, BUT, DISNEY HAPPENED!
The number one top tip I can give you?
Spend that money and stay at a resort! Bus? Absolutely freaking worth it!
We stayed at the All-star Music resort and let me tell you, it was fabulous! Your husband will thank you. Traffic, bad. Not having to drive yourself in it, the most magical thing there is.
Anyway, on with the show.
We stayed 4 nights and did 4 days in Disney. Bundle those babies, Disney resort and park ticket, $1K a person, easy.
Book those lightning lanes! You must! Otherwise, you're going to stand in line with all these miserable, hot people that we watched. Peter Pan? 80 minute standby line, nah.
Also, you stay at the resort, you get to book your lightning lanes 7 days before the 1st day of your stay! Sooooo much better chance at getting what you want, and we absolutely did. It couldn't have gone better or smoother!
Criticism about Animal Kingdom, dislike Avatar and gosh we've been to so many zoos, not sorry to say we skipped it.
2 whole days at Magic Kingdom though, I was in heaven. The rides we loved we got to ride twice. MAGICAL!
Do the hard day first, I won't tell you that we did 30,000 steps the 1st day at Magic Kingdom, but yea we did. I walked and ran 4-5 times a week for 8 months to get down and ready for this. You must.
Another tip that saved us, book those 4 must-do rides first thing in the morning, then rest at your resort and go back for the evening fireworks. Absolutely must-do especially at Christmas time (forever still trying to figure out if Tinkerbell was a real person).
Book what you want the most first!!!!!
No matter if it's a lame (no offense :P) choice or not, even the magic carpet ride got up to 30 minutes at one point in our travels! As soon as you scan your magic band, pick something else on your app. My biggest thing was to pick something that I knew we had passed on the way that was close, and BAM walked on and headed to another major one that we had booked afterwards. Stacking is your key, and we literally just walked on everything all 4 days, no lie. Sweet perfection.
Plan, plan, plan. Pick what rides you want, and run at rope drop. This was an experience my Mom wasn't ready for, let me tell you. Rope dropped Frozen, couldn't have gone smoother, but Mom was confused as to what it meant. They drop the rope and you run, 10 minutes was all we waited for Frozen at Epcot, the only time we waited, unless you count the 45 minutes we stood in line for santa Stitch, bleh. I had to have Remy's, absolutely had to. My husband... Yeah he knew what was up, and he was prepped and just as stoked as I was. TIP: Get to the park an hour before "opening", all parks open 30 minutes early for resort guests, another freaking amazing perk.
When I was planning this vacation, I will admit I was soooo freaking scared. Just get up, plan and prep where you're going, when your going. Every night, (before we figured out the lay of the land) whatever lightning lanes we scored for that next day, we sat down and saw where the rides themselves were in the park, everything was so easy, I promise, don't freak out. Just make sure you do your homework, especially if it's your first time like ours.
My husband and I are so stoked, and when the baby comes, are thinking of getting yearly passes. Don't drive from Oklahoma to Disney without making several days out of it. ;)
They cost a ton of extra money, I know, but you have to!
We did Very Merry Mickey's and Jollywood nights! Absolutely freaking fantastic, and the waiting in line isn't horrible at all, you can stay until midnight! If you book a park on party night and don't go, watch carefully because whatever park will close early on you, and they make you leave unfortunately.
I almost forgot one of my other favorite parts! Eat breakfast at OHANA! Get an early morning reservation (60 days ahead of your 1st scheduled day), hope on the bus and take it to Magic Kingdom, and then ride the monorail to the Polynesian. Delicious, all-you-can-eat food (My husband wanted Stitch), but I came for the food and rides!
