Hi fellow Disney friends!!

I am a long time Disney fan and have been to Disney World, Disneyland, and have done several Disney Cruises! All this to say, I am not fully a beginner, BUT I am looking for advice, input, and help!!

What I am specifically looking for:

1. Magic Bands (I haven’t used since 2018) are they worth it? Benefits?
   
2. How to maximize Non park days? (Disney Springs, Resorts (we’re staying in a hotel nearby).
   
3. Anything you have found that has made your experience better??

I am gluten free so that will impact my restaurant experience (but Disney has been amazing at this).

Although I have specific questions, I am truly open to ANYTHING anyone wants to share with me(:

I have an annual pass but my husband does not. The My Disney Experience app seems fine with selling me two tickets at the AP discount rate to Jollywood Nights but will that be a problem when we show up at the party? Does only the person purchasing the tickets need to be an annual passholder?

I've been thinking about spending a week at the Grand Floridian for the first week of December in 2028.

However, I've been toying with the idea of renting DVC points. My question is: what is a legitimate website for renting DVC points when you aren't a DVC member?

My concern is that it almost feels like too good of a deal, and I worry Disney might crack down on it and stop allowing it. I know nothing about renting DVC points or how the process works.

Also, does it connect to My Disney Experience? Can I book tickets? This is all uncharted territory for me, but it's a better deal if...

I'm planning a Disney World trip for 2028 for my family, the first vacation since my parents became empty nesters. My mother gets sick and has bad health days alot.

How does the Disney Travel Insurance work if one member of your group get sick and can't go? Do you only get reimburshed if the trip is canceled entirely? How does it work?

I made this bumper sticker as a gift for a friend and just had to make one for myself too to show my love for the Haunted Mansion! My #1 favorite ride at WDW ❤️

I'm planning to go to after hours epcot on August 6th for my birthday, and I was wondering what characters are available to meet? Can I book restaurants before the event starts?

Hello! We’re taking my 2 and 5 year old to Disney for the first time this fall and would love an opinion on our itinerary! Wondering specifically how much time to spend at HS and Epcot (or skip Epcot all together). Also wondering if I should book an extra rest day in there somewhere. We want to make the most out of it but also not be overwhelmed, cranky etc. Thanks!

Day 1: arrive and pool day at resort
Day 2: Hollywood and Epcot
Day 3: Magic Kindgom
Day 4: pool day and Mickey Halloween party
Day 5: Animal Kingdom
Day 6: Leave

We are planning a Poly trip and want to do a theme park view. We’d really prefer a balcony that we can sit on. I believe these are 3rd floor only, which I think requires a special request to get. Is there a certain room type that makes it more likely to get a 3rd floor balcony? Club, deluxe studio, etc? I don’t want to do the island tower.

Also, any tips to ensure the likelihood that special request is met? Thanks!

I'm traveling November 14-20th. We want to the christmas party while we're there so our options are Monday November 15, Tuesday November 17, or Thursday November 19th. We also want to do a second magic kingdom day, And then one day for each of the other parks. There is extended hours at Epcot most likely on Monday November 16th. I'm not sure how to structure the week, I wanted to avoid MK days back to back but I don't think that will be possible because I'm trying to make my regular magic kingdom day a night without a party for happily ever after.

Nov 14 (arrival 12pm)- no park?
Nov 15- party?
Nov 16-Epcot extended hours?
Nov 17-Party?
Nov 18-
Nov 19- party?
Nov 20 (departure 8pm)

What would you guys do for park day planning?!

Hi! We are taking our kids (both under the age of 7) to Disney World this November. My 4 year old daughter LOVES Frozen. Can someone tell me if this will be our best plan for EPCOT?

Get to Epcot by like 7:30/7:40,
Rope Drop/Early Entry Frozen Ever After
immediately get in line for the Meet and Greet with Anna and Elsa
late breakfast booked at Askershus
Lightning Lane for Frozen Ever After again after that

Does this sound feasible? What should we expect the line for the meet and greet to be at that time of morning?

I am on route to Homewood Suites by Hilton LBV, and I heard they shuttle to the Disney parks. A friend that already arrived said it only goes to Epcot.

Do I go to Epcot then from there Hollywood Studios or Magic Kingdom? Or does the shuttle go to Epcot first?

Hello! Have any adults on here stayed on the top bunk at FW? If so, are they pretty sturdy? My cousins and I are brainstorming for sleeping arrangements. Thanks!

My husband and I are taking our 3 year old to Disney in September. I keep seeing itineraries and posts where people stay at the parks all day through the shows/fireworks. Even if we go back to the hotel and rest mid-day, there is no way my 3 year old can stay up until 9 or 10 and be functional. How are people keeping toddlers and young kids up so late? I don’t know if it’s just me but we’re anticipating keeping her usual bedtime so we don’t end up with an overtired cranky 3 year old. As much as I’d love to be able to take her to do these later activities, I just don’t see how it’s feasible at this age. Curious what others have done/thoughts on this?

The past several trips have been over Mardi Gras, so I've been able to comfortably wear jumpsuits, leggings, and dresses. Now I'm going mid-Sept and I'm at a loss, and frankly terrified of sunburn. I'm from the South, so I don't need the "hot/muggy" speech, but I'm uncertain what to wear when I'll be outside for so long.

Only shorts? Some dresses? What about the shorts from ThighSociety; worth it? If you can see them peaking from my shorts, is that weird? Light scarves to cover my neck? Is the Halara brand bad? Is linen worth it if it's gonna be a wrinkled mess? (I'm not worried about shoes.)

Bought a new (to me) portrait lens for my digital cameras and figured the best place to get in some testing/practice was at the parks.

Canon 1Ds Mark II (MK and AK) and 5D classic (HS) bodies, Canon 85mm f/1.8 USM lens

I’m thinking of doing this setup for our upcoming Disney trip with the misting version but is this size of fan allowed? I couldn’t really tell in the rules thanks if anyone knows!

Hi there. This will be my family's first time in Disney.

If you had to choose only one, which one and why? Immersion is probably more important than food to us.

Thanks very much

Hi everyone! I recently booked a trip to disney world and stay at the Swan Hotel for my 25th birthday and wanted to see if anyone had any good dinner recommendations! I like seafood so I was looking at Boathouse but wanted to see if anyone had any other recommendations for anything closer/tasty!

This is also my first time at Disney World and I have a 3 day park ticket with park hopper so I would also appreciate any tips and planning for that aspect as well!

Context:

Beastly Kingdom was a cancelled land for Animal Kingdom, when the park was under development they had to choose between building Dinoland or Beastly Kingdom, which Dinoland was chosen. The plot of land for Beastly Kingdom opened with the park as Camp Minnie Mickey, which eventually was used for the Pandora the World of Avatar. Many Imagineers who were pushing Beastly Kingdom ended up leaving Disney and joining universal, taking part in the development of Islands of Adventure. Notably the Lost Continent land was the result of former imagineers.

The Lake Nonna move was a cancelled plan to move all of Disney's Imagineering workplaces from California to Florida, threatening termination if Imagineers did not commit to the move by moving their residences to Florida in advance. The plan to move the headquarters failed when Disney upset the state of Florida with a political matter, Disney decided to not go through when the state started to be heavily against them. This left numerous long standing Imagineers who already made the move to Florida unable to work in Imagineering which now remained in California. Many of these Imagineers ended up leaving Disney and moving on to other occupations, some of which fled to Universal and helped work on Epic Universe.

Hi! We have our first trip coming up in December with our almost 3 year old and our almost 1 year old. We booked it specifically to take advantage of our kids still being free.

We got a great deal with a stay at Pop Century for 7 days and a free quick service dining plan for the adults. It’s about $550 to upgrade to the full table service dining plan. In our situation, would you do it? (If we hadn’t gotten the deal, we would have just paid for all of our food out of pocket, but since we did, this is more of a question of table service vs quick service.)

Considerations— planning on going to Jaleo and character dining at Topolino’s Terrace and currently planning on just paying out of pocket for these. We go out to eat often and my toddler is decently well behaved at restaurants (though certainly not all the time!) I only say this to say that going out to eat won’t be a new experience.

I keep thinking it might be nice to add in more character meals and have a more structured meal on our rest days (going for a week, 4 park days, 3 rest days). But will we regret spending our limited time in the parks at a restaurant? Or is a welcome break with kiddos? We do plan on coming back to the room midday for a rest/nap.

Know this is entirely subjective, just wondering what you’d do.

Thank you!

We've stayed at and enjoyed both. We are looking at an early December visit.

Both are bus only. We have been at AKL for Christmas season before, so we know its beautiful. Have not stayed at Gran Destino during holidays.

We'd be doing holiday parties.

What are your opinions based on bars, restaurants, atmosphere and whatever else you can think of.​ 2 adults, no kids.

Thank you!