10 Great Walt Disney World Tips For Families

Sometimes, after getting back from a Disney Vacation (especially while waiting for and flying on their homebound planes), my Disney Families enjoy sharing a couple of tips, thoughts, and suggestions that they found especially helpful over the course of their trip. Here are some great ones from a wonderful family!

• Fanny packs work great for the kids. They could hold their own stuff, but not complain about it.
• Buy a balloon. Most expensive balloon you will ever buy at $12, but you will always find your stroller quick. Takes some dealing with if it's windy, but it was worth it to us. Plus, we gave our balloons away when we left, and the parents were so happy!
• Character dinners are totally worth it. Saves tons of wait times in the park, meeting characters.
• Downtown Disney has lots of picture opportunities, and it's great for shopping.
• Download the [My Disney Experience] app. Totally worth it for wait times and dining. We planned where we wanted to eat and what in advance. Saves tons of time, which is precious in Disney because it is so hard to do all the things you want to do.
• We bought a rechargeable battery pack for cell phones. Get one. Trust me.
• Gift Cards worked out great. The kids knew exactly how much they had to spend and there was no begging for other things because we told them, up front, that once it was gone, that was it. We also made them wait a few days to decide, so they were really sure they were getting what they wanted.
• I wanted to find something cheap and easy for the kids to do or buy and to take home as a memento. I thought about the pins, but they wouldn't wear them. We found the [pressed] penny machines and collectors books and the kids loved it. They searched out shiny pennies so they looked better and it was fun and cheap to do.
• The Art of Animation Resort was amazing!



Cars Area at Disney's Art of Animation Resort

• Disney is all about being with your family. You better really like them because, trust me, they will test you to the point where you want to pop them one and, because you really, really love them, you won't.

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