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    Top Tip

    What is the best tip or secret you have been given !!!!
    Heres one to start

    If you want to see the fireworks at Epcot in style beat the ques and have the best seats in town,you can hire a boat sail around the lake and just before fireworks start drop anchor under the bridge, near the George and Dragon for a spectacular view
    There are only 3 boats available per night available at disney


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    Following on from that, if you can, go straight to the most popular ride to get a fastpass. That way, you can return later in the day without having to queue for as long.
    Chris


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    Best tip book your hol when the schools go back we go first two weeks sept. parks quiet and wife gets the sales on labour day. we went to most park and the kids didn't have to que at all. it was great.
    And the flights are a lot lot cheeper.
    And so are the villas if you shop around, got ours for two weeks £700.

    We also if we do go earlyer we go to the parks about 1pm that way you catch the 3pm parade a lot of people are shattered with the heat and are heading home. and in disney your not to shattered to stay for the night parade.
    also being a cheep skate we can get the kids a big lunch first, not a good idea for the water parks or the big lunch before going on the big rides [xx(]

    and if in a place with a freezer, buy small bottles of water pop them in the freezer, so you have a cold drink all day great.


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    Or you could take in 1/2 full bottles of water and when they're nearly empty top them up from the water fountains. A lot lighter to carry


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    Don't try and do EVERYTHING! There is simply far too much to do and you will end up exhausting yourself, especially in the heat, this is meant to be a vacation after all! Allow for non-park days and down time to chill out and relax. There is also a whole load of stuff to do away from the parks.
    Euan


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    Some rides have single rider queues and if you do not mind all going together these can work out well. We could not get fast passes for Expedition Everest at Animal Kingdom last time we visited and the queue was 75 minutes - single rider queue was 15 minutes and we went one after the other.


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    When you buy a cold drink at the Parks ask for it without ice. You get at least twice as much drink by doing this and it is plenty cold enough anyway. You don't then end up with no drink left but lots of ice! If you also ask for a second straw then you can easily share it, too.[msnsmile2]

    If you're planning on a full day get to the Park as it opens, do the rides that you really want to do then go back to the villa for the afternoon (especially if it is really hot), relax there in the pool, and then go back to the Park again around 5pm when a lot of people leave and go somewhere else for dinner.
    Carla


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    One of the best tips we got is to look out for the "Disney for Free" options.

    2 that we enjoy are to go to Downtown Disney and take the boat up to the Port Orleans resort and have an ice cream. We usually walk back to the mid point stop and get the boat back from there.

    Another favourite is the Boardwalk, when you get to the security entrance you tell them that youu are going to the Boardwalk and they then direct you to a separate car park (free parking) and you walk around the lake which has several hotels backing onto it. You can even walk into the Worldshowcase at Epcot so it great if you want to go late and see the fireworks or something.

    Just heard of another which may be good for when we have youngster with us.

    Take the free boat from the Wilderness Lodge to the Fort Wilderness Campground.Arrive early enough and for $2 the children can enjoy a pony ride.Tour the stables for free and get close and personal with all those Disney friendly horses. Rent a surrey bike and investigate the miles of paved trails. Perhaps a few minutes relaxation on the white sand beach as the sun sets. For $65 you can rent a family size pontoon boat and roam the lakes for an hour. Arrive around dinner time and enjoy a decent meal at the Tavern or Trails End family restaurant.After that head over to the camp fire area for an evening of family fun. Take the shuttle boat back to the Wilderness Lodge.

    You used to be able to ride with the Monorail driver if you asked but not sure if that is still allowed. Basically youu just have to ask when you are going through the baarrier.

    Take a tour of all the hotels around any holiday season and it's incredible the amount of attention to detail you can see.

    At the Polynesian Hotel go to the white sand beach that faces the MK.Grab one of hundreds of lawn chairs, sit back and enjoy the fireworks show. They have a beach bar so you can order any type of drink as you take in the show.

    Ok I know technically that is more than one but they all come under the same umbrella and we find it's the "different" things that can change the holiday into an even greater one when youu try to find something else to do each trip.
    Babblin Boo


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    Just to expand on Carlas as well, if you are buying the drinks then it is often worth getting one of the refill cups which can then be shared. Many of the parks now let you use the same cup on each visit, you just have to go to one and get a new barcode valid for that day which is a bit cheaper (and easier to store that buying a new cup each time.
    Babblin Boo


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    <blockquote id="quote" class="ffs">quote:Originally posted by steph_goodrum


    You used to be able to ride with the Monorail driver if you asked but not sure if that is still allowed. Basically youu just have to ask when you are going through the baarrier.

    [/quote]

    Steph, they no longer allow you to ride 'up front' with the Monorail driver. Shame, as it was a real treat and you got a fantastic view. [msnsad]
    ellie


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