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Before this past summer I had never visited Walt Disney World, but this summer I got to go twice.  Each visit was with a different group, and I learned how to really fully enjoy the experience by taking the good from both of them!  Here are some tips.

Things to do

• If you can afford it, spend at least one week enjoying everything.  We stayed for a week and there were still things we missed.
• Disney World has a fastpass system where you go to the ride, get a pass to come and enjoy the ride later, and when you come back you can bypass the ride.  Early in the day, get a fastpass to your “most wanted” ride and then use your waiting time to get on your second favorite.  Then go back with your fastpass if it is time and skip the line.  After that ride, get a fastpass for your next “most wanted” ride and use the wait time etc. etc. etc.
• As people in your group start to tire, go enjoy one of the shows.  The wait tends to not be too long.  You may want to consider one of the parks indoor (read: air conditioned) attractions.
• Certain hotels and resorts (Disney hotels and a few others) give their guests the exclusive priviledge to come early/leave late a particular park each day.  If you are a guest, check out the schedule for the special hours called “Extra Magic Hours” and see if you want to take advantage of them.  If you don’t stay in one of these select hotels or if you just don’t care to be in the park for those extra hours, avoid the selected park on that day and just enjoy one of the other parks.  The park with the extra magic hours will be busier.
• Take some time to just enjoy your resort or hotel.  One of my visits was go-go-go and the other was a more relaxed pace.  The slower pace was definitely more enjoyable.  Sleep in one day or lay by the pool.
• Bring drinks into the park with you.
• Enjoy some restaurants inside the resort, but also venture outside the park and resort.  Ask the hotel staff where they recommend for a type of restaurant you Things to not do are craving.
• All the park’s finale shows are good, but Fantasia at Hollywood Studios is the best.  Make sure to see the show.

Things to not do

• Don’t forget to take memorable pictures.  This means ones with people in them.  Everywhere there will be beauty in the Walt Disney World Resort, but people matter more and you sill regret not taking more pictures of them more than not taking a picture of a dolphin shaped bush.
• Don’t do everything together if possible.
• Don’t do everything apart.
• Don’t forget to look at every outlet before you leave the hotel.
• Don’t arrive late for the park finale shows.
• Don’t forget to take your faith with you.
• Don’t forget to have a good time.

- Justin
Are you really living?

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