7 Things You SHOULD NOT BUY in Disney World
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Honestly one I would've tossed into this list is the cooling pads and mist sprayers. They are overpriced and poorer quality than equivalent pads/fans/sprayers you can buy online and have prepared prior to a trip. I made this rookie mistake and learned from it.
I bought cooling towels at Five Below. Smart and inexpensive investment that definitely came in handy.
So true
Our misting fan broke immediately. They replaced it, but still.
Our misting fan broke the day we arrived to W.D.W. I guess they don't sell replacements cause we couldn't find any while we were down there.
The cooling pads are overpriced but they work. The misting fan they sell is literally the worst one you can buy.😭😭
A good tip is to pack those powdered Gatorade packets to help with dehydration as well as crystal light/Kool aid packets. Water on tap is one of the only things at Disney that is free.
I thought our shoulder pets would sit on shelves to collect dust when we got home, and trust me when I say we have PLENTY of shelf souvenirs from our trip! 🤣However, my husband wears his Groot shoulder pet to Zoom work meetings and my teenager has a shoulder pet selfie series going on his phone this summer. I don’t really get it, but it brings them joy, so that’s cool!
I will say that if you loose your shoulder pet, be sure to talk to guest services and report the item as lost. My wife lost a shoulder Groot and a week or two after our trip she got an email saying they "found it" and shipped it to us at no cost. I am not sure if they just grabbed one from a gift shop that had separated from its magnet or if it was someone else's (sorry, random stranger if it yours yours, he is living a good life on our fridge) shoulder Groot. Groot does not seem that stable, but Figment, Grogu, and the porgs seem to do a better job of staying on.
I switched to a sturdier magnet and now my orange bird stays put just fine
I had a decent time with my shoulder groot, i guess it depends on how you sit him it seems. I tried a few different ways until i found a really good set up with the groot and the magnet.
The same thing happened to me with some Mickey ears I accidentally left them on the ride and someone stole em and I reported them missing and they shipped me a new pair which was nice as I bought another pair and so now I have 2
I safety pin my on with the magnet.
Disney has become so complicated and even more expensive than I thought imaginable.
A perfect day at the park when I was a kid was getting breakfast at McDonald's on the way there, packing necessities like ponchos and snacks to avoid spending extras in overpriced items ,getting there by rope drop, going to our favorite rides first like POTC and then as crowds grew we decided if each ride was worth the wait and went from there.
We would then pick out someone where to eat for a late lunch ,ride more rides , watch the fireworks with ice cream, and then walk around Main street afterwards for souvenirs as we waited for the crowds to die down.
I was sure my daughter wasted a lot of money on a shoulder banshee....especially she refused the one on sale with a free stand. However, it was her souvenir money and she really wanted a particular one, so she got it. She ended up wearing it in multiple places, including the Spirit of Aloha luau (may it RIP) and even in her Halloween costume later that year. She still has it in her bedroom on her top bunk. Sometimes those "wastes of money" really aren't.
I own the shoulder Porg. His name is Sir Porgington and I’ve given him doll sunglasses so he can also not get blinded by the sun on our travels together. Also gave him a little necklace so he can be fancy. Best money I spent at Disney. I wear him to all the conventions I go to and he usually is a delight.
I did the cookie crawl in 2019 and loved it. I happened to have an extra ziploc in my bag and used that for a couple of the cookies I couldn't finish.
Disney genie plus is the biggest disappointment I've had with disney in quite a while honestly. With the tickets going up in price having to also pay for disney genie just to get fast passes which used to be "free" is absolutely ridiculous and makes someone like me not want to go to Disneyland sadly. Just greedy man
The cookie stroll cookies are HUGE. We brought ziplock bags and came home with about 80-90% of the cookies we bought.
Remember to check all the benefits that you get for purchasing a vacation package. A round of mini golf for up to four people is one of those benefits, as well as discounts to some restaurants.
I agree with this one! I used to always get a free round of mini golf with my package, but never got to use them because no park bus stopped there, and I had no idea how to get there on my own.
I made sure to bring safety pins for shoulder pets just in case. And I’ve had those plush keychains fall off of my park bag before, so I always double chain them just in case. This has saved me on several occasions, as sometimes my backup is all that was keeping them on.
Also, those shoulder pets reminds me of the PVC figures they used to sell in the parks back in 2015. No one bought them. Only people who I saw wear them were cast members at the retail stores.
Also share meals as much as possible. It was just me and my friend for the one day we went to Disney thanks to her friend having free passes for us, and we just shared our meals and it kept us full all day!
Thanks for letting everyone know what is a waste of money! Some of these I was actually considering buying so thanks for this!
yeah so helpful
So I actually went to just the Boo Bash 2021 without a park ticket for the day.
We arrived in Orlando late afternoon, checked into the hotel and went to the Boo Bash after an early dinner. No park ticket needed and it worked perfect for my party 😀
We went to Boo Bash! It was a blast and easy to go on the rides. That was our park visit.
I just booked my first trip to WDW in a decade with some friends for October '23 and I'm so excited already! You guys have given me great tips for years while I've dreamed of booking this trip and I can't wait to see your recommendations over the next year while I finally get to do solid prep :D
I am also going in October 2023!
We just got back from Disney World, and thanks to DFB’s videos, had an amazing time. Genie+ was so worth it for us. And I’m obsessed with the shoulder Porg I bought in Galaxy’s Edge. Honestly the worst thing we did was mini golf at Fantasia Gardens. Way too hot to be worth it, since you have to go in the heat of the day before 4p in order to redeem the coupon. We got sweatier there than anywhere in the parks!
I used to love Disney but they’ve gotten rid of park hopper, the magical express, making people pay for fast passes, getting rid of the dining plan, etc. I know there was a global pandemic so everyone is trying to recover but everything is nickel and dimming with them. I hope things change but I know I’m not the only feeling this way.
You certainly aren’t, I hope for this as well. I also hope current parks leadership, management, and imagineering can return to their senses and produce the attractions they used to that would blow us away, and not something like Web Slingers, Nano Battle, Falcon, or Flight Force.
It definitely feels like a lot of major corporations are taking advantage of the pandemic by jacking up prices and saying that they’re trying to recover, but Disney is a huge company that makes so much money every year. I think they’re just enjoying charging way more for everything because they know that people are desperate to travel right now and someone will always pay. I’m going to save my money for when Epic Universe opens in a couple years. At least universal is trying to innovate and bring new experiences that don’t feel like a big money grab that they tried to avoid spending money on.
@@Kalamity125 completely agree on your take with Universal. I think Epic Universe is the wake up call that Disney really needs…
@@NinthShinigami I want to hope that it’ll be a wake up call, but if disney wanted to keep up, they would’ve had to have started a new park by now. They’re barely even keeping up with maintenance on their existing parks, and anything new they add feels cheap with all the screens. It’s like they don’t want to spend the money needed for a really innovative ride because they know people will still turn up and pay for a fast pass for a cheap omnimover ride with a bunch of screens. It sucks because disney used to be the gold star standard for theme parks, but it seems like they don’t care any more.
@@Kalamity125 very true 💯💯💯
The magicband+ makes me think of those bulky pins they had forever ago that would vibrate and glow in certain points in rides and events. I wonder if they will do that as well.
Ty Aj for being brutally honest. It's the honest post like these that allow me to share your channel with budget conscious friends.
Great job again AJ. I really enjoy your videos and tips. And I consider myself and my Wife as Disney planning experts. Keep up the good work.
Only got a slight mention but BALLOONS. There's a lot better things that you can spend your money on that don't fly away and travel better when it's time to go home.
DBF! I love vicariously through your videos.
Have you done a video on activities like mini-golf? I knew they had some good golf courses but I didn't know about the mini-golf
I went and the rise of the resistance ride was crazy but the drop was unexpected
Love your videos. My wife and I have been watching all of them while we plan out children's first trip in September.
fyi - we purchased just tickets with park hopper (not park hopper plus) and they threw in 2 mini golf experiences per person as part of the hopper. Not sure it's because we're staying at a delux resort, but I'm not complaining.
Holiday Cookie Stroll strategy? Buy a cooler box to pack all the cookies. Last year's cookies kept well besides the egg-free one (Black and White) Cookie and not so surprisingly the 50th anniversary cookie.
So smart!
I ate at 15 different food booths and Le cellier in one day during the food and wine festival because I have a "can do" attitude. Of course, I finished the fromage montage and the prize dessert
I can think of more than just 7!! 😎
Booked Nov 14 for the party, we arrive in Orlando that morning..check in and go to the park at 4pm..yeah!
One thing I noticed when we did MNSSH was a big waste was waiting to meet characters. You can spend hours in lines to meet one character as everyone hits them. We spent ours waiting on the mad hatter and we was next and they was done. So we did a second and noticed after the parade you hit a lot of rides and went through quickly. Then the hocus pocus show was a great ender and we did that on Halloween night.
Disney merchandise never seems to have any good stuff in the parks. I've found better stuff elsewhere. Like any baby/kid stuff is really hard to find at the parks. I've never seen anything I've wanted to buy at the parks but all my cool Disney stuff comes from Amazon. On my trips, I get so many compliments on my Disney stuff like my phone case etc. But none of it is from the parks.
Magicband+ reminds me of those interactive magical moments pins they had for the 2001 100 Years celebration. They still go off at many places. Pretty distracting on rides.
I really enjoyed your video! I will be staying in Swan & Dolphin, and as I will be going alone for a long holiday, a park hopper ticket and Genie+ might be not worth it for me. I will be using the Single Rider line for some rides, but Genie+, I will be getting it only for Magic Kingdom. In addition, instead of park hopping, I will be visiting some attractions in Florida, including WonderWorks, Dave and Busters, Universal Studio Orlando, Seaworld Orlando, etc.
The only souvenirs I really want are: an epcot geosphere mug (I already have a tree of life mug, and EPCOT and animal kingdom are my favorite parks)
A magic band (when I returned from my last trip from Disney they announce the magic band and I hadn't had the chance to go back and buy one)
I like the Christmas Cookie Crawl. I take a bunch of sandwich size Ziplock bags. Break off a bite of the cookie and drop the rest into my backpack to take home for my hubby as a treat.
Got a pair of the Mickey popcorn Crocs, worth every penny, love, love!
I love it. "Those shoulder pets will probably not be an accessory outside of Disneyland." Oh thank you...it's GOLD Jerry..gold.
I hate to say it but genie plus is a game changer... just got back and it saved us so much time
It made a HUGE a difference in our trip as well! I think it was money well spent because my crew is impatient and the afternoon Florida sun can be so oppressive. We even paid for some queues (Seven Dwarves, Flight of Passage, and Guardians), and it was totally worth it for us. We wanted to get the most experiences we could out of our first visit, and we are so happy we had Genie+.
It’s certainly a game changer… whether it’s good or bad depends on your experience… I personally think it’s a game changer for the absolute worst
Honestly nice to hear somebody that's not relentlessly negative about it!
agree- it’s really useful, but the issue is the impact it has on standby queues. they have a 1:16 ratio (or something silly) that they follow. I stood at the front of the mine train queue for a while when the entire lightning lane queue just breezed in, and the standby never moved. without it, the queues across the park would probably half, and for that reason i’d resent paying for genie +
I don't want to be on my phone all the time when I'm on vacation.
The idea of going on a bounty hunter quest using the magic band sounds cool but it will probably be a one & done thing for me so I'll save my money for my lightsaber & other things
The only things I purchased on my first trip was like 16 pins and a Mickey shaped soap dispenser
Just returned from Disneyland. Genie+ works like a charm in DLR. Its a nightmare at WDW.
AJ funny about those shoulder pets, I don’t know if you heard of or remember the talking Mickey, that at home you he tell you jokes, but in the parks he came alive. He would talk to you, give park information and history. Well ya I bought one I used it while I was there and the next time I went that was it now he sits upon a self. I’m thinking of taking him with my next trip and see if they put the talking status on the same markers, now then I could say it was a good investment, but for now I look at it as you said with those shoulder buddies.😂
Not So Scary is NOT worth the extra price imo. It's basically a themed parade with trick r treating for kids and a few extra hours. PER person. Also they kick out normal guests around 7 so you're only getting a couple hours with lower than average wait times. Maybe a ONCE in a lifetime experience kinda thing but I don't honestly see value in this for the price.
Yea I agree. It’s cool to see some of the characters too, but really it’s just a do it once and move on. If you’re gonna repeat a Halloween event, Universal’s HHN is nearby lol
We used to go to MNSSHP and MVMC every year as a tradition and it was great, but now the price is really high for what you get. 😕
But AJ, the Magic Band + bands are really cool looking
You scared me! I thought you HAD to have both a ticket for park for the holiday parties. Was going to change my whole vacation until the end of that segment. Lol
If the center thing on the magicband+ things fits into the magicband2 band, I would buy the basic one and put the center on my custom magicband2 lol
Only actual merch I’ve ever bought at Disney is from Mitsukoshi. I don’t count it as Disney merch tho, since none of the properties actually belong to Disney lol
What’s disappointing though is it’s all stuff you could buy locally. A lot of the candy has US distributors, and will tell you on the packaging who it is, so there are many stores back home where I live in Texas, of all places, that sells it. The animé stuff too. Studio Ghibli used to have Disney as a distributor. Not sure who’s doing it now, but I see stuff everywhere. Toei and a lot of other animé is licensed in North American from FUNimation, so all of that will have their logo, as well as the product maker themself. I want to be able to get stuff I can’t get back home. It would be nice if we could get some of that Oriental Land Company merch from their Disney parks and stores. Much cooler and better quality.
It’s still a great store, probably the best at World Showcase. It’s just disappointing to see stuff I could find at a local Hot Topic or somewhere.
@@UmmYeahOk yea true that, the most theme park merch I’ve ever bought is at Universal lol
When you get a park hopper plus ticket, do you have to do the extra experience on the same day you enter the park or can you do it on a different day?
Thanks to this channel I've gotten most of my souvenirs from the website outside of my lightsaber. Just have to get my shoulder pet & I'll be all set. I'll just get mine either through the website when I sale comes or get it on the last day at the park before I leave so I don't risk losing it
Can you turn the vibrations of the magic band plus off? I have sensory issues and having a wrist band vibrating all the time sounds awful
What bothers me about the parties is the fact that it’s literally the same amount of people in the park as when there isn’t a party, even if it’s a Tuesday in September. It’s like rather than be open later and offer the same amount of thrills for the cost of a regular ticket, they are literally charging you double if you want to do a full day, or full price if you just want to do that half. All these parades and shows used to be complementary and could be experienced throughout the day. And if you missed them, that’s ok because they didn’t kick you out at 6 or 7, they simply stayed open later for you, the regular paying guest.
Yes I was very OVERWHELMED at my first and only Christmas party, and we went in early November! I didn’t know there was a special event map and felt lost on what and where to go. It is hard to navigate in the dark and it was just as crowded as a regular park day. Extended evening hours also feels just as crowded to me as well.
@@rnguyen2516 only paid party we did was Oogie Boogie Bash last September. It was a Tuesday, and cheapest day. This year, we wouldn’t’ve even had a chance, as all tickets sold out first week in July. It worked for us because it was our arrival day, and they had far more hours and stuff to do than WDW’s version. When we arrived, they funneled everyone from the gate into an areas where they were handing out the event maps and trick or treat bags. I did wonder about maps, so I am glad they had them.
Missed out on a few rides because they closed them for regular guests, then reopen them during the official time. We didn’t do many treat trails because of how insane the line was. We’re talking half the paradise pier lagoon or whatever it’s called fir just Sid from Toy Story. Hour waits on many rides. There was a cool walk through that I really wanted to do because I had seen UA-cam videos of people casually enjoying it, but the line looked to be 2-3 hours long! People seriously paid that much for an attraction that is literally a line! Imagine the Swiss Family Robinson, only super cool Halloween themed. I remembered the rule about being in line before close, so 15 minutes till midnight we got in line and waited about an hour for this walk through attraction. I’m glad we did it, but am also grateful that I didn’t waste three hour of the party waiting for it.
I wanted to buy a Mickey Mummy popcorn bucket while there, but just like Figment when we went to EPCOT, they had sold out of him and all party/festival merch two weeks before our visit. Ended up buying my bucket for half off at a WDW outlet in February, and the pin off eBay July. With shipping, I don’t think the reseller made a profit. I’m still waiting of Festival or the arts merch to lower in price. It’s all about wait. Problem is you shouldn’t have to wait. You paid for your ticket. They know how many are going. If they sell out the first week, that means everyone for over a month or two can’t buy it.
Yeah those magnets are NOT strong enough against a basic tiny knock or movement on the shoulder pets!! They’re cute at home but I’ve almost lost mine tons of time lol 😅
When I was at Disney World in March, I bought a Zero shoulder buddy. I mean, I didn't wear him around the parks cuz I was worried that I'd lose him, but he was still worth every penny.
I have the little plush remy and wore him on top of my bucket hat my whole trip and it worked great! or if I wore a hawaiian shirt he sat in my shirt pocket
Omg Orlando is so hot here we go again some of us like it come up to NE and shovel some snow aj
I’m going to Disney World with a friend in November. We are interested in MagicBand+ to interact with the golden statues. This may not be known yet, but since we will be together when interacting with the statues anyway, I’m guessing I will be able to get the band for one of us to use for that and everything else that person needs it for, & then the other one of us can use one of my old MagicBands, the mobile app thing, or the card for the things we need one for?
Also, can I order a MagicBand+ to be mailed to my house so we have it ready to use when we arrive?
When I do the cookie stroll, I carry quart sized and gallon sized Ziploc bags with me, put the cookie,and their plate in a bag to enjoy later, and they stay fresh.
Hey DFB! Please make a video about being a dog parent in Disney World! How are the pet-friendly rooms at the hotels? What about doggy daycare - what’s that like? Not to mention costs for those rooms & daycare! Also, what about drop off & pick up times?? & where is it located in conjunction to the hotel & parks?? How convenient/inconvenient would it be to bring my fur baby?? Thanks for the consideration!! 😁
Best Friends has two locations near the Disney properties.
The Disney Parks website lists all pet friendly hotels on property. You can leave your pet in the room but you will not get room service that day. And please let the hotel know... Obviously. Best for you and best for room service. Best for your buddy.
Best Friends charges depending on what service you want for the day (if your dog prefers noise, you can ask for a movie to be on in the room, etc) and if you want them to have playtime. If you're bringing your dog (or cat) you would want to bring your own vehicle so you can easily get to Best Friends. That said... All pick up and drop off times are subject to change. So it's a little difficult to give you specifics.
But is it easy? Unfortunately I can't tell you. Your best choice is to talk to those who do this. This is still relatively new! Some animals are not well equipped for the Florida heat so you might have to think about this. Also that's a lot of strange smells. Consider those two and then... make a few calls and see if this is right for you. Many people do this. While staying at Pop Century a few years back, there were two small "friends" beside my room. Someone running past our rooms startled not just me but the dogs. I felt like joining in on the barking at that point... Who runs that loud at 6am, really? Other than that, I got to say hello to them each time we left for the day. Lovely dogs and lovely dog parents...
You know when we weren't being disturbed by a cheer team deciding to run to the food court at 6am. :B
I highly doubt DFB would cover this or any other diverse questions or needs that the rest of us have. But Disney Parks themselves have answered this question before and they'd be happy to, again. Sadly I just don't have the answers in front of me right now.
I hope you get your answer and if this is right for you, I hope your fur baby enjoys their pixie dust.
@@jamie1602 Thank you for all of this info! Your response made me laugh! & definitely gave me a lot to think about! I hate to be too far away from my fur baby (my dog), but at the same time, I wouldn’t want to put him under any unnecessary stress . . . or myself, honestly! Will just have to do further research to determine if bringing him with us is a good idea or not. Thanks again for taking the time to respond! At least now I have a direction to start in! :)
We went to Boo Bash last year and we LOVED it! Totally worth the $300!
Totally agree!!!
I just can’t believe how much the price increased over the years. MNSSH on Halloween night I want to say we paid 120 bucks per ticket I want to say 2016.
I love what you do
I live in Florida only 45 mins away from Disney and havent been since I was a child. Its all so complicated and anxiety provoking. Plus it seem every year that the price goes up significantly but the services and so called "magic" decrease with each price hike.
How can you say that if you haven’t been back since you was a kid? How do you know the service and magic decreases?
We take containers for the holiday cookie stroll and take them back to the hotel, or even home rather than eating them there.
I'm going in December good to know about party tickets
Can you do a Disneyland version please
When I went to the after hours Christmas party I couldn’t get to see some of the shows and the parades because it rained. Which made it the worst or unluckiest time ever.
First time going to Disneyworld in August and I’m nervous about the weather
Can you please let me know if the cakes have natural colours as we have a child who cannot have colour unless it's natural think you.
made the best out of the genie plus. booked pirates of carribean, and got canceld twice (two free lightining tickets that can be used for various good rides including splash and big thunder, and an additional genie plus to book another one!). was able to ride space mountain, splash, big thunder, seven dwarf, jungle cruise, peter pan, pirates of carribean, mickey and minnie visit, and handful more.....(also took the early entry through disney resort - can take advantage of 2 popular rides before all visitors enter). magic band plus did not come on time, but they promised the reimbursement credit (free magic bands) and received 50 dollar voucher well
the key point is to plan your trip well, look for the popular rides and make sure to book those one first, use 2 hour rule to stack up your resevations, try to stay in the theme park as much as you can, there are short waiting lines for non popular ones that you can do while waiting for your reservations.
Yes but when you buy tickets early you actually miss other items like popcorn buckets and such I made this mistake and I’m disappointed I can’t get the zero popcorn bucket 🙄
How can you still be using the same magic band for 10 years? Doesn’t the battery die after a while?
can a person use a hand me down magic band? Can they be relinked to your info?
Happy Wednesday y’all! 🎩🥂🖤
Yep!
And to you!! 😘
Can you start adding time stamps?
They usually have them but this video JUSTTT came out be patient
Could you guys start a channel on the Universal parks maybe? 😁
Yay!
I gotta be honest, the difference in quality between the "affordable" desserts versus the "price of a meal" deserts seems palpable. This isn't me justifying $32 on a limited edition cake, but there seems to be just a tad more to it than "these are limited and they want to get you spending".
Going next week, and I doubt I'll be dropping money on much of the sweets anyway, but that's the biggest thing I noticed lol.
I feel attacked. Food walks are free. 😆
I was a little disappointed. First Disneyworld trip a week ago. I bought a 50th anniversary magic band (wouldn’t work for my Wyndham room but was hoping to use it to purchase and go through the gate in the park. When I tried to connect it for the first time it told
Me to go see a ticketing booth too much work and lost my receipt :(
That’s upsetting. I’ve never had a problem adding purchased ones manually on the my Disney experience site/app. I’ve never heard of them sending people to the ticket booth. Seems like that would be a waste of everyone’s time. Waiting in line to get in, only it won’t let you scan, so you hold up a line until a second person determines that you need to go somewhere else to link it. Had that issue once. I successfully added my band, with everyone else reusing ones they had previously used. Had to go show them that we had a reservation and ticket because I guess you have to “check in” and we weren’t going to our hotel until later that night.
As for not working at Wyndham, they only work at Disney resort hotels, not good neighbors. This is why, back when there were actual perks for staying on property, magical express wouldn’t take you to good neighbor hotels, or give you a free magicband. I also notice that most places didn’t even have a place to tap your band to pay. It was pretty much just for park entry and genie+. The 50th celebration is almost over, and they don’t even work with the statues yet.
@@UmmYeahOk thanks yeah I mentioned i was aware it doesn’t work for Wyndham. KNew that before purchasing. Was just looking to use it for park entry essentially and paying for things throughout the park. It’s no biggie. Just a wast of 30 American dollars which is about 800 Canadian 😂 kidding
@@cameronparsons3263 you think that’s bad? This was the first time we had to pay extra for MagicBand since they no longer were free. $30 total. I assumed they were going to ship it to our hotel, since that’s what they said they were doing due to time. They arrived at our house while we were on our trip. I had tried calling multiple times, a total of 6 hours on hold, no lie. Having to listen to Ludwig Von Drake sing Jingle Bell Rock (it was late January). Talk to many people but never solved my problem with the bands. I was literally on hold, and finally got someone on my last attempt on the way to the airport, when we got cut off. Im assuming because we drove into a parking garage. This is why everyone but me had to reuse their old bands.
That experience pretty much foreshadowed what the entire trip was going to be like. We go every year, but after that trip, we are done for a while, if not forever. So those bands might not ever be used. The reason we didn’t immediately buy them in the first place was because I was waiting for the new MagicBand+ to be released.
I love you AJ!
Is it me, or is going to Disney World like a game of Complicatrix?
I am Disability & I have really bad one & I found out too I qualify for disney access & at other parks so that would help. & Good thinking too. Since I am going to the halloween party. Pn October 31st too. Can Save money on a extra park hopper ticket. Really makes sense.
I've always wondered how they make sure the people who remain in the park for the after hours events actually have tickets. That's got to be a logistical nightmare.
we went to the epcot extra magic hours on monday, arriving after 9pm, and we scanned our hotel card when we entered, and had to scan it again before getting into the queue for rides. Other than that, you could’ve lingered in the parks without going on rides for the whole 2 hours
@@izzywhite2700 Last time I was at Epcot after hours - they had CMs stationed at shop entrances too and while they didn't scan Magic Bands, they did ask anyone trying to come in whether they were staying at a Deluxe or DVC resort.
Would they ever have extended hours on the same nights as those parties?
@@rnguyen2516 no they would not. I’m going to mickeys not so scary Halloween party this year and I always stay at a hotel that offers extended evening hours. I checked the calendar just to be sure and those two events don’t fall on the same day.
@@rnguyen2516 No, and the entrance procedure is different for parties. You have to enter via a specific gate. CMs there check your tickets and give you a wristband to identify you as a ticketed guest.
The bubble wands are a right of passage for every parent with a small child😩🤣 they really aren’t that bad, just super overpriced 🤣
How does the genie + work for those who disabled & have the disney disabled pass, as I got one & my daughters as they were my carers they got on the fastpasses with me, so how does it work with genie plus for me & my daughters AJ, as noone has actually explained genie plus for disabled people who have carers
Tbh genie plus is a ripe off for everyone worse thing disney did time people stopped buying as they won't drop it if people continue to buy genie +
You can pre-register via live virtual chat any time from 2 to 30 days prior to your Disney park visit via live virtual chat. You get two “free” passes to a ride of your choice! This covers you and your party. Make sure to look at the list of available rides before you call because they will ask you what rides you want. Look it up on the Disney website and watch some videos on other channels that explain how to do it! In addition to that you can choose to do Genie+ and will be done with all the rides in the park within a few hours. This was what my friend did in June 2022.
hi guys
you don't need a magic band or mobile app, there's a thing call park pass, is free.
I want a Wookiee cookie!
I didn’t even know Disney had mini golf
You’d think they’d just break down and put a watch in the magic band by now
What about a Smart watch? You could link it to your park visit. I would pay extra for that
Now that is a very good idea indeed!
@@carlycrays2831 I learned recently that if you have an Apple Watch, you can actually use it like a MagicBand now, using the MagicMobile feature! My parents are planning to do that on our upcoming WDW trip. I don't have a smart watch, so I'm still gonna buy a band. 😁
@@reddffox That sounds like a great idea!
Completely agree with the restaurant point! Space 220 was NOT worth it!
Agreed! I’m still grumpy about our Space 220 experience. Boo.
Why don’t they a have a News Years Eve party?
Genie+ saved my vacation... 7 of us -- two children and two seniors... whew. Lucked out a bunch but you have to be glued to the app when you hit the 120 minute rule or after swiping in for the ride. Got through *all* rides of Hollywood studios in one day. Got through most Magic Kingdom rides in one day --- this allowed us to save the roller coasters for our second day (which was a half day).
A turkey leg at the end of the day. It will give you the runs! 😹
I hope those overpriced garbage spirit jerseys are on this list
I love Spirit Jerseys. I get one everytime I go!
They are severely overpriced lol
I had decided on paying the full, recently raised $75, price on a 50th anniversary jersey only to hear about how bad the EARidecent™️ letters were wearing out, many times while still in the stores! They released in January a very similar design that was almost identical, only the EARidecent™️ letters were glitter, instead of the nicer looking foil. I figured this was due to abundant negative feedback. I grabbed my sized and checked out. They had risen the price to $80! Other designs were still $75, but this specific design was $80!
Bought it anyway since I had already committed myself to the purchase before going on my trip. Later that night, at the hotel room, I discovered that one of the letters was literally falling off!!! I was able to return it at my resort hotels gift shop, but they did not have a replacement. It was 30 degrees that day, and I had really hoped I’d get to wear it then. Went to Animal Kingdom, and all they had was the dog fitted version! They claimed they did stock them but was currently sold out.
After waiting TWO HOURS for “complementary” shuttle services to Disney Springs from AK, I was able to repurchase this shirt at World of Disney, so I could wear the next day. All during the trip, I kept hearing cast members suggest buying through shopDisney, and guests explaining that the product isn’t sold there. I miss the old days when there was a ShopParks app, because that really helped a lot.
When you think it's a good idea to buy a few things as souvenir's that you don't need - get back and regret spending those dollars !
1 week today 🥳
News flash. Nothing is worth the money in Disney Parks. I don’t go to Disney to save money. I’m there to blow thru it. Lol
I would add everything with a Mickey and every item above 45 Dollars