Notes

Preparation (before you go)
Book Cafe Mickey by phone at least a week in advance
If your kids have NOT seen any of the following DVDs, then I recommend they do, because I think if you show them to your kids they’ll get more out of the trip:
Snow white and the seven dwarfs Peter Pan Toy Story Dumbo Mickey Mouse Alice in Wonderland Pinnocio Aladdin
Bring snacks/water
Firework spectacular is great but late at night. It lasts 30 minutes, but then there’s a MAD rush to exit the park at the end. So my advice is to leave at 25 minutes past the hour (Peter Pan will say some stuff which you’ll know means you’re near the end) to beat the rush Use FastPass effectively. Basically, some of the rides have FP machines next to them. All you do is (as soon as you can after 10am) put your park ticket into these machines. This’ll print out a voucher for you which will allow you speedy access to the ride about 1 hour later. When you have finished on the ride (i.e. after you have used your FastPast ticket), immediately go to the next FP ride and print out some new FP tickets/vouchers (i.e. repeat the process). If you are clever, you should be able to use FP 2 or 3 times a day. Get the leaflets (map and show times) just after you enter the park, and check the showtimes for the above so you don’t miss them Don’t spend too much time walking between the parks – probably best to do one in the morning, and the other in the afternoon? When you queue for “Big Thunder Mountain” (which is DEFINITELY one of the BEST rides – definitely go on it!) the queue splits into two (left and right). I cannot 100% remember, but I think it’s the LEFT queue that will be shortest (you’ll see – it’s obvious) When moving from the entrance to the other side of Main Street, it’s FAR quicker to use the two ‘tunnels’ (one on the left, one on the right) which are behind the shops. It’s also a nice relaxed place to chill, sit down on a bench, go to the toilet etc. Definitely useful when making a quick escape after the spectacular show is about to finish at night!