What to do if you don't want to carry your merchandise all over the parks

The bags of clothes, toys, pictures, and other items can really weigh you down while trying to walk to the next attraction.
Don't want to carry all the bags of souvenirs around WDW? You don't have to!!


You can:

1. Have the cast-member send your ride pictures, toys, new clothes, etc. to the front of the theme park! When you are ready to leave that park, go to the designated location near the front entrance for convenient pick-up as you exit the park. This is usually the same place where you rent strollers.
2. If you are staying at a Disney resort hotel, you can have your items sent to the front desk of your resort!
3. You can also have your theme park merchandise mailed to your house by UPS or FedEx. You have to pay an additional fee to do this.

Magic Kingdom pick up area - at the end of Main Street, face the Train Station, the pick up is on the right.


EPCOT - Walking to the exit, past the Spaceship Earth (big golf ball), it is on the far left! If you are leaving the park by France toward Disney's Boardwalk, there is also a pick up there. You must notify the clerk which pick up location you need.


Animal Kingdom - On the left where the stroller rentals are.


Hollywood Studios - On the left of the Crossroads of the World Mickey Mouse. Also where you rent strollers.

Disney Daily Tip #3 - Character Dining

Every child loves the Character Dining, but your wallet does not!


The best time and the cheapest time to dine with the characters is breakfast!


Example: you take your princess to see Cinderella and all the princesses at Cinderella's Royal Table inside the castle at Magic Kingdom. If you book early, you will be let inside MK before the park opens! When the park does open, you will be done with your meal, and first in line to your favorite attractions!


If you book a late breakfast - 10:30 AM - then you can treat it as lunch!

Hollywood Studios (Previously MGM) - Attractions and tips!

Hollywood Studios:


Where you can be in a movie, watch a live play, fall down 12 flights faster than gravity, and much more!


Must do:


Rock n Roller Coaster - Super fast roller coaster that goes upside down 3 times! Need a Fast Pass or you can hop in the Singles line!


Star Tours -3D motion-simulated ride through space


Studio Backlot tour - slow ride through Disney movie history! Sit on the left and you'll get wet!


Toy Story Midway Mania - 3D shooting game! Need a Fast Pass


Tower of Terror - Fall 12 flights faster than gravity! - you fall several times! Need a Fast Pass


Beauty and the Beast Live on stage - Fantastic singing and dancing


Disney Jr Live on stage - Little children will love it! Mickey mouse clubhouse, Jake, Sofia


Indiana Jones - watch how the amazing stunts are done! Look at the show times to make sure you don't miss this!


Lights Motors Action Extreme Stunt Show - Males will love this show! All about cars & explosions! Look at the show times to make sure you don't miss this!


Voyage of the Little Mermaid - Live singing by Ariel and Ursula!


If you have extra time:


Great Movie Ride - Take a ride into the movies!
Muppet Vision 3D - sit down and watch a 3D short film of the Muppets!




And then, the most spectacular show at Disney World:
Fantasmic! - Help Mickey when all the Disney villains invade his dreams and turn them in to nightmares!


As soon as you enter the park, run to Toy Story Midway Mania and get a Fast pass! Then go to your favorite shows and attractions!

4 Days, 4 Theme Parks! Itinerary for a family with all ages!

4 Days, 4 Parks!

This itinerary is for people who aren't using Fast Pass +; if you are going to, then look at all of the rides I said get a fast pass for and reserve them on your Fast Pass + account! Remember you can book it 60 days in advance!

Day 1

Magic Kingdom:

Be there before the doors open! They will hand "pixie dust" around and you get to see a special character train ride.

-The older ones (above 40 inches) hop on the next train and then get off at the first stop -Frontierland! Ride Big Thunder Mountain Railroad several times! They younger ones can walk over to Fantasyland with an adult, or you can do the rider switch pass at Big Thunder Mt RR. To use this, you go up to a cast member and tell them all adults want to ride so you need a pass for the ones staying behind with the children. Then they give you what looks like a Fast Pass!

-Hop back on the train to Fantasyland. Ride Journey of the Little Mermaid.
Ride Dumbo the Flying Elephant.
Ride Peter Pan's Flight if the ride wait is below 30 min.
Ride Winnie the Pooh.
Adults Ride Mad Tea Party (spinning tea cups) and Children with an adult go drive at the Indy Speedway!
Look at the wait time for Space Mountain and the Fast Pass distribution. Decide if you want to ride now or grab Fast Passes.
Look at the wait time for Buzz Lightyear's Space Ranger Spin and decide if you want to ride it.
It should be around lunch time, so you can swing by Cosmic Ray's Starlight Café.
If you didn't ride Buzz, you can probably walk back and get a Fast Pass for it now. If you didn't ride Peter Pan earlier, then I would walk back there and get a Fast Pass instead of Buzz. You can ride Buzz later.
Walk through the castle over to Adventureland. Get in line to ride Jungle Cruise.
Ride Pirates of the Caribbean.
Walk to Frontierland and look at the wait time for Splash Mountain. If it is cold outside, you might not ride this because of the chance you will get wet. If the wait is more than 35 minutes, then look and see when you can get another Fast Pass and come back.
Walk back through Adventureland and watch the Enchanted Tiki Room.
Walk over to Haunted Mansion and ride it. The wait always looks long outside but it never really is. Once inside you are basically on the ride.
Ride It's a Small World.
Watch Mickey's Philharmagic.
Go eat and grab a seat in front of the Castle for the Electric Light Parade and Wishes firework show!

Day 2

Animal Kingdom

Arrive before the park opens! As soon as you can enter, take off jogging to the left to ride Kilimanjaro's Safari ride! Everyone knows animals are most active in the morning so everyone is heading that way!
After this, head over to Expedition Everest. Get a Fast Pass! Even if the wait time is less than 30 min, you will probably want to ride it again. So ride it now and get a fast pass!
Walk back to the Tree of Life and get your picture made in front of it! Then go watch It's Tough to Be a Bug!
Look at your time sheet and go watch the next Finding Nemo the Musical!
Walk over to Dinoland and have the older kids ride Dinosaur. Someone accompany the younger ones to see their favorite characters for pictures and autographs!
Next, find something to eat! I suggest Flametree BBQ.
Your Fast Pass for Expedition Everest should be ready now! Go ride it!

Currently the Festival of the Lion King is being moved to a new theater in Africa. If it is open when you visit, make sure you look at your Time sheet for times to see it before you go!

This park closes before the others, so if you didn't get to ride all of the rides in Magic Kingdom, drive over there and have fun! Since you already saw Wishes and the parade, you can be riding your favorite rides again! Ride Aladdin's Flying carpets and Space Mountain! The lines will be shorter because majority of people are seated in front of the castle watching the show!


Day 3

Hollywood Studios:

Be there before the park opens!
Run to Toy Story Mania and grab a Fast Pass!
Look at the time sheet for Disney Junior Live, The Little Mermaid, Beauty and the Beast, Lights Motors Action Extreme Stunt Show, and Indiana Jones! You won't want to miss these shows! - If you don't have a child, then you can miss the Disney Jr show.
If you are all adults, then walk over to Tower or Terror and Rockin' Roller Coaster and Ride them! You can also do the Rider Switch with these if you have children!
Beauty and the Beast play is right there so if it is time for a show, go see it!
Walk to the back of the park toward the Sorcerer's Hat.
Time to go watch Voyage of the Little Mermaid!
Should be close to your Fast Pass time for Toy Story Midway Mania! Go ride it!
If it is lunch time, go eat at the Pizza Planet arcade! Don't waste time playing the games!
Go watch the 3D show the Muppets
Go ride the Backlot Tour! Warning: the ones who sit on the LEFT will get wet!!
If it is time, go watch the Lights! Motors! Action! Extreme Stunt Show!
If you don't get sick on rides, then go ride Star Tours!
Go watch Indiana Jones if it is time!
Go ride the Great Movie Ride! You'll be in the movies!
Go get some last minute autographs from characters as you head down Main Street toward the Tower of Terror - take a right after the Beauty and the Beast show toward the night time show Fantasmic! Get in line and pick a seat toward the middle to watch this awesome show! There is Fast Pass + available.


Day 4

EPCOT:

Walk over to Soarin' and get a Fast Pass! If the line is short, ride it too!
Go ride Living with the Land (it is beside Soarin')
Go ride The Seas with Nemo and Friends! Afterward, Walk around the aquarium until it is almost time to grab another Fast Pass!
Go ride Test Track if the wait isn't more than 40 minutes. If it is, grab a Fast Pass!
Go ride Ellen's Energy Adventure.
Go ride Spaceship Earth (it is the giant EPCOT golf ball).
Walk over to Mission Space and ride it or get a Fast Pass. Orange side is rough; Green is easy!
If it is lunch time, go eat at the Electric Umbrella or Sunshine Seasons!
Go ride Journey into the Imagination with Figment!
Now it should be time to ride Test Track and Soarin', so go ride those before you enter the World Showcase!
When you enter EPCOT's World Showcase, Mexico will be on your left. Go there and enter the big Temple (up the stairs). There is a ride at the back, the 3 Caballeros staring Donald Duck!

--Check out my "where to eat" post if you want to know other places to eat!--

Walk over to Norway and get a Fast Pass to the boat ride, Maelstrom.
If you have kids, you can do the Agent P's World Showcase adventure where you go explore each country looking for clues!
Each country has a video about it. France has the best one! They have the best Bakery, too!
Go ride Maelstrom when you Fast Pass is due!
Pick out a country you want to eat supper and go eat!
When you are done, go back to Mexico and pick a spot to sit facing the lake to watch the firework show Illuminations Reflections of Earth!


I hope you have a magical time! Feel free to print this out for your trip!

Your 3 Day 4 Park Itinerary for a Family with Every Age!

3 Days, 4 Parks!

This itinerary is for people who aren't using Fast Pass +; if you are going to, then look at all of the rides I said get a fast pass for and reserve them on your Fast Pass + account! Remember you can book it up to 60 days in advance!

Day 1

Magic Kingdom:

Be there before the doors open! They will hand "pixie dust" around and you get to see a special character train ride.

-The older ones (above 40 inches) hop on the next train and then get off at the first stop -Frontierland! Ride Big Thunder Mountain Railroad several times! They younger ones can walk over to Fantasyland with an adult, or you can do the rider switch pass at Big Thunder Mt RR. To use this, you go up to a cast member and tell them all adults want to ride so you need a pass for the ones staying behind with the children. Then they give you what looks like a Fast Pass!

-Hop back on the train to Fantasyland. Ride Journey of the Little Mermaid.
Ride Dumbo the Flying Elephant.
Ride Peter Pan's Flight if the ride wait is below 30 min.
Ride Winnie the Pooh.
Adults Ride Mad Tea Party (spinning tea cups) and Children with an adult go drive at the Indy Speedway!
Look at the wait time for Space Mountain and the Fast Pass distribution. Decide if you want to ride now or grab Fast Passes.
Look at the wait time for Buzz Lightyear's Space Ranger Spin and decide if you want to ride it.
It should be around lunch time, so you can swing by Cosmic Ray's Starlight Café.
If you didn't ride Buzz, you can probably walk back and get a Fast Pass for it now. If you didn't ride Peter Pan earlier, then I would walk back there and get a Fast Pass instead of Buzz. You can ride Buzz later.
Walk through the castle over to Adventureland. Get in line to ride Jungle Cruise.
Ride Pirates of the Caribbean.
Walk to Frontierland and look at the wait time for Splash Mountain. If it is cold outside, you might not ride this because of the chance you will get wet. If the wait is more than 35 minutes, then look and see when you can get another Fast Pass and come back.
Walk back through Adventureland and watch the Enchanted Tiki Room.
Walk over to Haunted Mansion and ride it. The wait always looks long outside but it never really is. Once inside you are basically on the ride.
Ride It's a Small World.
Watch Mickey's Philharmagic.
Go eat and grab a seat in front of the Castle for the Electric Light Parade and Wishes firework show!

Day 2

Animal Kingdom & EPCOT:

Arrive before the park opens! As soon as you can enter, take off jogging to the left to ride Kilimanjaros's Safari ride! Everyone knows animals are most active in the morning so everyone is heading that way!
After this, head over to Expedition Everest. Get a Fast Pass! Even if the wait time is less than 30 min, you will probably want to ride it again. So ride it now and get a fast pass!
Walk back to the Tree of Life and get your picture made in front of it! Then go watch It's Tough to Be a Bug!
Look at your time sheet and go watch the next Finding Nemo the Musical!
Walk over to Dinoland and have the older kids ride Dinosaur. Someone accompany the younger ones to see their favorite characters for pictures and autographs!
Next, find something to eat! I suggest Flametree BBQ.
Your Fast Pass for Expedition Everest should be ready now! Go ride it!

Currently the Festival of the Lion King is being moved to a new theater in Africa. If it is open when you visit, make sure you look at your Time sheet for times to see it before you go!

Hop on a bus or drive to EPCOT!
Walk over to Soarin' and get a Fast Pass!
Go ride Living with the Land (it is beside Soarin')
Go ride The Seas with Nemo and Friends! Afterward, Walk around the aquarium until it is almost time to grab another Fast Pass!
Go ride Test Track if the wait isn't more than 40 minutes. If it is, grab a Fast Pass!
Go ride Ellen's Energy Adventure.
Go ride Spaceship Earth (it is the giant EPCOT golf ball).
Go ride Journey into the Imagination with Figment!
Now it should be time to ride Test Track and Soarin', so go ride those before you enter the World Showcase!
When you enter EPCOT's World Showcase, Mexico will be on your left. Go there and enter the big Temple (up the stairs). There is a ride at the back, the 3 Caballeros staring Donald Duck!
If you are hungry, there is a counter service restaurant right across the street from the temple.
--Check out my where to eat post if you want to know other places to eat!--
Walk over to Norway and get a Fast Pass to the boat ride, Maelstrom.
If you have kids, you can do the Agent P's World Showcase adventure where you go explore each country looking for clues!
Each country has a video about it. France has the best one! Find a place to eat if you didn't eat Mexican, and enjoy the bakeries :)
Go ride Maelstrom when you Fast Pass is due!
When you are done, go back to Mexico and pick a spot to sit facing the lake to watch the firework show Illuminations Reflections of Earth!


Day 3

Hollywood Studios:

Be there before the park opens!
Run to Toy Story Mania and grab a Fast Pass!
Look at the time sheet for Disney Junior Live, The Little Mermaid, Beauty and the Beast, Lights Motors Action Extreme Stunt Show, and Indiana Jones! You won't want to miss these shows! - If you don't have a child, then you can miss the Disney Jr show.
If you are all adults, then walk over to Tower or Terror and Rockin' Roller Coaster and Ride them! You can also do the Rider Switch with these if you have children!
Beauty and the Beast play is right there so if it is time for a show, go see it!
Walk to the back of the park toward the Sorcerer's Hat.
Time to go watch Voyage of the Little Mermaid!
Should be close to your Fast Pass time for Toy Story Midway Mania! Go ride it!
If it is lunch time, go eat at the Pizza Planet arcade! Don't waste time playing the games!
Go watch the 3D show the Muppets
Go ride the Backlot Tour! Warning: the ones who sit on the LEFT will get wet!!
If it is time, go watch the Lights! Motors! Action! Extreme Stunt Show!
If you don't get sick on rides, then go ride Star Tours!
Go watch Indiana Jones if it is time!
Go ride the Great Movie Ride! You'll be in the movies!
Go get some last minute autographs from characters as you head down Main Street toward the Tower of Terror - take a right after the Beauty and the Beast show toward the night time show Fantasmic! Get in line and pick a seat toward the middle to watch this awesome show! There is Fast Pass + available.

I hope you have a magical time! Feel free to print this out for your trip!