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Please do a video like this for Disneyland. I feel Disneyland deserves the thorough treatment especially for those that want to travel to the west coast for the first time
I’m a able to use a boarding pass this isn’t registered to my name? For example me and my dad are both going but he will sit out on cosmic rewind. Can I go twice using mine and his boarding pass?
A few points: Most resorts have a plastic laundry bag in the closet. Use that instead of buying a separate duffel bag for dirty clothes, then just put the clothes in the bag as you take them off. No rush on check-out day trying to get it all together; just stuff the bag in your luggage. Free and no added bag fees.
TSA Precheck: When you're approved for the TSA Precheck, you're given a KTN (Known Traveler Number). You have to make sure that you enter that number when booking your flight. If it's not on your boarding pass, you're not going to be able to use the PreCheck lane. Other thing to know is that it will also cover children under 12, but after that, kiddos will need their own KTN or they won't be able to use the PreCheck Lane. If you have a rewards account for the airline you're flying on, you can just enter your KTN on your account page and it will automatically show on every ticket you purchase through them.
ADRs: Good luck getting an ADR at 5:45 am! Neither Disney's web site nor its app will allow you to book an ADR before 6 am. I've read so many blogs that say 5:45, but I'm not sure why. It's just not possible.
Split stays: We always book split stays because we like different locations in our quest to avoid using the Disney buses as much as possible. But just know, while Disney will transport your luggage to the new resort, you won't get it in a timely manner. Times may vary, but they don't usually arrive to the new location until around 5:00pm.
Minnie Vans: Good luck getting one. They aren't really a quick pick up because everyone wants to ride in one, and there's a limited amount available. We tried to get one once and couldn't. We literally sat for 35 minutes waiting for one to become available, and it never did. We ended up having to get a Uber, which came quickly, but it got us to our restaurant in time.
Disney Gift Cards: You can get discounts on the gift cards in other places besides Target. Sam's and Costco also give discounts. And if you create an account on the Disney Gift Card website, you can transfer balances from all your cards onto a single card (up to a total of $1,000). So, you won't have to carry around a million $25 cards and risk losing some of them or wonder which one is empty and which one still has a balance.
Parking Fees: If you rent DVC points, you don't pay parking fees. The owner secures the reservation; you don't. DVC owners (and their guests) don't have to pay parking fees.
ECV Rentals: If you're park hopping, know that you can get another ECV at the next park as AJ said, but you'll have to pay the deposit a second time. It's rather confusing how Disney does it. When you turn in the ECV at park #1 (you can't leave the park with it), Disney will refund the deposit. Then, when you go to park #2, you pay the deposit again. If you park hop a third time, you'll pay the deposit a third time. You aren't out of pocket for three deposits because each one is refunded when you turn in the ECV, but you will have to pay it again if you hop.
Handicapped accessible transportation: The Friendship boats at the Boardwalk, Yacht & Beach Club, OKW, Saratoga Springs, and the Port Orleans resorts are all wheelchair/ECV accessible. The boats at Wilderness Lodge, the Contemporary, the Grand Floridian, and the Polynesian aren't.
DAS Pass: These aren't available to people in wheelchairs or ECVs. The purpose to alleviate the time standing in line, and Disney feels that since you aren't standing if you're in a wheelchair or ECV, you don't need the DAS Pass. They are only for mobility-impaired people who can't stand in one place for very long without sitting.
If you’ve been a few times. Consider a Disney break for a few years, go to a national park and stay in a lodge, go to Lake Placid, go to NYC, go to Cape Cod, go historical and visit Boston, go do Route 66 or a piece, go to Acadia Maine, go to the West, Santa Fe, Grand Canyon or Sedona, go to the Park Grove inn in North Carolina, go do the Blue Ridge Parkway, teach your kids something
Chapek has let the parks go. Less clean, broken rides all while prices go up. He needs to go. Now
I love this channel and I watch daily, but I don’t get the fascination with the restrooms
Some of these tips wouldn't be necessary if the park president himself would sit and watch the Walt Disney: One Man's Dream show before disgracing Walt's vision with not so magical decisions. I'm just saying.
Thanks for talking about DAS. This is the first time I have heard you mention it. A whole video on DAS would be helpful.
Hey, AJ & team! Great video as always, but one potential correction. I stopped by Guest Services at Magic Kingdom a few days ago to inquire about portable translation devices, and they said that they hadn’t returned post-pandemic, and they couldn’t say when / if they might return. :-/
I put an AirTag on my 4 year olds shoe when we went in April. Even the best kids can get lost in the crowds! Luckily, we never had to use it, but it was so nice to have that peace of mind. I’ve seen so many parents frantically looking for lost kiddos, and AirTags are a great solution to that.
My husband, three kids, and myself are leaving for our Disney vacation this Saturday! We are so excited and this is our children’s first Disney trip. We have been watching your videos every day in preparation for our trip. These videos have been fantastic and just make us more excited. The last time we were at Disney was December of 2016 for our honeymoon and this trip is long overdue! We will be in Magic Kingdom on Tuesday and hope to some how run into you there!
The most important tip: If heading to Orlando, skip disney and go to Universal.
For some reason, whenever I'm looking for something specific, like I was for this, it just becomes the next video.
29:01 The point about boots sounds like sometimes you don’t have to take off your shoes but you always do so it didn’t make a lot of sense. As in regardless of the having metal in them you have to take off boots.
I’m about to do a 3 way split stay! 2 nights Coronado Springs, 2 nights Saratoga Springs, 2 night Port Orleans Riverside. Couldn’t be more excited 🤩
I'm American but my husband isn't. Can I get TSA precheck for us both?
Are AIR TAGS or Tile Mates usable with an android phone?
I also recommend having Ziploc bags and hand sanitizer
I will not go to Disney World till Ron DeSantis is gone
Thank you for making your videos! They really help with my trips. And they are just fun to watch. And if you haven’t already heard, a friend told me that kite tails in animal kingdom is going away! 🙁 I don’t know if it’s true but, maybe it is and if it is here is some info for next Disney news video. Anyway love your vids, and they make me happy. I hope your read this and I hope you have a great day! 😊
Heya! You said to be TSA ✅, but will having CLEAR work as well?
Thanks for this video !! I’ve made a list of everything I need !! Can’t wait to head over there in December !
I do have a question. Can the Minnie Vans accommodate a mobility scooter, the kind that can break down into several parts?
This was a pretty lame video not one of your better ones
Love the video! 😍
Get physically ready before your trip! Prepare yourself for LOTS of walking and standing. Walking everyday a month or 2 before your trip will help you a long way in the parks.
<<<a cool video keep up the great content.. Thank you…
Hi AJ i love your Disney News i am going to Mickeys Very Merry Christmas Party
Just wanna see how AJ looks like 🤷♂️
I have not been back to Disney since the early 90s. Back then you just had your park ticket and you went. And it was magical and it was fun, and it was exciting and I never wanted it to end! NOW….So many complications, everything is ruled by an app and everything is so expensive and there’s so many rules. Things that require reservations and you have to be first in line for everything or up early to just reserve a place to eat. seems like it took away some of the magic and the innocence of what that park was supposed to be!
On our first trip (2004) we highly underestimated how chilly it got at night I still own the $65 blanket that we bought to stay warm while watching the parade.
You didn't that have the power banks for your phone ? The fuel rod
One thing that's is important just because you have dining reservations does not mean you will get taken at that time…be prepared to wait up to an hour or more especially if it's busy..
As someone that works with airlines. Hooper is terrible to get in touch with if u need help, heard multiple stories. They are great tools. But book with airline directly if your not flying soon. Cause the farther out u book the more likely the flight is going to change this happens with all airlines as they look at their schedules to see whats needed and what can be cancel.
I gotta side with the portable neck fan…I have one I wear at work, and I specifically bought one with a USB c charger like my phone so I could use my battery pack to charge either on the go.
This is probably a naive question, but do you need park tickets to get checked into your resort? I would prefer to check into my resort, then use my park ticket the same day.
Can you do a cruise tip video ?
Thank you SO MUCH for including the info about Disability Access! I am currently planning a WDW trip, and two ppl in our party are disabled. One has “invisible” disabilities & cannot stand for long periods. I’m so grateful to learn about these programs. 🙏😊
TSA PreCheck is also included with Global Entry, NEXUS and SENTRI. Global Entry is $100 for 5 years and includes expedited entry into the USA by air. NEXUS is my favorite, however, since it includes both TSA PreCheck and Global Entry for $50 for 5 years, and includes additional benefits when entering Canada as well. Global Entry has enrollment centers all over the United States, whereas NEXUS has enrollment centers at airports in Canada as well as certain locations at or near the Canadian border.
TSA Pre Tip. Some Travel Credit Cards reimburse you the $85 fee. For example, the Southwest CC will. I think Marriott does too. Plus you should get a CC that has includes insurance for rental cars.
My additional tips! These tips you've given us are so amazing, but these are the ones that I've come across over the past couple of trips:
-For snacks in the park, mandarin oranges are some of the best. It's easy to toss three or four into the bag for the day, and they're a combination of a drink and a snack all in one, and really help to get the electrolytes back into your system. I've tried so many snacks in the park, but buying a pound of mandarin oranges was the only snack me and my family went through during the impromptu 3-day trip to Disney.
-With regards to the shoes tips, make sure you look at the insoles of your shoes before you go! While your shoes might be broken in, with insoles you've tossed in to help with arch support, and all of that, but it might be that those insoles have worn down too much! When I last went to Disney I wrecked my feet the very first day because I didn't realize the insoles under the ball of my feet had worn away, leaving a ragged hole that's just perfect for creating awful blisters. Similar to this, pack a backup pair of shoes. While it might be heavy, and take up more space than you'd want, it's always a benefit to make sure that you don't have to worry about finding out one pair of shoes aren't fitting as well as you'd like without having another pair to help out.
-With keeping cool: you might be tempted to wear t-shirts, shorts, that sort of thing to keep cool. However! You're likely to stay much cooler if you wear long sleeves and loose garments on your arms and legs. Particularly, wear natural fibers like linen or cotton. The linen and cotton help keep you naturally cool by wicking moisture like sweat or water ride water away from your skin. The loose garments create a slight and subtle breeze while you walk. The long sleeves and trousers? Well, those help to keep the sun off of your limbs, ensuring that you don't have to deal with as much chance of sunburns hurting you even more than the sun already is. Your usual clothes of polyester and other petroleum-based fibers might seem cool, but they're just like tossing a layer of cling film on your body and poking holes in it for ventilation. The tight layers also don't help to get your sweat off of your body, which is how you keep cool. Even just a cotton undershirt you wear under your usual clothes will help keep you cooler than you otherwise might be.
Thanks for much for the tips. I will be going to DW in October of next year and I will be using these tips. Thanks in advance. 😀
Dining in Disneys air tag tip helped me for my trip to Greece! I highly recommend!
Great video! AJ, could you tell us what duffle bag you use, please? I bought one once but it came apart after just one flight….. A study one is so important! Thank you!