The Magic Kingdom is a magnet for Disney World crowds. It's by far the number one amusement park in attendance every year. Crowds and long lines are annoying. Here are some ways to avoid Magic Kingdom crowds and to have a magical Disney World vacation.
Tip #1 - Get to the park early. Yes, come on lazy bones, get out of bed and get going. Disney World vacations are not a time for sleeping. You can sleep when you get home. Yes, I kidding, but just a little bit. You will find that in the first two hours the Magic Kingdom is open the lines are half as long as they are for the rest of the day.
This is tip number one of you have young ones (children) that will want to spend time in Fantasyland. Dumbo and Peter Pan's Flight both develop very long lines within an hour of the park opening on busy days.
Tip #2 - Make a plan, but be flexible. The best time saver is to have a plan, especially if it's a plan the whole family, or group, has agreed to. Many guests spend at least an hour a day trying to decide what to do next. If you have a general plan (it doesn't have to be minute by minute) you will save lots of standing around time saying what are we going to do next, and you will be ahead of the crowd.
There are things that can mess up any plan. Big tour groups, rain, broken attractions all can reek havoc on the best plan ever devised. Let me let you in on a little secret - Disney World isn't going anywhere. It will still be there next year, the year after, 10 years from now. So if you miss something it's OK. Come back later.
Tip #3 - Extra Magic Hours. If you are a Disney World Resort (Disney Hotel) guest you are eligible for Extra Magic Hours. This is a great time to beat the crowds. On selected days the Magic Kingdom will open either one hour early or stay open up to three extra hours. WARNING: This does not happen every day. Make sure you know the latest schedule that Disney publishes on their website.
Early (morning) Extra Magic Hours are great. You can tour the park until the crowds show up and then hop over to another park, or take a afternoon to explore some of Disney's great hotels.
The Evening Extra Magic Hours can really be a Disney World crowd buster. Just think, the park closes at 10:00 pm. Hordes of people file out, and you're there for another 3 hours. Space Mountain here I come.
Tip #4 - Use FastPass - Several years ago Disney started a new program they call FastPass. It allows guests to get a ticket with a return time to bypass the regular line and get in the much faster FastPass line. On some attractions this can save up to two hours or more. FastPass is available for most of the attractions that develop long lines, but not all.
There is a drawback to FastPass. If the return time doesn't fit into your schedule, you might want to skip the attraction, or bite the bullet and stand in line.
Tip #5 - Ride the busiest rides first. If you arrive at the Magic Kingdom within the first hour of the park opening, try to get the rides that develop long lines done early. If you have teenagers, your best bet will be to head straight to one of the "Mountains" (Space, Splash or Big Thunder) and ride one of them. If you have small children and Dumbo is on your agenda, go there first, then ride Peter Pan's Flight.
Bonus Tip - Stop and Smell the Roses. Mac Brown had a great song in the 70's that talked about slowing down and noticing the small things in life. It's easy at Walt Disney World to get into the "hurry up or we'll miss..." mode. The Magic Kingdom is home to some of the most wonderful flora you will ever see. Every inch of Main Street gets scraped down and painted every year. A Barbershop Quartet puts on a great show several times most days. There is a talking trash can in Tomorrowland, you can wake up Tinkerbell in the morning at the gift shop. The park is full of great little extras that get missed by lots of hurrying guests.
A Walt Disney World vacation will create memories that will last a lifetime. Your time in the Magic Kingdom will be more enjoyable if you follow these tips.
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