When it comes to Disney World tips, there are A LOT out there from many different sources. From experts like our team, who are in the parks every single day, all the way to anonymous posters on Reddit.

Speaking of Reddit, we scrolled through hundreds of posts to find some… interesting Disney tips that varied from “How did we never think of that?” to “Um, no thanks.”

Use the Rainforest Cafe Entrance at Animal Kingdom

Many guests are aware that there’s a Rainforest Cafe restaurant located just outside Disney’s Animal Kingdom. However, as several Redditors pointed out, the restaurant also features a “secret” entrance into the park. Guests can head through the gift shop and out into a courtyard with its own entrance turnstiles and security. We’d recommend grabbing breakfast at the restaurant if you plan on using this entrance early in the day.

Attach Carabiners to Your Backpack

This Redditor’s advice — to attach carabiners to your backpack to carry extra shopping bags while keeping your hands free — may initially seem sensible, and admittedly it likely could work with one shopping bag. However, the more you attach, the more unwieldy the situation could become. The bags could rip; they could swing around and inadvertently hit other guests, and having too many on your backpack could make it harder to maneuver through crowds and ride queues.

Carry-On Advice

Another Redditor suggested an interesting approach they and their partner take to the final day of their Disney World vacation. They wrote, “To save money on hotels by staying one less night, my wife and I pack 1 carry-on each, and then on our last day we check out of the hotel before we head to the parks. We then rent the largest locker and put our luggage in there. This way we can spend a whole day in a park and then get our luggage and Uber straight to the airport. Cool way to get an extra day of rides in while not paying for a hotel an extra night.”

It’s an interesting approach to squeezing a bit of extra time out of Disney World on one’s departure day. Members of our team have done something similar in the past. However, instead of leaving our bags in the lockers — which seems like it would be a tight fit — we left them with luggage services at our hotel, then picked them up before heading to the airport. But if you are looking to take your luggage to the parks and it doesn’t fit in a locker, you can always leave it with the Cast Members at the Stroller/Wheelchair/ECV station.

Take Care of Your Feet

Several Redditors dropped advice on taking care of their feet, which admittedly do tend to get a bit beaten up during a trip to the “Most Magical Place on Earth.” One wrote that they “KT tape the backs of my heels and the bottoms of my feet. No more blisters or socks rubbing weird or any of those issues.” KT or Kinesio Tape is a thin, stretchy cotton strip used to support muscles and joints, reduce pain, and decrease swelling without limiting movement. It can often be seen on professional athletes. Another wrote of a post-park day ritual, saying they “pack bath bombs and treat my feet to a soak every night.” Honestly, we can’t argue with either of these given how integral foot health is to a Disney World trip.

Video Preview

One Redditor recommended that others should, “Show your kid ride videos and park videos ahead of time. They don’t need to be surprised to have a great time, and the prep can really help them not be nervous. Remember that excitement and anxiety are very similar emotions.” This is definitely advice that we’d take on a case-by-case basis. It may definitely be beneficial for some kids, while for others it may mean little to nothing, or even be a detriment to their trip. It really depends on their personality.

As we scoured Reddit for Disney hacks, we found some surprisingly useful ones… and some we’d probably advise sidestepping. Stay tuned to DFB for more Disney World tips.

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