Senior Class Trip

Disney World

My Disney Experience App (MDE)

• Park maps, hours, show times

• Wait times for rides

• Dining: reservations, menus, mobile ordering

• Fast Passes (FP): make or change FP selections

• Play Disney App – play interactive games while in line for an attraction, compete with friends

• Free Wi-fi on all of Disney property

• This App is extremely helpful – you may need a back-up battery!

What to Bring:Disney is 1100 acres, dress comfortably!

• Identification – driver’s license, school id

• Sunglasses, hat

• Sunscreen – sticks work great

• Snacks – individually wrapped – no chocolate

• Comfortable sneakers/sandals (2-in case one gets wet)

• Portable phone charger

• Hand sanitizer (still wash hands frequently)

• Rain Ponchos – Walmart carries inexpensive disposable ones in their camping section

• Band Aids

• Refillable water bottle – you can refill at any quick service location (no glass) – if you don’t want to carry this around all day, Disney does offer a free cup of ice water at any quick service location

• No selfie sticks

Disney Transportation

• Monorail – 2 loops – 1 does Polynesian, Grand Floridian, Magic Kingdom, Contemporary and Ticket & Transportation Center (TTC) the other does TTC and Epcot only

• Buses

• Boats – you can go between Epcot to Hollywood Studios (including Beach Club, Boardwalk and Swan & Dolphin) by boat. You can also take the ferry from the Ticket & Transportation Center to Magic Kingdom

• Disney Skyliner – goes between Pop Century and Hollywood Studios & Epcot

• Leave at least one hour transportation time to make it to a dining reservation

Rides – Fast Passes (FP) You start with 3 FP, they all have to be for the same park. After you use all 3, use your MDE to book more, one at a time, anywhere. Get to the Parks before “rope drop” and hurry to the ride you want to ride the most but didn’t get a FP for.

• Magic Kingdom (MK) – No FP Tier System

Festival of Fantasy Parade @ 3:00 Fireworks @ 9:00 Kiss Goodnight (linger after the park closing to experience)

• 7 Dwarves Mine Train (interactive que line-spin the barrel really fast to see dwarves & Snow White)

• Space Mountain

• Big Thunder Mountain

• Splash Mountain

• Buzz Lightyear

• Haunted Mansion

• Pirates of the Caribbean

• Jungle Cruise

• Monsters Laugh Floor (make sure to text a joke while waiting in line!) – this has a lot of seating so no need to FP

• Peter Pan (interactive que line, shadow room-ring bells, hold finger and a butterfly will land on it. Tinkerbell can turn you into Captain Hook, and shows up in the bedroom)

• Philharmagic – auditorium, no need to FP

• It’s a Small World

• Under the Sea – continuously moving “shells”, no need to FP

• Enchanted Tales with Belle

• Barnstormer

• Dumbo- there are now two so wait times should not be too bad

• Mad Tea Party

• Magic Carpets

• Winnie the Pooh

• Meet Characters: Ariel, Cinderella, Elena, Mickey, Rapunzel, Tinkerbell

• Tomorrowland Raceway

Rides (cont’d)

• Animal Kingdom: FP Tier System – You can pick one ride from Tier 1 andTwo Rides from Tier 2

• Tier 1

• Flight of Passage

• Na’Vi River Journey

• Tier 2

• Kilimanjaro Safari

• Expedition Everest

• Kali River Rapids

• Dinosaur

• Primeval Whirl

• Rivers of Light (this is the night time show)

• Tough to be a Bug – auditorium, no need to FP

• Festival of the Lion King – auditorium, no need to FP

• Nemo the Musical – auditorium, no need to FP

• Adventures Outpost Character Meet & Greet

Rides (cont’d)• Epcot: (Experimental Prototype Community of Tomorrow)

• FP Tier System – You can pick one Tier 1 and two Tier 2

• **Flower & Garden Festival** - Disney topiaries, concerts,

festival merchandise, butterflies, food carts

• Epcot Forever @ 9 p.m. (brand new fireworks show)

• Tier 1

• Frozen Ever After

• Test Track

• Soarin’

• Character Greeting

• Tier 2

• Mission Space

• Spaceship Earth

• Turtle Talk with Crush

• The Seas with Nemo – continuous moving, no need to FP

• Living with the Land – no need to FP

• Journey into Imagination – no need to FP

• Pixar short films – auditorium, no need to FP

Rides (cont’d)

• Hollywood Studios:

Fantasmic OR Star Wars Fireworks

• FP Tier System – Pick two Tier 1 and one Tier 2

• Tier 1

• Slinky Dog Dash

• Alien Swirling Saucers

• Toy Story Mania

• Rock’n Roller Coaster

• Tower of Terror

• Tier 2

• Star Tours

• Little Mermaid – auditorium, no need to FP

• Frozen Sing-a-long – auditorium, no need to FP

• Disney Jr. Dance Party

• Indiana Jones – huge seating area, no need to FP

• Muppets 3D – auditorium, no need to FP

• Beauty & the Beast – auditorium, no need to FP

• Fantasmic – huge stadium, no need to FP

• Star Wars Launch Bay

Character Meals (make reservations for breakfast beforepark opening for early access into the parks!)

• 1900 Park Fare-Located in Grand Floridian (take bus to MK, then take monorail to GF)

• Breakfast Characters: Mad Hatter, Mary Poppins, Alice

• Dinner Characters: Cinderella, Prince Charming, Evil Stepsisters and Lady Trumaine

• Chef Mickey-Located in Contemporary (take bus to MK, then either walk or take monorail to Contemporary)

• Characters: Mickey, Chip, Dale, Goofy, Donald, Minnie

• O’Hana-Located in Polynesian (take bus to MK, then take monorail to Polynesian)

• Characters: Lilo & Stitch

• Cinderella’s Royal Table-Located in MK

• Characters: Princesses

• Crystal Palace-Located in MK

• Characters: Winnie the Pooh, Tigger, Piglet, Eyeore

• Garden Grill-Located in The Land Pavilion, Epcot

• Characters: Chip, Dale, Mickey, Goofy

• Akershus Royal Banquet Hall-Located in Norway, Epcot

• Characters: Princesses

• Hollywood & Vine-Located in Hollywood Studios

• Characters: Disney Jr.

• Tusker House

• Characters: Mickey, Minnie, Donald & Goofy in safari attire

• Cape May Café-Located in Beach Club (take bus or Skyliner to Epcot, then walk through International Gateway (between England & France) and walk or boat to Beach Club)

• Characters: Mickey, Minnie, Goofy

• Trattoria al Forno-Located at Boardwalk (take bus or Skyliner to Epcot, then walk through International Gateway (between England & France) and walk or boat to Boardwalk)

• Characters: Rapunzel, Flynn, Ariel, Eric

Food – Starbucks in All Four Parks• Disneyfoodblog or Disney Foodies on Facebook for pictures &

descriptions

• Best Quick Service – Use Mobile Ordering on MDE

• Magic Kingdom

• Be Our Guest (quick service for breakfast & lunch only) Must have a reservation!

• Pecos Bills – Southwest fare (great fixin’s bar)

• Columbia Harbor House – Seafood (lobster rolls) and chicken – if it looks crowded there is also seating upstairs

• Pinocchio Village Haus – Italian/American –several tables overlook It’s a Small World

• Captain Cooks – located in the Polynesian (take the monorail) Tonga Toast (French toast stuffed with bananas and served with strawberry topping, really sweet) and Asian cuisine

• Contempo Café – located in the Contemporary (take the monorail) Good breakfast – Mickey waffles with Bananas Foster sauce and sandwiches, flat breads, desserts

• Cosmic Rays – Hamburgers (bigger portions)

• Best Quick Service (cont’d)

• Epcot

• Les Halles Boulangerie (France) – sandwiches (that they will warm up if you ask nicely), quiche and lots of desserts

• La Cantina de San Angel (Mexico) – Mexican food right on the water

• Lotus Blossom (China) – pot stickers and egg rolls

• Yorkshire County Fish Shop (England) – Fish & chips

• Katsura Grill (Japan) – Asian, sushi, shrimp & rice

• Tangierine Café (Morrocco) – Spicy middle eastern food – veggie platters, falafel, bakery in the back serves Baklava

• Via Napoli (Italy) – pizza (great for sharing)

• Seasons Grill (The Land Pavilion) – they have everything, including great desserts

• Hollywood Studios

• Backlot Express – Cuban sandwich, chicken & biscuits, Southwest salad, slushies

• ABC Commissary – Ribs, fish, salads, burgers

• Woody’s Lunch Box – American fare-three cheese grilled cheese, rootbeer float

• Dock Bay 7– Star Wars land

• Best Quick Service (cont’d)

• Animal Kingdom

• Satu’li Canteen in Pandora – Create your own bowls, hamburger pods (you can order the kids meal and it comes with chips and grapes). Night Blossom frozen beverage at the Pongu Pongu stand with boba balls and a blueberry cream cheese mousse that looks out of this world!

• Yak & Yeti Café (quick service-not the restaurant) – near Kali River Rapids – Asian cuisine (they also serve breakfast tacos if you’re there early)

• Harambe Market – near safari – gyros, bowls, chicken fried rice

• Flame Tree BBQ – big portions

• The Mara, Animal Kingdom Lodge (AKL) (take bus to AKL) – African fare

• Disney Springs

• Polite Pig – bbq (people rave about the food, the chocolate chip cookie and the Hummingbird cake here)

• Wolfgang Puck Express – lots of options – squash soup, pizza, chicken, burgers

• Cookes of Dublin – Irish fare – bacon cheese dip, fish

• D’luxe Burger

• Four Rivers Food Truck – Mexican fare – giant taco cone

Food

• Best Snacks

• Magic Kingdom

• Cheeseburger or Buffalo Chicken Spring Rolls – Cart in Adventure

Land Land

• Cheshire Tail, chocolate filled croissant with purple/pink frosting – Fantasyland

• Nutella Waffle with fruit or Churro Ice Cream Sandwich – Sleepy Hollow Liberty Square

• Dole Whip, plain or served over pineapple upside down cake, or new Hei Hei cone (raspberry dole whip) – Aloha Isle

• Cool Ship has specialty drinks that bubble from dry ice.

• Specialty cupcakes, chocolate covered marshmallows, and apples at Main Street Bakery/Starbucks

• Best Snacks (cont’d)

• Animal Kingdom

• Trilo Bites – Buffalo Chicken Chips

• Eight Spoon Café – Mac n cheese

• Caravan Road Kiosk – Teriyaki beef sliders

• Epcot

• Carts – Flower & Garden Festival will have carts serving specialty items

• Germany – Werther’s confectionery

• Norway – Kringla Bakeri Og Kafe

• Sunshine Seasons (The Land Pavilion)

• Canada (cart) – Poutine (fries with gravy and cheese)

• China – cotton candy

• Japan – shaved ice

• Hollywood Studios

• Jack-Jack cookie num num – Toy Story area

• Lunch Box tarts – like Pop Tarts but better

• Key Lime Pie on a stick (covered in white (blue) chocolate)

• Sweet Spells – chocolate covered pineapple spears

• Disney Springs

• Bubble Waffles – Aristocrepes – waffle ice cream cone (doesn’t open until 4 on weekdays and noon on weekends)

Water Parks• Blizzard Beach

• Hours 10 – 5

• Dare to ride Summit Plummet (120’ free-fall drop, speeds

up to 50-60 mph)

• Continuous wave pool

• Typhoon Lagoon

• Hours 10 – 5

• Crushin’ Gusher (so much fun!)

• Awesome wave pool

MAGIC KINGDOMPark Hours: 9 a.m. – 9 p.m.

Parade @ 3:00

Fireworks @ 9:00

EPCOTPark Hours: 9:00 a.m. – 9:00 p.m.

Extra Magic Hours: 4/27, 8:00 a.m. – 9:00 a.m.

Fireworks @ 9:00

HOLLYWOOD STUDIOS

Park Hours: 9:00 a.m. – 8:30 p.m.

Extra Magic Hours: 4/26, 8:00 a.m. – 9:00 a.m.

Fantasmic @ 8:30

Star Wars Fireworks @ ?

ANIMAL KINGDOMPark Hours: 9:00 a.m. – 8:00 p.m. **

**Closes early on 4/28 @ 6:00 p.m.

Extra Magic Hours: 4/27, 8:00 a.m. – 9:00 a.m.

DISNEY SPRINGS

HIDDEN MICKEYS - They’re everywhere!