Rachel Riley Instagram – I went as a kid, Pash & the girls (3 & 5) have never done Disney so we learnt a lot in 4 days! So many recommendations, & a few things we wished we knew before we went… 😊
1. We stayed at the @disneynewportbayclub hotel – lovely, has a pool, a short walk through the Disney Village to the parks. Official hotels get you an hour early parks entry at 8.30 but you have to be tactical as most rides don’t open till 9.30. First morning we rushed to the Dumbo ride, second literally sprinted to Crush’s Coaster to avoid 80min lines otherwise 🤪
2. The 5.30pm parade every day was lovely, my 3yo wanted to see it every day, but after the first time my 5yo preferred the rides. The queues are much shorter while the parade’s on
3. Before the amazing fireworks (9pm every night) head to the Studios park next door. After 8pm most rides we wanted were closed in the main park, but the rides for the little ones had next to no queues in the Studios and most close at 9pm
4. The BEST tip was told to me by a lovely guy (thanks!) in the queue only on our last day (doh!) – the Parent Swap ticket. At the end of every ride if you’ve queued up with your child and partner is waiting with the little one, you can ask for a Parent Swap that allows the other parent to swap in without another long wait – life saver!
5. The app is amazing for showing queue times, parades, shows, food, preordering and buying upgrades – at €160 per person per day we didn’t buy the premium pass as our girls were too small to go on a lot and it didn’t include much of what they wanted to go on, but we did buy the guaranteed show tickets for Lion King & Pixar, which were amazing & def worth it for us
6. Great vegan options for food. Our faves were Billy Bob’s and Agrabah buffets. We took loads of snacks & weren’t sure how good the options would be but were pleasantly surprised. Menus are on the apps & @happycow reviews helped too. We wished we’d prebooked PYM and a Princess dining, pricy but in line with the rest of Disney offerings – next time we’ll know!
7. I bought up half of @vinted before we went. No surprise but the gift shop prices were $$$$$$
8 . We took our @microscooters XL trikes, so much walking – godsend! | Posted on 25/Feb/2025 22:25:00
