LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. – It’s easy to get caught up in the excitement of a trip to Walt Disney World Resort, what with 40 square miles of attractions, entertainment and recreation at guests’ beck and call.

But what about the “bottom line”? What’s all the fun going to cost? With a little planning and a pinch of pixie dust, a trip to the Vacation Kingdom can be awesome and even more affordable.
Here are some money-saving — and value-adding — tips for guests to consider as they think about when to go, how to get there, where to stay, what kinds of tickets to buy, and how to eat more economically.
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Typhoon Lagoon and Blizzard Beach are well worth including in your Disney vacation. To make the most of the water parks, get there when they first open or wait until after 3 pm to go. If you arrive when they open you will get a good 90 minutes of water rides in with minimal wait times and if you hit the lunch area by 11:45 you will beat most of the lunch crowd and reduce the wait to order food and for a table. If you arrive after 3 pm, many people have left or are preparing to leave by this time again making the wait time for the water rides minimal and if you love the water when it’s warm like I do, by the afternoon the water is super warm. NOTE: During the busier seasons, the water parks most often fill to capacity by 11 am, if that happens you may have to wait until after 1 pm or later to get in.

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