Maximize Your Spring Break at Disney with Time-Saving Tips

Spring break is a favorite time of year for many families. The hard part is it’s never long enough! Since you’ll want to fit as many memories as you can into each day, you’ll want to make every moment count. Fortunately, a spring break vacation at Walt Disney World® Resort gives you ways to streamline and squeeze in extra fun in the sun. Here are some top time-saving tips that will leave your family with more minutes for memories and magic.

Book a hotel close to the park(s) you want to visit

When planning your Walt Disney World® Resort spring break, consider this: less time spent getting to the parks means more time you can spend there. If you want to cut down on your commute and ramp up your fun, the best thing you can do is stay at a Disney Resort hotel, which will put you close to the parks and give you easy access to complimentary bus, boat, Disney Skyliner or monorail transportation. Check out our article on Where to Stay Near Each Park at Walt Disney World® Resort to see which Disney Resort hotels will put you closest to the action. And if you’re a Disney® Visa® Credit Cardmember, don’t forget to take advantage of special vacation financing on select Disney vacation packages when booking your stay.¹

Use mobile ordering for easy meals

Make eating easy and convenient with mobile ordering on the My Disney Experience app. Forget waiting in line; just use your phone to browse menus, select your pickup time and customize your order, no matter where you are. Then, when you’re close to your mobile order location, check in, and the kitchen will start preparing your meal. You’ll get a notification when your order is ready, so all that’s left for you to do is pick up your food and chow down. And paying is just as simple. You can use a credit or debit card, a Disney Gift Card, your dining plan or even your Disney Rewards Redemption Card.²

Make advance reservations for table-service dining

Saving time isn’t just for quick-service dining. At Walt Disney World® Resort, you can also streamline your visits to table-service restaurants. Whether you’re planning a special spring break meal or just want to sample some of the fine dining available at the resort, you can avoid the lines for a table at the most popular eateries by making reservations up to 60 days in advance. Like saving time and money? Paying with your Disney Visa Card can save you 10% on most meals, most days at select dining locations, including Biergarten Restaurant at EPCOT®, which serves up authentic German favorites, and The Hollywood Brown Derby in Disney’s Hollywood Studios®. For a full list of restaurants where the 10% savings applies, take a look at our Guide to Cardmember Dining Perks at Walt Disney World® Resort.³⁴

Take advantage of mobile merchandise check-out

Save time while shopping by using your phone to pay for your purchases instead of waiting in the regular check-out line. This feature is available at select locations across all four theme parks and Disney Springs®. You can scan items while you shop for maximum efficiency, and applicable discounts will automatically apply, so it’s super easy. Want a new pair of Mickey Mouse ears? You can spend less time getting them and more time wearing them! Want to pick up souvenirs for loved ones back home? This will make it extra convenient. And you can access your merchandise mobile checkout receipts on the app, so you don’t even have to spend a second organizing your receipts.

Get access to exclusive Character Experiences

What’s a better spring break keepsake than photos with some favorite Disney Characters? There are dozens of fun Character Experiences throughout Walt Disney World® Resort, but two of them are reserved exclusively for Cardmembers, meaning their lines are likely to be shorter. Check out the Disney Character Experience, located next to Journey Into Imagination With Figment in World Celebration in EPCOT®, and feel the Force at the Star Wars Character Experience, at the Star Wars Launch Bay in the Animation Courtyard at Disney’s Hollywood Studios®.³⁵

We hope these tips and your Cardmember benefits will save you time on your Walt Disney World® Resort spring break. And they’ll also help you with any other Disney vacations you have coming up!