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FINALLY! It Just Got Easier To Get Into These 2 Disney World Lounges!

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One of the most convenient things that many Disney World restaurants offer is the Walk-Up Waitlist that lets you use the  My Disney Experience app to get on a waitlist to get into a restaurant, even if you don’t have a reservation. In fact, sometimes it’s the best way to get into the popular spots!

The Beak and Barrel!

Well, two popular Disney World lounges that have been EXTREMELY hard to get reservations for have added the Walk-Up Waitlist option, so it just got easier to visit those lounges. YAY!!

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We Think You’ll LOVE This Disney World App Update

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My Disney Experience (aka the Disney World app) and the Disneyland app are really your gateway to the theme parks and beyond. These apps allow you to do everything, including purchasing and booking Lightning Lanes, checking wait times, scanning you into the parks, letting you mobile order food, and so much more.

My Disney Experience App

However, the apps were previously only available in one language: English. Well, that’s changed, and now you can get Spanish translation on both apps!

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CONFIRMED: Using a Gift Card in Disney World and Disneyland Just Got EASIER

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My Disney Experience is a pretty robust app that lets you do just about everything you need when you visit Disney World. You can use the app to check in to your hotel room, unlock your hotel room door, connect to your MagicBand, act as your ticket into the parks, check wait times, book Lightning Lanes, and so much more.

My Disney Experience App

The app also lets you pay for food via mobile order, as well as pay for merchandise through mobile checkout, but if you want to use a gift card to pay for those things, it’s always been kind of a hassle when using the app. Well, Disney FINALLY fixed that problem and you can set the app to pay with a gift card by default now. 

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25 Things You May Not Know Your Disney World Hotel Can Do For You!

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Staying at a Disney World resort comes with a lot of perks, and some you probably don’t even know about!

Wilderness Lodge in Disney World

Some people prefer to stay on Disney property for all the services that are provided.  Some of these services are provided at other hotels in the area, but there are also a ton of magical extras you get at a Disney hotel. We’re breaking down everything that your Disney World hotel can do for you! 

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The 7 Biggest Mistakes To AVOID When Checking In and Out of Your Disney World Hotel

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Checking into a Disney World hotel should feel like the opening scene of a vacation montage. You stroll into the lobby, someone is smiling, the air smells vaguely expensive, and suddenly your travel-day airport sweatshirt feels like resort wear.

BoardWalk Inn lobby

But here’s the less sparkly truth: check-in and checkout can also become the exact place where your vacation gets weirdly complicated. Not “lost luggage in another state” complicated. More like “why is my room not ready, why is my phone dying, and why are we all changing into swimsuits in a lobby bathroom?” complicated. So before you roll your suitcase through the doors of your Disney World hotel in 2026, here are the mistakes you want to avoid.

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We’ve Been WAITING for This Disney World App Change

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This January, Disney started repainting the iconic Cinderella Castle in a new blue-and-white color scheme. The castle has now officially been repainted at Magic Kingdom, and it’s looking great!

Magic Kingdom’s Cinderella Castle

So when we went on the My Disney Experience app while in Magic Kingdom this morning, we noticed a massive change to the castle!

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BREAKING: MAJOR Disney World App Changes Coming Later This Year

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If you have ever visited Disney World or have plans to visit Disney World, you’re probably familiar with the My Disney Experience app, which lets you do just about…well…everything you need to do in Disney World.

My Disney Experience App

The app can let you check into your hotel, act as your room key, book your Lightning Lanes, give you wait time information, give you entertainment schedules, and SO much more. Well, the My Disney Experience app is about to get even MORE helpful for Disney World trip planning.

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CHANGES Hit Disney World App – And, We Think You’re Going To Love It

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Disney, we cannot thank you enough for this app change. We’re not being dramatic when we say we’ve waited years for this change and will never, ever go back to the old way.

Scanning in

If you’ve ever made a park reservation, you might have noticed how annoying it is to use the app, but then be linked to an outside website to actually make the reservation. Lucky for us, making park reservations just got so much easier.

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This Disney World App Hack Is a Gamechanger…But NOBODY Is Using It

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Have we been using the Disney World app wrong this whole time?

Magic Kingdom

Few things are more important than knowing how to navigate My Disney Experience — the official Disney World app. On top of maintaining your park tickets, mobile orders, Lightning Lane selections, and all of your reservations, this app serves as a central hub for everything Disney World, all on your phone. There’s seriously so much to do on this app that people may be neglecting some obvious features.

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Heads Up! Virtual Queue Is Returning to Disney’s Hollywood Studios

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It’s been a while, but Virtual Queue is coming back to Disney World in ten days!

Hollywood Studios

Can you feel that? The force has been getting stronger as we get closer to May the Fourth! May the Fourth is getting closer and closer, and Star Wars fans already have Disney’s Hollywood Studios booked. Star Wars Day is going to bring exclusive snacks and merchandise to the park, and we’re excited to check it all out. Another thing the day is bringing is a virtual queue, something we haven’t seen at Disney World for a little bit. Let’s take a look at the details!

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