Don't get locked into your main transportation method!

“Always keep in mind all of your options for transportation while visiting the parks! Do what makes the most sense for your plans.”

This one seems obvious, but it really isn’t. Most people who go to the parks know how they’ll be getting around and will stick to it come hell or high water. Being flexible can make certain you have a much better time at the parks, though. Consider the family who have rented a car. Going to extra magic hours during the long summer nights? When you’re shutting down the Magic Kingdom at 1 AM, maybe you just want to let the Disney bus drivers do the driving rather than having to hop into your car yourself. Even better, if you’re mostly planning on doing bus transportation but are hurrying yourself and your family out of the park right after the fireworks, rather than hanging out in a crowded line for what seems like a thousand eternities waiting for that bus to show up, consider grabbing a cab. Most places on Disney property can be reached for less than ten bucks, plus tip.

We’re not advising one thing over anything else, when Erin and I go to the parks we usually use the Disney transportation (as a huge WDW area music fan, I love the music they’ve added to the buses that reflects your destination) but by being flexible we always make certain we keep the magic alive in what can quickly become the least magical part of the trip.

(Oh, but I do love those Disney billboards. I wish they’d add some new ones since they’ve been the same since my first trip out to the ‘World in '05.)