A Disney World Expert Reveals The Mistakes Too Many Visitors Make — And How To Avoid Them

For over 50 years, Disney World has been offering people of all ages the chance to skip out on reality for a day or three and experience a shinier, sweeter, more idyllic life. Between the rides, the princesses poised for photo ops and the enormous turkey legs, there’s something for everyone.

However, the “happiest place on earth” isn’t exactly cheap. If you’re going to fork over your hard-earned paycheck(s) to go, you’ll want to pack in as many magical moments as possible, right? So how can you ensure that you’re doing Disney right — and not making amateur mistakes that will cost you your time, money and sanity?

That’s what we — Raj Punjabi and Noah Michelson, the hosts ofHuffPost’s “Am I Doing It Wrong?” podcast — asked Mouselet 1 from the TikTok-famous duo The Mouselets, who use their account to share their best Disney tips with their 1.2 million followers.

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“You need to book your dining reservations in advance,” Mouselet 1 told us. “If you’re going to do Lightning Lanes, you have to book them in advance, which a lot of people don’t know or don’t like doing.”

Doing a little prep work will score you big rewards, according to our Disney expert, and hitting the park without a game plan can leave you hungry, cranky, and standing around in too-long lines.

Speaking of lines, Mouselet 1 suggests downloading the Disney World app, which can help you hack the ride system.

“A lot of people will just go walk from ride to ride and just be like, ‘Oh, this ride has an 80-minute wait right now. Oh, well,’” she said. “But in the app, you can see all the wait times. And so you use that, even if it’s a little bit more walking, [and find another ride]. If a ride takes like 70 minutes, don’t