6 of the BIGGEST Time Wasters in Disney World
When it comes to visiting Disney World, it usually never feels like there’s enough time to do everything.
There’s so much to do at Disney World, how do you NOT waste any time?
And there isn’t! Disney World is huge and full of so many activities, attractions, events, entertainment, and more that it’s impossible to do it all in one trip. We recommend making a list of your priorities and then figuring out what to do. But you also need to know when not to WASTE time on your trip, right?
So we asked our DFB readers what YOU thought were the biggest time wasters in Disney World. Some of your answers surprised us! So here’s what you said:
1. Certain Attractions
When it comes to attractions, many of you felt that Swiss Family Treehouse was a big waste of time. It’s mostly targeted at kids, it involves a lot of climbing, and you told us that it takes time out of your day when you could be checking out way better attractions.
Swiss Family Treehouse
Many of you brought up specific attractions that just weren’t worth waiting in long lines for — short lines, yes, but long lines, no. One of the attractions brought up the most was — surprisingly — “it’s a small world”. We get it, the song is an earworm and it’s hard to get it out of your head, but is it worth waiting an hour for? Not to a lot of you!
You don’t like waiting in long lines for it’s a small world
Another attraction that was brought up was Jungle Cruise, which also comes as a bit of a surprise. The standby lines for Jungle Cruise have been pretty long throughout the entire day lately, and is it worth a long wait? Our readers don’t think so.
You don’t like waiting in a long line for Jungle Cruise
You also didn’t like waiting in a long line for Tomorrowland Speedway. Some of you said that the ride just wasn’t that exciting, and some of you mentioned that the cars don’t even respond to controls properly. Of course, kids — who haven’t earned their driver’s licenses yet — still find this attraction fascinating, so they may disagree.
Many of you just don’t want to wait in line here.
Perhaps the ride that was mentioned the most by our readers as being a huge time waste is Seven Dwarfs Mine Train. The standby wait times are almost always very long for this ride, and many of you mentioned that with the ride being as short as it is (around three minutes), it was a waste of time to wait for hours-long lines.
Many of you think this ride is too short for its long wait times
Granted, you can always purchase Disney Genie+ for $15 and bypass the lines at Tomorrowland Speedway, Jungle Cruise, and “it’s a small world”, but it’s up to you to decide if it’s worth it. Additionally, is Seven Dwarfs Mine Train worth the additional cost of an Individual Attraction Selection? Only you can figure that out for yourself.
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2. Park Hopping
Another thing that many of our readers feel is a huge waste of time is park hopping. Most of you don’t want to spend time traveling back and forth between parks, feeling that this takes up way too much valuable time out of your day. Now that park hopping is only allowed after 2PM, many of you feel that it’s no longer worth the effort.
You’ll need to scan into your first park before hopping.
It makes sense — you’ll spend a bit of time in transit traveling from park to park if you choose to park hop, and if you’re relying on Disney World transportation, your commute from park to park could take even longer.
Here’s Everything You Need To Know About Park Hopping at Disney World
3. Complaining
Disney World might be the Most Magical Place on Earth, but sometimes, you still hear people complaining a lot at the parks. And when you’re doing that, you’re missing out on time you could otherwise be enjoying. Yes, sometimes things can go wrong, but there are still so many magical things you shouldn’t miss at Disney World. It would be a shame to miss them because you were so busy griping about what DIDN’T go right.
Even a rainy day can be magical at Disney World
One reader said “There’s so many magical things going on and while there are definitely moments that could be better, there are more moments that are incredible memories.”
Here Are Calming Photos and Videos of a Rainy Day in Magic Kingdom!
4. Starbucks
There are — quite literally — Starbucks locations all over the world, and it’s a coffee shop that’s pretty much readily available wherever you might live. But, nearly every day, Disney World guests will spend a LONG time waiting for a cup of coffee they can get back home. Some of our readers question why!
Waiting in line…for Starbucks
It’s not like there aren’t other places to get good coffee at Disney World — more often than not, you can stop by one of the many Joffrey’s locations throughout the resort and have a cup of java to go in no time flat. Several readers agreed: don’t waste time on that if you don’t need to.
Here is the Ultimate Guide to Coffee in Magic Kingdom
5. Staking Out A Spot For Fireworks
Guests will spend literal HOURS sitting in a spot on Main Street, U.S.A. or in front of Cinderella Castle to stake out a good spot for fireworks viewing. Many of you mentioned that you felt this was a huge waste of time. A few readers even mentioned that there really isn’t a BAD spot in the parks to view the fireworks, to begin with.
You can even see fireworks from the very front of the park!
With the new Magic Kingdom fireworks show, Disney Enchantment, you can even stand at the very end of Main Street, U.S.A. and get a decent view because there are projections all along the buildings that line the street.
But Just In Case You Want A Good Spot To See EPCOT’s Harmonious, We’ve Got A Guide Here!
6. Waiting For Merchandise
We’ve seen it many times — long lines at Disney World stores waiting for specific merchandise drops. But the lines for 50th anniversary gear on October 1st throughout Disney World were extraordinarily long. Some of our readers mentioned what a huge waste of time this is.
Line to get into the Emporium
Many of you even pointed out that the 50th anniversary merchandise will be around for 18 months, too, with a lot of it also showing up online. So many of you felt that this kind of waiting was a huge time waster.
PHOTOS & VIDEOS: Relive Disney World’s HISTORIC 50th Anniversary With Us!
So there’s a list of some of the biggest time wasters at Disney World, according to YOU! But in the end, it all comes down to what your priorities are while you’re at the resort — if it’s something that sparks joy, you do you!
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