Here you'll find insider tips for Disney theme parks to help you get the most out of your vacation experience. Check out tips for other parks, too. And keep checking back because we're going to be adding more!

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Magic Kingdom®,  Disney-MGM Studios,  Epcot®,  Animal Kingdom®,  Downtown Disney®,  Pleasure Island 

Magic Kingdom®

The busiest day here is MONDAY.

Check the tip board at Main Street U.S.A. throughout the day for current wait times for the most popular park attractions.

The Magic Kingdom park has three ATMs: under the Main Street train station, near the Frontierland Shooting Arcade and at the Tomorrowland Light & Power Co. arcade near Space Mountain. For foreign currency exchange, go to City Hall.

Visit the Haunted Mansion early in the morning or during parades because it's very popular. If you do find yourself in a long line, you can keep your kids entertained by directing their attention to the funny messages on the tombstones outside.

Disney-MGM Studios

You don't need to line up early for the Indiana Jones show. The theater is huge, and usually everyone gets a seat.

The shops on Hollywood Boulevard are open a half-hour past the park closing.

There's an arcade inside Pizza Planet, so the kids can go and burn off their excess energy while you grab a bite. Don't worry if you don't have extra cash on you—the token machines in the arcade accept credit cards.

If you purchase something that's heavy or cumbersome, there are lockers toward the front of the park that you can rent at the Information booth there for $7. When you turn your key in at the end of your visit, you'll get $2 back.

Epcot®

If you'd like to have dinner while enjoying the fireworks show, Mexico and the United Kingdom both have outside dining areas which provide excellent views of the World Showcase Lagoon.

Test Track—If you can, try the line to the left for single riders. It's a lot quicker.

Check the tip board at Innoventions Plaza, behind Spaceship Earth, throughout the day for current wait times for the most popular park attractions.

An attraction that's easy to miss, but well worth seeing, is Ellen's Energy Adventure. It tells the story of science and evolution in a clever way that's entertaining to kids, as well as adults. Comedian Ellen DeGeneres is the show's host. As soon as you enter the park, go to the left and you'll find it.

Animal Kingdom®

There is one ATM at Animal Kingdom—at the entrance to the park, just before the turnstiles and to the right, next to the kennel.

The Festival of the Lion King is a popular show, so get there early so you can get a seat.

Make sure your kids bring their autograph books to Camp Minnie-Mickey where their favorite characters sign autographs.

Downtown Disney®

If you saw something you liked in a gift shop at one of Disney's theme parks, but you didn't get it and now wish you had, check out the stores here—you may find it.

Pleasure Island

At 8 Trax, the downstairs bar is less crowded—and closer to the restrooms!

You must have a picture ID to get in.

There's no admission charge before 7 p.m.