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WDW Prep School → WDW Prep To Go Podcast → Featured → Best times to visit Disney World in 2018 – PREP162
  • Shannon Albert
  • December 13, 2017
  • June 8, 2019
Best Times to visit Disney World in 2018

Planning to go to Disney World in 2018? Let’s chat about the best times to visit.

I also have a quick tip to help you snag some hard-to-get FastPass+ reservations for your trip.

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  1. Shannon December 16, 2017 Reply

    Hi! under the tip of the day you mention FP “drops”. What do you mean by this? Do you mean that they suddenly release a bunch of FPs for various days at around 1:07 and 3:07 or is it a drop of “day of” FPs? Not sure if I should be either:
    a)checking the app at 1:07, 3:07 etc for my AK day in early February or if
    b)I should be using this strategy on the actual day that I am in the park.
    Many thanks 🙂

    • Shannon Albert December 16, 2017

      Yeah, that’s what I mean by drops – that they release more. I don’t really know what days to check either. Just been hearing a lot of rumors about it working and wanted to mention it.

    • Shannon December 16, 2017

      Oh ok, I see 🙂 Thanks for the tip.
      I’m really enjoying your podcast, by the way. Makes my long daily drives so much more enjoyable. The information is so clear and succinct. And the audio is great; so easy to hear. Thanks for all the work that you put into it.

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