Backside Of Magic: Tips And Tricks For Your Walt Disney World Vacation

FastPass+ system change update, Animal Kingdom EMH, and we share some of our own tips regarding Walt Disney World touring and money savings that have passed our rigorous zero-step screening process. Thanks for listening! To read archived show notes or leave us a voice message visit our blog at www.backsideofmagic.com Twitter/Instagram/Periscope @backsideofmagic Facebook www.facebook.com/backsideofmagic

We put our feet up and made the little freeloaders do all the work this week. Twitter/Instagram/Periscope @backsideofmagic Facebook www.facebook.com/backsideofmagic To read archived show notes or leave us a voice message visit our blog at www.backsideofmagic.com

Trip prep talk, an update on the Walt Disney World FP+ system changes, and we respond to listener-provided sentences that end with question marks. Thanks for the questions and thanks for listening! To read show notes or leave us a voice message, please visit our blog at www.backsideofmagic.com Twitter/Instagram/Periscope @backsideofmagic Facebook www.facebook.com/backsideofmagic

Follow-up on some stuff, a favorable Southwest points offer, and a discussion of the imminent change to the Walt Disney World FP+/ticket-entry verification process and related touring adjustments. Twitter/Instagram/Periscope @backsideofmagic Facebook www.facebook.com/backsideofmagic To read archived show notes or leave us a voice message visit our blog at www.backsideofmagic.com

A major change to FastPass+ may be coming, words with friends, and some of the details we have been working through in planning upcoming trips to Walt Disney World. DISboards FP+ changes speculation thread: https://goo.gl/X8zaZr Twitter/Instagram/Periscope @backsideofmagic Facebook www.facebook.com/backsideofmagic To read archived show notes or leave us a voice message visit our blog at www.backsideofmagic.com

Rivers of Light during EMH, Jedi Training, mobile ordering, and a discussion of MagicBand related stuff including getting free ones & deactivation. WDWNT's mobile ordering review: https://goo.gl/8SJHyy Twitter/Instagram/Periscope @backsideofmagic Facebook www.facebook.com/backsideofmagic To read archived show notes or leave us a voice message visit our blog at www.backsideofmagic.com

Resort TV, Animal Kingdom Extra Magic Hours beyond Pandora, and a discussion of sign-up strategies and other things related to Jedi Training Academy at Hollywood Studios. WDW Today Resort Channel Simulator: http://www.wdwtodaychannel.com/ Twitter/Instagram/Periscope @backsideofmagic Facebook www.facebook.com/backsideofmagic To read archived show notes or leave us a voice message visit our blog at www.backsideofmagic.com

Same-day FastPass+ availability, a hangry mammal, and we respond to listener-provided sentences that end with question marks. Thanks for the questions and thanks for listening! Touring Plans blog post on same-day FP+ data: https://goo.gl/sgkaec To read show notes or leave us a voice message, please visit our blog at www.backsideofmagic.com Twitter/Instagram/Periscope @backsideofmagic Facebook www.facebook.com/backsideofmagic

Pandora touring, other topics, and thoughts from Jeremy's visit to Legoland and non-park time at Walt Disney World over spring break. Deeply discounted Legoland FL tickets: https://goo.gl/ZTcO2y Twitter/Instagram/Periscope @backsideofmagic Facebook www.facebook.com/backsideofmagic To read archived show notes or leave us a voice message visit our blog at www.backsideofmagic.com

FastPass+ planning maneuvers, dining plan windfalls, and more of the great listener tips we've received for getting the most out of a trip to Walt Disney World.  Thanks for listening! To read archived show notes or leave us a voice message visit our blog at www.backsideofmagic.com Twitter/Instagram/Periscope @backsideofmagic Facebook www.facebook.com/backsideofmagic

Some follow-up, some news, and some strategies for best taking advantage of the structure and loopholes of the Disney Dining Plan.  Thanks for listening! (and thanks for the topic, @disneydad611!) Twitter/Instagram/Periscope @backsideofmagic Facebook www.facebook.com/backsideofmagic To read archived show notes or leave us a voice message visit our blog at www.backsideofmagic.com

Renewal rates, getting free dining, and we respond to listener-provided sentences that end with question marks. Thanks for the questions and thanks for listening! Kenny the Pirate on scoring free dining: https://goo.gl/qgUJf2 To read show notes or leave us a voice message, please visit our blog at www.backsideofmagic.com Twitter/Instagram/Periscope @backsideofmagic Facebook www.facebook.com/backsideofmagic

Security changes, sleepy time madness, and we talk through Ryan's dissection of a MagicBand and analysis of what he found inside.  Thanks for listening! ----- SHOW NOTES Gizmodo: "How I Let Disney Track My Every Move" https://goo.gl/2PhG85 AtDisneyAgain: "Making the Band - MagicBand Teardown and More" https://goo.gl/4oKVQ9 US Patent: "Combined HF and UHF RFID Device" https://goo.gl/T2a9GV Check @backsideofmagic on Instagram for Ryan's MagicBand breakdown photos ----- Twitter/Instagram/Periscope @backsideofmagic Facebook www.facebook.com/backsideofmagic To read archived show notes or leave us a voice message visit our blog at www.backsideofmagic.com

Gift cards, news, fishy madness, and thoughts on touring Animal Kingdom after Pandora opens.  Thanks for listening! Twitter/Instagram/Periscope @backsideofmagic Facebook www.facebook.com/backsideofmagic To read archived show notes or leave us a voice message visit our blog at www.backsideofmagic.com

Non-member price clubbing, number one madness, and strategies for successful off-property hotel stays through Hotwire and Priceline.  Thanks for listening! Twitter/Instagram/Periscope @backsideofmagic Facebook www.facebook.com/backsideofmagic SHOW NOTES BJ's Wholesale Club Disney Gift Cards Sites helpful for Hotwire/Priceline hotel guessing: BetterBidding, HotelDealsRevealed, BiddingTraveler To read archived show notes or leave us a voice message visit our blog at www.backsideofmagic.com  

Agency-discounted hotel rooms, unconventional vacation financing, and we respond to listener-provided sentences that end with question marks. Thanks for the questions and thanks for listening! Deeply discounted Legoland FL tickets: https://goo.gl/ZTcO2y To read show notes or leave us a voice message, please visit our blog at www.backsideofmagic.com Twitter/Instagram/Periscope @backsideofmagic Facebook www.facebook.com/backsideofmagic

Caribbean Beach gift cards, DVC rental rates, and a discussion of how we utilize some of the features on touringplans.com when planning trips to Walt Disney World. Thanks for listening! To read archived show notes or leave us a voice message visit our blog at www.backsideofmagic.com Twitter/Instagram/Periscope @backsideofmagic Facebook www.facebook.com/backsideofmagic

Plaza ADRs, Uber at Disney Springs, Avatar, Gondolas, and some of the great listener tips we received for getting the most out of a trip to Walt Disney World.  Thanks for listening! To read archived show notes or leave us a voice message visit our blog at www.backsideofmagic.com Twitter/Instagram/Periscope @backsideofmagic Facebook www.facebook.com/backsideofmagic

FastPasses for sale and a discussion of some of the goods and bads from Jeremy's three January trips to Walt Disney World.  Thanks for listening! To read archived show notes or leave us a voice message visit our blog at www.backsideofmagic.com Twitter/Instagram/Periscope @backsideofmagic Facebook www.facebook.com/backsideofmagic

A pile of follow-up, a heap of news, and we respond to listener-provided sentences that end with question marks. Thanks for the questions and thanks for listening! Touring Plans day-of-FP-availability research: https://goo.gl/NLLvuf To read show notes or leave us a voice message, please visit our blog at www.backsideofmagic.com Twitter/Instagram/Periscope @backsideofmagic Facebook www.facebook.com/backsideofmagic