6 Things You Shouldn't Be Scared of in Disney World...and 3 Things You SHOULD Be Scared Of! 

Things you should be scared of: Getting stuck on It’s A Small World ride, listening on that song on a loop until you are rescued from that madness....

As a Disney cast member guests ALWAYS underestimate how long it takes to get places. Especially if you have a dining reservation....always give yourself more than an hour for transportation and lines.

Things you should be afraid of...... Your Credit Card bill after you come home.

We live in Florida on the coast and every time hurricane is coming to us we make a trip to Disney World because that’s the best place to be

Anyone who needs a quiet place for any reason (mine is my anxiety and being as introverted as I am), every place in Disney has at least one or two quiet areas where not a lot of people go to. Don't be scared about looking for a place just to sit and chill while you mentally and physically recharge. They're usually places that aren't directly near attractions, stores, or anywhere that sells food so if you need to figure out where they are when you get in, pick up a map and take note of certain areas.

Yup. I was there for Hurricane Matthew. I can confirm that the places go out of their way to keep you safe

TIP ALERT: Load your Disney budget on Disney gift cards!!! Good way to keep track of how much you spend! I did this my last trip. It was so easy to stay in budget

Video: blowing your budget. Me: Bippidy boppidy BROKE

Three Things to be Very Afraid of: 1. Having to pee while you are in line 2. Vloggers EVERYWHERE, especially describing an entire ride for their RU-vid channel 3. Spiders

I just got it- Minnie van ... mini van... doh! Can't believe it just clicked lol

I live in Florida DONT BE AFRAID OF THE RAIN Yesterday there was a tornado warning and like 45 minutes later it had the prettiest blue sky if it rains take the chance to go on rides

Ya see my family is Latino so that means NO BREAKS the closest to a break we have is sit on a bench eat a granola bar and then run to next ride 😂

Our son is on the autism spectrum, and one of his challenges is being incredibly limited in what he will eat. The tip in this video about finding food that meets our diet needs is VERY true! We always plan out meals carefully in advance, and always reach out to the restaurants in advance to ensure they will be able to meet his needs (usually as long as they can get chicken strips and fries, we are good). In short, our experiences have been very positive with Disney on this front, and this is actually part of the reason we choose to go back every year, as opposed to other vacation options!

Honestly the best park to be in if its raining is EPCOT. Literally all of the attractions are 100% indoors! The only exception is Test Track, but even then only the climax is outdoors.

A lot has changed. My dad dragged me on Space Mountain back in the '70s when I was around 5 or 6. I sat on his lap and the safety belt went around both of us.

Patience is the mantra when at the parks. Also if u or a kiddo is sick don’t be afraid to visit the first aid. We had to do that at HS and were treated by a professional staff and given courtesy transport to and from a clinic. It eased the stress considerably.

Things I've learned: Definately go to Disney World around hurricane season.

Only thing to be true lay scared of is, INCREASING PRICES😰☹️

Who else just watches the video and we already know this stuff but we're just so happy DFB has a new video!!!

Pack underwear. My god, pack underwear. I can’t stress that enough

My family has been pixie dusted so many times just from being nice. Smile!

For anyone who has an allergy and is still scared after watching this: My mom has Celiac Disease (aka she can't have gluten) along with other dietary restrictions. Disney World is the only place where she can eat that she doesn't get sick. Every other restaurant we've been to she's gotten sick at least once from some cross contamination, but that's never happened in Disney. The food that she has is always delicious and the staff and chefs are always extremely accommodating and friendly. Like AJ said, they've won awards. One of the chefs even gave her the recipe for one of the dishes she had so she could make it at Thanksgiving.

I just really love AJ’s voice. It’s so relaxing and friendly!

<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="869">14:29</a> Hi! Ex Merchendise Cast member here! If something gets broken, and you are still on property, 99% of the time we can and will replace it for you for free. If something gets lost, and you have your receipt, you can file a lost report with guest services and even if they can't get your item back to you, then will still ensure a magical day. Most importantly, KEEP ALL OF YOUR RECEIPTS!!!! any item can be return at ANY store as long as you have a receipt, and this is good for up 30 days! SERIOUSLY!!!!! KEEP YOUR RECEIPTS!!!!!

Every time your videos pop on I wish I was back there!!

something I was warned about a little, but found really shocking was how much time it takes to get anywhere and do anything. From park to park takes forever, the minivans are convenient, but don't count on them--they can take 20-30 minutes to even arrive. Monorail sounds great--but get in line and wait. Ditto the buses. Just getting into a park takes two lines and waiting... Have a dining reservation? You need to check in, and then you get to wait. So have a loose schedule or order to do things, but it has to be loose! -----Aunt Susan

I don't find planning scary. For Disney, NOT planning is more scary!

Congratulations your going to Disney World Me: I wish 😢

My first ever trip in 40 days and all your tips have made me feel totally prepared, ready and stress free. THANK YOU!

One thing to be scared of is sleeping in and wasting valuable park time 😂

I agree with AJ's advice about being scare of stress, especially once you arrive at the parks. Give yourself little breaks every hour or so - sit in a shaded/secluded area, drink something, even close your eyes. Little things like that will help your body and mind reset so you can enjoy more of the park.

I'm scared of monster queues for rides!😂

The thing that scared me the most while visiting where those giant ass ANTS. *WHY ARE THEY SO BIG WTF* I rarely saw them in the park themselves because of how spotless they are, but they did show up every so often around the hotel pool and on the bus. That and also this bee that had no business being as big as it was. Florida wildlife needs to CHILL!!!

I’m an epileptic and even the green mission on Mission Space was too much for me. That’s the one ride at the parks that I always tell others with seizures to avoid all together.

... Gators! We didn't realize that gators were literally everywhere in Florida. People are like duh it's Florida but we didn't realize they could be where we were staying! There was an incident the week after we left last trip and my sister has been super freaked out since then.

The only thing to be truly scared of is that terrifying Magical Express notification hanging on your door! That thing gives me nightmares.

I LOVE the Aunt Susan running joke. I laugh out loud every time

Something you also shouldn’t be afraid of is when you see that blue light when you check into the parks. Just because your touchpoint flashed blue doesn’t mean that you’re not allowed into the park. I’ve seen so many people freak out because their touchpoint flashed blue and not green. There will always be people at the touchpoints to help you out and get you into the parks in less than a minute. The worst case scenario is you may have to go to guest relations, which sounds awful but it really isn’t. They’re there to help you out with whatever situation you may have, and it won’t help them if you get frustrated at them. You’ll have plenty of time throughout your day to do whatever you want to do inside of the parks, just take a little bit of time out of it to fix whatever situation you may have with your ticket.

I had a friend that said he visited Disney 4 times in his life. He doesn't remember any of them. Parents who take the toddlers are doing it for themselves. I don't care what people say.

Me looking at the weather in Disney part: Me living in south Texas: That looks amazing

When I was at WDW, my dad got motion sickness from the teacup ride, but when we were in line for Mission Space, he choose the intense ride. That was not smart at all hahaha!

Again, this is why we sometimes “forget” to link Aunt Susan to our fast passes.

Things to be afraid of when it's crowded... Toddler meltdowns, rude adults, boisterous tour groups. And when it comes to souvenirs, the only ones you and your kids will keep for years are autograph books and photo frames.

"You not gonna find fast ride" Space Mountain: do i look like a joke to you?

my last trip to disney was before i outgrew my chocolate allergy, and when there weren’t any desserts i could eat, the chefs were always really nice about coming out and taking to me to figure out what i could have. i had a lot of crazy ice cream sundaes that trip.

Hey A.J.! Love your videos! I'm taking my baby sister (13) to Disney World for the first time in the Fall. Its going to be a her first real vacation, so I want to make it the most out of it. I love your method of planning the trip but I'm not very good at it. Would you please make a video showing how you schedule your trips and how you space out you reservations and fast passes? It would be beyond helpful for me. Thank you!

The sad thing is, I live 20 minutes away from Disneyland and all she talks about is Disneyworld

I just came back two days ago and I miss it so much. A tip....the water in the park and parts of the city taste like trash unless u go to a legitimate restaurant where they likely filter their water. Instead, we got a pack of water from the nearby Walmart and just brought 2-3 bottles each day. It tasted much better and less like chlorine from splash mountain.

ok so make sure you go to the bathroom BEFORE you get in line (learned that the hard way)...

I just went to Disney World! I got back yesterday and was there on Sunday, Saturday, Friday, and Thursday. It was my first time riding Expedition Everest, I studied about it a little bit, I looked at the track layout and I was pretty comfortable with the speed, heights, and the length of the ride. (In case I got scared.) Except one thing, I have never been on a loop in my life, I have always been scared of them. Even so, I had gotten the fast pass with my siblings so I told myself that I could not back out. I got on and sat with my sister and I loved it. I got all of my information from your videos. (Except for some of it.) I also got other information and secret Easter eggs, I was a Disney whiz. (Even though I am the youngest.) My sister got heat exhaustion while waiting in line for Haunted Mansion, and I knew where to get the nearest cast member and the nearest place to get water. I also knew some places to cool down so she would not pass out. You saved my Disney Trip by informing me of all of this. Being the youngest, no one expected me to be able to help my sister in the way that I did. The cast members were blown away. One asked me if I knew about the ring at Haunted Mansion, I told him yes and he had me show it to him. He gave us a fast pass to my sister’s favorite ride (Splash Mountain.) but not really he just told us “Talk to Dianne she will let you go through the wheelchair lane (since she had a wheelchair.) You really made my trip special, thank you AJ. Have a good day, and have a fun trip with your son at Disney World!

I think barn stormer was my first roller coaster When I was 3 years old I was terrified of the characters

Be afraid of the heat and the crowds ....the 2 put together are tough !! Summers are crowded and hot ....dress appropriate and like she said take lots of AC breaks !! Free cups of water at all quick services ....get em !!

I go to Florida every 3 years and it's 2 more years until i go as I went in 2019, But I REALLY WANNA GO BC I LOVE THE LIZARDDDSSSSS

I would love a video on that shows what is actually involved in boarding rides. I need to know: moving sidewalk, big step, little step, climb up, etc. That would be my dream video.

There's a local pharmacy called Taylors that will deliver to the resorts as well. Walmart keeps non prescription things like blood sugar testing strips behind the counter. Nothing worse than going to test your blood sugar for lunch only to realize you are out of strips. I called and they had my strips there in less than an hour. It's a small business pharmacy and they were really nice!

Poor Aunt Susan! 🤣🤣🤣 (Seriously loved the Aunt Susan Graphic). You forgot to mention the water on Kali River Rapids, I’ve gotten sick every time I rode it. No more KRR for me! 🤢🤢🤢🤢

on our last trip in early march we were unaware that the time for happily ever after would change with daylight savings. we really did not want to miss it, and tried to rearrange our dinner plans same day. we cancelled one and made a new reservation at a later time. we did call guest services and they gave us a one time grace and did not charge us for the cancellation, but did cross examine us to make sure we had made a new one already. just wanted to share in case to help someone else!

I love this video but I so love your shout out to aunt Susan the best because it reminds me of myself. Thanks for another great video. 💞💜

"It always helps to be Nice." Veritas

<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="782">13:02</a> that sounds like my aunt Susan

Alright here is a very broad suggestion that everyone needs to be aware of from BOTH sides of don't be afraid and should be afraid of. Or at least be AWARE of not so much afraid. The WILDLIFE. In particular Gators, snakes and mosquitoes. To those who freak out about "OMG Florida and Gators!" Stop freaking out. Yes where EVER there is water, there WILL be Gators, but Disney is amazingly good at controlling the populations so you can very easily go your entire trip without even realizing there is a gator swimming under the ferry boat in the seven seas lagoon. Their numbers are low and they usually are relocated out of disney really fast if one is seen lounging on the lake shore. The number of attacks by Gators on Disney property in all it's years could be counted on your hand. I could be wrong but fairly certain there has been only one gator related death there. Snakes also live there, anywhere you see a natural treeline that is ungroomed, they could be. I ran into many in my many years going there, mostly in the campgrounds, with only one in an actual park and they have all been nonvenomous. Talked with cast members now and then about snakes and again almost none of them ever seen dangerous species on property except in unused areas. When one is spotted they are quick to relocate or kill if needed. Mosquitoes are incredibly low in number in Disney property, so you could even forgo using repellent if you feel like it, but you might end up with one or two bites at most. Check out a channel called Rob Plays for his video on Disney skeeto control. They are amazingly thorough and constantly researching the mosquito populations to see if they are developing resistances as well as encouraging large populations of natural predators to them. Definitely bring the spray with you if camping though on Disney property, their spray measures go down in that area due to all the outdoorsy guest activities going on which means they have to be mindful of affecting guest health with pesticides. So the mosquito populations there are higher then elsewhere in Disney. Now due to how amazing Disney is at keeping populations down it is very easy to forget they exist and some people have a massive freakout on seeing something, don't worry. Just be aware they exist and don't do stupid things like walk too close to the water or trekking into unattended woodsy areas. And always remember to bring bug spray when going outside of Disney because again, easy to forget mosquitoes are an issue at all in the rest of Florida when spending a week solely in Disney. And most important of all. If you ever see ANY kind of wildlife, for heaven's sake... ABSOLUTELY ONE HUNDRED PERCENT BE AFRAID OF TAKING A SELFIE OR CLOSE UP AMAZING LOOKING INSTAGRAM SHOT OF THE WILDLIFE. Just like how even a jaguar at a zoo was still going to attack a person getting too close for a picture, Disney magic can not make every deer you see into Bambi or the raccoons into fizzy friends. And the squirrels can and will bite you if you try petting them, they do not want your affection and pets. Just your French fries.

I totally blew my budget at Disney but it was worth it! Haha

My friend was at Disney World when it closed because of the hurricane. She said that for safety reasons she and her friends were moved to a different resort which turned out to be an upgrade and still had a good time when the parks were closed. Plus when the park reopened it wasn't nearly as crowded which would be a bonus.

As a Brit I remember our first trip when I was about 10 years old and there was a storm, I legit thought we were about to die 🤣 7 trips later you’ll catch me dancing in the rain down an empty Main Street

The greatest fear of all: The call of nature...in the middle of a queue!

The prices sometimes can be very scary. Everything else nah.

I was there for Hurricane Francis....at Caribbean...they were FANTASTIC

I'm a really stressy and the only time I was ever relaxed. Was in Florida in Disney as everyone was so kind there and helped out so much when I wasn't very well and was full of tears. They put me at ease and I was so grateful for that

Don't warn them about the weather, the locals count on tourists leaving when it rains lol

Thank you so much for including the food allergy info.

I agree with the stress you pack so much in one day sometimes it can be overwhelming

the baby care centre is a life saver! i was in animal kingdom with my mom, and out lips were so chapped the they were bleeding, but we went to the baby care centre and grabbed some chapstick!

As a celiac sufferer, I’d rather eat at Disney than even home!

Great info.... As always! Going in May... Just excited! We take our time and enjoy every moment. Hakuna Matata. 😁❤

Once when I was at Disneyworld when I was little, it was sunny and bright all morning, then some clouds rolled in, and two seconds later, everyone was panicking and running around in the middle of a gigantic thunderstorm with high winds, pouring rain, huge streaks of lightning and deafening thunder, the whole package deal. I remember being really scared, so we ran into the nearest store, and the workers were walking around like it was business as usual. I remember there were so many people packed into that one store waiting out the storm, and the cast members were walking around asking people if they needed anything and calming down scared little ones. We all ended up singing Disney songs at the top of our lungs, as water leaked in under the doors and made puddles everywhere. I remember walking back to the hotel after the rain had stopped, and we were for most of the walk balancing on the little concrete walls around gardens, and I stepped into the road by accident, and the water was so high it went up half of my calf. It was crazy, but when we changed and headed back out, it was super sunny again and the floodwaters were gone. I literally thought it was magic. Also, the ants are enormous. Like, I've never seen bigger ants in my life than at Disneyworld.

Slinky Dog Dash was surprisingly instense! I loved it, but if anything big thunder felt less intense for me. And space mountain is tame if you aren't afraid of the dark

AJ! Your videos have convinced us to FINALLY book our trip to Disney World! Thank you for all of the great advice

Traditionally I am primarily scared of Universal Studios fans.

God bless you, Aj. I’m still hungover from my Disney trip but going back in October and your videos have been a godsend!

Great stuff,...a much appreciated, detailed, comprehensive helpful channel,...this video is a great example of all that.... Thank You DFB guide... Just before each trip I watch these, listening carefully to AJ`s tips and advice,..its a worthy look `n listen even though I go about once a month, there are cool tidbits I find out about here that definately give new things to look out for. Thanks again...

Is DFB going to do anymore restaurant reviews? I am not sure who Joey was, but he seemed to do a lot of food reviews/best of foods for DFB. Can you do more videos like that again please? So many new restaurants have opened in WDW recently that we would love a full, in-depth DFB review on them :) Thanks!

“the florida heat” *screeches in texan*

My absolute favorite part of our family’s WDW vacations (other than actually being in the middle of a great trip) is the prep and planning for the trip. I’m the very picky over planner for all of our vacations and the wife and kids can’t stand it. When going to WDW I plan our days from start to finish with everything in between planned to the hilt. My family always complains about it right up until they say “That was a great day”. We’ve had some really great trips over the years and there’s no greater joy than to watch your family having a fantastic together and knowing that you planned it just right. Sure they complain sometimes but they always thank me afterwards. Thanks for sharing.

Thunder mountain and Everest are allways my fav

Tour groups. Always be scared of tour groups.

So happy about the plant based pamphlets!! 🥰🥰🥰🧡🧡🧡

Hey AJ thanks for this video. I loved it and it took care of my Walt Disney World FIX, for a couple days or hours.

The note about the weather is so true. It was gorgeous on our recent trip for half the time and then suddenly it would look like tornado weather.

A.J.!! I adore your videos, aunt Susan and Jimmy got me cracking my heart out, bring them again in another of your videos. I am a bit like aunt Susan. 🤪 I don’t know you personally but I love you hahaha. I hope I get to meet you soon, I am going to WDW this summer (28 Jul-1 Aug)! I am freaking out with excitement 😍😍😍🥳🥳🥳 Keep up the good work. DFB Guide rocks🤩

I knew it. Aunt Susan is a Small World fan!

We’ll be there this weekend too!! I’ve been watching your videos everyday for like 6 months!! You’ve made planning our trip to easy!! Thank you

I love the planning! My daughter asked me do you enjoy planning or going more. Of course rather be there but planning is part of the fun.

Don’t be afraid of: 1. Rides 2. Characters 3. Weather 4.Heat 5. finding food that suits your allergies and veganism 7. Planning last minute 8.getting around the parks and transportation 9. Packing everything Be afraid of: 1.stress 2.

I'll be there this weekend too! Hope I see you :)

Also headed to WDW this weekend! As a teacher, I can't do off-peak times...so we know its gonna be crowded, but we have our fast passes and are going to just enjoy being there! :)

Totally looking forward to my visit in september. Thank you for a lot of very good advice over your videos.

Come on Susan, get it together

One time I was at Disney World and it started raining so hard, I had to hang my face down towards the ground in order to BREATHE!

Love your videos. They really helped when I was planning our trip we took to DW last October. 🙌😃👍

I will say mission space & star tours have been known to make people in my family get motion sickness... flight of passage didn't really do that though (thankfully!) If you are prone to motion sickness I would recommend skipping mission space (both sides honestly) & star tours... they aren't fun enough to ruin your whole day feeling bad in my opinion! Can't think of any others though...