So you want to visit Walt Disney World by yourself, but have some questions or concerns on planning and executing the trip? Hopefully this article will help with that, but as always if a question you have isn’t answered here leave a comment on the blog, DM me on Instagram, or shoot me a tweet!

Last one out of Magic Kingdom

Where do I stay while solo traveling? That is obviously entirely up to each person. Go as fancy as you would like, but personally I would shoot for the cheapest option on property as possible. The reason for this is that you are likely going to be spending as much time as possible in the parks themselves, but we will get to that later. Now for this trip I got incredibly lucky that my friend Matt already had a room at All Star Sports and let me crash on his extra bed for the three days!

What do I do by myself? Anything you want! Solo traveling is like the scene when Willy Wonka welcomes the kids to the candy room and they all get to go crazy on some sugar, minus the part where the fat german kid gets sucked up the intake tube for the chocolate river. Wait. I take that back because we’ve all had that one family we wish wasn’t next to you in line. In all reality you get to experience the parks how you’ve always wanted to. Want to wake up early and be at rope drop and stay in the park past close? Do it. Want to sleep in and only hit the parks for a few hours and get plenty of pool time in? Do it. Want to weirdly only ride Magic Carpets over and over? Do it? My main goal for the trip was a photo trip, and that’s what I focused on doing.

Special Haunted Mansion photo pass

Are people or the cast members going to treat me oddly? No, most definitely not. The cast members are well used to solo travelers and visitors. Walt Disney World is one of the most frequented tourist spots in the world let alone in the U.S., and those cast members have seen everything. If you go to a table service restaurant and ask for a single top table you will likely be seated at a double top, but won’t be treated any less than the other guests.

Single rider lines? Walt Disney World currently offers three attractions with a single rider line, though on any ride in the standby line keep your ears open because the cast members near the front will often come to find small groups of 1 or 2 people to fill in open spots! The current three attractions that offer single rider lines are Test Track, Rock N Roller Coaster, and Expedition Everest.

Won’t I be lonely all day? Most definitely not. First of all there are several other solo travellers so there is a good chance you might meet up with someone. I was lucky enough to reach out to several locals as well as others travellers I knew would be in the parks and bounced around meeting each person. I randomly met a girl on her 30th birthday trip who was doing three days solo before meeting her family for a week of family fun. She was sitting on the curb of Mainstreet next to me while we waited for Festival of Fantasy and we struck up a conversation. I also had plenty of great conversations with families in line while we waited for an attraction. Everyone is there for fun and most people are willing to strike up a conversation with another friendly person.

Enjoying a snack next to Slinky Dog Dash

What if the park I chose is packed? Hopefully you got a park hopper pass and you can bounce to another park for the day. The beauty of the solo travel is that you get to be as mobile and fluid as you wish to be. Want to hit all four parks in a day? Want to only go into the parks for a singular purpose then go sleep the day away? You can do this however you wish.

One tip that a solo traveler must do? Sit down and just take a moment to be in your favorite spot. Grab a snack or a drink and find a bench or good spot to sit in an area and just crowd watch for awhile. Be off your phone and not worried about the next spot you want to hit and just take in the music and ambiance. The Imagineers purposely crafted the entire area you’re in for this exact kind of moment. My wife and I make sure to do this on our trips, but it’s a must do for solo travelers in my opinion.

If you’d like to read my full trip report from my solo trip in April click here!



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