Make reservations early for lunch and dinner at park restaurants – busy spots fill up fast. You can book online or call 1-407 939 3463 up to 180 days in advance at all Disney restaurants that accept bookings.

September is Magical Dining Month (www.orlandoinfo.com/ magicaldining) when dozens of restaurants throughout Orlando and surrounding areas offer fixed-price menus at bargain prices.

Arrange to have lunch during one of SeaWorld’s popular animal shows when restaurant lines are shortest.

Try all-day dining options. Aquatica’s all-you-can-eat buffet, Banana Beach Cookout, offers the Banana Beach Cookout All-Day Pass. For a small price, you can enjoy unlimited access to family-friendly meals.

Look out for the underwater viewing areas around the park – they give you an up-close experience of the animals. Find them at the Shamu Stadium, Manatee Rescue and Dolphin Cove at Key West.

Look out for Aquatica’s animals – macaws, sulcata tortoises, spoon bill cranes and kookaburras – which sometimes do special meet-andgreets in the park.

Look for Shamu & Crew characters from 9am to noon near the front gate. Be sure to bring a notepad for autographs! SeaWorld’s animal experts are also more than happy to sign autographs directly after shows.

Let your kids get a drenching whilst having great fun at Curious George goes to Town. Leave this until mid afternoon when you are hot and have finished queuing for the day.

With a 14-day ticket, try visiting the parks in the evenings as the queues will be much shorter.

Learn more about some of the animals at the park in the Conservation Cabana at certain times of the day.