Goofy's call: If Magic Kingdom is on your Thursday, October 29 plan, go early or swap parks. The calendar shows Magic Kingdom open 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. on October 29, a compressed nine-hour day. EPCOT and Hollywood Studios both run 9:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m., so an evening there gets you three more hours of park time.

Watch out: Magic Kingdom's early close pairs with a separately ticketed evening event at the park that night. Standard admission does not include it, so confirm what your ticket covers before planning a late Magic Kingdom finish.

Coming soon: Nomad Lounge, the Discovery Island bar next to Tiffins at Animal Kingdom, now takes reservations for the first time, with bookings open for dates from November 8 onward.