Getting Your Disney Fix from Home: Tips and Tricks

If you can't make it to a Disney park, don't worry! With a little tech trust and pixie dust, you can still experience the magic of Disney from the comfort of your own home. As someone who has made countless family trips to Disney and has been fortunate enough to cover some of the big new attraction openings, I know how much Disney means to me.

Streaming Background Music: The First Step

The first step in getting your Disney fix from home is to start streaming background music from the parks. While it may not be the same as being there in person, this can definitely get you in the right mood and transport you to a magical world. You can find tons of Disney parks background music on Spotify and Apple Music, with options ranging from relaxing tunes like Animal Kingdom's background music to more upbeat tracks like the Cantina Bar music at Galaxy's Edge.

Getting Creative with Videos: An Immersive Experience

If you want to feel like you're sitting right there in the ride, there are plenty of videos available that can transport you to a Disney park. You can search for 360-degree videos on YouTube and put them on a VR headset to get an immersive point-of-view experience. The YouTube account Virtual Disneyworld has a bunch of these videos to choose from, including splash effects that will make you feel like you're really there.

Video Games: A New Way to Experience Disney

If you want to run around the park on your own terms or jump inside rides to complete various minigames challenges, there's a video game called Disneyland Adventures that you can download through Steam and play on Xbox One. This game came out in 2018, before all the new Star Wars land editions, but it still offers a fun way to experience Disney from home.

Making Your Own Theme Park: A Creative Project

For those who want to really feel like they're in a Disney park, there's always the option to make your own theme park. One creative example is when Twitter user Weary Bones The Foolish Mortal used Animal Crossing New Horizons to recreate the Haunted Mansion as his home for the character inside the game. This shows that with a little imagination and creativity, you can even bring Disney into your own home.

Disney's Recipes: Delicious Treats from the Parks

Who doesn't love trying new food from the parks? Disney has been releasing recipes for famous Park snacks like the pineapple soft-serve ice cream treat known as Dole Whip. Even if you don't have a waffle maker, there are still plenty of other delicious options to try, like Tonga toast from the Polynesian Resort.

The My Disney Experience App: Activities and Fun

For those who want more than just streaming music or watching videos, there's also the My Disney Experience app. This app offers a range of activities, including drawing lessons with Disney animators and trivia games that test how much of a Disney nerd you are. It's a great way to keep yourself entertained while waiting in line for rides.

No Lines? No Problem!

The best part about doing Disney at home is avoiding the lines. But if you're looking for ways to eat like you're at the park, there are plenty of options available. Whether it's streaming background music or watching videos on your VR headset, there are plenty of ways to get your Disney fix from home without ever leaving your house.

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little tech trust and pixie dust this was supposed to be the year that this little guy was gonna see Disneyworld for the first time and was gonna be her first time seeing Star Wars land galaxies edge but that ain't happening anytime soon so it's time to take the magic into our own hands I am a bit of a Disney nut I've made countless family trips there and I've been fortunate to cover some of the big new attraction openings over the past few years I love Disney because it created these worlds you can just immerse yourself into and Disney put so much detail into engaging all of the senses to transport you so if you need a little transport me right now start with streaming some music from the parks no that's not what I meant you can stream tons of Disney parks background music it's the stuff that plays when you're walking around Main Street USA or Tomorrowland or Adventureland Disney put a few tracks up to stream on Spotify and Apple music you may need to poke around to find a good mix I personally like the background music of Animal Kingdom it has a really good vibe or maybe you want to pretend you're chilling out a galaxy's edge with your friends they even have the cantina bar music that you can jam to but I'm pretty nerdy about this stuff so I like the really obscure music you know the stuff that plays at the hotel pool or while you're waiting in line I even like the safety feels there are unofficial Disney fan groups that stream quality background park music I like sorcerer radio @sr sounds calm and you can pull it up through an app or your smart speaker but you want to see Disney we can get creative with that one if you want to feel like you're sitting right there in the ride there are plenty of videos you can pull up Disney even posted some new and classic attractions you can also get perfect seats to nighttime firework shows but you can take it up a notch by searching YouTube for 360 degree videos put on a VR headset to get a immersive point-of-view experience the YouTube account virtual Disneyworld does have a bunch to pick from splash effects are not included it's like I'm really there if you want to run around the park on your own terms check out a video game called Disneyland adventures you can download it through Steam and it's on Xbox one the game came out in 2018 so it's before all those new Star Wars land editions but you can roam around the park doing random missions and even get some autographs and hugs from your favorite characters or jump inside rides to complete various minigames challenges it's sure to be more entertaining than the backside of water or you could always make your own theme park like this Twitter user who calls himself weary bones the foolish mortal used animal crossing new horizons to recreate the Haunted Mansion as his home for the character inside the Nintendo game but to really feel like you're in the park you got a taste the parks Disney has been releasing a bunch of recipes for famous Park snacks like the pineapple soft-serve ice cream treat known as Dole Whip everyone knows a proper Disney Breakfast involves Mickey waffles but if you don't have a waffle maker you can get crazy with another popular breakfast item it's from the Polynesian Resort and it's called Tonga toast some of the dishes are pretty simple and the recipes are featured on the site Disney Magic Moments calm and there are also a bunch of other activities you can find in the my Disney experience app you can get drawing lessons from Disney animators or test how much of a Disney nerd you are with trivia games normally it's something you play while you wait for rides but hey the best part of doing Disney at home no lines is there a good way to eat this ever it's like I'm there\n"