Hi Kayla! Welcome to planDisney.
Tomorrow is your arrival day at
Walt Disney World Resort during
The World’s Most Magical Celebration. Create your own scavenger hunt looking for all the golden
Disney Fab 50 Character Collection statues. My favorite is Donald Duck located in front of
Cinderella Castle at
Magic Kingdom Park.
Backpacks are absolutely permitted inside the theme parks. In fact, I love the new screening procedures since the reopening of the theme parks. You are allowed to keep your backpack on your body and walk through the metal detectors. If nothing inside your backpack alerts the security staff, you are free to proceed. If something does set the alarm off, you simply head to secondary screening for a quick check of your bag.
Free ice water is still available upon request at quick-service restaurants and water filling stations. I suggest doing a google search on this topic. You will find many people have extensive free water lists for each theme park.
Wherever you choose to finish your night, get ready when the sun goes down and Disney icons like the
Tree of Life at
Disney's Animal Kingdom Theme Park and
Spaceship Earth at
EPCOT come to shimmering EARidescent life during
Beacons of Magic with music and projections.
Thanks for stopping by
planDisney with your Disney vacation question. We are here to help.
Keeping it Magical,
Cindy