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It's 'one of the most magical places in the world'- but you can end up spending hours in queues rather than enjoying your well-earned holiday. But to help you save time on your Disney trip, a park hopper shared his go-to trick to beat the queues when buying souvenirs from its many gift shops.

Taking to TikTok, user Adventure With W&C said: "If you're in a busy store like this one and you don't want to have to queue to check out, head to the My Disney Experience app. Then on the home screen, you click on the plus in the middle, and then you clock on Merchandise Mobile Checkout, which is the third one from the top, and it'll show you all the stores which are close by.

"We're going to click on Emporium. Then it'll come up with a barcode scanner which is connected to the card in your account."

From here, he shows how easy it is to scan an item in the store and pay for it through your My Disney Experience app on your phone.

The app provides you with an online receipt which you can show to staff on the way out of the shop so they know "you're not stealing anything".

Commenting on his video, one user said: "Wow, my mind is blown! Roll on October to try it out. Thank you."

Another user said: "Great tip! Been to Disney a few times and didn’t know that. I will definitely be using this on our January trip."

A third user added: "Wow! This is genius!" One more user said: "That's helpful."

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It comes after Disney lovers shared their shock over only just learning what EPCOT actually stands for despite it being around for decades.

Often referred to as a "permanent world's fair", it opened in October 1982, as EPCOT Center, and was the second of four theme parks built at the resort.

However, many people have no idea what it actually means, with one Reddit user admitting: "Today I learnt the Disney Park, EPCOT, is an acronym."

During its early development, Walt Disney wanted to create a city where people would work, live, and play, with the project named Experimental Prototype Community of Tomorrow, creating the acronym EPCOT.

Describing his vision, Disney said in 1966: "EPCOT will take its cue from the new ideas and new technologies that are now emerging from the creative centres of American industry.

"It will be a community of tomorrow that will never be completed but will always be introducing and testing, and demonstrating new materials and new systems.

"And EPCOT will always showcase to the world of the ingenuity and imagination of American free enterprise."

However, after his death in 1966, the company decided this vision was "impractical" and instead crated a theme park encompassing the spirit of his vision.

Today, around 27,397 guests visit EPCOT every day for its rides, live entertainment, restaurants, and to meet Disney characters.