What to Wear to Each Park at Walt Disney World
How to Style an Outfit to Match the Vibe of Each Walt Disney World Theme Park
Part of the fun of a Walt Disney World vacation is the anticipation and build-up as the big day approaches. For many Disney travelers, planning and packing outfits to wear to the parks is a great way to do some advance planning and get prepared.
Each Disney World park has its own unique identity, vibe and theme, so it can be fun to match your outfits to each park’s personality. So what should you wear to each Disney World park and how do they differ?
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If you’re looking for ideas or style inspiration for what to pack and wear to each of the four parks at Walt Disney World, you’ve come to the right place.
Let’s go through each Disney World theme park to cover its style vibe and what you should consider when picking and packing outfits to wear.
Magic Kingdom
Vibe: Vintage and Original Disney Style
As the original Walt Disney World theme park (and still a classic to this day), Magic Kingdom is full of vintage Disney style. When you think of classic Disney, this is the park that most reflects that style, which makes it relatively easy to plan an outfit for Disney’s Magic Kingdom Park.
Casual Disney or Disney-inspired graphics t-shirts, sweatshirts, hoodies, dresses and more are all ideal for Magic Kingdom. Whether it’s classic Disney characters or villains, this is the park to rock that style with confidence.
The same goes for accessories. Whether it’s Minnie themed sunglasses or headbands, or a Mickey hat or ears, your classic Disney apparel has a home in Magic Kingdom Park.
But you don’t have to stop there. If you want to take it up a notch, consider styling an outfit in non-Disney retro style. Remember, Main Street was inspired by Marceline, Missouri, which made quite an impression on Walt Disney. So if you fancy a vintage dapper style look, feel free to go ahead with something that has a little Main Street Swagger.
EPCOT
Vibe: The Most Fashion-Forward Disney Park
If Walt Disney World had a park for fashionistas, EPCOT would have to be that park.
Thanks to World Showcase, EPCOT is the park where you can feel free to dress up a little in your favorite designer or Disney-inspired sundress, button shirt, tops, skirts and more.
With its abundance of themed festivals throughout the year and the “upscale” (in Disney terms) nature of World Showcase, EPCOT naturally lends itself to being the most fashion forward of all Disney World parks.
EPCOT is the Disney Park where you can break out your trendy casual outfits for a walk around the world. Sipping a glass of wine, beer or a mocktail lends itself to your Disney resort wear at EPCOT. Plus, you can also feel at home sporting your cultural colors here, particularly during festivals like Flower and Garden or Food and Wine. The Flower and Garden Festival in the spring is the perfect time to wear your new floral spring apparel!
When it comes to accessorizing an outfit for EPCOT, think designer sunglasses, fancy sun hats, or your favorite brand name cross-body bag or tote. If you feel like dressing up in a magazine style outfit, EPCOT is the park to do it (and also a great park to capture photos of that look).
Animal Kingdom
Vibe: Go Wild and Get Your Prints On
Disney’s Animal Kingdom Park is the obvious Disney World destination for your favorite prints and patterns.
Whether or not your prints are Disney-themed prints, abstract or wildlife styles, they’ll all be right at home at Animal Kingdom. Earth tones are a good choice here as well, but don’t be shy about adding a splash of color, as that’s what you’ll see throughout the park at the various marketplaces.
If you’re looking for a Disney-inspired outfit idea, safari wear is a great choice. Not only will you find Mickey, Minnie, Donald and more in their safari attire at Animal Kingdom, but the park’s ambiance lends itself to safari hats, khakis, camo, cargo shorts, safari shirts and more.
From a pure Disney point of view, Lion King characters are a great choice, as are pretty much any animal themed Disney inspirations, including Zootopia, Nemo and others.
Accessories that work well here follow a similar trend, with safari or animal print ears, bags, phone cases and more being right at home at Animal Kingdom.
Hollywood Studios
Vibe: Classic Disney Mashup with Contemporary Disney Themes
Disney’s Hollywood Studios is the park that offers the widest range of flexibility when it comes to styling your outfit for the day. That’s largely because this park has always had a bit of an identity problem (ever since Michael Eisner hastily threw it together to beat Universal Orlando’s opening). This is the everything bagel of Disney Parks, where it’s all just thrown together, but somehow still tastes good.
At Hollywood Studios you can be right at home in anything from elegant retro Disney style, to futuristic Star Wars attire or even playful themes from Toy Story, the Muppets and modern Mickey animation.
Whichever way you choose to go, use elegant style as a guiding principle for your outfit. At its heart, Hollywood Studios is still the glitz and glam of 1920s Hollywood. So keeping that in mind will help you get just the right touch.
Accessories for Disney’s Hollywood Studios can follow the generous amount of style options the park reflects, from trendy sunglasses and hats, to Disney-inspired backpacks and more. This is the park where almost anything goes, especially outfits that might not work perfectly anywhere else.
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