Did you know that Casey's Corner, the quick-service hot dog restaurant on Main Street, U.S.A., has an opening ceremony that includes selecting a kid and letting him throw out the first pitch of that day's "game"? Me, neither! And that's just one of Rebecca's cast member tips...

One great tip for beating the heat in summer (and practically every other time of the year) is instead of walking down the middle of Main Street, walk through the Emporium gift shop on the left side as you enter the park. The shops all look different from the outside, but they are in fact one long, inter-connected shop that ends at Casey’s Corner. Casey’s also has a cute little activity you may want to watch in the morning. If you are around Main Street during the time when Casey’s opens, you should try and catch their opening ceremony. They choose one child to throw the “opening pitch,” which is captured by a PhotoPass photographer, and they hand out free Cracker Jacks as well. I stumbled across this by accident one morning, but I think it is adorable.

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You've been in the Magic Kingdom all day, taking photos with your iPhone. And now the battery's almost dead. What to do? You probably didn't bring a spare. But if you know where to look, you can "swap" batteries in the park, no charger or other equipment required.

If you are like me and use your phone for basically everything (FastPass+, dining reservations, photos, text messaging, etc.) while you’re in the park, you will need some way to charge it. My phone sometimes barely made it four hours into a park day due to the amount I used it. Originally, I had brought a backup battery, but that one ended up dying and not working out. About two months into my cast member tenure, Disney installed machines that provided portable batteries, but the caveat was that once you drained them, you could go and switch it out for a fresh, new battery, no need to charge it. You could charge it if you wanted to on your own, because I came with a USB charger, but more often than not I just used the in-park stations. The two areas available to swap batteries were Tomorrowland Light & Power Co. (the Space Mountain gift shop) and the shop right as you exit Mickey’s meet-and-greet on Main Street. The cost to purchase the original pack was around $30, but swapping batteries was free. It may not be the most cost-effective option for a two- or three-day trip, but for annual passholders who come all the time, I highly recommend this. There are stations to swap out the batteries in the other parks as well.

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