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Jun 1, 2024 · A comprehensive Walt Disney World planning guide is a really big project. Really, 90% of this site is a Walt Disney World planning guide. You can’t fit all of the content into one post! But what we can do is help you organize our content. This guide doesn’t itself tell you everything you need to know to plan your Walt Disney World vacation ...
- Best Times to Visit For Avoiding Crowds
- Best Times to Visit For Saving Money
- Best Times to Visit For Having Fun
- How Long to Visit
- Booking Vacation Packages
- Park Tickets
- Where to Stay
- What to Pack
- Itineraries & Attraction Advice
- Where to Eat
“When is the best time to visit Walt Disney World?” This is often the first question readers ask, and it’s not an easy one to answer because it’s subjective. What makes an experience the “best” differs from person to person. With that said, in helping first-timers plan over the course of the last decade-plus, there are usually three distinct compon...
The second component is cost. This one is especially significant now, as prices are up across the board. If you’re a first time visitor or it’s been a few years since your last trip, you might be in store for sticker shock. We take a look at this topic in How Much Does a Walt Disney World Vacation Cost? with sample pricing for multiple ‘trip tiers,...
Now we’re getting into the much more subjective area of determining when to visit. What makes a time of year more or less fun? Will you enjoy the parks more or less during certain timeframes? That’s really difficult to say. As a general matter, our mantra is this: “A rainy day at Walt Disney World is better than a sunny day at home.” This is to say...
How long you should stay at Walt Disney World depends largely upon the type of trip it is. If you’re not much of a Disney fan but are taking your kids on a “once in a lifetime” rite of passage trip, we recommend a Walt Disney World vacation of at least 6 or 7 days. The exact length will still vary a bit depending upon how much vacation time you hav...
Vacations booked via DisneyWorld.com cover some combination of hotel, park tickets, and dining. Sometimes these packages offer excellent savings off rack rates, sometimes they’re merely full price elements of the trip bundled together. If you’re looking further into the future, 2025 Walt Disney World Vacation Packagesare now available! If you’re al...
If you opt to book things yourself and without a vacation package, we recommend buying your tickets from an authorized third party ticket seller to save money. Read our Tips for Buying Discount Walt Disney World Tickets post for everything you need to know about choosing the right tickets and saving moneyon them. Normally, prices increase in Februa...
One of the very best posts on this blog is our Walt Disney World Hotel Reviews page. We have stayed at every Disney hotel, plus many off-site ones. That page offers links to each of our hotel reviews, room photos, thoughts on the amenities, pros & cons, and more. When deciding whether to pay the premium prices that Disney-owned hotels charge, one i...
It might sound hard to believe, but packing for Walt Disney World offers ways to save money and improve your experience. There are some wrinkles to Walt Disney World that make packing a bit different, and by bringing certain “clever” (we think) items in your luggage, you will improve your experience. We go over the best stuff in ourWalt Disney Worl...
Having an itinerary is a big deal, even for some frequent Walt Disney World guests. Some visitors create binders, spreadsheets, and schedule every step of their day. People get serious and obsessive about this. We are not those people. Planning is important, but going to those lengths is unnecessarily stressful and creates unrealistic and rigid pla...
A lot of the posts on this blog detail dining at Walt Disney World, which is a surprisingly complex (and fun!) topic. The most important thing for first-timers to know is that the tired stereotype that Disney dining is all burgers, hot dogs, and other fast food is not even remotely true. Disney has a lot of wonderful dining options that can be an e...
Aug 27, 2024 · August 27, 2024. Planning a Disney World vacation can feel like a lot, but trust me—with the right guide, you can make the most of your trip. I’ve put together this Disney World planning guide to walk you through everything you need to know, from picking the best dates to choosing the perfect hotel. I’ve been there, and I know how ...
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- Learn the basics by doing some research. As you start to plan for a Disney World vacation, you should begin researching well in advance of booking the trip.
- Download the My Disney Experience App. My Disney Experience is Disney’s mobile app & website that serves as a centralized hub for everything related to your Disney vacation.
- Start Considering How Much to Budget for Your Disney World Trip. On average, a typical Walt Disney World vacation for a family of 4 in 2024 will cost about $6,559.
- Decide When to Go to Disney World. Holidays at Disney can be crowded but festive. Deciding which time of year to go to Disney World is a very important part of the planning process, and not just for the obvious reasons of school/work schedules.
6-8 Months Before: Watching Your Dream Vacation Take Shape. The pieces of your magical puzzle are starting to come together: Book that Disney Resort hotel and snap up your park tickets. Keep an eye out for package deals that might save you some Disney dollars. Sketch out a rough plan for park days.
Oct 14, 2024 · Fridays and Saturdays are fine at Disney’s Hollywood Studios. Sunday is good at Magic Kingdom, with nights being best. Weekends are fine at EPCOT if arriving and leaving early. Saturday and Sunday do Animal Kingdom if arriving early or staying late. Avoid These Days: Saturday, Monday and Tuesday don’t do Magic Kingdom.
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Dec 17, 2023 · December 17, 2023. Welcome to the Super Simple Disney World Trip Planning guide! The goal of this guide is to provide guidance for planning an entire Disney World trip in fewer than 1000 words (not counting this section). That might not seem “super simple”, but when you consider that our Complete Guide to Planning a Walt Disney World Trip ...
