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Thrifty Thursday: Disney Vacation Planning….at a Minimum

Nancy Affordable Disney Vacations, Disney Vacation Planning, Disney Vacation Tips, Saving Money at Disney World, Thrifty Thursday February 23, 2017February 23, 2017disney advanced dining reservations, Disney Vacation Planning, disney world fastpasses, do I need to make dining reservations at disney world, do I need to make fastpasses at disney worl, planning a disney vacation, saving time at disney world, what do i need to plan at Disney world 0 Comment

As I’ve said many times, I am all about saving money on my Disney vacation, but I also like to know that I am getting the most value out of my trip. Which means that if I don’t want to spend most of my time standing in lines, then I need to do some planning. Now I totally understand that not everyone likes or wants to plan a lot for their vacation…but at Walt Disney World, having a great trip means you have to do “some” planning. So today, I’m talking about the “Disney Vacation Planning Bare Minimum”. 🙂 Read more

Thrifty Thursday: Do You REALLY Need ADRs?

Nancy Affordable Disney Vacations, Disney Vacation Planning, Saving Money at Disney World, Saving Money on Food June 9, 2016June 8, 2016ADRs, disney advanced dining reservations, disney dining, do you need to make advanced dining reservations at disney world 0 Comment

“So you’re going to Walt Disney World in 4 months, how wonderful! Have you made your dining reservations yet?”

And so starts a conversation that I have had many times with folks who are planning their first Disney vacation. The puzzled look I usually get in return, as they try to figure out why on earth any sane person would make dining reservations months in advance, always makes me chuckle….because at this point, I don’t have the heart to tell them there have been times that I have gotten up at 6 a.m. for 4 straight days trying to book our dining reservations… and of course, I am doing the same for my clients as well. 🙂 Read more