planning a disney vacation

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

Have you mapped out your journey and picked out some milestones yet? I hope so, because it’s time to really dive in to our road trip to Disney, starting with packing. I know there are some of you out there that are like— but isn’t that something we do right before the trip? To you I say – NO! Packing for a road trip to Disney is not something you can just throw together at the last minute, especially if you are traveling with a family who has one or more members with special needs. Your packing can seriously make or break the success of your trip. Besides…it’s a lot of fun. No? Just me? Read more

I’m getting to that point post-trip when I start suffering from serious Disney withdrawals and it feels like I’m never going to make it back (even though my next trip is already well into the planning phase). Thinking about the next trip home is always what gets me through these difficult in-between times, so I thought that this time I would talk about one of the biggest parts of any Disney trip for my family (and many others)…the road trip. Read more

You’ve heard me say this for several weeks now: “Time is Money” so when it comes to getting the most value for your Disney vacation dollars, making the most of your time is super important. Which is where the “Child Swap” option can be really helpful. Read more

If there is one thing that I love even more than going to Disney World it is going to Disney World with someone new. Now that we are old pros at touring the World we definitely have a bit of that “we own the place” swagger when we stroll under the train tracks onto Main Street (even if that swagger comes with a few tears of joy). Read more

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