what to expect at disney world

You have made it down Main Street! There’s nothing more exciting than those first few moments in the Magic Kingdom – except, of course, actually getting all the way into the park and being able to enjoy the attractions. Since you embarked on your own little virtual vacation before you left, you are already pretty familiar with the rides and other experiences, but nothing compares to actually climbing aboard an experiencing it for yourself. This is the spectacular experience that you have been waiting for – but that doesn’t mean that you aren’t going to hit some rough patches. Read more

You’ve made it through the planning, you selected the Walt Disney World resort that is right for your family, and now you are actually getting ready to walk through that magical train station into the Magic Kingdom. Yay! You have arrived!

Now what? Read more

You’ve started wrapping your mind around the idea of taking on a Disney World vacation. You’ve strapped yourself into your couch and watched those videos of Space Mountain and it’s a small world a few times, you’ve practiced walking through crowds, and you have done your research about the smells, sounds, lights, and effects throughout the parks so that you can feel more in control and be a bit more prepared.

Now you are well on your way to being ready for your magical vacation, but it’s time to do a few mental stretches and brace yourself, because it’s time to make a really big decision about your trip: where to stay. Read more

I am going to be upfront with you…my family is a bunch of theme park people. We love them. We are very lucky to live in a place that is less than an hour from two of the most popular not-in-Florida theme parks on the East Coast and just a couple of hours from many others. If you checked out our collection of season passes you would find that we are card-carrying pass holders to nearly 30 individual parks. So with all of these theme parks all over the place, you might ask, why the need to prepare so much for just another theme park? Read more