Disney Visitor Blog

While you can generally get food at any 'normal' Disney restaurant within a half-hour or so of wandering in, the same isn't true of the top-tier eating opportunities. If you have a special occasion to celebrate, or even just want one truly cosmic meal on your agenda, make your reservation ...
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If you have more than 4 people in your family, the number of resorts that can handle you all in a single room are limited; you'll have to research which ones to avoid. (Children under 3 don't count.) You'll have to take your lodging budget into account as well, obviously ...
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Most Disney visitors want to visit multiple parks on their trip -- often in a single day. While that's normal, it is also an extra cost; a 'base ticket' that allows access to just one park costs meaningfully less than a 'park hopping' ticket. There's also a surcharge for the ...
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Don't kid yourself -- a trip to Disneyworld is expensive. Moreover, all too often the steps you think you're taking to reduce your costs don't work like you think they will. For example, choosing a hotel off-Disneyland will cost less up front, but once you factor in transportation ...
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Why are you going on vacation? Is it to relax? Is it to watch your kids have epic amounts of fun? Is it to party like it's 1999 all over again? Is it for a specific event, like a philologist's conference or a M:tG World Tour? Almost every detail of ...
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Planning a successful trip to Walt Disney World Orlando is not as easy as it seems to be. You have to consider a lot of important factors such as the property for the stay, buying tickets up front or in advance, whether visiting during peak time or non-peak times, will ...
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Always Buy Tickets with FastPass+ Enabled, and Use It Liberally FastPass+ is essentially a 'ride reservation,' and for some of the most popular rides (Splash Mountain, the Seven Dwarves train, Toy Story Mania, Frozen Meet-n-Greet, etc.), it's the only way to be able to ride them without waiting for an ...
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Disney offers a free trip-planning DVD, as well as customized park maps, to those who request them. Be one of those people! Calculate Total Cost, not Individual Costs Disney occasionally offers a promotion called the Free Disney Dining Plan that seems to save you mountains of money by making all ...
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There is an almost-infinite number of things you could know that could help you plan the perfect Disney World vacation. Some are obvious -- get your Disney tickets for a time when school is in session and the weather is less awesome, and you'll pay less ...
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Naturally, there are many other solid offerings -- too many, really -- but if you're only going to make it to Walt Disney World Orlando once, make sure you get a reservation at one of these spots along with your Disney tickets. You deserve to take home the best memories ...
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