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Tyler is a lawyer living in South Florida who visits Disney World at least once a month. He enjoys re-living classic Disney experiences and discovering new things about the parks when he visits. Friends and family always ask him to plan their trip for maximum Disney magic!

10 Disney World Restaurants That Need to Be on Your Bucket List

When we visit Disney World, our favorite thing to do is eat! The variety of the restaurants that Disney has to offer and the different styles of dining, there are options for everyone and a undiscovered favorite for everyone! Between all the parks and resorts, there are countless options, but here is our list of the top ten restaurants that ...

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6 Tips for Choosing The Right Disney Resort

All Star Sports Resort

3. Theming Between all of the resorts, Disney offers many different themed resorts to captivate your imagination and enhance your vacation. If theming is important to you, take some time and explore the backstories of the various resorts and the themes they offer. Our family has had a great time exploring all of the resorts, but our favorite is the ...

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6 Tips for Choosing The Right Disney Resort

Wilderness Lodge Pool

4. Amenities Each resort has a distinct menu of amenities offered to guests. Is it important to you to have a sit-down restaurant at your resort? Or do you eat most of your meals in the parks? Do you want to have a non-park day at the resort and enjoy a luxurious pool experience? Or do you just like to ...

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6 Tips for Choosing The Right Disney Resort

Disney Vacation Club

5. DVC Component Some resorts have DVC villas attached to the resort. This can be an important consideration for guests looking at investing into DVC. Guests can rent points and stay in a DVC room for a portion of their stay. The DVC villas offer better amenities for guests wanting additional space – some villas have up to three bedrooms ...

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6 Tips for Choosing The Right Disney Resort

Disney Transportation Bus

6. Transportation The deluxe resorts afford guests additional forms of transportation to some of the parks, either via boats, monorails, or proximity that allows walking.  Some of the moderate resorts do have boat transportation, but not to the parks, just to Disney Springs.  If having transportation choices are important, you may want to consider staying in a deluxe resort. A ...

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6 Tips for Choosing The Right Disney Resort

Boardwalk Inn

There is much to consider when planning a Disney vacation – how long are we going to stay? Are we going to get Park Hopper tickets? Will we go to a water park? Where do we want to eat? One of the most important questions to consider is where are you going to stay? If you are considering staying on ...

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6 Tips for Choosing The Right Disney Resort

Polynesian

1. Cost Disney sorts resorts into three different levels.  Value is the most economical and offers guests the necessities for a resort, as well as giving guests basic amenities with food courts and pools for relaxation.  The second level are moderate resorts which gives guests slightly larger rooms, more amenities (sit-down restaurants, more comprehensive theming, and lounges), and fancier pools.  ...

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6 Tips for Choosing The Right Disney Resort

2. Theme Parks Based on the massive size of the resort, the various resort hotels are situated across the entire property. Because of this, certain resorts are located near the theme parks. So, if your family are Epcot fans, consider one of the Crescent Lake resorts that allow you to walk to the International Gateway entrance to the park. Guests ...

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5 Tips for Snagging a Hard to Get Dining Reservations

Polynesian Resort Ohana's Grill

1. Reserve Early Guests staying in Disney resort hotels have the ability to begin making dining reservations 180 days in advance. This window opens at 6 AM Eastern time, so some guests have been known to set a special alarm so they can snag that special dining reservation right when the window opens. We have seen the importance of this ...

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5 Tips for Snagging a Hard to Get Dining Reservations

tomorrowland terrace restaruant

2. Check Last Minute When Disney introduced the My Disney Experience app and introduced changes with planning, Disney began requiring a credit card to confirm a dining reservation. The card is charged $10 per person on the reservation if the reservation is not cancelled 24 hours before the reservation or if you fail to show up. Because of this, some ...

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