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4. California Grill (Contemporary) Located on the top of the Contemporary, the California Grill offers fantastic views of the Magic Kingdom and much of Walt Disney World Resort, but also serves up a delicious sampling of sushi and other fantastic entrees. You definitely want to try and secure an ADR for this restaurant so you can reservations during the fireworks ...

3. Kona Café (Polynesian) We love Kona Café because of the diversity of the menu – at breakfast, we highly recommend the Tonga Toast to start the morning off right. Thick-cut French toast stuffed with bananas and covered with a delicious drizzle. Lunch and dinner gives guests distinct options allowing them to sample exotic flavors with a variety of entrees ...

2. 1900 Park Fare (Grand Floridian) This buffet at the Grand Floridian is a character dining experience that allows guests to interact with Alice, the Mad Hatter, Mary Poppins, Cinderella, Prince Charming, Lady Tremaine, and the evil stepsisters. We love the variety of the buffet, as well as the intimate nature of the restaurant. Guests will be surprised by the ...

1. Whispering Canyon Café (Wilderness Lodge) Whispering Canyon is a great place to grab any meal of the day.  The restaurant serves up your meal all-you-care-to-enjoy, so be sure to visit with an appetite.  Guests who don’t want all of that food can choose items from an a la carte menu, but we definitely recommend the platters!  We also love ...

It is easy to become blinded to other restaurants that aren’t in Magic Kingdom when you are visiting Magic Kingdom.  We admit there are great choices inside the park – Crystal Palace, Be Our Guest, Cinderella’s Royal Table, or even just Pecos Bill’s for a quick bite, but at the five resorts surrounding the Magic Kingdom, guests will find a ...

1. Try to Chill Out As in real life, unexpected things, mishaps, and surprises will happen on a Disney vacation.  For the good of your vacation, try to chill out and roll with the punches as you would in real life. Attractions close unexpectedly, people get sick, buses are delayed, things happen.  Remember that your attitude impacts everyone else on ...

2. Enjoy the Beauty Between beautiful architecture, dazzling flowers and landscaping, magical characters and rides, Disney parks are a beautiful place.  Understand that time not spent hopping on and off attractions does not equal time wasted.  Feel free to snag a seat to enjoy the beauty of the park, pause to take photos of pretty areas or enjoy a drink ...

3. Know When to Take a Break Sure, you want to see as much as possible on your vacation and get every bit of worth for your money.  However, sometimes the heat, park pace, and travel party dynamic may call or a break.  Understand that breaking from the action for a while to return to your hotel or hang out ...

4. Prepare for Wait Times Preparing everyone in your party for attraction wait times is key to avoiding park stress.  It is not always the children in the travel group bemoaning the standby line times.  Discuss wait time possibilities with the entire travel party and agree on time thresholds you are all willing to wait for attractions to avoid being ...

5. Discuss Attraction Plans before Your Park Day Avoid wasting time in parks and avoid discussion stress by planning out your park day before you arrive in the park.  Assembling in a hotel room the night before the park day to discuss what time you will head to the bus stop, breakfast plans, reserved FastPass times and any other details ...