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2. DO Make Dining Reservations Walt Disney World has become known just as much for its unique dining venues as it has for its entertainment options. If you plan to eat at a popular table service restaurant (Cinderella’s Table, Be Our Guest, Hoop Dee Doo, Chef Mickey’s, etc…) you’ll absolutely need to make a reservation. In fact, it’s a good ...

1. DO Make a Plan Chances are if you’re reading our site, you already know the value of making a plan for your Disney World Trip. Some major things to consider are: resort accommodations, park tickets, must-do attraction lists, and dining plans.   DON’T Always Stick to the Plan While a good plan is definitely setting you up for vacation ...

There are so many decisions to make when it comes to planning a trip to Disney World. Here are 15 do’s and don’ts to consider as your vacation approaches.

6.  Package Pickup and Delivery This amenity may sound a bit boring, but it is one of my favorite perks of stying on property.  Let’s say you’re visiting Animal Kingdom, and you find a beautiful glass statue, mug, or some other fragile souvenir.  Even though the cast members will gladly wrap your gift in plenty of tissue paper, it would ...

5.  Nighttime Entertainment At night, Disney Resort Hotels come alive with music, live entertainment, unique clubs, dancing, and a wide range of adult or family activities.  There are movies under the stars, stories around a campfire, and for those nature enthusiasts who are guests of the Animal Kingdom Lodge, there are nightly hour-long safaris in an open-sided safari vehicle.  Included ...

4.  Specialty Rooms at Select Disney Resorts At select Disney Resorts you can reserve a specialty room, such as Royal Guest Rooms designed to give guests the royal treatment, with ornately decorated beds, headboards that come alive with fiber optic fireworks, custom regal drapes and linens, luscious carpeting, truly a room fit for a King, Queen, Prince or Princess.  Guests ...

3.  Resort Activities For those days when you want to take a break from the hustle and bustle of the theme parks, you do not have to go too far to find a relaxing activity at your Disney Resort.  Every Resort has an expansive, beautifully themed swimming pool, with water slides, kiddie pools, and hot tubs.  Some Resorts have more ...

2.  Transportation No matter what mode of transportation you have chosen to arrive at your Walt Disney World Resort, once you get to your room, you do not have to worry about getting to any area of this sprawling, wondrous, captivating, magical “World of Disney”.  Here are a few choices for getting around Disney World:  All of the Disney Resorts ...

1.  Magical Express Let me explain the “Magical Express” Disney Resort perk in very simple terms:  This is a service for Disney Resort guests only who are traveling by airplane.  Reserve your flight with a participating airline and make reservations at your Disney Resort inccluding the “Magical Express” option.  Prior to your departure date you will receive Disney’s “Magical Express” ...

Speaking from experience, staying at a Walt Disney World Resort will make your Disney vacation even more magical and memorble.  Walt Disney World has been our primary vacation destination since our first visit in 1975, when my daughter, now 44, was 2 years old.To make a long story short, we were blown away at how much the Magic Kingdom at ...