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2. Make a wish in the wishing well This is another thing that I always do during my visit to Magic Kingdom because as I said before, I believe in the power of wishes! Cinderella’s wishing well is tucked away near Merida’s meeting spot, and it offers a beautiful side view of Cinderella Castle. It’s also nice that the money ...

1. Get pixie dusted This is on my own personal must do list and my family sighs as they reluctantly walk with me to New Fantasyland. I love the process behind getting pixie dusted and it’s magical whether you’re 3 or 23. You get to make a big wish and have pixie dust sprinkled on your head, making you glimmer ...

Magic Kingdom is the most visited theme park in the world, which comes as no surprise. It has the ability to appeal to the young and the young at heart with dazzling entertainment, tasty snacks and classic attractions that will make you never want to leave. While everything at Magic Kingdom could be considered a must do, there are definitely ...

5. Cost This is truly going to be the deal breaker when you’re choosing which resort to stay at during your trip. Disney resorts are broken up into three categories—value, moderate and deluxe. These three categories all range in price, from value being the least expensive (by Disney standards) and deluxe being the most expensive. The value resorts tend to ...

4. Proximity to parks While you are significantly closer to the parks by staying on property in the first place, every resort is closer to one particular park. If you know that your family wants to spend a majority of time at Magic Kingdom, you may decide to stay at one of the resorts that has monorail or boat access ...

3. Transportation You may be wondering why this has made the list, but it’s actually a pretty big selling point! Yes—all of the resorts provide free bus transportation to and from the parks and Disney Springs, but there are other modes of transportation on Disney property that you may not know about! One of them is the monorail, which takes ...

2. Restaurants This might be very important to you if you don’t want to travel far for nice sit down meals. While every resort has some type of ‘food court’ that has breakfast, lunch and dinner, many of the moderate and deluxe resorts also have a sit down restaurant. If you want the ability to walk to a nice restaurant ...

1. Activities Just like a majority of hotels, all Disney resorts have activities planned throughout the week to help you make the most of your stay. However, not every resort has the same activities. It’s easy to check which resorts offer which activities by searching on the Disney website, so take some time to figure out what your family might ...

Half of the fun of a Walt Disney World vacation is getting to stay on property at one of Disney’s wonderfully themed resorts. Staying on property has so many great benefits, but it can be hard to choose which one you’d like to call “home” for the duration of your trip. Here are five things you should consider when choosing ...

6. Crew’s Cup Lounge Located in the Yacht Club, this “blink-and-you’ll-miss-it” location serves up food for lunch, dinner, and late night, as well as some tasty drink concoctions.  We have retreated to this location on a couple of different occasions so we can relax, have a drink or two, and have a good meal at a reasonable price.  There are ...