Disney Tips Your Guide To A Great Disney Vacation

(Photo: Four Seasons Pool, Kissimmee) While I generally recommend staying on Disney property, there are a few reasons why you might want to consider staying off property. For the average Disney guest, staying on property makes the most sense, both in terms of finance and convenience. However, if any of the following points apply to you, you might want to ...

6. Leaving your favorite park I hate leaving my favorite park (Epcot) because I obviously don’t want to leave, and sometimes you don’t know how long it will be until your next visit. Epcot is my favorite park, but I always go to Magic Kingdom last because I love seeing Happily Ever After one last time before I go home. ...

6. Water parks While devout Disney fans will usually make time for the water parks, it sometimes takes people a couple of trips to actually getting around to doing them. I had this problem when I first started visiting Walt Disney World. We didn’t have enough time to get everything done that we had wanted to do in the theme ...

It is no secret that Disney and Universal are competitors, especially in the Orlando area. Disney fans feel very strongly about Disney experiences being greater and better than Universal’s offerings. My family is a Disney family and doesn’t feel that Universal has as much to offer as Disney does. Universal is a fun time and has several fun experiences, but ...

A lot of people confuse Disney’s BoardWalk for Disney Springs. They are two completely different places. Disney’s BoardWalk is a good way to still have the Disney magic in a more relaxed setting. Since it is not part of one of the theme parks, it is free to get in. Whether you are local or from out of town, here ...

Sometimes Walt Disney World can get a little hectic with heavy crowd volume, long lines, and intense heat. Guests can even get wrapped up in moving as fast as they can from attraction to attraction in order to see everything that they can on their vacation. I think one of the greatest things about Walt Disney World is the immense ...

Packing for Disney can be a stressful thing. You have to consider weather, length of stay, toiletries, random items needed throughout each day, medications, and of course all of your Disney gear and accessories. If you are flying, worrying about weight limits can also add stress to your packing list. After many trips to Disney, I’ve determined that these are ...

Villains are a group of Disney citizens that we love to hate.  We couldn’t have the amazing Disney stories and characters that we do without the evil works of the villains, and we even have villains that we “like” or consider to be among our favorite characters.  That doesn’t mean that their acts are any less evil or heinous.  Here ...

I have always stayed at a Disney resort during our Disney vacations. I looked into it a couple times to see what the cost difference would be versus the benefits of staying on property and I found that there are just too many benefits to staying on property that are crucial to my family’s experience and vacation plans. Some of ...

Walt Disney World is full of iconic attractions, shows and experiences.  Lines and phrases from these provide Disney fanatics with a warm feeling of comfort and nostalgia when they hear them and remind them of magical memories and moments they have had with their loved ones.  These are 8 of my favorite things to hear at Disney that my family ...