What is the Disney Dining Plan? Who can purchase it? How do the credits work? What has changed with the Disney Dining Plan? And, most of all, is the Disney Dining Plan worth it? Listen for the answers to all of that and more in-depth analysis.   Links: Disney Dining Plan Small World Vacations Complete Guide to Disney World Dining 6 Step Disney World Planning Process   Leave me a message (including trip report submissions) Please use the SpeakPipe link below to leave us a...

Annabel led the planning and execution of an 8-day Universal Orlando and Walt Disney World trip for 12 people - and she is 12 years old! She walks Shannon through each day of the January trip and shares how she and her family navigated touring with a large group of varying ages and interests.   Links: Designer Park Co - Use code “WDWPrep” to save 10% Subscribe to the WDW Prep School weekly newsletter Walt Disney World Crowd Calendar 6 Step Disney World Planning Process Leave me...

Amazing and exhausting, that’s how Ellen described her one-on-one trip to Disney World with her teenager. She shares details of this very special trip, including seeing her child grow in bravery and feel safe at Disney.   Post-trip begins: 41 minutes   Links: Clear backpack MCO Reserve Disney World 101: The Ultimate First Timer's Guide Complete Guide to Disney World Dining  Disney World Touring Strategies 6 Step Disney World Planning Process Leave me a message (including ...

Shannon sailed on the Disney Magic for a 5-night Western Caribbean cruise. This January cruise provided a mixed-bag of positive and negative experiences. She details those plus what she’d do differently to improve her next cruise.   Links: Galveston hotels with shuttles and parking Check out DCL highlights on IG Get a DCL quote Leave me a message (including trip report submissions) Please use the SpeakPipe link below to leave us a message with your first name, location, and...

Kellen started 2024 off with an ambitious adventure. The first ten days of January she visited Walt Disney World and completed the RunDisney Dopey Challenge (all four races of marathon weekend!). She then spent four days at Disneyland and ran the half-marathon for the first RunDisney race there in seven years. She shares with Shannon all the ups and downs and several tips for anyone who would want to embark on a similar adventure.   Post trip begins: 42 minutes   Links: Walt Disney...

The 2024 Epcot Festival of the Arts is underway. We were there for the first two days and ate and drank every festival item! Listen to hear our favorite items, which food studios top our list of best value for a mini-meal, and what other fun activities are available for guests at this year’s festival.    Click the Guide to Festival of the Arts link for a map outlining all of the food studios and highlighting our favorites - plus pictures and reviews of every item.   Daily updates begin...

Sara planned and coordinated a multi-generational trip during the busiest week of the year at Disney World. She shares how she planned so she could pivot, highlights how traveling with teens and young adults opens up more options, and demonstrates how planners can truly go to Disney any time of year and have a successful trip.   Post trip begins: 37 minutes   Get a Quote for: Walt Disney World Aulani Disneyland Universal Adventures by Disney Disney Cruise Line   Links: ...

If you are planning to travel to Disney World during Easter, Fourth of July, Thanksgiving or Christmas, tune in for important tips that are particular to these major holidays.   Links: Walt Disney World Crowd Calendar Disney World 101: The Ultimate First Timer's Guide Complete Guide to Disney World Dining  Disney World Touring Strategies 6 Step Disney World Planning Process Leave me a message (including trip report submissions) Please use the SpeakPipe link below to leave us...

An extended family trip to Disney World to celebrate the winter holidays while pregnant, with a toddler, a split stay, lots of character meals, and navigating Genie+ for the first time all in one trip? That was Jackie’s adventure. She highlights the difference cast members make and shares many firsts for their toddler son, including true magical moments.    Post trip begins: 37 minutes   Links: Guide to traveling to Disney World with a toddler Walt Disney World Crowd Calendar ...

Shannon recaps her recent Disneyland Resort and Southern California Adventures by Disney trip. She highlights the booking process, what is included, and who she believes are the ideal people to embark on this particular adventure. Small World Vacations provided this Adventure.   Daily updates begin: 23 minutes   Links: Contact Small World Vacations for an Adventures by Disney quote Walt Disney World Crowd Calendar Disney World 101: The Ultimate First Timer's Guide 6 Step Disney...

Our team spent some rest and relaxation time at Disney’s Hilton Head Island Resort. Shannon recaps the trip and shares what she enjoyed, what surprised her, and what she will do differently next time she visits.   Links: Rent points via DVC Request Disney's Hilton Head Island Resort Walt Disney World Crowd Calendar 6 Step Disney World Planning Process Leave me a message (including trip report submissions) Please use the SpeakPipe link below to leave us a message with your first...

Seasoned Walt Disney World travelers, Meggan, her husband, their 8-year-old daughter, and their 4-year-old son, spent the week of Thanksgiving in a split stay between the cabins at Fort Wilderness and a Lion King suite at Art of Animation. She shares with Shannon how they balanced park time with resort activities and navigated using the DAS system during a busy holiday week. Listen for tips Meggan gave for accommodations at Rise of the Resistance and where to find additional seating in the...

Briana traveled to Walt Disney World with 11 people in her family ranging in age from 5 years old to 70-something. This multi-generational trip was based at Saratoga Springs. They visited each theme park, spent time at Disney Springs, and some in their party played a round of golf. Listen for tidbits about shipping souvenirs, how to use the DAS pass at Mickey’s Very Merry Christmas Party, and a lesson Briana learned early in the trip.     Post trip begins: 45 minutes   Links: Walt...

Savannah and her mom traveled from Nashville to Orlando to celebrate her mom’s birthday in the most magical place on Earth. Building on the success of a similar trip two years ago, Savannah and her mom stayed at Pop Century. They visited all of the Disney parks, shopped, made impromptu dining reservations, and enjoyed Pina Coladas poolside. A frequent traveler to Disney World, Savannah loves traveling with different parties and truly enjoys “showing someone a piece of what I love and seeing...

Shannon recaps her 2023 holiday trip to Walt Disney World. Listen to hear her review of the new Jollywood Nights and why she thinks Mickey’s Very Merry Christmas Party is the best one in years. She includes tips on how to enjoy the holidays at Walt Disney World without paying extra for the parties.   Links: Disney World Christmas 2023 Complete Guide Where to find characters at Mickey's Very Merry Christmas Party Is the 2023 Mickey’s Very Merry Christmas Party worth it? (Review ...