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Walt Disney World Planning Guide (2022 & 2023)
A comprehensive Walt Disney World planning guide is a really big project. Really, 90% of this site is a Walt Disney World planning guide. You can't fit all of the content into one post!
But what we can do is help you organize our content. This guide doesn't itself tell you everything you need to know to plan your Walt Disney World vacation. What it does is provide an overview of a wide variety of topics and link to related pieces on the blog.
Brief Look at the Next Two Years
Before I even get to the contents, we need to talk about what to expect from 2022 and 2023. We cover the topic of timing your 2022 / 2023 visits in more depth here.
The 50th Anniversary Celebration at Walt Disney World is officially in full swing and will last through March 2023. With it, we've seen the debuts of Early Theme Park Entry, Extended Evening Hours, and the FastPass+ replacement, Genie+. And Epcot got a new ride—Remy's Ratatouille Adventure.
While we still expect lots of new things through March 2023—merchandise, snacks, character greetings, decorations—there are three things we're hoping for in 2022 that are game-changers.
TRON, a new coaster coming to Magic Kingdom, and Guardians of the Galaxy Cosmic Rewind, a new coaster coming to Epcot, are both slated to debut in 2022 at unknown dates. These will bring big changes to touring strategies in their respective parks.
We're also optimistic we'll get a new parade in 2022. There's nothing confirmed or even seriously rumored on this front, but we're hoping for it. As discussed more in that 2022-2023 post we linked above, timing your visit over the next two years sort of depends on what combination of new things (and the chaos new things bring) you're hoping to catch.
Contents of our Walt Disney World Planning Guide
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About This Planning Guide
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Walt Disney World Basics and Essential Tips
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How Much To Budget for Walt Disney World
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Picking Your Dates
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Disney Vacation Packages
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Buying Your Tickets
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Booking Parks Pass Reservations
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Choosing Your Hotel
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Booking Your Hotel
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Deciding on a Disney Dining Plan
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Booking Your Flight
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Preparing for Your Time At Walt Disney World
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Welcome Home!
Those contents are a little deceiving, as the last two actually comprise the most interesting third of this planning guide. If you've already booked much of your vacation, feel free to stick to those sections and the second section (Basics and Tips).
About This Planning Guide
Not a day goes by when someone on the internet doesn't bemoan the amount of planning that goes into Walt Disney World vacations these days. Some people think Disney requires too much planning, and others think that bloggers (like us) simply tell you there's too much planning.
While this guide doesn't cover every nook and cranny of Disney World planning, it is pretty thorough, and we won't apologize for that. We write primarily for people planning a first or only visit who want to put in all the time they can to make sure their experience is magical.
Can you have a magical experience at Walt Disney World with no advance planning? Definitely. Will you miss out on a ton with no planning? Definitely.
Here's the thing, you can always stop reading about Walt Disney World if you feel you're just getting too deep or you run out of time. You cannot go back in time to learn things you missed out on once you're there.
At about 6000 words, this guide should take an average person about 30 minutes to read straight through. Of course, as I said, this guide links out to a ton of other material.
Regardless, 30 minutes to introduce you to pretty much every concept you need to know for booking a Walt Disney World vacation really isn't a bad use of time, especially as some of the tips and tricks in here (and on this site) can save your hundreds—even in rare cases thousands—of dollars.
Finally, an apology. With a very strange two years behind us (including us having a baby), we're still in the process of bringing the ~400 active posts on this site up to date. This means some of the links here might take you to posts that reference FastPass+, for example. We're working through everything as quickly as we can.
So if you're interested in an extensive guide to putting together a great trip to Walt Disney World, pour yourself a cup of coffee (or tea…or lemonade in the summer) and get cozy.
Planning your Walt Disney World vacation is a holistic / interconnected process, and there's no perfect order to put this content in. If we mention something you don't understand, it's likely that we cover it in more depth later. We just don't always want to say "(more below)" every time something like this pops up (though we still say it a lot).
Relatedly, feel free to use the contents above to jump around the guide. If you've already booked your hotel, tickets, and flights, you can skip over a lot of sections.
(FYI: The links throughout this guide mostly open in new tabs. This is intentional so you can jump deeper into a topic without losing your space on this guide. We apologize if this harms anyone's browsing experience.)
Walt Disney World Basics and Essential Tips
Walt Disney World is a vacation destination outside of Orlando, Florida with four theme parks, two waterparks, numerous hotels, world class dining, and several other offerings (golf course, mini golf, conference centers, etc.).
How Much To Budget For Walt Disney World
Here's are three numbers: $3,927, $5,731, and $8,468 Those are the numbers from our in-depth post on "How Much Does A Disney World Vacation Cost?" for a budget, standard, and expensive Disney World trip for a family of four in 2022. The 2023 figures will probably be about 3-5% higher. Those prices include flights, park tickets, dining, transportation between MCO and Disney World, and hotel stay.
If You Want To Spend A Bit Less…
The budget figure given above $3,927 involves a stay at one of Disney's All-Star hotels, few-to-no table service meals (so all fast food), and a discounted ticket option. It's a relatively low target if you're booking a "traditional" Disney World stay.
To go below that, you'll need to start thinking out of the box—booking around only the best Disney deals; booking non-Disney hotels or Airbnb; waiting for deep deals on Priceline; cutting a day off your tickets; buying groceries and bringing your own food. We cover much of these in the rest of this guide in the appropriate sections.
Beyond the rest of this post, we also have a separate post of 50+ Ways to Save On Your Disney Vacation.
If You Want To Spend A Bit More…
The sky is the limit for how much you can spend at Walt Disney World. But if you want to spend a bit more, we say do it with a budget mindset.
If you really have infinite money available for your trip, you skipped over this section. Since you have some finite amount, make sure you're getting the most you can out of it! Read the rest of this guide (and site) with a budget mindset, and apply those tips to your deluxe vacation.
Picking Your Dates
You don't have to start planning by picking your dates, especially as you might find that things like flight prices or hotel availability impact your dates. That said, it still seems a natural place to start.
How Long To Visit Walt Disney World
To start, we have a few posts for shorter visits that go through some of the decisions you'll be making on a shorter visit:
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Disney World Two Day (Weekend) Itinerary
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Disney World Three Day Itinerary
For a first visit, we recommend at least three full days. That's four nights, and with the arrival and departure days, five days. Obviously this is better if you can fly in very early and out very late. With three days, you can spend two full days at one park each, and split the third day between the remaining two parks.
Four full days plus one travel day is better. If flight prices work out, consider flying in one night earlier than planned and staying at the cheapest Disney room you can find. Wake up the next morning, tell them to send your bags to the Disney hotel you booked the rest of your trip at (a "split stay"), and go enjoy the parks.
Five full days, or four full days plus a solid half day (e.g. your flight out is 5PM or later), is ideal. This will allow you full days at each park and an extra half day at Magic Kingdom.
We've done ten-day vacations at Walt Disney World and month-long Airbnb stays off property. There's really no amount of time we'd say is "too long." After six to eight days, you'll need look beyond the standard plan though, and to things like water parks, spa / no parks days, and backstage tours.
Third, the Walt Disney World ticket buying tool tells you how much tickets cost at different times of the year (we assume the patterns here closely mirror the hotel prices, but we haven't checked).
Selecting Dates - Park Pass Reservations
We'll discuss this more below, but Disney uses the Parks Pass system to control capacity at the parks. In this system, you need to make a reservation to visit the park in advance. This means when picking dates you'll want to keep the parks pass availability calendar in mind.
Again, we discuss the details of this later, but right now you just need to flag to remember to make sure there is space available before you book your trip.
Selecting Dates - Other Factors
We've got a post on Disney World crowd calendars you should check out. Holidays are obviously when crowds are worst. Beyond that, we just don't put much weight in crowd calendars (which is what the post says, just with more words). Use them to make sure you're avoiding holidays you might not know about (like whenever Florida schools are off).
Epcot has various festivals throughout the year. If you're completely new to the idea of Epcot festivals, we have an Epcot Festival Calendar and Tips post that is a good place to start.
Holidays also come with special events. Halloween traditionally hosted Mickey's Not-So-Scary Halloween Party, though 2021 will see a new event, Boo Bash After Hours, debut. It's unclear at this point whether 2022 will see a return of the party or Boo Bash (presumably it will be one of those, though).
Around Christmas, Mickey's Very Merry Christmas Party is usually offered, though it was paused in 2020, and it was replaced by Disney Very Merriest After Hours in 2021. This was closer to the traditional party than Boo Bash, suggesting a return to tradition might occur in 2022.
Disney Vacation Packages
Before we go on, we need to briefly touch on the two main ways to book your Disney vacation. The first is with a room + ticket package (a "Disney vacation package"). With a package, you're booking your room and tickets through Disney, together, as a single package.
Generally, you need to stay at a Disney hotel to book a Disney vacation package, but other hotels sometimes are available through Disney's booking system.
In short, if you're considering a package, it's easiest to either (1) get a quote from a travel advisor or (2) go to the Disney website and see how much a package costs. Then, compare that price to what you see when you book everything separately.
Buying Your Tickets
Unlike, say, flight prices, ticket prices don't vary by when you make the booking (they do vary by the date you visit, though). They also don't sell out (except maybe two days a year, at the gate), like hotel space might. So you theoretically can wait until the day before your trip to buy your tickets.
You won't do this though. With Parks Pass Reservations (discussed above and below) a potential hurdle for any trip, you need tickets ASAP to start locking your trip down.
As part of picking your dates, you should price your tickets. It's an easy process, and the price will give you a good idea of where your budget is before you start trying to pick your hotel.
As we discuss in greater detail in our post on discount Disney World tickets (link right above), we recommend purchasing through Undercover Tourist or Get Away Today. You'll want to look into other discount options, if you have access to them, as well.
Wherever you buy your discount tickets, you'll be able to link them to your My Disney Experience account (the fancy name Disney gives to your online Disney World account). This is a must-do for a few reasons, but basically any technical troubles you run into are going to be much easier to resolve if you have an MDE account.
Types of Disney World Tickets
Disney World park tickets come in basically four varieties. First, there are "standard" one park per day tickets. These tickets allow you access to any of the four Disney World parks on each day of your visit (one park per day). You can visit the same park multiple days, if you choose.
Third, there are Walt Disney World annual passes. Annual passes come in a few varieties, but basically operate as park hopper tickets that are good for an entire year.
Fourth and finally, there are special event tickets. Disney regularly has special events that require a separate ticket. The include things like parties (Mickey's Very Merry Christmas Party and Mickey's Not-So-Scary Halloween Party) and "After Hours" events. During these events, the park is closed to anyone without a ticket to that event, even if they had park admission for the rest of the day.
Pricing Disney World Tickets
Disney prices Walt Disney World tickets on a date-and-length based system. Discount ticket brokers also price tickets this way. Now, when you purchase a ticket it will:
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have a start date at which it becomes valid
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have an end date—the date by which your visits must be complete
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have a set number of days you can visit the parks during that window.
You choose the start date and the number of park days. The end date is automatically set by the system. Price is determined by the number of park days and the start date.
So, for example, a five-day park hopper ticket with a start date of November 11 can be used on any five days during the eight-day range of November 11 through November 18. That ticket costs $646.81 for an adult directly through Disney and $609.52 through Undercover Tourist. Party and event tickets vary based on date and event but typically cost between $150 and $250 per person.
Parks Pass Reservations
We already noted that you needed to mind parks pass availability in selecting dates and purchasing your tickets, but immediately after you get those tickets it's time to book parks pass reservations.
Parks Pass is a new system introduced in 2020 that allows Disney to control capacity at the parks. It's mostly straightforward—you need to make a parks pass reservation at a park to visit the park that day. Two things to note, though.
First, parks pass availability is broken into three buckets. Guests with reservations at Disney hotels and select partner hotels have one bucket. Passholders without hotel reservations have another bucket. And all other ticketed guests have the third bucket.
So it might be that on your dates, there is no space in some parks for "Theme Park Ticket Guests" but there is for "Disney Resort Guests." This means you'll need to stay at a Disney (or partner) hotel to access that space.
Second, parks pass impacts your park hopping. Here's how park hopping now works:
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You must book a Parks Pass reservation at a park for the day you plan to go to the parks
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You must visit that park you have a reservation at first
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Subject to park capacity, you can hop between parks beginning at a set time (typically 2PM) without any reservations
Choosing Your Hotel
Choosing accommodations for your Disney World vacation is a two step process. First, you'll need to choose whether you want to stay at a Disney hotel or not. Then, you'll need to choose what sub-type of accommodations you want.
Disney Hotels vs. Non-Disney Hotels
A "Disney hotel" is one that is owned and operated by Disney. It is staffed by Disney Cast Members, and it has restaurants that participate in the Disney Dining Plans. A non-Disney hotel is any other hotel, including other hotels on Disney property.
For what it's worth, we highly recommend staying at a Disney hotel on your first visit. We're actually big fans of the Disney World value resorts. We find the roughly $40 per night premium to be well worth access to Early Theme Park Entry (debuting October 1, formerly Extra Magic Hours), relatively convenient transportation to the parks, and a touch of Disney magic.
We're going to move onto choosing your Disney hotel before covering non-Disney options.
Value resorts are the lowest-priced hotels, with rooms occasionally priced on third-party sites at under $100, and often available through Disney directly at around $125 per night. These resorts have the smallest rooms, food courts instead of restaurants, and bus access to all the parks.
A value room at Walt Disney World
Moderate resorts are priced in the middle of value and deluxe. They have slightly better rooms and theming than the value resorts. They have a mix of dining options, and bus access to all the parks.
Deluxe resorts are Disney's finest resorts (at Walt Disney World). They have better theming and more of a luxurious feel to them. They have some of Disney's best table-service restaurants (though their quick service can be limited). They have excellent pools, and generally better location than the other resorts, typically including monorail, boat, or walking access to at least one park.
Deluxe resort guests have a new exclusive perk—extended evening hours at select parks on select nights. We've visited both Extended Evening Hours at Magic Kingdom and Extended Evening Hours at Epcot. Is this a good perk? Definitely. Is it worth the cost of upgrading to a deluxe hotel? Not really.
The monorail resorts (Contemporary, Polynesian, Grand Floridian), had an obvious location benefit over the other deluxe hotels. Besides their overall quality, these hotels are still desirable because of their easy access to Magic Kingdom.
But the Boardwalk area resorts (Beach Club, Yacht Club, BoardWalk Inn) have closed the gap because of their easy access to Hollywood Studios and Epcot, which will have the six newest rides at the resort once Remy's Ratatouille Adventure debuts.
Pro Tip: Disney Hotel Split Stays
If you're considering one Disney hotel, why not two? Disney will transfer your luggage (for free) between any of their hotels. This makes doing a split stay—where you stay at two different Disney hotels on the same trip—quite convenient. In particular, we like to pair hotels across tiers, usually a longer value stay with a shorter deluxe stay.
If you can do a split stay that gives you access to Extended Evening Hours during your deluxe stay, you'll really have a winning trip.
Choosing Your Non-Disney Hotel
This is definitely the area of Walt Disney World planning where we have the least expertise. There are several categories of hotels here. If you want to dive into these deeper, you'll need to do some separate research, but we want to give you a lay of the land.
The Walt Disney World Swan and Dolphin and Swan Reserve are three Marriott hotels between Hollywood Studios and Epcot right off of the BoardWalk. Location-wise, these are equal to Yacht Club, Beach Club, and BoardWalk Inn. Swan and Dolphin guests:
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have access to Early Theme Park Entry
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have access to Extended Evening Hours
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do not use Disney buses (but do have walking and boat access to Hollywood Studios and Epcot)
The Disney Springs Resorts are seven hotels operated by a few different major chains located within walking distance of Disney Springs. Guests at these hotels:
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have access to Early Theme Park Entry
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do not have access to Extended Evening Hours
Guests at these hotels also do not have direct access to Disney's free transportation system, though they do have a shuttle to the parks every 30 minutes, and anyone (guest or not) can use Disney's transportation system once they have access to it (e.g. once at a park, you can take a Disney bus to another park, a Disney hotel, or Disney Springs).
The Four Seasons Orlando have access to Early Theme Park Entry but not to Extended Evening Hours.
Walt Disney World Good Neighbor Hotels are 52 hotels located within 14 miles of Walt Disney World. These are hotels that have been given the "stamp of approval" by Disney. They all offer transportation to Walt Disney World (some with a fee). They do not have access to any of the aforementioned perks.
Beyond that, there are a wide range of hotels that aren't good neighbor hotels. Honestly, there's little reason to consider these hotels.
Besides weighing price and the importance of the Disney perks, the biggest factor in picking your hotel near Walt Disney World is going to be transportation. To that end, we highly recommend reading review on Trip Advisor, Google reviews, and different blogs to see how people describe the transportation.
Considering a Walt Disney World Airbnb
One thing budget travelers will need to consider is renting an Airbnb near Walt Disney World. Airbnb is a service that allows people to rent out their apartment like a hotel room. But near Walt Disney World, it's more common to see apartments, condos, or vacation homes that are rented out exclusively to vacationers.
Airbnb rentals tend to have good price, and you'll have the space of an apartment, usually including a full kitchen. This makes an Airbnb a great savings option if you're willing to cook some meals or pack lunches.
The biggest downside of an Airbnb is transportation. You'll need to either drive or rely on Uber (or taxis) to get to Walt Disney World. As Disney hotels now charge for parking, drivers may find great value in Airbnb rentals that include parking. Those who rely on Uber can find rentals that are a $10 Uber ride from the parks, which means you'll spend an extra $20-$25 per day on transportation.
Booking Your Hotel
Unlike buying tickets, you won't always want to go with a third-party "discount" option for booking your hotel. As we cover in our guide to getting the best deal on your Disney World hotel, you'll want to compare prices at Disney (or the website of whatever other hotel chain you're considering) to prices on sites like Expedia, Hotels.com, and Booking.
If you're going to book through Disney directly, we strongly advise using an Authorized Disney Vacation Planner (a travel agent). The reason is that your agent will keep an eye on your reservation and modify it if any offers from Disney arise that lower the price.
Deciding on a Disney Dining Plan
[Note: Disney dining plans are not available as of this update, but Disney has announced they will return. We just don't know when yet.]
We have a full post on Disney dining plans, so this is going to just be a brief overview. If you book a stay at a Disney hotel through Disney, you can add a Disney dining plan to your stay.
Under a dining plan, you pay a set nightly amount for a number of dining credits that can be used for food across Disney World. Essentially, instead of paying out-of-pocket for your meals as you go, you just buy credits in advance and use those.
Dining plans are complicated, so you'll need to read our full post on them if you really want to analyze them. But our general feeling is that they're more work than they're worth. You'll have to put in a lot of time and visit the "right" restaurants to get the value out of the dining plan.
The other thing to know about dining plans is that you can only get a dining plan if you book a room or package through Disney. If you're booking a room-only through Disney, you'll need to get what's called a "ticketless package," and the easiest way to do that is definitely to (you guessed it!) work with an authorized Disney Vacation Planner.
If you're booking a full room + ticket package through Disney, the dining plan is easily added as part of the online booking process.
Booking Your Flight
We have a post on getting the best deal on your flight. Generally, we're fans of packing light and relying on low-cost airlines (when the price is right). Besides price, you'll want to keep a few other things in mind regarding your flight to Walt Disney World.
Fly to Orlando International Airport (MCO). There's no reason to consider other airports.
Mind your transit time. Taking Magical Express with no checked luggage (or luggage checked with Magical Express tags), we plan for two and a half hours from flight arrival time to when we get to the gate of a Disney park. That means a 2PM arrival won't get you in a park until 4:30PM. (Uber could probably save you 45 minutes here.) [Reminder: Magical Express will not be available beginning in 2022.]
We definitely think you can have an awesome day at a park starting at 4:30PM. We also think that if you're looking at a 2PM arrival, you should consider alternatives. Maybe you can save some money by flying in at 10:30PM and then use that money to add a night to your stay, for example.
The Disney World Luggage Problem. Let's be real. Are you going to buy a bunch of souvenirs at Walt Disney World? If so, make sure you have a plan for the extra luggage. This is especially important if you're flying a low-cost airline, where the fees for having to add a last-minute bag can be astronomical.
Preparing For Your Time At Walt Disney World
Now, you've booked your trip, and it's time to start planning your time at Walt Disney World.
Packing for Walt Disney World
Rather than an extensive packing list, we offer simply 10 items we always forget to pack for our Disney trips. These are ten things you might not find on every other list if you Google "Disney World packing list".
Remember, if you want to have the most time at Walt Disney World, you may want to consider a $30 to $40 Uber ride instead of using Magical Express.
Picking Your Park Days
A lot goes into figuring out what days you'll go to what park. This starts with figuring out how many days you need at each park. Magic Kingdom is the only park that absolutely needs a full day, and an extra half or second day is preferred. Each of the other three parks can easily fill a full day, but each has highlights that can be experienced in half a day (if you have park hopper tickets and can split a day between two parks).
Dining Reservations. We discuss dining more below, but you'll want to mind dining reservations when scheduling your park days. If you're scheduling a meal at a park or at a hotel near a park, you'll want to plan to be at that park the rest of the day. For example, we typically schedule Kona Cafe brunch (at Polynesian) on our Magic Kingdom day.
Transportation Between Parks. This is more about park hopping. When planning a split day between two parks, you'll want to consider how easy it is to get between the parks (including whether or not you want to Uber). Generally, Animal Kingdom is the toughest park to get to and from, as it is only accessible by bus or car. You can take the monorail between Epcot and Magic Kingdom, and you can walk or take a boat between Hollywood Studios and Epcot.
180 Days In Advance - Advance Dining Reservations
[Note: This window has been reduced to 60 days during the initial reopening phase.]
You can make Advance Dining Reservations (ADRs) at Disney restaurants up to 180 days in advance at 6AM Eastern Time. If you want to dine at Disney restaurants, the most popular ones will book 180 days in advance. If you miss a reservation, you can continue to check on your own or use a service like MouseDining to alert you to openings.
Second, consider a character meal. These are meals where characters walk around, greeting each table individually for signatures and pictures. Most Disney experts will (rightfully) point out that Chef Mickey's, for example, is a very overpriced dining experience for the quality of food. But breakfast at Chef Mickey's is also a chance to meet the "Fab Five" (Mickey Minnie, Pluto, Goofy, and Donald) before walking right over to the Magic Kingdom.
Welcome Home! (And Everything Else)
Once you're at Walt Disney World, it's time for all of your planning to pay off. We've already provided links to our one-day itineraries and our Genie+ strategy, which are our two big pieces of "day-of" content. Here are some other quick pieces to prepare you for your time at Walt Disney World…
My Disney Experience
By now, you've probably gathered that Disney's name for your online Walt Disney World account is "My Disney Experience" ("MDE"). MDE is available online through Disney's website and through the My Disney Experience / Disney World app.
Essentially, MDE is where all your digital Disney World records are kept—Genie+, PhotoPass, hotel, dining reservations, linked Magic Bands, etc. It can also keep track of who is in your "party" or "family."
A really random way to get more acquainted with Walt Disney World is to simply browse the app. I just pulled it opened, scrolled a little bit, and discovered there's a "Chip 'n' Dale Campfire Sing-A-Long" at Fort Wilderness. I had no idea that existed until just now!
Magic Bands
Magic Bands are bracelets used for a variety of purposes by Walt Disney World guests. Each Magic Band has a chip that allows it to be used at different "tap" points.
If you're staying at a Disney hotel, your Magic Band will serve as your room key, your park ticket (including for using Lightning Lanes), and for charging purchases to your room. Anyone else can use a Magic Band in place of a park ticket, but it cannot be used for purchases without a hotel stay.
More broadly, Magic Bands act as a sort of ID. For example, using their long-range sensors, Cast Members can identify guests who are approaching restaurants (to match them to reservations) or identify what table guests are sitting at.
Generally, you'll be relying on bus, boat, monorail, or walking to get to and between the parks. You can also Uber around Walt Disney World. If you're unsure how to get between two points, ask the concierge or desk staff at your hotel, or ask a Cast Member at a park (or ask me, if you see me).
Transportation at Walt Disney World can, unfortunately, be quite slow. This is especially true of bus and boat transportation. If you're in a hurry, consider Uber.
Disney used to off its own rideshare system—Minnie Vans—through a partnership with Lyft, but it hasn't operated in a while. If they return, the high prices of Minnie Vans make them not worth considering for most purposes other than getting to the Magic Kingdom, where other drivers are not allowed to make drop-offs. They're also good if you need two car seats, as Uber Car Seat cars typically only have one.
PhotoPass is a photography service offered throughout Disney World. Professional photographers—and in some cases, machines—are stationed at different points throughout the park and at character greetings to take pictures for you. They use professional cameras and, via your Magic Band or park ticket, link those pictures to your Disney account for purchase.
PhotoPass photographers also have the ability to take "Magic Shots." A Magic Shot is essentially a photograph where they edit the photo to add in a special effect, like Tinkerbell sitting on your hand or you holding Simba.
Notably, PhotoPass photographers will take photos for you on your own camera if you request. They offer this service free of charge. Obviously they cannot produce Magic Shots using your camera.
Ride photos are also available. Some of these, notably Seven Dwarfs Mine Train, automatically load onto your Disney account via long-range technology. You don't need to take any action, other than riding the ride. At most other rides, you'll need to touch your park ticket or Magic Band to a tap point that beneath the screen with your ride photo on it after the ride.
After this, I stopped putting my hands up when I'm there for work (sorry!!!!)
Once you've gotten your photos taken, you'll need to purchase them. Memory Maker is a purchase that gives you access to downloads of all PhotoPass photos taken by your party during your trip. It costs $199 + tax or $169 + tax if purchased more than three days in advance of your trip.
Resorts and No Parks Days
If you have some free time, or if you're planning a meal at one of Disney's hotels, you may want to set aside some time to explore their resorts. This is particularly a good idea if you're planning a future visit and want to scope out the hotel.
You can easily visit the monorail hotels (Contemporary, Grand Floridian, and Polynesian) by riding the monorail between them. You can easily visit the Boardwalk hotels (BoardWalk Inn, Beach Club, and Yacht Club) by walking between them, particularly while walking between Epcot and Hollywood Studios.
Celebration Buttons
If you're celebrating something—like an anniversary, birthday, first visit, or anything else—swing by the front desk or Guest Services to inquire about a celebration button for your stay.
Disney Springs
Disney Springs has come up a few times already, but we haven't really talked about what it is.Disney Springs is an outdoor restaurant and shopping complex on Disney property. It features a variety of restaurants, stores, a movie theater, a bowling alley, and other experiences.
We don't typically recommend a visit to Disney Springs for first timers, but if you have an evening to spare or really are into shopping, it can be worth a visit.
Water Parks
If you're interested in visiting Disney World's water parks, you'll first want to make sure to budget for it in your tickets. The park hopper plus option includes visits to the water parks, or you can go ahead and buy a separate single day admission if it makes financial sense. We have a complete guide to Typhoon Lagoon and a complete guide to Blizzard Beach.
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