If you have never been to Walt Disney World Resort before, planning a Disney World vacation is hard work especially if you have never been before. Planning your vacation can be a lot of fun and that's where the excitement begins. There are so many books and websites out there devoted to planning a Disney Vacation you may find all this available information very overwhelming.
Here are a few tips that will help you plan your first trip:
Watch for special Disney resort vacation offers. Walt Disney World Resort gives discounts at different times throughout the year so that you get the best pricing for your resort hotel and dining.
Use a travel consultant to help you plan your trip including deciding on which resort hotel you want to reservations for your stay, answer questions about dining, park hopper tickets and shopping. Your travel consultant will help you create and develop your itinerary so that you will have enough time to see everything you want to see in the parks, enjoy other activities like boating, horseback riding, golf, and shopping.
Use a travel agent to help you reservations. You can contact a Disney Travel Agent or go to your local travel agent. They will advise you of the best pricing for your hotel and air fare, especially when the more economical value seasons are to go to Walt Disney World resort. A travel agent can make recommendations for your dining and assist you with any other special needs such as wheelchair accessibility.
Create an itinerary in order to keep track of your dining reservations and to ensure you get to enjoy all the attractions you want to see. Include information about 'Extra Magic Hours' when parks open early or are open late, fireworks, and parade schedules.
Decide when you want to go to Walt Disney World Resort. If your vacation time is flexible, going to Walt Disney World Resort during their value seasons are the best times to visit when hotel prices are more economical, crowds are less intense and line-ups to popular attractions are much shorter and faster.
Make your resort hotel and dining reservations as soon as you set a date for your trip. Restaurants are booked up quickly so your dining reservations, especially character dining should be at least 180 days in advance of your trip to ensure you won't be disappointed.
Purchase a park hopper ticket. If you want to visit the water parks there is a park hopper ticket with water parks. These tickets are available to tourists who stay at one of the Walt Disney World Resort hotels. Plan to spend at least 1 day at each of the parks to ensure you have enough time to visit all the attractions you want to see.
Reserve a seat on Disney's Magical Express for your trip to Walt Disney World from the airport when you arrive and back to the airport when you go home. This saves you time and the hassle of trying to find your way around yourself. Book Magical Express transportation when you make your hotel reservations.
When packing for your trip, put a T-shirt, and shorts in your carry-on bag so that you can change into more comfortable clothing when you get to your resort hotel. Even if your trip includes pre-arranged delivery of your luggage to your hotel room when you take Magical Express, your luggage may not arrive in your room until later.
Take comfortable shoes such as running shoes or athletic sandals to avoid getting sore blistered feet. You will be walking in the parks most of the time and even though flips flops might be alright if you wear running shoes or athletic sandals your feet won't hurt as much.
