https://grupohefestos.com/blogs/disney-tips.atom grupohefestos - The grupohefestos Blog 2019-11-22T12:00:00-05:00 grupohefestos https://grupohefestos.com/blogs/disney-tips/taking-kids-to-disney-world-top-five-planning-tips 2019-08-15T10:32:00-04:00 2019-08-15T10:34:07-04:00 Taking Kids To Disney World: Top Five Planning Tips grupohefestos More

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Taking kids to Disney World is one of the greatest gifts you can give yourself.  If you are a Disney fan you will love passing on those memories to your offspring.  However, if you are used to traveling solo, as a couple, or with friends, the experience is going to be very different.  You will need to prepare yourself for the drastic change and make some strategic decisions as you proceed to plan your trip.  Here are a few of the best tips for taking kids to Disney World.

Pick the Right Resort

The first thing you want to do when taking kids to Disney World is pick the right resort.  Consider square footage and how many guests the room will accommodate as well as location. location, location.  Budget is also an important factor, which is why the value resorts get more families.  Among those, the most popular resort is the Art of Animation resort which is mostly comprised of family suites.  If you are a smaller family, this won't be as important.  Port Orleans and Caribbean Beach have some very cute themed rooms to make extra magic for your kids.  As moderate resorts they have slightly better proximity to the parks as well.

Bring the Right Stroller

Even if your kid doesn't typically use a stroller, there is a lot of walking involved.  As long as they'll fit in one, I recommend having strollers for kids to avoid aches, pains and general tiredness.  You do not need a lot of storage though.  I recommend keeping important items in a backpack which can be worn onto attractions.  Also, know that if you buy merchandise in the parks, you can have it sent to your hotel or to the front gate, so you don't need to be lugging anything around.  It’s good to go light.  Plus, you don't have to be worried so much about potential theft.

Plan to Do Less

On the topic of transportation, I do recommend using complimentary transportation as much as possible, but Buses can be difficult since you have to collapse your strollers to ride.  They can also take a long while and you already are going to have restrictions on your time.  Be prepared to move a lot slower and consequently do a lot less when taking kids to Disney World.  If you take on too much, you will only worry and become impatient.  The important thing is to enjoy whatever Disney magic you can at any given moment.  Uber or Minnie Van are fantastic ways to save your family time as you go from place to place.

Schedule the Right Things

The more kid centered you can make the trip, the better it will ultimately be for everybody.  If you have very young children, you will be more limited in what attractions you can experience.  It's a good idea to plan these out ahead of time and have a short list of what you have to do as well as some additional things you hope to do if everything goes well.  Be sure to plan days that are not too long and make note of where the baby care centers are in each of the parks so you can conveniently utilize them without interrupting your day.  Take advantage of rider switch when you can for those rides you love, but can’t do with the kids.

Character Dining

This is a great tip.  You may see it as an unnecessary expense.  However, a good character dining experience has a lot going for it.  First of all, kids love them.  You will get lots of great pictures and memories from the experience.  Besides which, it will save you time.  You can have breakfast at Cinderella Castle, or Akershus and meet with princesses that would be very difficult and time consuming to track down otherwise.  That alone might be worth it to you.  Also, these meals are usually all you care to enjoy, so you can fill up and potentially skip the next meal, saving even more time.

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Saving money at Disney World is not a big deal.  It's easy to do, but it's most often not what you would expect.  A lot of people think saving money at Disney happens at Disney, as in the choices you make while inside the parks and resorts.  In actuality, like a lot of other aspects of Disney vacations, your success depends on how well you plan ahead of time.  Here are some outstanding Disney World budget tips to help you plan your next vacation.

Evaluate Funds

The first step to budgeting at Disney is having a budget to work with.  Ideally you want to spend even less than what you have budgeted for, and this is easy to do.  The first step is to determine how much you have, or are willing to spend on your vacation.  Using that number, you can start throwing together some basic figures like the cost of discounted tickets from online sellers and the nightly costs of hotel rooms.  without doing a whole lot of in depth research you can come up with a framework of how many nights you can afford and how many park admissions to include. 

As Disney World budget tips go, a good place to start is by comparing the costs of deluxe, moderate and value resorts and how they stack up against your length of stay and your budget.  Pick the closest package you can get and then scrap a night or downgrade to a lower their hotel. The reason for this is because there are going to be more expenses to plan for and you'll want to make room.

Identify Costs

Consider your food costs and research where you plan to eat.  Disney lists all of it's menus and Prices, so you can come up with an accurate budget for food.  Counter Service restaurants are cheaper and have the most flexibility for budgeting meals.  One of the best Disney World budget tips is to use Disney's complimentary Transportation.  Even if you need to use an Uber or Lyft from time to time, you will still save a load of money on getting around.  Disney handles transport to and from the airport for free and uses buses, boats and monorails for transportation on property.

Prioritize Splurges

While on vacation you will want to make certain allowances despite costs.  If you don't you will feel held back and enjoy yourself less.  It's important as you plan to acknowledge what is important to you so you can allocate spending to those more important matters and make your budget cuts elsewhere.  You may prefer to drink alcohol, or abstain from alcohol depending on your preference.  You might plan a big extravagant meal and balance it out by having groceries delivered to your hotel for picnics. 

One major splurge is where you stay.  If you prefer to have more to spend inside Disney World you should consider staying just outside of it.  There are better priced options that are still within walking distance of Disney property and they can really free up your spending money.

Plan Daily Spending

One of the best Disney World budget tips I can offer is to pay as you go.  In just about every instance prepaid plans will end up costing you more money.  If you can do the Disney Dining Plan within your budget and you are not concerned with saving additional money, that is one thing, but remember that even that does not cover all of your meals and you will most likely wind up paying out of pocket. 

Planning daily spending instead will keep you on track and under budget, especially if you round up in rough figures.  This is the best way to be pleasantly surprised when your bill comes the night before check out.

Use Imported Goods

What I mean by that is, bring in to Disney World whatever you can that you don't want to pay a premium for while you are there.  Pack convenience items, water, snacks and anything you think you might use that you could wind up paying for in an emergency.  I also alluded to this earlier, but you can have groceries shipped to your hotel from Amazon.  There are other local grocery apps that you can use as well.]]>