13. Book Your Trip Early
I’ve done spontaneous, last-minute trips and while fun, we couldn’t get into any of our favorite restaurants or get a FastPass for popular rides - in our case the Flight of Passage in Animal Kingdom. By booking your trip early, it gives you the opportunity to book dining reservations up to 180 days in advance and FastPass selections up to 60. It’s a great way to guarantee the most out of your experience. Plus, if you book through the My Disney Experience website, it’ll provide you with a countdown to your magical vacation. That always adds a big smile to my face!
14. Order Personalized Gifts for Your Stay
While you may not need a reason to visit Walt Disney World, many people visit to celebrate different milestones. Whether this is a first visit, an anniversary,
birthday, graduation or honeymoon, Disney offers personalized gifts you can order to surprise your children or significant other. I did this for my honeymoon and have a little gift bottle of wine and matching glasses for us to celebrate our marriage. It’s just another way you can make your trip more memorable. I remember my parents doing this for me on one of my childhood vacations and I’ve been hooked ever since. It was so cool walking into the hotel room to me very own Mickey and Mickey toys to play with.
15. Purchase Disney’s Memory Maker
While I’ve been to the parks countless times, I only used the Memory Maker this past December. I fell in love with it. It gives you access to every photo taken on rides such as Splash Mountain, but different photo opportunities across each and every park. It’s a great way to download and share with friends and family all the magical memories you made in the Happiest Place on Earth.
While there are so many other good tips from a girl who's done everything you can imagine down Disney, here are a few of my favorite. I hope they help add a little bit more magic and ease to your upcoming vacation.