The Disney Days Planning Podcast

Hello there and thank you so much for joining me today!! In this episode, I discuss the permanent* dining options at Epcot. I do NOT discuss the individual booths for the festivals since they change so frequently. I discuss the snacks, quick service, table service and bars & lounges that are inside Epcot Center. For updated festival information, you can check the My Disney Experience App or We...

Hello there! Thank you so much for joining me as I dissect my recent trip out west to California! If you didn't listen to my pre-trip report, you can listen to that here .  My family and I stayed at the Disneyland Hotel for three nights and did one park day at Disneyland park and one park day at California Adventure park. We did one park per day and added Lightning Lanes-both multi-pass and i...

Hello! My husband, kids and I are headed out to California for my husband's 40th birthday this Spring Break! We will be in Palm Springs, but before heading there, we will be at the Disneyland Hotel in Anaheim, CA and will go to Disneyland Park and Disney's California Adventure Park. We are doing one park per day and we did purchase Lightning Lane Multipass with our tickets.  I am very ne...

Hello and thank you so much for listening! If you find my podcast informational and helpful (and maybe a little entertaining), please share with a friend or to your social media! My goal is to help make Disney World feel less overwhelming!  This episode is the second half to my February 2026 trip report. We were down at Orange Lake Resort for two weeks and this picks up on the Friday then spills o...

Friends! It is good to be back! I'm so sorry it's taken so long! Life is crazy and I was locked out of my computer for a while-yikes! But I am hoping to be back and more consistent!  Here is the first part of my February Trip Report. My family of 5 went for two weeks and while we were down there, our extended family joined as well. My in-laws, my parents, my sister-in-law and her family,...

Hello! In this episode I give my trip report from my family's October trip to Disney World. I did updates throughout the trip so you'll hear park noises, my kids chatting, fireworks etc. I hope you enjoy!  We stayed at the Grand Floridian Resort (a total dream!) and went to Magic Kingdom & Epcot for two days. We did do Multipass and Lightning Lanes for one day and I bought an Individ...

Hello Friends! Thank you for your patience! I moved then my kids were home for the summer and with unpacking and adjusting keeping up with the Podcast got a little too much for me. I am happy to be back!!!  I am headed to Disney Wednesday, October 8th- Sunday, October 12th so listen to my planning and advanced dining reservations, lightning lanes and loose plans.  I used my good friend Kerri to bo...

In this special episode I chat with Kayla Read who recently sailed on the Disney Fantasy! Kayla is from Tennessee and is a an authorized Disney Travel Planner and a Certified Autism Travel Specialist with five years of experience. She is also a kind friend (we've been instagram friends for years now), a devoted wife and a fantastic mom of three beautiful children-two of whom are on the Autism...

This episode features all the dining options in Magic Kingdom.  I break this episode down by a review of the types of dining options there are available at the theme parks. There are snacks, quick service and sit-down dining options. There are two character meals at Magic Kingdom and one other sit-down that has a character walk around, but isn't officially a character meal.  There is a new Pi...

Hello darling friends! This is the second half of my two-week long Disney trip in February 2025. The dates are February 14-21st.  You will hear about a large group Magic Kingdom half day (for me and Zac) on Valentine's Day and the frustrations with Multipass for the family, a Sea World Day, a *flawless* busy Magic Kingdom full day with very successful Multipass use, a lazy Animal Kingdom afte...

Hello! This episode is my first 6 days down in Central Florida-February 8-13, 2025. You  will hear about my stay at the Dolphin resort, the Disney Boardwalk area, a Magic Kingdom evening after the superbowl with a major power outage, a Hollywood Studios day with a Fantasmic Dining package (linked below), an Epcot day featuring Festival of the Arts and ending with a traumatic and dramatic event whi...

This is a different type of episode but I hope you'll find it valuable. I am headed back to Disney next week but with a very large group and I thought it would be beneficial for you to hear how I plan for a very large group -17 people at most.  In this episode you'll hear my best tips for traveling with large parties and parties with young children , my trip outline and my advanced dinin...

Hello there! In this episode I break down what Disney Springs is and what is was, what you can find there and some of my favorites. Disney Springs is an outdoor area that includes shopping, dining and  entertainment. It is broken up into four areas: Marketplace , The Landing , Town Center and West End .  Here is a map of Walt Disney World including Disney Springs.  Find more info about Disney Spri...

In this BONUS episode of The Disney Days Planning Podcast, I have Grouchy Dad Paul Salvesen back on to give his unfiltered opinion about dining in Disney. Hear about his favorite dishes, restaurants, and his opinions on snacks-in particular popcorn buckets.  Thank you so much for listening!!  See ya real soon!  Disney World can be very overwhelming, but it my mission to compartmentalize and break...

In this episode, I dissect Dining In Walt Disney World . I review each type of dining option snacks , bars/lounges , quick-service/counter-service , table service (which includes fine & signature dining ; character dining), the Disney Dining Plans , and dining extras!   I hope you learned something new!  Find more info about dining here . Find the Character Dining options here . Interested in...

In this episode I break down the different Transportation options within Walt Disney World. Most are complimentary but some are for a fee or private.  Walt Disney World offers  busses, monorails, skliners, walking paths, parking lots   and even a fun Minnie Van to guests to get around within the resort. Listen as I break down each specific mode of transportation and tell you the most important pie...

In this episode I briefly go over the Resort options here on Walt Disney World property. There are hundreds of resorts in the Orlando area but I am just focusing on the ones owned & operated or those who have a relationship with Disney World and you can book on the Walt Disney World website.  There are different levels of resort: Deluxe, Moderate, Value, Deluxe Villas & Campgrounds . I go...

Hello! In this episode I break down TICKETS ! There are a lot of options in general (Disney World has a lot to offer!) but there are 5 main theme park ticket types: One Park Per Day, Water Parks & Sports Option , a Park Hopper , a Park Hopper Plus and Annual Passes . I talk about each of those ticket types, the prices and share a little bit of my opinions about them. I talk about a lot of othe...

Hello! This is the second half of my trip dates December 8-12 , we left on the 13th.  This episode includes: -monorail crawl (kind of) with seven kids -transportation hiccups -Hollywood Studios Day -Epcot Day -Amazing character meal at Story Book Dining at Artist Point with Snow White! -a late Magic Kingdom Night!! -an Animal Kingdom day Enjoy!  Disney World can be very overwhelming, but it my mis...

Hello there! I always find trip reports to be so informative-I learn so much from listening to others' trips so every time I go I will be sure to record updates throughout my days! This trip I traveled with my immediate family: my husband Paul and our three children-twins Zac & Beau (4) and Luke (2). We are staying at Orange Lake Resort (more info below) from December 1-13th. Since we wen...

In this episode I dissect the Animal Kingdom theme park within Walt Disney World. I organize this episode into category and by land in Animal Kingdom. The categories discussed are: attractions, entertainment, characters, shopping, dining and magical extras . Each category is discussed by land: Oasis, Discovery Island, Pandora the World of Avatar, Africa, Asia and Dino Land USA (which will be closi...

In this episode I dissect Hollywood Studios theme park within Walt Disney World. I organize this episode into category and by area in Hollywood Studios. The categories discussed are: attractions, entertainment, characters, shopping, dining and magical extras. Each category is discussed by area of Hollywood Studios: Hollywood Boulevard, Sunset Boulevard, Echo Lake, Commissary Lane, Grand Avenue, St...

In this episode I dissect the Magic Kingdom theme park within Walt Disney World. I organize this episode into category and by land in Magic Kingdom. The categories discussed are: attractions, entertainment, characters, shopping, dining and magical extras. Each category is discussed by land : Main Street, Liberty Square, Adventureland, Frontierland, Fantasy Land, Storybook Circus and Tomorrowland....

A very brief and basic overview of what Walt Disney World has to offer. Each topic discussed here will be it's own episode later on but this is a compilation of what is Walt Disney World (WDW). Disney World has places to stay and things to do. We briefly talk about transportation options, tickets, app ( My Disney Experience ) and "others" offered at Walt Disney World. * I want to th...

In this episode I talk about what is offered at Epcot -one of the four Walt Disney World Theme Parks. I organize the information in this episode by category and by land . The categories discussed are: attractions, entertainment, characters, shopping, dining, magical extras and festivals. Each category is discussed by  land:   World Celebration, World Nature, World Discovery and World Showcase.  He...