Zipadee Doo Dah Disney

Planning a magical Disney World vacation in December 2025 involves careful consideration of timing, accommodations, and park passes to enhance the experience and minimize stress. We share valuable insights about choosing the best dates, staying on property, and navigating Disney's services to make the most of your visit.  • Tips for determining the best times to visit Disney World  • The impo...

Welcome, welcome, welcome to Episode 30 of Zipadee Doo Dah Disney titled Planning for the Most Crowded Time of the Year in 2022. This episode is a deep dive into planning our December 2022 Disney World trip. It includes hotel, transportation, Genie + ride reservation and individual lightning lane tips, plus Disney World dining recommendations. Thanks for listening and thanks for going on this ride...

Welcome, welcome, welcome to Episode 29 of Zipadee Doo Dah Disney titled Taming Disney Genie+ at Disney's  Animal Kingdom. This episodes is my guide for using Genie+ (or Genie Plus) to plan your vacation at Disney's Animal Kingdom. It includes a quick recap of Genie, Genie+ and the Individual Lightning Lane purchases,  a quick audio walking tour of Disney's Animal Kingdom and where...

Welcome, welcome, welcome to Episode 28 of Zipadee Doo Dah Disney titled Using Disney Genie+ at Hollywood Studios. This episodes is my guide for using Genie+ (or Genie Plus) to plan your vacation at Disney's Hollywood Studios. It includes a quick recap of Genie, Genie+ and the Individual Lightning Lane purchases,  a quick audio walking tour of Disney's Hollywood Studios and where you sho...

Welcome, welcome, welcome to Episode 27 of Zipadee Doo Dah Disney titled I Dream of Genie Even More! This episodes is jammed full of tips for using Genie+, Genie and making individual lightning lane purchases for your upcoming Disney World trips. It also includes my 13 tips for getting the most of Genie+. So if you ever had questions on how to use Disney World's new fast pass replacement syst...

Welcome, welcome, welcome to Episode 26 of Zipadee Doo Dah Disney titled Planning Disney Dining on High Demand Days. This episode is loaded with Disney Dining planning tips including my own 6 to 7 Disney Dining Reservation tips. I also look at how the new ride reservation system Genie Plus impacts how you plan your Disney Dining. Finally, I give you almost a play by play look on how I booked our D...

Welcome, welcome, welcome to Episode 25 of Zipadee Doo Dah Disney titled I Dream of Disney Genie. This episode looks at the recently announced Disney Genie Service including details on Genie+, Lightning Lanes, and Individual Attraction Purchases. Disney Genie is Disney's new trip planning service available in the My Disney Experience App.  Disney Genie + is Disney's paid replacement of t...

Welcome, welcome, welcome to Episode 24 of Zipadee Doo Dah Disney. This episode looks at recently announced changes in Disney World and how that impacts your Disney World vacation.  Important Disney World changes through June 10 2021.  I talk about Disney reopening O'hana,  fireworks rumors, Disney's Boo Bash, and my recent experience with DVC client services. Thanks for listening and th...

Welcome, welcome, welcome to Episode 23 of Zipadee Doo Dah Disney. This episode is part 1 of my series of how to take kids to Disney World. Tips found on this episode include the time of year to take your kids, tips for traveling with kids to Disney World, and my hotel recommendations. Thanks for listening and thanks for going on this ride.

Welcome, welcome, welcome to Episode 22 of Zipadee Doo Dah Disney. This episode looks at recently announced changes in Disney World and how that impacts your Disney World vacation.  Important Disney World changes through March 31 2021.  I talk about Disney's Magic Mobile Service, Facial Recognition scanning, Disney Springs' Splitsville, Epcot and more.  Thanks for listening and thanks fo...

Welcome, welcome, welcome to Episode 21 of Zipadee Doo Dah Disney. This episode looks at recently announced changes in Disney World and how that impacts your Disney World vacation.  Important Disney World changes through March 13 2021. Thanks for listening and thanks for going on this ride.

Welcome, welcome, welcome to Episode 20 of Zipadee Doo Dah Disney. This episode looks at recently announced changes in Disney World and how that impacts your Disney World vacation.  Disney World changes through February 4 2021. Thanks for listening.

Welcome welcome welcome to Zipadee Doo Dah Disney Episode 19 titled How to Get on Rise of the  Resistance. This is my 5 step foolproof plan to put you in the best shape to get a Rise of the Resistance boarding pass.  Rise of the Resistance is the premier ride in Disney World and these basic steps will help you get on the ride.

Welcome welcome welcome to Zipadee Doo Dah Disney Episode 18 titled How Covid Safe is Disney World? We just got back from a December - January trip and I go over travel to Disney World, Disney World transportation, dining, and of course the parks. This is a dive into Disney World's Covid protocols. Is Disney World safe to travel to during the Covid pandemic? I answer emphatically yes but list...

Welcome welcome welcome to Zipadee Doo Dah Disney Episode 17 titled Coronavirus Disney Dining for December 2020. This episode looks out how I planned out dining for our December 2020 trip. It includes a live look at booking dining, the strategy I used to plan the dining based on our park reservations, and how I would handle planning Disney trips in the short term. Thanks for listening and thanks f...

Welcome welcome welcome to Zipadee Doo Dah Disney Episode 16 titled Disney's Carousel of COVID Progress. This pod looks at the important changes Disney has made to visiting the parks due to COVID19 restrictions. Some of these changes are major including needing Disney Park Reservations and the suspension of Disney's Fastpass+ ride reservation system. I also look at our upcoming annual en...

Welcome welcome welcome to Zipadee Doo Dah Disney Episode 15 Avoiding an Undesirous Disney Vacation with Coronavirus. This pod looks at my canceled Disney vacation due to the Coronavirus, the Disneyland Shanghai opening and what it means for Disney World, and how I'm planning my December vacation and why I'm going to wait to go to Disney World as long as possible.

Welcome welcome welcome to Zipadee Doo Dah Disney Episode 14: Going Sky High with the Disney Skyliner. This episode gives a review of the new Disney Skyliner, how we used it on our recent trips, a quick low of the Riviera Hotel and a dining review of Topolinos. The Skyliner is the best way for you to go between Epcot and Hollywood Studios. Thanks for listening. Let's go on that ride.

Welcome welcome welcome to Zipadee Doo Dah Disney Episode 13: Tears of Joy for New Tiers at Disney Hollywood Studios. We do a quick overview of the fastpass plus reservation system, the changes of the tiers at Disney Hollywood Studios, and some tips for planning your trip to Disney Hollywood Studios. Thanks for listening. Let's go on that ride.

Episode 12 of Zipadee Doo Dah Disney is a quick look into planning your Disney World Vacation to Hollywood Studios to get a boarding pass for the brand new Rise of the Resistance attraction. We review a full proof way for getting a boarding pass that works at Disney's Hollywood Studios as well as Disneyland. We also talk about the virtual queue Disney is using, how your day changes when you v...

Episode 11 of Zipadee Doo Dah Disney is a quick look into planning your Disney World Vacation to Hollywood Studios Galaxy's Edge including recent news on navigating Rise of the Resistance. It includes planning your Fast Pass Reservations, Dining and Snacking tips, as well as reviews of all the Star Wars attractions.

Episode 10 of Zipadee Doo Dah Disney takes a good look at staying a Disney's Saratoga Springs resort and a deep dive into Disney Springs. Disney Springs includes quick reviews of the following restaurants: Wine Bar George, The Hangar Bar, Ragland Road, The Boathouse, Morimoto Asia, The Edison, Frontera Cocina, D-Lux Burger, and Enzo's Hideaway. Also it features shopping and a review of T...

Episode 9 of Zipadee Doo Dah Disney is a quick look into where I like to eat in Florida's Walt Disney World's Epcot. It also features my favorite restaurants, snacks, and shopping with a deep dive into The World Showcase.

Episode 8 of Zipadee Doo Dah Disney is nearly a step by step look at our Disney World Fall 2019 planning. Included in this episode are the restaurants we picked almost 6 months ago, how we determined which parks we are visiting, the Fast Pass reservations we made, and how we are handling Star Wars Galaxy's Edge. Lots of great information and tips for how I plan our trips. Also, this is a NO k...

Episode 7 of Zipadee Doo Dah Disney is the first part of our 2 part series on visiting Disney's Hollywood Studios and it's just in time for your fall 2019 planning. Episode 7 focuses on upcoming changes, how to navigate the park, fast passes and ride descriptions, plus how I'm planning my fall vacation to visit Galaxy's Edge aka StarWars Land