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, my brother-in-law and his family and my husband's cousin and her family. We do this big trip every year around this time. 

Here my thoughts on dining, Lightning Lanes, the StakeOut App (apple & google apps available here) and park-hopping. Hopefully you can get a good sense on how our days went. There is certainly chaos with three little boys so hopefully you don't feel so alone when you hear all the noises and constant "mom! mom! mom! mom!" in the background!  

Stay tuned for Part 2! We go to Epic Universe at Universal so listen to hear my honest thoughts! 

I'd like to dedicate this episode to my cousin Michael. He passed away while I was on this trip and my whole family is very much still in shock. He died very young and suddenly. He loved Disney and last time I saw him he was planning out his next trip. We ran in to each other in Hollywood Studios last year spontaneously! Rest in peace, Michael. I love you so much and am so devastated you are no longer with us. 

Disney World can be very overwhelming, but it my mission to compartmentalize and break each aspect down into manageable parts making planning and understanding Walt Disney World a breeze.

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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 Individual Lightning Lane for Guardians of the Galaxy Cosmic Rewind at Epcot for the second day. Food and Wine Festival was going on at Epcot. 

We flew down, took Mears Connect to the resort and rented a stroller through Kingdom Strollers. 

At the end of the episode I mention I will be cruising on the Disney Wish with a dear friend Amy and I promised to link her podcast here. 

I also always like to link my friend Kerri who books my resort stays for me. Feel free to reach out to her for help on your next trip! 

I hope you learned something new! 

See ya real soon!!! 

Disney World can be very overwhelming, but it my mission to compartmentalize and break each aspect down into manageable parts making planning and understanding Walt Disney World a breeze.

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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 book my hotel. Reach out to her here: [email protected] or at 973-978-9826. Follow her on Instagram at MagicbyKerri

I have an Owner's Locker to store all of our bulky Disney stuff so we don't need to haul it back and forth. It will be delivered and picked up from our resort. 

We are using Mears Connect to get to and from the airport this time. Since we are staying on property for the entire trip we really wanted to be minimal and use Disney transportation rather than rent a car. 

I am also using Kingdom Strollers for the first time this trip. We are traveling with a comfortable portable stroller (not quite an umbrella stroller) and renting a double stroller through Kingdom. They will deliver the stroller and pick it up from our resort. 

Disney World can be very overwhelming, but it my mission to compartmentalize and break each aspect down into manageable parts making planning and understanding Walt Disney World a breeze.

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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 Spectrum. 

In this episode, You will hear about Kayla's one rainy Epcot day and then her amazing cruise on the Disney Cruise Line! She traveled with other agent friends on an adult-only trip and had such a great time! On her special cruise, she had the privilege to go to both islands Lookout Cay and Castaway Cay. She even rented a cabana at one of the islands. Kayla is a travel planner with A Mouse and A Beach so is an expert in travel. 

Please follow Kayla on Instagram here. 

If you're interested in booking a vacation with Kayla, you can email her at [email protected]. You can also call her at 865-385-9621.

Her website is www.TravelingRedBalloon.com. 

To learn more about the Disney Cruise Line, click here. 

Kayla used Mears to get to and from the airport. Here is more information. 

If you have an upcoming trip and would like to be a guest on my podcast, see below to leave me a voicemail message! 

Disney World can be very overwhelming, but it my mission to compartmentalize and break each aspect down into manageable parts making planning and understanding Walt Disney World a breeze.

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If you want to be a guest on the Podcast and share your Trip Report, please leave me a message here!

Share with a friend who is planning a trip to Walt Disney World or someone who loved Disney and can't get enough information!

Thank you so much for being here!

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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 Pirate Lounge coming to the Magic Kingdom late 2025! When I have more details I'll update! 

Here is a link to my DINING OVERVIEW episode. I recommend listening to this episode either before or after this one. 

Here is a link if you like to read about the dining options yourself! 

Thanks for listening! 

Disney World can be very overwhelming, but it my mission to compartmentalize and break each aspect down into manageable parts making planning and understanding Walt Disney World a breeze.

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If you want to be a guest on the Podcast and share your Trip Report, please leave me a message here!

Share with a friend who is planning a trip to Walt Disney World or someone who loved Disney and can't get enough information!

Thank you so much for being here!

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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 afternoon-evening with my littlest guy and a gorgeous firework dinner at Narcoose's at the Grand Floridian. 

I've linked some important sites below to support the information in this episode. 

-Take a look at my Instagram Page-especially my Feb '25 Trip highlight reel for a visual recap of my trip! :) Give me a follow and please share my page with a friend! 

-Information about Sea World you can find here. 

-If you're ever at the Jersey Shore, check out Jenkinsons Boardwalk! There are games, restaurants, an amusement park and an aquarium! 

-Here is information about the Owner's Locker. It may not be good for many of you, but if you go down once a year or a few times a year or even once every other year and don't have a lot of storage at home, it may be a nice option for you. 

-Here is information about the Lightning Lane System for Multi pass and Single Pass. The one day it was a complete waste for my husband and the family, the second day when it was me and my cousin it went really well. It's all about strategy and planning and BEING INFORMED! 

Thank you so much for listening along! Please feel free to DM me on Instagram or shoot me an email at [email protected]. 

Disney World can be very overwhelming, but it my mission to compartmentalize and break each aspect down into manageable parts making planning and understanding Walt Disney World a breeze.

Follow me on Instagram!

Email me @[email protected]

If you want to be a guest on the Podcast and share your Trip Report, please leave me a message here!

Share with a friend who is planning a trip to Walt Disney World or someone who loved Disney and can't get enough information!

Thank you so much for being here!

See ya real soon!

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 which landed us in the Emergency Room. 

Follow my Instagram account and head to the "Feb '25 Trip" highlight reel to see a more visual trip report that supports this podcast. 

Here are some links to support this episode. 

-Swan & Dolphin Resort

-D-Brief Podcast! My good friend is a co-host and I love to listen. It's focused on Disney Vacation Club members but anyone can listen. It was this episode here that I listened to which inspired me to make the reservation at Todd English's Bluezoo. I linked YouTube but they are on Apple, Spotify, etc. 

-Jellyrolls-dueling piano bar Closing April 19, 2025! Will be relocated but not disclosed where yet. 

-Marriot Bonvoy program. We stayed at the Dolphin using Marriot points. 

-Information about Owner's Locker. 

-I really like this artist Scooter! You can find his art at Festival of the Arts at Epcot.  

-Information on the Fantasmic Dining Package 

-Here is my Disney Amazon Shopping List. You can see some of my favorite items and must-haves for our Disney Trips plus some other fun things in there like shirts or bags I like. 

-Advent Health Emergency Center. This is where we took Zac and it was amazing. Really friendly environment, lovely staff. They are right by Disney so are used to little kids and worried families. 

Disney World can be very overwhelming, but it my mission to compartmentalize and break each aspect down into manageable parts making planning and understanding Walt Disney World a breeze.

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If you want to be a guest on the Podcast and share your Trip Report, please leave me a message here!

Share with a friend who is planning a trip to Walt Disney World or someone who loved Disney and can't get enough information!

Thank you so much for being here!

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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 dining reservations and how I made them with large groups. You'll hear my rationale of some of the dining reservations I made- the times I made them and why and the locations. It helps to know the parks when making reservations which is why I think a podcast like this is super beneficial. 

Thanks for listening! If you have your own trip coming up and want to be a guest on my podcast leave me a Speakpipe! Link below! 

Disney World can be very overwhelming, but it my mission to compartmentalize and break each aspect down into manageable parts making planning and understanding Walt Disney World a breeze.

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If you want to be a guest on the Podcast and share your Trip Report, please leave me a message here!

Share with a friend who is planning a trip to Walt Disney World or someone who loved Disney and can't get enough information!

Thank you so much for being here!

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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 Springs here. 

Interested in Drawn to Life-Cirque du Soleil? Click HERE to find out more! And then be sure to email me at [email protected] to tell me all about it!!! 

Interested in bowling at Disney Springs? Click here to check out Splitsville! 

I hope you learned something new!! 

Disney World can be very overwhelming, but it my mission to compartmentalize and break each aspect down into manageable parts making planning and understanding Walt Disney World a breeze.

Follow me on Instagram!

Email me @[email protected]

If you want to be a guest on the Podcast and share your Trip Report, please leave me a message here!

Share with a friend who is planning a trip to Walt Disney World or someone who loved Disney and can't get enough information!

Thank you so much for being here!

See ya real soon!

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 each aspect down into manageable parts making planning and understanding Walt Disney World a breeze.

Follow me on Instagram!

Email me @[email protected]

If you want to be a guest on the Podcast and share your Trip Report, please leave me a message here!

Share with a friend who is planning a trip to Walt Disney World or someone who loved Disney and can't get enough information!

Thank you so much for being here!

See ya real soon!