The Disney Days Planning Podcast

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This is my pre-trip report for our upcoming Walt Disney World vacation!

We leave today-day of release and recording (!!!) to head to the Riviera Resort for four nights. We will be headed to Hollywood Studios, Epcot and Magic Kingdom. We are doing the Disney Dining Plan for the first time ever so I am very excited to test that out! 

Hear about our advanced dining reservations, Lightning Lanes and how we planned together as a big trip of 14 people.

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This is my trip report of my latest quick trip to Disney World with my friend Jess. Together we have 7 children and we escaped them all for a long weekend! 

We went to each park, experienced the first day of Epcot's Food & Wine Festival and we attended Mickey's Not So Scary Halloween Party one evening at Magic Kingdom. 

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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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I'm headed to Mickey's Not So Scary Halloween Party with my friend Jess and we could not be more excited! This is my pre-trip report and stay tuned for a post-trip report when we get back!

We are staying at the Saratoga Springs Resort in a Deluxe Studio. Thanks to my annual pass we actually got 40% off this hotel room for most of the days we are staying! We are taking an early flight Thursday morning and heading to Epcot that day bounding as Elsa and Anna. We have a Geo 82 r...

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Here we dive deep into the dining options at Hollywood Studios theme park in Walk Disney World in Orlando, Florida. This is a rather small park and personally I think the dining here is the weakest overall-although one of my favorite restaurants on property is actually at this theme park! 

If you haven't listened to my Dining Overview or Hollywood Studios Overview episodes yet, I recommended pausing here and going and listening to those first so you have better background knowledge when listening to this o...

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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 Website. When you enter Epcot from either entrance, you can also pick up a Festival Passport for the current festival which will have an overview of the different food booths, merchandise...

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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 individual Lightning Lanes. 

Again I successfully used the Stakeout App to snag a Goofy's Kitchen reservation. Apple app & Google App.

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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 new to Disneyland planning-I had very little background knowledge about planning trips to these parts so come along with me as I learn! 

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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 over to the next week. 

You will hear a big Magic Kingdom group trip of 14 people, a relaxing weekend, Epic Universe at...

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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 a...

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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. 

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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

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 f...

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 rec...

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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. 

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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 po...

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 m...