In short, Brandon and I are travel planners that specialize in Disney. We are agents and can book most travel but the fun part for us is the planning. We have made several trips to WDW in the past couple years with our most recent being this last Fall. We also stay in the loop on the latest Disney news and changes in the parks. For a longer version of “About Us’ please head to the About Us section of our site. Our services are complimentary to you and you are our client and priority (and not Disney).
Our goal is to minimize complication from the process so you can look forward to the fun without feeling overwhelmed. I’ve found that focusing on the right pieces at the right time makes it feel less overwhelming. For example, we help you get a plan in place that covers the initial booking, which resort, how many resort days, how many park days, which park days, how to use Lightning Lanes, which Lightning Lanes Single Passes to purchase to save time, where to eat, which dining reservations to get, how to get to the park initially, how to get around when you are there, and what your daily itinerary should look like. That’s a ton of info! But taking small bites at the appropriate time makes it much more manageable. We start off by sending you a short survey that will help focus on the right areas to begin with. I start with the resort hotel and dates. Once that is narrowed down to about 3 options then we start looking at the packages with park tickets.
First it makes sense to cover some basics of pricing a Disney trip. Walt Disney World (WDW) has 22 branded resorts. They each fall into three categories: Deluxe, Moderate, and Value. Deluxe Resorts are in the $750 – $1500 (and up!) range per night. Moderate Resorts are in the $300-$450 range. And then Value Resorts are in the $100 – $250 per night range. These are all standard rates and vary by time of year and active deals. There are often deals that come up than can lower these but since the reopening there have been less, and they haven’t adhered to the same schedule as they used to. That leads me to the other basic area to cover. When you book a package which includes park tickets, you put $200 down and the rest is due 30 days before arrival. In that timeframe if there are deals you can take advantage of it is my job to apply them. When you book you are basically claiming your spot and the upper limit on your rate. Another approach is making a room-only booking instead of a package which includes tickets. You can then buy your tickets at a later date and link them. When you go this route, you only pay your first night’s rate as a deposit and the rest is due upon check in. Then your tickets are due in full at time of purchase. They both should get to pretty much the same number though. That said, there are deals that may apply to one or the other. You can also change between the two if a deal comes up where it would make sense to do that. Advance booking is pretty much no risk until the 30-day mark as your deposit is fully refundable until that time.
To get started, please complete the Kick-Off Survey which will give us some general information and start the process.
Then please progress on to the Walt Disney World Discovery Survey. This one gets into a little bit more detail and will help us plan out your trip beyond determining when you are going and where you are staying.