Paying Your Way – Managing Disney Gift Cards
With Epcot’s International Food & Wine Festival underway, you are almost guaranteed to see various articles and message board threads suggesting you buy
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Disney World Trip Planning Strategies – Segmenting
Fellow TouringPlans writer Sarah Graffam recently wrote a post about Managing Your Disney Evening, a sister piece to her earlier post, Managing
Read moreOff-site Options – Things to Maximize Your Disney World Vacation when Staying Offiste
Staying off-site when visiting Walt Disney World definitely has advantages (e.g., lower cost, larger rooms, enhanced luxury, etc…), but it
Read moreIs It Worth It? – Examining the Value of Memory Maker
Walt Disney World offers a lot of different photography services, but are they worth it? In the past, I have purchased
Read moreOffsite Options: Rope Drop Rules
As avid Disney fans know, the Unofficial Guide recommends arriving at the gate of Walt Disney World’s theme parks 30–40
Read moreMenu Monday: WHY WAIT IN LINE WHEN WE CAN JUST DINE? Considering the value of Disney’s Character dining.
Now that Walt Disney World has a fully operational Fastpass+ system, it seems more clear than ever that the days
Read moreOffsite Options: Is a Disney World Annual Pass Worth It?
I. INTRODUCTION I have a confession to make: I stay offsite when I visit Walt Disney World. I know, I
Read moreWild Africa Trek – An In-Depth Review of the VIP Backstage Tour at Disney’s Animal Kingdom
Disney describes the Wild Africa Trek as “[a] privately guided VIP expedition offering close encounters with exotic African wildlife in
Read moreTheme Park Ticketless Options: The Animal Kingdom Lodge Savannah
One of my favorite parts of any Walt Disney World trip is riding Simba-1 to view the animals on the
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