by MagicalAdmin | Dec 13, 2016 | Disney Dining, Disney Tips, Disney World, Walt Disney World
Written by Erica V. Ellis – Magical Tripcations Travel Planner Have you heard that Walt Disney World has started the “Highway In The Sky Dine-Around” which, according to the Walt Disney World website, allows you to climb “aboard the Walt Disney World Resort Monorail for a culinary journey where each destination offers a distinctively delicious experience.” We at Magical Tripcations are excited to see this new Disney Dining experience being offered to guests! For now, it is only being offered a few nights a week, so what if you can’t make your itinerary work for one of those nights but you still want to eat and drink your way around the “Monorail Loop”? Well, don’t you worry, we have your back! In September, during a “research” trip to Walt Disney World during the first weekend of the Epcot International Food & Wine Festival four travel planners from the Magical Tripcations team took a spin on the Monorail and here we offer our findings from the evening filled with delectable foods, yummy drinks, plenty of laughs and fireworks to cap off the evening! This journey is also sometimes referred to as the “Monorail Crawl.” **Disclaimer, we recommend this be done with a 21 & over crowd.** We were coming from Epcot so we disembarked the Epcot Monorail and loaded onto the Resort Monorail at the Ticket and Transportation Center. From there we hit up our first stop, Disney’s Polynesian Village Resort. We arrived at Trader Sam’s Grog Grotto around 4:45pm on a Thursday afternoon and found there to be available space. We hopped up on some bar...
by MagicalAdmin | Sep 8, 2016 | Disney World, Walt Disney World, Why Use a Disney Travel Planner
Written by Erica Ellis – Magical Tripcations Travel Planner; Photos provided by Magical Tripcations Travel Planner Team Are you contemplating a trip to Walt Disney World with a toddler? Has the idea of taking someone under the age of 3 also made you question your sanity? Fear not, there are some great reasons why taking your toddler to Walt Disney World before they turn 3 is an awesome idea. We have polled our Magical Tripcations Travel Team and come up with tips that will help you not only stay sane but have a very memorable and magical time! FREE TICKET – Did you know that children under the age of 3 do not require a park ticket? That’s right, they are considered an infant until they turn 3 and are free of charge to enter any of the Disney Parks. Please note, if you work with one of our Magical Tripcations Travel Planners to create a vacation package that includes a dining plan, they will NOT be included in that plan, so your child would either eat off of your plate or you would need to pay out of pocket for them during meal time. 5 Can Stay for the Price of 4 – Did you know that a portion of Disney’s Resorts have a maximum occupancy of 4 in a room? If you are a Party of 5, in which one is under the age of 3, you still have the option of staying in resort room with a maximum occupancy of 4. Your toddler (under the age of 3) does not count towards the...
by MagicalAdmin | Jul 16, 2016 | Disney World, Disney World Prep, Walt Disney World
Written by Jennifer Jamieson – Magical Tripcations Travel Planner Your first trip to Disney World can be a truly magical and memorable one but take it from us, planning is a must! Even if you’ve been before but it’s been a few years, read on as so much has changed that you might find yourself bewildered and late for a very important date! Disney World is huge and spans 40 square miles (roughly the size of San Francisco) and has 4 theme parks (6 if you count the 2 water parks). And navigating through the transportation, parks, FastPass+, My Disney Experience App, restaurants, fireworks and shows can be a little daunting and a big waste of time if you’re not prepared! Good news is there are lots of tools that can help you along the way and we hope that our tips and tricks can help you get started. Having the honor of planning countless trips for our Magical Tripcations clients has given our team an edge when it comes to the ins and outs of heading to the most magical place on earth. Check out our top 10 tips for your first trip to Disney World. 10. Stay at a Disney World Resort With more that 25 unique Resort hotels, there is likely one that will fit your needs and budget. Staying on property is well worth it and not as expensive as you may think. Our team of travel planners have stayed at hotels both on and off property and hands down recommend staying on the resort property. Disney has various resort levels ranging in price from...
by MagicalAdmin | May 30, 2016 | Disney Tips, Disney World, Disney World Prep, Walt Disney World
Coming up with a list of top tips & tricks to assist you on your first or next magical Disney World vacation is no small order. You know it’s a tough job, but somebody’s got to do it and the team at Magical Tripcations is thrilled to offer up a few of our tried-and-true tips to make your park experience a little easier and a lot more magical. Let’s dig in with our top 12 Disney World tips & tricks! 1. Go Left! When faced with a fork in the road or standing in the hub of the park, take the road less traveled and go left! It’s human nature to go right for whatever reason and same is true at Disney Parks. Even when there’s a choice in a queue to go right or left, go left, and you’ll find yourself saving a little time waiting in line. 2. Free Water! Did you know that you can request a cup of ice water at any counter service restaurant or snack location that serves fountain drinks in any Disney Park? It’s so important to stay hydrated while touring the parks and ice water really helps you cool down. We’ve even carried flavored drink packets in our park bags to mix with the FREE ice water. Truly FREE and you don’t have to be ordering a meal and it’s ok to ask for a large cup! 3. The Early Bird Catches the Worm! Want to beat the crowds? Arrive 30 minutes to an hour (in peak season) prior to official park opening or ‘rope drop’ and you’ll be well on your...
by MagicalAdmin | Apr 10, 2016 | Disney Tips, Disney World Prep, Walt Disney World, Why Use a Disney Travel Planner, Why Use Magical Tripcations
Written by Jennifer Jamieson – Magical Tripcations Travel Planner Congrats, you’re going to Walt Disney World! Or maybe it’s more along the lines of… congrats, you want to think about planning a trip to Walt Disney World but you’re feeling a little overwhelmed from the first website view. MagicBands, My Disney Experience and FastPass+, OH MY! But wait, what? What do these words mean? We’ve said it before that planning a trip to Walt Disney World involves several moving parts. Getting up to speed on Disney Speak can be challenging and confusing but, our team of travel planners are ready and able to walk you through everything you need to know about My Disney Experience, MagicBands, and FastPass+ so you can leave the OH MY behind. Here are some of our tips to tackling the top three Disney terms you need to know before you head to the most magical place on earth. Top Three Disney Terms: My Disney Experience (MDE) When planning your Walt Disney World vacation, you can build your itinerary online at MyDisneyExperience.com and access your plans from the My Disney Experience Mobile App on your smartphone. Once you link your tickets and reservations to your account, your resort and dining reservations appear in your plans. You can build your itinerary from start to finish online including Advanced Dining Reservations and FastPass+ selections and update your reservations on the go from your smartphone. You can also use the mobile app for park maps, current wait times, restroom locations and where to find your favorite Disney Characters. Traveling with a big travel party? You can connect to everyone in your travel group...
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