food IS a theme park
Whether you’re booking your first Walt Disney World vacation or your fiftieth, it’s easy to make some mistakes!
Disney’s Animal Kingdom
Planning a trip to Disney World involves several (slightly complex) steps, and it’s easy to forget things along the way. Today, we’re sharing our list of common mistakes that people make when booking their trip so that you know what NOT to do…and you can set your trip up for success before it even begins!
You’ve heard us say it a million times — plan your Disney World vacation in advance!
You may miss out on some things if you don’t plan!
There are reservations for hotels, restaurants, and parks that you’ll need to snag, plus you’ll want to think ahead of time about how you plan to spend each day. But what happens if you book a trip later than usual? Or if you forget to do something until the last minute? Or even if you happen to want a last-minute getaway? Today, we’re talking about the times that it actually benefits you to procrastinate in Disney World!
Disneyland’s theme parks reopened in April, but only California residents have been able to step behind the gates and scream their way around Big Thunder Mountain Railroad or the Incredicoaster.
Disneyland Has Opened Once Again, But Not to Everyone…Yet!
Things are about to change though! In just a few weeks, Disneyland’s theme parks will become available to out-of-state visitors. It seems like quite a few people may be getting ready to plan their future trips to Disneyland today, and the phone lines seem to be feeling the pressure!
Planning your Disney World dining reservations?
The Crystal Palace
Some of ’em can be pretty hard to get! With current limited capacity and high demand, Table Service reservations have been getting snatched up pretty quickly lately. But lucky for you, we’ve got plenty of tips to help you out — including a little trick that can help you snag those reservations MUCH easier and earlier.
Disneyland Resort reopened to California residents on April 30th!
Pixar Pier
Since then, we’ve been in the theme parks looking for any changes and updates you might need to know about. We’ve gone over how to get Disneyland tickets and how to book Disneyland Park Pass Reservations, but now Disney has introduced a new system that combines the two into one easy step!
A CLASSIC Disney World experience is COMING BACK —Â Chef Mickey’s will be serving DINNER again starting May 16th!
Chef Mickey’s
This staple at Disney’s Contemporary Resort is a favorite for SO many families! Chef Mickey’s has been serving up character breakfast for a few months now and was open for breakfast without characters for months beforehand. But if dinner is more your speed AND you want to experience the NEW dinner menu, you can make your Chef Mickeys reservations NOW!
Disneyland is reopening SOON, and boy have we been busy getting ready!
Disneyland
We’ve already walked you through how to book your tickets, make your Park Pass reservations, reserve a hotel room, and book dining. Phew! But you’ll notice that our experiences all had one thing in common…and it’s a HUGE tip if you’re trying to snag your spot in Disneyland ASAP.
Disneyland Park and Disney California Adventure Park are set to reopen in just a few days!
We Can’t Wait to Step Into Disneyland Park Again!
We’ve already gotten quite a lot of details about what rides and restaurants will reopen with the parks and who will be allowed to visit the parks (only California residents for now), and we’ve even shared a look at some BIG menu changes coming to some Disneyland spots. But, now we’re another step closer to the reopening — Disneyland dining reservations are now available!!
Today is the day! Tickets went on sale today for Disneyland, which is reopening on April 30th, over a year after it closed.
Disney’s Grand Californian Hotel & Spa ©Disney
And yes, we’ve been in a LONG virtual line to get those tickets, but we’ve also been in a line to get reservations for the Grand Californian, which reopens on April 29th.
Disney World park passes have been hard to come by lately. Not only have we seen the parks sold out on quite a few days the past month, but we’re also starting to see park passes fill up for October when the big 50th-anniversary celebration begins!
Fourth of July Peanut Butter Pie
But it looks like guests are making plans to head to Disney World this summer, too — and if you have plans to visit the parks for the 4th of July, you better start booking your passes now!
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