Hello!

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 podcast.

Here are some links to support this episode.

-Swan & Dolphin Resort

-D-Brief Podcast! My good friend is a co-host and I love to listen. It's focused on Disney Vacation Club members but anyone can listen. It was this episode here that I listened to which inspired me to make the reservation at Todd English's Bluezoo. I linked YouTube but they are on Apple, Spotify, etc.

-Jellyrolls-dueling piano bar Closing April 19, 2025! Will be relocated but not disclosed where yet.

-Marriot Bonvoy program. We stayed at the Dolphin using Marriot points.

-Information about Owner's Locker.

-I really like this artist Scooter! You can find his art at Festival of the Arts at Epcot.

-Information on the Fantasmic Dining Package

-Here is my Disney Amazon Shopping List. You can see some of my favorite items and must-haves for our Disney Trips plus some other fun things in there like shirts or bags I like.

-Advent Health Emergency Center. This is where we took Zac and it was amazing. Really friendly environment, lovely staff. They are right by Disney so are used to little kids and worried families.

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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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 my rationale of some of the dining reservations I made- the times I made them and why and the locations. It helps to know the parks when making reservations which is why I think a podcast like this is super beneficial.

Thanks for listening! If you have your own trip coming up and want to be a guest on my podcast leave me a Speakpipe! Link below!

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.

Follow me on Instagram!

Email me @DisneyDaysPlanningPodcast@gmail.com

If you want to be a guest on the Podcast and share your Trip Report, please leave me a message here!

Share with a friend who is planning a trip to Walt Disney World or someone who loved Disney and can't get enough information!

Thank you so much for being here!

See ya real soon!

Hello there!

In this episode I break down what Disney Springs is and what is was, what you can find there and some of my favorites.

Disney Springs is an outdoor area that includes shopping, dining and entertainment. It is broken up into four areas: Marketplace, The Landing, Town Center and West End.

Here is a map of Walt Disney World including Disney Springs.

Find more info about Disney Springs here.

Interested in Drawn to Life-Cirque du Soleil? Click HERE to find out more! And then be sure to email me at DisneyDaysPlanningPodcast@gmail.com to tell me all about it!!!

Interested in bowling at Disney Springs? Click here to check out Splitsville!

I hope you learned something new!!

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.

Follow me on Instagram!

Email me @DisneyDaysPlanningPodcast@gmail.com

If you want to be a guest on the Podcast and share your Trip Report, please leave me a message here!

Share with a friend who is planning a trip to Walt Disney World or someone who loved Disney and can't get enough information!

Thank you so much for being here!

See ya real soon!

In this BONUS episode of The Disney Days Planning Podcast, I have Grouchy Dad Paul Salvesen back on to give his unfiltered opinion about dining in Disney. Hear about his favorite dishes, restaurants, and his opinions on snacks-in particular popcorn buckets.

Thank you so much for listening!!

See ya real soon!

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.

Follow me on Instagram!

Email me @DisneyDaysPlanningPodcast@gmail.com

If you want to be a guest on the Podcast and share your Trip Report, please leave me a message here!

Share with a friend who is planning a trip to Walt Disney World or someone who loved Disney and can't get enough information!

Thank you so much for being here!

See ya real soon!

In this episode, I dissect Dining In Walt Disney World. I review each type of dining option snacks, bars/lounges, quick-service/counter-service, table service (which includes fine & signature dining; character dining), the Disney Dining Plans, and dining extras!


I hope you learned something new!

Find more info about dining here.

Find the Character Dining options here.

Interested in one of the Disney Dining Plans? Click here.

Click here to read more about the Summer 2025 Free Dining Plan special:

Dining Extras make a trip that much more special! Explore all the options here.

Need help booking dining?

Travel Agent: Kerri Kelleher (Your Travel Bestie) https://linktr.ee/kerriropedroptravel

Walt Disney World Phone Number: (407) 939-5277

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.

Follow me on Instagram!

Email me @DisneyDaysPlanningPodcast@gmail.com

If you want to be a guest on the Podcast and share your Trip Report, please leave me a message here!

Share with a friend who is planning a trip to Walt Disney World or someone who loved Disney and can't get enough information!

Thank you so much for being here!

See ya real soon!

In this episode I break down the different Transportation options within Walt Disney World. Most are complimentary but some are for a fee or private.

Walt Disney World offers busses, monorails, skliners, walking paths, parking lots and even a fun Minnie Van to guests to get around within the resort. Listen as I break down each specific mode of transportation and tell you the most important pieces of information you will need to know before traveling to Walt Disney World.

Find more info about transportation here:

More information about Mears here

Check out the Gold status for Hertz here

Here is a map of the Skyliner route since it can be a little confusing.

I hope you learned something new!!

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.

Follow me on Instagram!

Email me @DisneyDaysPlanningPodcast@gmail.com

If you want to be a guest on the Podcast and share your Trip Report, please leave me a message here!

Share with a friend who is planning a trip to Walt Disney World or someone who loved Disney and can't get enough information!

Thank you so much for being here!

See ya real soon!

In this episode I briefly go over the Resort options here on Walt Disney World property. There are hundreds of resorts in the Orlando area but I am just focusing on the ones owned & operated or those who have a relationship with Disney World and you can book on the Walt Disney World website.

There are different levels of resort: Deluxe, Moderate, Value, Deluxe Villas & Campgrounds. I go over the different resorts in each category here.

This episode is the first episode with Grouchy Dad! Grouchy Dad Paul Salvesen gives his unbiased and unfiltered opinion on the resort options here at Walt Disney World.

I hope you learned something new!

Here are some links to support the episode:

Find more info about the resorts here.

Here's the Travel Agent I use to book my resort stays Kerri Kelleher (Your Travel Bestie)

You can also book a resort through Undercover Tourist

Find out more about Extended Evening Hours

If you are in the military please click here: Eligibility for Shades Of Green

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.

Follow me on Instagram!

Email me @DisneyDaysPlanningPodcast@gmail.com

If you want to be a guest on the Podcast and share your Trip Report, please leave me a message here!

Share with a friend who is planning a trip to Walt Disney World or someone who loved Disney and can't get enough information!

Thank you so much for being here!

See ya real soon!

Hello!

In this episode I break down TICKETS! There are a lot of options in general (Disney World has a lot to offer!) but there are 5 main theme park ticket types: One Park Per Day, Water Parks & Sports Option, a Park Hopper, a Park Hopper Plus and Annual Passes. I talk about each of those ticket types, the prices and share a little bit of my opinions about them. I talk about a lot of other things in Disney World you'd need a ticket for besides the theme parks (Water Parks, Golf, Mini-Golf, ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex). I discuss how you purchase the tickets and how you use them to enter your theme park or other event.

I’ve linked many links here in the show notes for you to gain more information.

I hope you learned something new!

Travel Agent: Kerri Kelleher (Your Travel Bestie) https://linktr.ee/kerriropedroptravel

Tickets: https://disneyworld.disney.go.com/admission/tickets/

Undercover Tourist: https://www.undercovertourist.com/

Mouse Savers: https://www.mousesavers.com/walt-disney-world-vacation-discounts-and-deals/walt-disney-world-ticket-discounts/

Special Ticketed Events: https://disneyworld.disney.go.com/admission/ scroll to the Special Events part

Annual Pass info: https://disneyworld.disney.go.com/passholder-program/benefits-of-becoming-a-passholder/

Water Park Info: https://disneyworld.disney.go.com/tickets/water-parks/

ESPN Wide World of Sports: https://disneyworld.disney.go.com/destinations/wide-world-of-sports/

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.

Follow me on Instagram!

Email me @DisneyDaysPlanningPodcast@gmail.com

If you want to be a guest on the Podcast and share your Trip Report, please leave me a message here!

Share with a friend who is planning a trip to Walt Disney World or someone who loved Disney and can't get enough information!

Thank you so much for being here!

See ya real soon!