Resorts and Rides and Restaurants, oh my!

There are over 25 Disney hotels in Walt Disney World alone. This doesn’t include Disney hotels and resorts in California, Hawaii, Paris, and the list goes on.

Then there are the parks with attractions, shows, character meet and greets, and rides that number in the hundreds.

And we can’t forget the plethora of restaurants, tours, events, and activities that Disney has to offer all around the globe.

But if we’re being honest, as fun as all that sounds, it also can get a bit overwhelming!

Help is on the way!

That’s why we started Dole Whip Wishes and Castle Dreams so we could come alongside you and help you plan the ultimate Disney vacation. One filled with as little or as much Disney magic and adventure as you can handle!

So take a look around our site and explore what we have to offer and if you would like even more help with your trip than what you find among our pages, you can speak with a Certified Disney Travel Planner to get all the help (for free!) that you need! Get your free, no obligation quote now!

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10 Questions to Answer before booking your Disney Vacation.

Pros and Cons of Staying On Property (OP) will help you determine whether you should stay at a Disney resort, or find a place Off Property.

If you do decide to stay OP, (which we highly recommend), then you’ll have a plethora of choices of where to stay. We give you the low down on all the resorts Disney has to offer. To see your options, we’ve broken them down into Disney’s resort categories. There are the Deluxe Resorts, Moderate Resorts, Value Resorts, and for those who love to camp, you can check out the Campgrounds at Fort Wilderness.

There is also some useful information in regards to Quick Service (QS) and Table Service (TS) restaurants. Follow the preceding link to learn more about them.

You’ll also likely come across a lot of abbreviations as you start to plan you Disney trip. It can make it seem a little daunting at first, but we are here to help you! You can find our handy-dandy list of abbreviations and what they mean, by clicking HERE.

You also may be asking, “How far in advance should I start planning my trip?” This is a great question and we discuss that more HERE.

For other advice for First Time visitors to Disney, consider joining our First Timer’s Club! We’ve got a lot of great info for you, so be sure to check it out.

One last thing you’re going to want to check out at the beginning (and middle and end) of your trip planning is the My Disney Experience App. It’s become essential for all our trips and we think you’ll find it super helpful as well.

Still looking for some more ideas about planning your trip? Check out our article, How to Plan a Disney Vacation. There’s more great info in there.

These are all great tools to get you started on planning the most epic Disney vacation ever!

More Disney Content

Along with tips about where to start when planning your trip to Disney. We offer other advice for traveling to Disney. We’ve got so many Tips and Tricks for visiting the parks. There’s a lot of great help that can make you next Disney vacation the best one ever! Along with advice about planning a trip, we’ve got other great info you won’t want to miss.

Interested in making Disney food at home? We’ve got a lot of Copycat Recipes on our site that you can check out. Once you’ve tried Disney food, you’re gonna want to make Disney Treats and Eats at home too. A lot of people don’t realize how much great food Disney has to offer. But we are here to right that wrong. We obviously love Disney, the rides, the atmosphere, the magic, but the food, oh my Disney, the food! So if you’re in love with the food as much as we are, you aren’t gonna want to miss all our copycat recipe videos. Wait, you didn’t know about the epicness of Disney’s food? Then you need our videos even more so you can check out what all they have to offer. If you’d like to see our food related Disney advice, check it here: Treats and Eats.

We’ve got other great Disney content too besides tips and food. We also have DIY cute Disney Crafts that you can make at home too. So if you enjoy craft time as much as we do, you’ll love making our fun Disney crafts.

There’s also our YouTube channel that is positively bursting with Disney happiness. So be sure to check it out and join our YouTube family!