Planning guides

Four guides covering the decisions that shape a trip: how long, when, where to stay, and what to leave out. Each one is written to be useful in any year rather than tied to this season's prices.

• How to Plan

  How many days do you actually need at Walt Disney World?

  Park days, rest days and travel days are three different things. Here is how to work out your own number.

• When to Go

  When to go to Walt Disney World: crowds, cost and weather, honestly

  Crowds, cost and weather pull against each other. How to reason about dates in any year.

• Where to Stay

  On-site or off-site at Walt Disney World: how to decide where to stay

  What staying on-site actually buys you, what it costs, and when it is not worth it.

• In the Park

  What to skip at Walt Disney World (and what is actually worth it)

  The things people overspend on, and who each one is genuinely worth it for.