Archives for March 2014

How to Make Your FastPass+ Reservations Online

If you’ve made it this far, you’re doing great!  Today we’re going to look at how to make your FastPass+ Reservations for your trip.  In another post I’ve got a list of all of the attractions in Disney World where FastPass+ is a must.  There are numerous attractions, especially in the Magic Kingdom, where FastPass+ is offered but definitely isn’t necessary.  Until we know for sure that you can make additional FP+ reservations after you use your first three and {Read More}

How to Customize Your MagicBands

Now that your resort reservation and tickets are linked to your My Disney Experience account, the next step is for you to customize your family’s MagicBands. What are MagicBands? MagicBands are “smart” bracelets that have been internally fitted with an RFID chip.  The chip stores all of your vacation information and while on Disney property you use your MagicBand to unlock your resort room door, to enter the theme parks, to access your dining plan credits, to utilize the FastPass+ {Read More}

The Disney Social Media Moms Celebration – A Magical Invitation!

I am beyond thrilled to announce that I will be attending this year’s Disney Social Media Moms Celebration in the Happiest Place on Earth–Disneyland!  The magical invitation arrived in my email at what was a very appropriate moment as my daughters and I were in the middle of decorating our house for our #DisneySide at Home Celebration when the happy news arrived. 2014 marks the 5th year the Celebration/Conference is being held and this is the first time it is {Read More}

How to Link Your Resort Reservation to Your My Disney Experience Account

In order to go forward with your planning including making your FastPass+ reservations for your Walt Disney World vacation you will first need to link your resort reservation to your account.  To do this, your will need your Walt Disney World reservation confirmation number.  If you booked through me, I can supply you with this information.  Otherwise, your confirmation number should be in the confirmation email you received from Disney. After you’ve created your account you can log in to {Read More}

How to Create a My Disney Experience Account

So you’ve learned all about Disney’s new My Magic+ program and you’re ready to create your own My Disney Experience account to start planning and customizing your vacation. The first thing you need to do is go to the My Disney Experience page (mydisneyexperience.com) where you will see this screen: Underneath the green Sign In button click ‘Create an Account.’  You will then see this screen: Complete the form with your personal details.  You will also be asked to select {Read More}

My Magic Plus 101 – Everything You Need to Know About Disney’s Newest Invention

In the summer of 2013, the Walt Disney World Resort in Florida began testing a brand new program called My Magic Plus (My Magic+), an almost $2-billion technology that has been in the works for quite some time.  The goal of this program is to allow resort guests to have a completely personalized experience during their Disney vacations by creating customized itineraries and plans for their trips. Initially, a small percentage of visitors staying at select Disney resorts were able {Read More}

Resort Spotlight: Disney’s Caribbean Beach Resort

One of the first decisions families must make when planning their Disney vacation, after choosing when they will travel, is where they will stay.  With more than 20 different resort hotels, ranging from value to deluxe, choosing your Disney resort is a difficult decision.  To help you to narrow down your choices I will be featuring each of the Disney resorts throughout the year. This week’s resort spotlight is going to feature Disney’s Caribbean Beach Resort, one of Disney’s moderate-level {Read More}

A Moms’ Night IN–Celebrating our #DisneySide!

As a Disney Travel Planner I have become the go-to Disney guru among my friends and family, throughout my local community, in my social networks and beyond.  At a fundraising event last weekend a mom I hadn’t seen in a while said to me, “So how are things going?  You’re the Disney Queen, right?”  Why yes, I suppose I am Being the Disney Queen has its perks, of course, but there are some folks who simply do not love Disney {Read More}