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Disney travel agent
Walt Disney World and Disneyland, planned properly — the resort, the tickets, the 60-day dining window, and a day-by-day plan your family can actually follow. It costs you nothing.
A Disney travel agent costs you nothing. Disney pays the commission out of the booking, so your vacation price is identical to booking direct — you just get the resort research, dining reservations, Lightning Lane strategy and daily plan handled for you.
Planning a Disney trip yourself is possible. It's also roughly forty hours of reading forums, decoding ticket types, setting alarms for reservation windows and second-guessing a resort choice you can't undo once the deposit clears. Most families I work with didn't come to me because they couldn't do it. They came because they'd started, realised how much of it there was, and decided they'd rather spend those evenings doing something else.
The part that surprises people is that handing it over doesn't cost anything. Disney has paid travel agents a commission for decades — it's how the industry has always worked — and that commission comes out of Disney's side of the transaction, not yours. The full explanation is on why book with me.
What I handle
- Resort selection. Value, Moderate, Deluxe and Villas aren't just price tiers — they're different transport, different walkability, different room sizes and different mornings. The right answer depends on your kids' ages and how you plan to spend your days, not on a star rating.
- Tickets and package structure. Length of stay, Park Hopper or not, water park add-ons, and whether a package or a room-only booking with separate tickets is genuinely cheaper for your dates.
- The 60-day dining window. This is the one that catches families out. Resort guests can book dining 60 days before check-in for the whole stay, and the hardest restaurants fill within minutes of the window opening. I'm awake for it so you don't have to be.
- Lightning Lane strategy. Multi Pass, Single Pass, which attractions justify it, and — just as often — which days don't need it at all. There's no benefit to me in telling you to buy something you don't need.
- A day-by-day plan. Which park each day, which mornings are worth arriving early for, where lunch falls, and where the afternoon break goes. Especially with young children, the break is the plan.
- Promotion watching. Disney releases discounts throughout the year. If one applies to your dates after you've booked, I reprice your reservation. Booked direct, nobody does this for you.
- Support during the trip. Ride down, storm rolling in, a plan that isn't working — text me and we'll rearrange it.
When to start
| 12+ months out | Best position for peak dates — Christmas week, spring break, Easter — and for the harder-to-get resorts and villas. |
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| 6–12 months out | The comfortable window for most trips. Plenty of resort choice, and well ahead of the dining window. |
| 2–6 months out | Still very workable. Resort options narrow and some dining will already be gone, but a good trip is entirely achievable. |
| Under 60 days | Ask anyway. Cancellations open up constantly, and I'd rather help you make the most of a short runway than tell you it's too late. |
Walt Disney World vs Disneyland
They are not the same vacation. Walt Disney World is four theme parks, two water parks and its own transport system across an area the size of a small city — a week minimum, and the resort you pick shapes every day of it. Disneyland is two parks side by side, and a walkable trip where a three or four-day stay covers it comfortably. Families who plan Disneyland like a Disney World trip usually over-book it, and families who plan Disney World like a Disneyland trip usually run out of days.
I plan both, and I'll tell you honestly which one suits what your family is actually after — including when the answer is Universal or a Disney cruise instead.
Already booked something?
If you booked directly with Disney within roughly the last 30 days and haven't paid in full, the reservation can usually be transferred to me. Your price doesn't change, your reservation doesn't change, and nothing about the trip resets — you simply gain someone to handle the rest of it. Send me your confirmation number and I'll tell you within a day whether it's eligible.
Good to know
Disney planning questions
How much does a Disney travel agent cost?
Nothing. Disney pays travel agents a commission out of the booking, so your vacation costs exactly the same as booking it yourself and the planning is included at no charge. There's a longer explanation in are Disney travel agents free?
Do I pay more if I use an agent?
No. You pay Disney's published rate. There's no markup and no separate planning fee, and any promotion Disney releases is applied to your booking exactly as it would be if you'd booked direct.
How far in advance should I book?
Six to twelve months ahead is ideal for Walt Disney World. That protects your resort choice and puts you in position for the dining reservation window, which opens 60 days before check-in for resort guests.
Can you take over a reservation I already made?
Usually, yes — if you booked directly with Disney within about the last 30 days and the trip isn't paid in full. The transfer costs you nothing and changes neither your price nor your reservation.
Do you plan Disneyland as well?
Yes. Disneyland is a different trip with a different rhythm — two parks side by side, a shorter stay, different hotel logistics — and it's planned differently to a Walt Disney World week.
What if I need to change or cancel?
You go through me rather than a phone queue. Disney's cancellation and change terms depend on what you booked and how close you are to travel, and I'll walk you through exactly where you stand before anything is decided.
Start planning
Tell me about your Disney trip
Dates, party size, and what your family actually wants out of the week. I'll come back with a plan and a price — no cost, no obligation.