EP 38: The 7 Questions Every Disney World Vacation Starts With

Planning a Walt Disney World vacation is exciting — until you open the Disney website and realize there are 36 hotels, five parks, infinite dining options, and no obvious starting point.In this episode, Meg walks through the seven questions she asks every single client (and herself) before a single hotel is booked or a park ticket is purchased. These questions cut through the noise fast and help you figure out exactly what kind of trip you actually want, not just the one that looks good on Instagram.She covers when to go and why the week after Thanksgiving is a hidden gem, how to figure out your vacation style before you over schedule yourself into misery, what a realistic budget actually looks like across value, moderate, and deluxe resorts, and why the answer to "where should we stay?" is really just the answer to a few earlier questions. There's also a real breakdown of nightly room rates at different resorts across different seasons, the Christmas week numbers alone will make your eyes water.Plus: the dining plan is changing for 2027, park days are more important to plan than most people think, and no, just because you've been to Disney before doesn't mean you skip the planning conversation with your kids.Whether you're a first-timer trying to figure out where to even start, or a repeat visitor looking to actually enjoy your trip instead of just survive it, this episode will save you a lot of second-guessing.