Disney World Honeymoon Tips

The tea cup ride.

Oh, honey, I could write a book! I practically live in Disney World, I go there so often! I can write more later (at work now), but be sure to build up your walking, because you can easily hit 40,000 steps each day!

October? That should be the Food and Wine Festival at Epcot. You've got to go to that!

I had my honeymoon there too!

DIsney is kind of an odd place. For dinner you have to make reservations weeks before you go. To me that sucks the fun out, but it can still be nice.
Disney Orlando is twice the size of Manhattan, so it is best to stay in one area for at least 1/2 a day or else you move around too much.
There is a light parade every night in the Magic Kingdom. The parade is OK, but EVERYONE goes there so you won't be able to move around if you are anywhere near it.
There are fireworks at 10(?) every night.

The best ride by far is Mission Space in Epcot. It completely blew me away. Other than that, I am very nostalgic for the places I went to as a kid like Hall of Presidents, Its a Small World, Haunted Mansion, etc...

We stayed at the Contemporary Resort which the Monorail goes through. It was OK. I strongly recommend the Grande Floridian.

Also, we recently went to Universal Orlando. We loved it. It is much smaller and more intimate than Disney. If you stay there you don't have to wait on lines at the rides. you literally just walk past 200 people and get on.

Enjoy!!!!!

Plan early! And yes, if you are planning on eating anywhere that is a sit down restaurant, book asap... because of the Disney Dining plan, restaurants have been filling up much faster than they used to... it is less fun, but you have to take it or leave it. I'm not sure about your budget, but here are some great places for dining while on your trip.

Victoria and Albert's - if you two are really into fine dining, make sure to bring your shiny shoes and a full wallet for this one. This is the most expensive restaurant on property, but from what I hear, one of the most romantic. It would be something very special.

The California Grill - This place has some really awesome food! It's also pretty expensive though, since it is considered fine dining, and has one of the best views in all of Disney World.

O'Hana - Family style grilled meats and other Polynesian stuff... I think it's pretty tasty.

Chef Micky's - Yes, it's geared more towards the kids, but going there with a significant other would be cute. It's buffet style with mostly American food, and the characters come around to say hey!

There's probably more I'm not thinking of at the moment, but if you're curious about what these places serve or the cost, there's loads of information on Disney's site. In fact, I believe they have menus posted for most if not all of the eateries.

With stuff to do, I'm not sure how much it is or anything, but for my sister's birthday one year, we took a boat out on the lagoon and watched the Magic Kingdom's fireworks from a private boat. It was amazing! I hear you can do the same thing for the Epcot fireworks, but I'm not sure how that would be.

I hope that helps somewhat. So jealous! Enjoy planning and enjoy the trip! :happy:

You will walk A LOT! Make sure you walk beforehand.

Call starting 180 days in advance for dining reservations. I have eaten almost everywhere, my favorites are:
- Ohana's (at the Polynesian Resort, can reach by monorail)- Polynesian all you can eat (they bring it to you). Chicken wings, lo mein noodles, salad, pineapple bread, kabobs of pork, steak, chicken, and shrimp. My absolute favorite, and my best friend Michael works there. Amazing!!
- Liberty Tree Tavern (Magic Kingdom) - also all you can eat (bring it to you). Down home food, awesome mashed potatoes and macaroni.
- Chef Mickey's (Contemporary Resort, can reach by monorail) - all you can eat buffet, breakfast is wonderful with characters, very fun and yummy!
- Flame Tree BBQ (Animal Kingdom) - I LOVE BBQ and this is a grab and go with plenty of seating. Delicious and not that expensive.
- Le Cellier (Canadian restaurant in EPCOT) - BEST. STEAKS. and other food as well, also equally as good. Make reservations as soon as possible when you can, because this books up immediately.
- Les Chefs de France (France restaurant in EPCOT) - delicious food all around
- Teppan Edo Restaurant (Japan in EPCOT) - I don't even like Asian food and I LOVE this hibachi!
- The Earl of Sandwich (Downtown Disney) - like a Quiznos or Subway, only MUCH BETTER

Get fastpasses for Toy Story Mania AS SOON as you enter Hollywood Studios. It is a super fun and popular ride, and the lines are ALWAYS long and the fastpasses go out quick. This also goes for Soarin' in EPCOT.

You can use fastpasses at any time after the start time is. Some people think you can ONLY go during the hour the fastpass says, but no. (ex. If it says go back between 3-4pm, you can go on at any point after 3pm...even if it's 9pm)

If you do the safari in Animal Kingdom, do it first thing in the morning or right before it closes (usually at sundown). Otherwise, the animals are hot and won't be out and about. You get a much better show then.

Tomorrowland is a good place in MK to watch the fireworks.

Peter Pan in MK is NOT worth the super long line it always has.

My personal favorite must-do rides
- MK - Pirates of the Caribbean, The Haunted Mansion, Jungle Cruise (hopefully you get a good tour guide because they are HILARIOUS), Buzz Lightyear, LAUGH FACTORY (SO freaking funny), Big Thunder Railroad, Splash Mountain (you will get soaked), Donald's Philharmonic
- AK - Kali River Rapids (you will get soaked), Everest, The Nemo stage show (I cry), Dinosaur
- DHS - Toy Story, Rockin' Rollercoaster, Tower of Terror (I love to hate that ride), Star Tours, Indy stage show, Muppets
- Epcot - Soarin', Test Track, Mission: Earth...honestly, I just love to walk/drink around the world

You'll be going during the Food/Wine Festival at EPCOT, MY FAVORITE. Bring at least $100 to sample all the yummy small plates from around the world. There's also the Mickey's Not So Scary Halloween, which I go to every year. Halloween is my favorite! Lots of silly spooky fun.


That's all I can think of for now. If you have any other questions, I pretty much know/love everything Disney. I'll be there in 34 days to run a 5k on Oct. 1! Yippie!

EDIT: OH, you can go to the Polynesian Resort by boat/monorail from the MK and watch the fireworks with a unobstructed view from the beach...directly in front of the castle. BEST way to see it! Plus, you can see them from Ohana's if you're eating dinner there.