A guide from your hosts
Four sections, four years of hosting families. The honest version: Disney is the headliner, Universal punches above its weight, the restaurants outside the parks are better than the ones inside, and you don't have to spend $200/person every day.
Park-by-park breakdown (what to do, what to skip, where to eat), ticket strategy, the honest take on Lightning Lane, and how Florida weather changes the plan by month.
See the Disney guide →Three parks now that Epic Universe is open. Coaster picks, the Express Pass hotel hack, Halloween Horror Nights logistics, and what gets you soaked.
See the Universal guide →Restaurants we send guests to, organized so you can match the day. Counter-service when the kids melt down, sit-down when the parks won, late-night when the parade ran late.
See the dining guide →Fun Spot is fifteen minutes from us at a fraction of Disney's price. Old Town Kissimmee is free. There are 18-hole courses you'd play if you weren't on vacation. The alternatives are the secret to a relaxed week.
See things to do →Not a directory — just the two channels we'd actually point a friend to in each language. We re-verify the links on a quarterly cadence.
YouTube
Tim and Jenn live in Orlando and basically vlog the parks for a living. If you want to see what a Disney or Universal day actually looks like before you go — queues, food, crowd vibes, all of it — their channel is the closest thing to a preview you'll find. Great for first-time visitors and families with younger kids who want to know what to expect.
See more from The Tim Tracker →Blog
AJ Wolfe's team has been reviewing every snack, restaurant, and seasonal treat in Walt Disney World for over a decade. If you're the kind of traveler who plans your day around the food — Epcot Food & Wine, Mickey premium bars, the best counter-service in each park — DFB is the source. Pairs nicely with our own restaurant picks for the rest of the trip.
See more from Disney Food Blog (DFB) →Diego y Débora cubren Orlando para familias hispanohablantes, con un enfoque muy práctico en cómo ahorrar dinero en los parques sin sacrificar la experiencia. Sus transmisiones en vivo los domingos por la noche son oro puro para los que viajan por primera vez — descuentos reales, trucos de tickets, recomendaciones honestas.
See more from Orlando x La Nuestra →YouTube
The Spanish-language arm of The DIS network — the same team behind one of the largest English-language Disney communities. Their YouTube and podcast cover Walt Disney World, Disneyland, and Disney Cruise Line from a planning angle, with production value that holds up against the bigger English channels. Best Spanish-language source we've found for actually-useful trip-planning content.
See more from SiDisney →