I have been wanting to take our kids to Disney since I had kids, lol I have gone once when I was a kid with my family and then again when my Husband- Bar and I were dating. It is such a magical place. We finally got the chance to take our kids to Disney in September 2024! I love when my work and family life collide, so I was asked to speak to Chiropractic students at Palmer Chiropractic College in Port Orange, FL so we planned to have my husband and kiddos fly in the day after me so we can have a little vacation and drive up to Orlando.

Leading up to our trip, I watched countless videos of Magic Kingdom, read numerous blogs and downloaded and studied the Disney World app. I wanted to make sure our first experience was as seamless and least amount of stress as possible and it WAS!

So here are a few things I learned:

1. Disney has a lightening lane and it is a life-saver. We got access 3 days before our trip because we were not officially staying at a Disney property. We got access at 7am EST 3 days prior to our trip so I had an alarm set and got to work. I had researched rides we wanted to ride prior too and signed us all up for Aladdins magic carpet, Its a small world and the Haunted Mansion. I also paid for the additional lightening lane pass for my Husband and Son to ride Tron. Once you get to the park and Check in for your first lightening lane ride, you will be able to add another. So I did that the day we went and we ended up experiencing Peter Pan’s flight, Tomorrowland speedway, Monster laugh floor and buzz light year.
2. I reserved Bibbidi bobbed boutique for our daughter to get her princess makeover 30 days before our trip and it was the most magical experience. I brought her own dress, she picked Cinderella and they did her hair, gave her a t-shirt and did her make-up. It was truly worth it and once in a lifetime experience for sure!
3. I also wanted to make sure we were able to meet all the princesses so I reserved lunch at The Royal Table in Cinderellas castle. It was truly an experience, the food, the ambiance the magic was on point. We got to meet Cinderella, Princes Aurora, Ariel, Jasmine and Merida. The food was delicious, overpriced for sure -but it was a perfect meal for the middle of the day.
4. You can get in virtual Que lines for Tiana and Tron so the morning off our ticket, I woke up early and booked Tiana right at 7am and we got a 945am slot!

STAY

We stayed off property at the Hilton Signia hotel in Orlando and it was the perfect place for us. Since we only were doing 1 day I knew we didn’t want to spend a ton more money outside of the ticket and everything else mentioned above. This hotel had an amazing Italian Restaurant, an arcade, a lazy river, a pool and water slides! The first day we got there we swam and relaxed because we drove in from Daytona and then the second day after Magic Kingdom it was great to come back, shower and enjoy the evening at the property. Highly recommend this hotel. They had a shuttle to take us to the Disney Monorail so we left at 745am and were able to enter the park right at 9am so seamless.

We had such a memorable trip to Disney World’s Magic Kingdom and it was such a seamless first time experience! I can’t wait to take the kiddos back to visit the other parks!