Disney World Honeymoon Planning, Tips and Places
After a lovely wedding, it’s obvious now you want to have the honeymoon of your dreams! But how can that dream come true when what you want isn’t decided yet? No worries as Disney land isn’t only a world of fantasy anymore. It’s there in reality for you to experience all that fun now.
As the prerequisites and planning stages for this occasion can be a hurdle that many find troublesome to deal with, but now that it’s concluded, the time couldn’t be more perfect to depart off on that honeymoon you’ve been anticipating for with your partner. The fact that it’ll just be you and your partner, alone together, only makes this journey more special since there won’t be any guests or traditional practices to prepare for!
You are mistaken if you think that a honeymoon can go smoothly without any planning. Some couples even plan months ahead of time just to get those few weeks of honeymoon just right but don't be tensed if you haven't done so. We're here to present a great honeymoon option that you’ll have a hard time forgetting: Disney World! That’s right, Disney World is one of the finest places you could go to for making that honeymoon a great experience. Right now, you’re probably a bit doubtful if you’ve spent any part of your childhood watching the various Disney cartoons and shows. It sounds like a place for children right? You couldn’t be more wrong. Though Disney World does have several characters that portray this theme, the place has proven to be better than some of the best for people of all ages to enjoy!
We’ll take you through the planning stages and give you several suggestions throughout the article for a fantastic honeymoon at Disney World. Grab your coffee and get sipping, because we’re about to unpack the whole deal for you!
The Planning Phase and Some Tips
For those that don’t know, Disney World is an entertainment complex situated in Florida. The place is huge with 4 grand theme parks, 2 water parks and dozens of resorts and hotels spread throughout it. There are several other entertainment venues as well, each of them attracting all types of audiences as they collectively make Disney World a wonder to experience. Now that you’ve got a gist of the place, it’s time to uncover some of the necessities for which you’ll have to plan ahead of time.
Plan Your Stay Around Theme Parks!
Disney World has 4 major theme parks that reflect the place's glory. With the masses rushing in to take in every ounce of experience from all of them, factors like time management and planning come into play if you’re accompanied by your special someone and don’t intend to waste this honeymoon. Here, you may need to balance out the worth of visiting some of the theme parks, compared to not doing so and spending that same time elsewhere around Disney World, which is certainly a good option with its own merits.
We advise that you choose, at most, two theme parks and then plan a visit to each of them separately. Though you may have your mind set up to visit all four of them and aren't hindered by any financial burdens, it'd still be a waste to miss out on some of the other wonderful attractions Disney World is offering in exchange for an extra theme park on your schedule. Besides, parks like the Magic Kingdom are made for the sake of youngsters and may not be the best option to spend some intimate moments with your loved one.
That being said, it’d be an obvious mistake to not include the theme parks in your list at all, since they very clearly host most of the attractions that make Disney World such a wonderful place to tour around. We’ll explain each of the theme parks’ aspects separately in the next section of this article.
Get a FastPass+
As expected of one of the biggest entertainment complexes of the world, Disney World is extremely popular among tourists and is always packed with civilians from all over the country and even abroad. Even if the place is massive, covering almost 40 square miles of area, it’s always jammed with visitors and no spot is left empty. Now, you’ve surely planned at least a week or two for your honeymoon since a time like this comes only once in the course of your life. Therefore, there would hardly be a bigger mood killer than wasting your time over useless things in this special time you have with your partner.
This is exactly the concern that many couples and parents face when visiting Disney World. Because the entire entertainment complex is jammed with visitors, it's hardly a surprise that some of the more popular rides and spots require so much more of your time. Some of the popular rides have long waiting for lines that can burn away hours, which halters your upcoming plans for the honeymoon.
We understand that wasting these few days away and waiting in long lines merely to experience a single ride, the excitement for which may have died down by that time isn't a part of your plans. Therefore, if you're reading this article 2 months before your honeymoon, get a FastPass+ for Disney World right now. Disney World allows you to book a ride 60 days before your visit. Visitors with a FastPass+ are allowed faster entry to the rides and end up saving hours, which can be added to possibly expand this time of joy with your special someone! Make sure you get your FastPass+ as soon as possible since a maximum of three can be booked each day. Ultimately, when you visit the rides, you’ll have to wait less than an hour to get on and save that valuable time with your partner.
Manage the Time
It’s already been implicitly stated various times up till now, but we can’t stress this point enough. You need to manage your time carefully in Disney World. Disney World is a manifestation of joy all compressed into one area. If you're running around on a spree through the parks and tourist spots, you’ll burn your sources and time before you know it and significantly dampen the mood for the honeymoon. Though certainly entertaining initially, poor time management will always end up biting you back in Disney World!
You’ll find shops, characters, rides, visuals and so much more around every corner. It’s often quite easy to get too indulged in those activities and forget your plans altogether. You might be thinking it makes no difference if you and your partner end up enjoying it all at the end, but you’ll surely be missing out on some of the spots that may have recorded some memorable moments with your beloved.
Conversely, the opposite of this phenomenon is also a concern you should be aware of. As stated previously as well, sometimes you get forced to spend too much time in one place due to the long entry lines or waiting times. Keep these factors in mind before visiting each attraction since it can greatly alter your plans. Who knows, perhaps that one waiting line for that major ride you were looking forward to might end up eating away the hour or two you’d planned for another place. Check up the waiting times for each of your planned spots beforehand so you can enjoy a decent time with your partner without unforeseen inconveniences.
Places You Must Visit!
With the necessary prerequisites and initial preparations taken care of, it’s time to move on to your stay in the area. Surely if you plan to spend the entirety of your honeymoon in the great entertainment complex, you’ll need a solid plan to go with it, with visits to all the sections of the places you plan to visit thought of ahead of time. Furthermore, you’ll also need decent quarters to take care of your downtime while also enjoying the experience of doing so. However, this can be a somewhat challenging task to manage on the spot since Disney World has a multitude of rides and popular spots spread throughout its vicinity and visiting all of them will be more than a headache for just a honeymoon.
We’re here to simplify this process for you. Aspects of all the Disney World theme parks and lodging areas have been explained, leaving you only with the fresh experience of each visit as you make up your mind about your honeymoon!
The Four Theme Parks
As stated, Disney World has 4 different theme parks. It can be said that these parks represent Disney World since they boast the most attendance out of all the other attractions at the place, spanning over millions of visitors every year. However, since you’re on a honeymoon, it would be best to not plan a visit to every theme park throughout your stay.
Although the theme parks are the major attractions throughout Disney World, you’ll be missing out on the experiences more suited to couples that the parks can’t completely deliver. That being said, don’t cut them out of the list completely. We’ve laid out basic aspects of each of the theme parks as follows. You’ll get the gist of each of the parks, which helps to decide where you'll be going.
- Magic Kingdom
The Magic Kingdom, the park with the highest attendance, is a good spot if your beloved is a fan of some of the Disney fairytales. The place has numerous rides, restaurants, and resorts that are themed specifically with Disney characters and stories in mind. You'll find characters in costumes around every corner. Mess around with them and share a giggle or two with your partner!
- EPCOT
Secondly, there’s EPCOT. This park boasts an area more than twice the size of the Magic Kingdom and the second-highest attendance among the theme parks. There are various interesting structures and artifacts spread around EPCOT which were built to reflect technological and cultural values, making EPCOT a much more exotic park in comparison to the others in Disney World. This park will surely be pleasantly entertaining for you and your partner due to its unique features and it has multiple spots that many couples find decent to spend time on. This one differs from the Magic Kingdom due to the effects of its unique aura mixed with an eccentricity that separates the park from the rest. EPCOT is definitely among our recommendations if you're looking for a unique experience for the honeymoon.
- Disney's Hollywood Studios
Disney's Hollywood Studios is the third park in the list of Disney World's grand theme parks. This park is themed around the success and popularity of Hollywood and represents some of the most iconic Hollywood universes for all the fans to enjoy. It's hard not to be a Hollywood fan in this era so your honeymoon time will surely be well spent in this grand park. Either of you already holds a likeness to some aspect of Hollywood or its derived fictional universes. Therefore, some of their exhibitions are bound to get either of your attention as they manifest the exotic storylines like Star Wars and Toy Story.
- Disney's the Animal Kingdom
Finally, Disney's Animal Kingdom is the last of the theme parks around Disney World. The Animal Kingdom boasts its status as the largest theme park in the world as it spans around 580 acres. This theme park is an exceptional one as it is based entirely on the appreciation and promotion of nature and animals around the world. Couples are bound to enjoy this site as it also exhibits hundreds of species of live animals. However, the park must not be mistaken for a zoo since all animals are taken care of and are provided with a healthy environment. The entire structure was built well beyond the scope of the other theme parks in Disney World so the habitat of the animals isn’t disturbed, which only goes on to show the stress Disney World is putting in promoting its positive message.
As for your visit, we guarantee that the Animal Kingdom will serve as an exceptional experience for your honeymoon as it is so unique and distinct from the other theme parks. Besides, the whole place features many aesthetically pleasing scenes with adventurous rides that make appreciating them all that much more entertaining! Share the awe and appreciation for nature with your beloved as you stroll through the greenery of the Animal Kingdom.
Choosing the Right Resort
For more than a few reasons, the resort you're staying in is going to be a big part of your honeymoon experience. Disney World has more than twenty-five resorts for accommodation and lodging with thirty thousand rooms through all of them. There're easily more than a lot of options to pick from here. Nevertheless, these resorts are each divided into specific categories, each intended to attract their types of visitors. The types of reports have been explained as follows.
- Value Resort
Since you’ve already chosen Disney World for your honeymoon, you’ll easily be spending a bit above average for the stay. However, if monetary concerns can potentially hinder your plans, Value Resorts would be the perfect choice for your honeymoon.
Value Resorts are constructed and priced to be budget-friendly to the visitors while also not sacrificing too much of the experience just for saving money. Each Value Resort hosts multiple larger-than-life Disney figures that have adequate room service, pools, and room design. You definitely won't have any financial concerns on your mind while using one of these resorts!
- Moderate Resorts
Moderate Resorts fall between Value and Deluxe Resorts in terms of both budget and accommodation. These resorts hold everything that Value Resorts have with some additions. For example, all the moderate resorts have full-time restaurants, a facility not available in Value Resorts.
- Deluxe Resorts
Though Value and Moderate Resorts are meant more for the general visitors and are budget-friendly, Deluxe Resorts take it up a notch and add excess accommodations, while not considering the budget.
If each step of your honeymoon plan is already packed and planned from the beginning, we would recommend the Value and Moderate Resorts but if financial concerns aren't on your list of worries then Deluxe Resorts can be a fantastic option to stay. They offer the first-class service, including all the Value and Moderate Resort privileges and more. There are also club room activities with additional refreshments, which are a higher class of rooms.
- Deluxe Villas
If you’re looking to stay onsite and in-style in Disney World, Deluxe Villas are the correct option for you. Coming equipped with everything a Deluxe Resort has to offer, Deluxe Villas come with even more options. With multiple bedrooms and a full range of household tools, you'll feel just like home at these high-class resorts.
Though Deluxe Villas are often meant for larger groups of people to use like families, they are perfect for couples on honeymoon as well. This is because all Deluxe Villas are surrounded by splendid aesthetic sceneries and have the highest-rated services available out of all the resorts at Disney World.
Each resort, even among its category, has unique features and aspects that separate it from all others in Disney World. Some are themed with specific Disney storylines, some engulfed in nature and some shining off luxury and class. This goes on to show that everyone using resorts at Disney World is having a unique and fantastic time. As a couple, you can use the unique feature of Disney World to its utmost to make your honeymoon that much more special. Gaze at the starry night sky with a resort having an open view, amuse yourself with the various character themes at themed resorts, enjoy first-class service and luxury at Deluxe Hotels and do so much more.
Resorts at Disney World carry their own experience with them that can bring much more to your honeymoon that you might not have initially planned. Besides, at a crowded and busy place like Disney World, resorts are also the spots where you’ll possibly have the only alone time with your special someone to share those priceless intimate moments.
