Hi Helen!
Welcome to planDisney.
It’s always a pleasure to assist my fellow guests from the UK, and I’m happy to help you with planning your holiday – there is a lot to process!
I recommend you use Mears Connect to travel from MCO (Orlando International Airport) to
Disney's Art of Animation Resort. You can make your reservations on their website, and I have always found them reliable and reasonably inexpensive. You can book your return trip to the airport at the same time, giving you one less thing to think about during your holiday. They usually book your pickup for the airport around 4 hours prior to your flight’s departure time, but you can choose a different time if you prefer.
For advice on planning your holiday – please start with us here at planDisney. Browse our
Video Library for tips from our panelists including a
Tour of Baby Care Centers at Walt Disney World;
Top Tips on Character Meet & Greets with your Little Ones and a
Guide to Attractions at Walt Disney World with Little Ones. If you have any follow-up questions, come back and ask us anything!
I love
Character Dining, and I’m sure you (and your daughter) will too! My favourites are:
Story Book Dining at Artist Point with Snow White at Disney’s Wilderness Lodge (a short boat ride from Magic Kingdom Park) where you’ll dine in an enchanted forest with visits from Dopey, Grumpy and Snow White, and you’ll be invited to meet the Evil Queen after your meal (she really will be happy to meet you, but you’ll never guess from the look on her face!!);
The Crystal Palace inside Magic Kingdom Park for breakfast with Winnie-the-Pooh and friends – watch out for Tigger, and please give Eeyore a hug if he needs it (clue: he always does!!);
and
Breakfast à la Art with Mickey & Friends at Topolino’s Terrace at Disney’s Riviera Resort, which is a short hop away from your Resort hotel on the Disney Skyliner.
You also find all the snacks and quick-service meals for breakfast, lunch and dinner at Disney’s Art of Animation Resort at
Landscape of Flavors.
We are always here to help you plan your holiday, so please ask us anything, and you can
send me a direct question if you wish!
Sue