Hi Cristal,
How wonderful to be planning your first trip to the Walt Disney World Resort! I can imagine the excitement in your household. I have to say, you are earning an "A" with your early planning! With our first trip with the girls, we decided early on which resort we wanted to experience. There are
Value Resorts,
Moderate Resorts,
Deluxe Resorts, and
Deluxe Villa Resorts. While all are lovely, the Deluxe and Deluxe Villa resorts typically have more amenities. When we planned our first trip with our girls, I priced a vacation at our resort of choice just to get an idea of how much money we needed to save. I also researched different transportation options so we could factor the cost of getting there into our saving plan. Then I had our girls decorate a big jar and they used that jar to save their souvenir money. While they saved, we saved to pay for the vacation package!
I suggest that you create a
My Disney Experience Account so that you can link your resort, dining, and Fast Pass+ reservations. We booked our
Character Meals 180 days in advance and we booked our
Fast Pass+ reservations 60 days in advance. We also always purchase a
Dining Plan so that we know about how much we will spend for food.
Happy Planning!
-Donyell