Disney Vacation Planning: Resorts, Dining, Lightning Lane & Tickets, Handled by Advisors Who've Been There
From booking dining at 60 days to a Lightning Lane strategy that actually works, we plan Disney trips so you can just show up and enjoy them.
Authorized Disney Vacation Planner Agency · Universal U-Preferred Platinum Agency · IATA · CLIA · ASTA ·
Who Plans Disney Trips for Multi-Generational Families?
Favorite Grampy Travels plans Walt Disney World, Disneyland, Disney Cruise Line, Aulani and Adventures by Disney trips for multi-generational families, grandparents traveling with grandkids, and first-timers, as an Authorized Disney Vacation Planner agency with 80-plus concierge travel advisors, a 5.0 Google rating across more than 400 reviews, offices in Leesburg, Virginia and Celebration, Florida, and families served since 2019. Our advisors match your group to the right resort tier, book dining the morning your 60-day window opens, and build a Lightning Lane plan around the slowest walker in the party, for a planning fee that averages around $250 per trip (ticket-only and single-service requests run $0 to $200, and many carry no fee at all).
Written by Favorite Grampy (Manny Oliverez), Favorite Grampy Travels · Updated September 2026
WHY DISNEY IS COMPLEX NOW
Disney World Isn’t a “Figure It Out When You Get There” Trip Anymore
Between a skip-the-line system with three separate products, dining reservations that vanish in minutes, and more than 25 on-site resorts across three price tiers, the families who arrive with a plan get the trip everyone else stands in line for. Three things worth knowing before you start:
- Lightning Lane replaced Genie+ in 2024, and it is now three separate products (Multi Pass, Single Pass, Premier Pass) with pricing that changes daily and booking windows that differ for on-site and off-site guests.
- Dining opens 60 days out at 6:00 AM Eastern, and the most popular character meals and signature restaurants can book out within minutes of the window opening. On-site guests can book their whole stay at once; off-site guests go day by day.
- Your resort shapes the whole trip. With 25+ on-site hotels across Value, Moderate, and Deluxe tiers, the right pick depends on your parks, your party, and your pace, not the prettiest photos.
What You Get When You Plan Disney With Us
Been There, Stayed There
Our advisors walk the parks and stay in the resorts, so “book this room, skip that one” comes from experience.
Dining & Lightning Lane Strategy
We book dining at 60 days and build a Lightning Lane Multi/Single Pass plan that fits your family’s pace.
Multi-Generational, Grandparent and First-Timer Trips
Three generations, one itinerary: rest built in for grandparents and little ones, connecting rooms or the right resort split, and a first-timer's questions answered before they come up.
What We Handle for Your Disney Trip
We make the calls that are hard to make from a booking screen, so you walk into the parks with a plan that fits your family.
We Plan Every Disney Destination
This page is about how we plan Disney. Each destination has its own guide.
Not Sure Which Disney Trip?
Start with a complimentary consultation and we’ll help you choose.
Are We the Right Fit for Your Disney Trip?
We’re a Great Fit if You…
- Want expert help and straight recommendations more than the cheapest quote
- Are planning a Disney trip, especially a first-timer or multigen one
- Value your time and would rather not live in Disney planning forums
- Want someone in your corner before, during, and after
We’re Probably Not Your Fit if You…
- Only want the lowest possible price and nothing else
- Prefer to plan and book every detail entirely on your own
- Aren’t looking for ongoing support once the trip is booked
Just need a known ticket or a quick re-book? That’s a ticket-only or single-service request, $0 to $200, so reach out and we’ll size it to what you need.
What Does It Cost to Have Us Plan Your Disney Trip?
Your planning fee is separate from your trip cost, non-refundable, not applied toward what you pay for the trip, and quoted in the complimentary 15-minute consultation before you pay. Some suppliers also pay us a commission (we’re upfront about that), but our recommendations are based on what fits your family.
Full-service Disney planning
$250
average per trip · based on complexity
Ticket-only & single-service requests: $0 to $200
Separate from your trip cost · Non-refundable · Quoted before you pay
From “Where Do We Start?” to “Best Disney Trip Ever”
Here’s exactly what working with us looks like, including the parts most agencies skip.
Step 1: Complimentary 15-minute consultation, where we learn about your trip and quote your exact fee before you commit.
Step 2: Invoice is sent, and once you’re ready, we get started.
Step 3: Quote & itinerary development around your dates, budget, and who’s traveling.
Step 4: Detailed planning & finalizing: resort, dining, Lightning Lane, tickets, logistics.
Step 5: Final / pre-trip consultation, so you walk in with a plan.
Step 6: Mid-trip check-in, and we’re reachable while you’re in the parks.
Step 7: Post-trip follow-up: welcome home, and let’s plan the next one.
Steps 6 & 7 are where we’re different: we don’t disappear once you’ve left home.
Credentials That Actually Do Something for You
Agency-level designations, framed around what they mean for your Disney trip.
Authorized Disney Vacation Planner Agency: trained, accountable Disney expertise and access to planning tools the public doesn’t get.
Universal U-Preferred Platinum Agency: handy if your Orlando trip includes a Universal day too.
IATA · CLIA · ASTA member: the industry credentials that signal a legitimate, protected agency.
Planning Disney Yourself vs. Planning It With Us
You can absolutely plan Disney on your own, and thousands of families do. Here’s what you’re taking on if you do.
Frequently Asked Questions
Do Disney Travel Advisors Charge a Fee?
Some do and some do not. Favorite Grampy Travels charges a planning fee that averages around $250 per trip for full custom planning; ticket-only and single-service requests run $0 to $200, and many carry no fee at all.
We quote your exact fee in a complimentary 15-minute consultation before you invest anything, and the fee is separate from your trip cost and is not applied toward it. Most Disney agencies charge nothing and are paid only when you book, which works when you already know what you want and is a harder fit when you need someone to tell you not to book something.
Do I Need a Travel Agent for Disney?
No, but Disney has more moving parts than almost any other trip, and dining, Lightning Lane, resort choice and ticket type all interact months before you pack. An advisor who knows the destination saves you hours of research and the mistakes you cannot undo once you are standing in the park.
Start with the complimentary 15-minute consultation. If your trip is simple enough that you do not need us, we will tell you that, and you will have lost fifteen minutes and nothing else.
Can You Plan a Disney Trip for Grandparents, Parents and Kids Together?
Yes. Multi-generational Disney trips are the core of what Favorite Grampy Travels plans: one itinerary with rest built in for grandparents and little ones, connecting rooms or the right resort split, and dining coordinated for the whole party.
Tell us the ages and the pace of everyone traveling in the consultation, and we will plan the days around the slowest walker rather than the fastest.
Can You Help With Dining and Lightning Lane?
Yes. We book hard-to-get dining the moment your 60-day window opens and build a Lightning Lane plan around your family’s actual pace, and we tell you where it is worth paying and where it is not.
If you are traveling with little ones, grandparents, or anyone who needs a slower morning, say so in the consultation. That changes the plan more than which park you pick.
Which Disney Destination Is Right for Us?
It depends on who is coming and how many days you have: Walt Disney World is four parks and a week or more, Disneyland is two parks in fewer days, a Disney cruise takes the driving and the daily decisions off your plate, Aulani is a resort stay, and Adventures by Disney is guided group travel.
Tell us who is coming, how many days you have, and what went sideways on your last trip in the complimentary 15-minute consultation, and we will narrow it quickly.
Is the Planning Fee Worth It for Disney?
For a first-timer or a multi-generational trip, usually yes: the time saved and the mistakes avoided typically outweigh a fee that averages around $250 per trip. For a repeat visitor booking three nights at a resort they already know, it often is not, and we will say so.
Ticket-only and single-service requests run $0 to $200, and many carry no fee at all. What the fee buys you is someone whose recommendation does not change based on what pays the most, plus someone to call when a ride is down, a reservation vanishes, or the weather turns.
Ready to Plan a Disney Trip You Can Just Show Up and Enjoy?
The best time to start is two to six months out, and six-plus for peak and holiday travel.
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