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Resort, tickets, every restaurant, every park day and every dollar, in one planner that walks you through it step by step. The most complete Disney World planner there is, and the only one you need to open.

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Trip total, family of four, 6 nights
Dec 6 to 12
$9,840
Booked $6,010 Planned $3,050 Over $780
Resort$3,420
Tickets$2,590
Dining, 18 meals$2,310
Lightning Lane$640
Example trip. Figures are illustrative.
ResortsEvery hotel, priced for the full stay
Dining300+ menus, priced item by item
SnacksThe small spends, counted too
TicketsDays, hopper, Lightning Lane, compared
RidesHeights, waits and a plan for the day
ShowsFireworks, parades and dining packages
Dining costs

Know what dinner costs before you sit down.

Pick a restaurant, tell us who is coming, and get a real estimate built from the published menu: appetizers, entrees, kids' meals, cocktails, tax and tip. Every number traces back to the menu it came from.

  • Quick estimate from category averages, or exact items from the menu
  • Breakfast, lunch and dinner priced separately
  • Direct menu and reservation links, checked for freshness
Sci-Fi Dine-In TheaterHollywood Studios, table service, dinner menu, verified Oct 9
Reservation 12:15
2 adults2 entrees, 2 cocktails
2 kids2 kids' meals, 2 soft drinks
Tax and tip6.5% and 20%
Adult entrees, avg of 11 items2 x $31 = $62
Cocktails, avg of 8 items2 x $17 = $34
Kids' meals, fixed price2 x $12 = $24
Soft drinks2 x $5 = $10
Tax and tip$34.45
Estimated total$164.45
Illustrative figures, not a Disney quote.Switch to exact menu items
Day 3, Hollywood Studios Crowd forecast 6 of 10, lighter than Tuesday
7:30Early entry, Rise of the Resistance, walk 9 min from SkylinerPlanned
9:10Slinky Dog Dash, Lightning Lane windowBooked
12:15Sci-Fi Dine-In, 4 guests, est. $164Booked
2:00Resort break, pool, Skyliner back by 5:30Rest
8:30Fantasmic dining packageSold out, 2 alternatives
Day cost: $612 of $7,000 trip budgetRain at 3 pm, plan already moved indoors
Trip plan

A day-by-day plan that adjusts when the day does.

Park hours, your must-do rides, kids' heights, dining reservations, crowd forecasts and walking times, built into a schedule you can follow on your phone. When a ride closes or it rains, the plan rebuilds the afternoon.

  • Lightning Lane choices scored on time saved for your party
  • Resort and ticket comparisons on total stay cost
  • Ask the planner: "How do we save $500 without changing hotels?"
Reviews

Reviews written for the decision you are making.

Restaurants rated on food, value, kids and character time. Resorts on rooms, pools, noise and travel time to the parks. Rides on thrill, height and motion sensitivity. Independent, and shown next to the price.

Topolino's Terrace$59 adult
Riviera Resort, character breakfast, published price guide
Approval97%
Child$39, same menu
CharactersBreakfast only; dinner has none

97% of TouringPlans survey guests approve, the highest of any character breakfast on property. Book the first seating and take the Skyliner to Epcot after.

Pop Century$219 to $404
Value resort, standard room, published planning rates per night
CategoryValue, the lowest Disney tier
TransitSkyliner to Epcot and Hollywood Studios; bus to the rest
PerksEarly Entry, free parking, Lightning Lane 7 days out

Published rates run $219 to $404 a night before tax depending on the date; the planner picks the figure for yours. Skyliner access makes it the value pick for an Epcot and Hollywood Studios trip.

Guardians: Cosmic Rewind42 in, intense
Epcot, virtual queue or Lightning Lane
Thrill100%
Height42 inches, measured in shoes
MotionSpinning coaster with a backward launch; skip it if you get carsick

Spinning coaster in the dark. Skip it for anyone who gets carsick. Join the virtual queue at 7 am from the hotel; the planner sets the alarm.

Pricing

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  • Your first park day, hour by hour
  • Packing list built from the weather
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  • Unlimited saved meals, exact menu items
  • Park day timelines for every day, hour by hour
  • Lightning Lane modeled into each day
  • Live wait times in the park
  • Ask the planner anything, grounded in published prices
  • Full trip budget, printable and shareable
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Budget and dining
  • Unlimited dining estimates
  • Trip budget and resort comparison
  • Saved lists and reservation tracker
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Everything about the trip, in one place, in order.

Tell us your dates, your party and your budget. The planner builds the whole trip in minutes, and you refine it room by room, meal by meal.

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The Happiest Planner is an independent planning tool and is not affiliated with, endorsed by or sponsored by The Walt Disney Company or Walt Disney World Resort. Park, resort, restaurant and attraction names are used for identification only. Prices are estimates from published menus and rates, verified on the dates shown, and are not quotes.