Planning a great Orlando holiday isn’t complicated — but it helps to do it in the right order
Start with dates and park priorities. Then work out how many real park days you have (after travel day, rest days and non-park activities). Then choose your tickets. Then plan everything else around them.
The guides below answer the questions we get asked most often — in plain English, from a family that has genuinely done all of this with our own money. If you can’t find what you’re looking for, just ask.
When to visit Orlando
The honest month-by-month breakdown for UK families — covering crowd levels, weather, school holiday pressure and the months we’d actually recommend. October is our favourite, and we’ll explain exactly why.
7-day Orlando family itinerary
A day-by-day framework that actually works — not because it packs everything in, but because it builds in the rest days and the different experiences that make a week feel like a proper holiday rather than a race.
How to save money on Orlando tickets
Where the money actually goes on an Orlando holiday, and where it doesn’t need to. Twenty years of trips, our own budget, honest conclusions.
Disney or Universal — which first?
The honest comparison for UK families — based on trip length, ages and what you’re actually after. We’ve done both every year since 2004.
Your first day at Disney World
From rope-drop to fireworks — what a first Disney day looks like for a UK family, and the things nobody tells you until it’s too late.