What is the best way to plan a Disney vacation?

What is the best way to plan a Disney vacation?

Dorothy Jordon (Family Travel Expert) gives expert video advice on: What is the best way to plan a Disney vacation?; Why is a Disney vacation one of the most popular family destinations in the world?; How can my family maximize a day at a Disney theme park? and more...

Disney vacations are very interesting, because it is one of the very few places that I have seen parents yelling at their kids, and that drives me crazy. One of the things I always tell parents is that if you are not having fun, leave - no matter what it costs. The whole idea is not to say I paid 90 dollars for tickets and we better a good time. The best way to plan for a disney vacation is to see what everybody wants to see. I always got brochures in advance. I have each member of the family do a top ten list of what they wanted to see, and then I put them all together. It is very much like a city or other places that we talked about - clustering sightseeing is important to do at disney so that you don't run back from one part to another. If you want to do Pirates in the Carribean and it's very busy, you might turn around and say, Okay I think I'll go to Tom Sawyer Island for an hour, because it's a long wait.