Pre-trip checklist

A successful trip to Disney requires three things: planning, planning, and planning. Here is a checklist that I used in the past. I hope it gives you some ideas:

T minus 14 weeks

Money diet. We need to save as much as we can for this trip!

T Minus 13 weeks

 Buy trading pins online

T Minus 12 weeks

Disney Restaurant Reservations

T Minus 11 weeks

Plan the drive home 

 reservations for drive home

T Minus 10 weeks

Plan any day trips outside of Disney

T Minus 9 weeks

Plan a day trip to go to a beach

Research Fast Pass Plus bands

T Minus 8 weeks

Plan what groceries we will be buying

Plan the morning checklist to get us up and out each day

 What rides do we want to ride: Magic Kingdom

T Minus 7 weeks

Get the park schedules (open, close, parades, etc)

What rides do we want to ride: Epcot

T Minus 6 weeks

Plan a day-by-day, park-by-park plan for the Itinerary 

What rides do we want to ride: Hollywood Studios

T Minus 5 weeks

Clothes shopping

Water shoes: clean up or buy new?

What rides do we want to ride: Animal Kingdom

T Minus 4 weeks

Backup and empty all of the cameras

Buy video games for the drive

 Get a TripTik from AAA

Our shoes OK? Or order new?

T Minus 3 weeks

Check our Disney card reward points

Print the packing list 

 Print the itinerary 

Decide what DVDs we will take with us

T Minus 2 weeks

Hair cuts for everyone

Refill all prescriptions

Van oil change and checkup

Check the weather for the trip

Buy snacks for the drive down

T Minus 1 week

 Pack, pack, and more packing!