Walt Disney World® Resort

Walt Disney World® Resort is an amazing destination for California families. Sure, Magic Kingdom® Park and Disney’s Hollywood Studios® have a lot of crossover with what we have here. However, the draws in Orlando go beyond even two additional park with EPCOT® and Disney’s Animal Kingdom® Theme Park. The boat ride to start the day from Disney’s Polynesian Village Resort to the Magic Kingdom® Park or from Disney’s Yacht Club Resort to EPCOT® immerses you in the parks more than the walk from the Pixar Garage ever could. The Disney Skyliner takes you across the resort grounds, has amazing views, and can be a low key way to pass a day on a budget. There is no other experience that parallels Breakfast at Cinderella’s Castle in California. As a parent of a Disney-loving girl, I can attest that it is a bucket list memory fulfilled.

Beyond the 4 Theme Parks, Disney provides two amazing water parks, miniature golf, regular golf, and even foot golf. Families will have no challenge filling a full week, or more, with fun and magic.

I can help you with the ins and outs of the many resorts. I can help you find the best days to go, or save you the trouble of reading through endless blogs to figure out how to navigate the parks if you must go during peak times. Reach out today and start counting the days until the magic begins.

Sample Day at EPCOT®

Start the morning from your gorgeous room at the Walt Disney World Swan Hotel or Walt Disney World Dolphin Hotel (nice choices for Marriott Bonvoy members)

  • Grab some coffee and a pastry to start the day at Java Bar
  • Head over to the boat launch and catch the boat to EPCOT®
  • Enter through the back entrance and start the rides
  • See the world on Soarin’ Around the World
  • Experience Guardians of the Galaxy: Cosmic Rewind (An epic rollercoaster unlike anything you’ve every been on. One of my top 3 Disney rides.)
  • Test Track® Presented by Chevrolet®
  • Frozen Ever After
  • Remy’s Ratatouille Adventure
  • Dinner Buffet in Germany
  • Epcot® Forever fireworks at 9:00
  • Shuffle to the boat, get back to the resort and get some sleep for the next day of fun.

It is common, and awesome, to combine a Walt Disney World® Resort stay with a Disney Cruise leaving out of Port Canaveral or Fort Lauderdale. Disney provides excellent ground transportation from your resort to the port (and back). Click here for more on this combination

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Esencia Family Travel’s Disney Gift Card is offered by Esencia Family Travel and not a promotion offered by Walt Disney World Resort, the Walt Disney Travel Company, or any affiliated entity. The offer only for reservations booked directly with our agency at publicly available rates listed on the official Walt Disney World Resort website. 

The Disney Gift Card amount is offered in US Dollars. Valid on qualifying new 2025 & 2026 Walt Disney World stays booked now through 12/31/25.

Disneyland Resort arrival date must occur by 12/31/26. One Gift Card per reservation. Offer is subject to change without notice.

If your Walt Disney World Resort reservation is modified before or after final payment and this results in a price change, the Gift Card amount will be adjusted accordingly. Complimentary upgrades from Disney do not constitute a change in Gift Card amount. If resort reservation is canceled at any time, the Gift Card Offer is null and void and cannot be transferred or redeemed as cash.

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