Favorite Sites for All Things Disney!

Favorite sites for all things Disney!

This one is easy!

My all time favorite site for all things Disney is easywdw!  The BEST crowd calendars, info, news, reviews, and just about everything Disney can be found on this site.  Josh has an irreverent attitude that comes across as snark.  I love his comments on Disney as he pokes fun at the attitude that Disney OWES you a perfect vacation.  He is entertaining as he dispenses invaluable information!  His free site contains the BEST crowd control calendars I have ever found, and I would not DREAM of planning a Disney vacation without his help!

In years past I would have also recommended Tour Guide Mike.  For several years I paid the price of admission.  The first year I was blown away by all the information.  With each successive year I found the information was not updated, or at least not as updated as I needed.  In its heyday it was well worth the price, but the site as a whole is in dire need of some updates.  As it currently stands I could not recommend it.

Another site that has a crowd calendar that some people love is Touring Plans.  I love their actual touring plans, and the fact that you can customize them, but find their crowd calendars to be confusing and useless.  I have compared their crowd calendar to Josh’s at easyWDW on our past 3 trips, and find the crowd calendars at Touring Plans to be lacking in accuracy.  I have heard they are updating the way they figure the crowds, so I am looking forward to the release of the new calendars

With all that being said…I have to recommend easyWDW for any first timer or veteran Disney planner.  Not only do you get great crowd calendars and lots of information and help in the forums, but the price can’t be beat! I have found the information to be far superior to anything you can purchase!

I can’t leave this discussion without a word about the Disboards.  While I have learned a lot from this site and made some lifelong friends, I am afraid that the ‘mass hysteria’ type of mentality over there to be tiring at best.  Anytime you have a question or opinion that is different than theirs they tend to attack you.  The board is way too big to be moderated properly and it has become a way for bullies to reign supreme!   There is good information to be found in there, but you have to be careful about responding to anything.  However, if you want to read some GREAT trip Reports there is no place better!

So, there is my brief opinion on the best Disney sites for planning your vacation.  I know there are several people that agree with me, as well as many people that disagree with me.  What is your opinion?  What are your favorite sites for planning a Disney vacation?  Leave your thoughts…but please remember to be kind.

I will leave you with a picture form 2009.  We were chosen to be the family of the day at Chef Mickey's and got to open the restaurant.  Mickey himself escorted the girls to our table!