Before You Book
The planning decisions that shape your entire trip, from which VIP add-ons are actually worth it to dining strategy.
Free Planning Guide
Disney and Universal VIP Planning: 12 Mistakes to Avoid
A VIP-style park day should feel seamless, elevated, and designed around your priorities. Learn the mistakes that most often create stress, and the strategic approach we use for our clients instead.
What's inside
Before Your Park Day
The overlooked details that affect comfort, flow, and value, from park choice to heat and weather strategy.
During the Park Day
How to build a day that flows, from line-skipping tools to nighttime spectaculars.
A sneak peek
Assuming every VIP add-on is automatically worth it
Plus the Illumia VIP way to avoid it, inside the guide
Trying to do too many parks in one day
Plus the Illumia VIP way to avoid it, inside the guide
Failing to plan around nighttime spectaculars
Plus the Illumia VIP way to avoid it, inside the guide
Plus 9 more mistakes inside.
From your advisor
Hi, I'm Bridget Edwards, CTA, VTA, a Disney College of Knowledge graduate. Our Orlando-based team visits the parks regularly, and this guide shares the planning approach we use for our own clients.
“We had an amazing experience working with Bridget to plan our Disney trip for our toddler daughter. She did a fantastic job securing a great room at the hotel we wanted and handled all of our restaurant reservations, choosing options that were perfect for our daughter's age.”
L. Cuti · Connecticut · Walt Disney World, 2026