Seven decisions to make before you book
Work through them in order. Each one narrows the next.
Set your ceiling before you look at prices
Pick the number you will not go past, and write it down now. Every decision below gets easier once this one is fixed, and harder if you leave it open.
Test your dates against one goal
Name what matters most: lower crowds, lower cost, or a specific event. If your dates serve none of the three, they are the first thing to change.
Pick a lodging category, then compare inside it
Settle value, moderate, or deluxe — and on-property or off — before you open a single hotel page. Comparing across categories is how budgets slip.
Choose a ticket strategy, not a ticket
Decide whether park hopping and Lightning Lane are worth it for how your family actually tours. Buy the tickets that match that answer.
Name the two meals worth reserving
Most trips book far more reservations than they need. Pick the two that would disappoint you to miss, and leave the rest flexible.
Pack for weather and walking
Those two things drive almost everything you will actually use. Anything you can buy near the parks does not need suitcase space.
Get the trip onto one page
Dates, hotel, park days, and those two reservations. If it does not fit on one page, the plan is more complicated than the trip needs to be.
Why trust Horizon?
"You're about to spend a lot of money on this trip. Let's make sure it's worth it."
— The Horizon approach
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Decision two is the one the planner can answer for you. Give it your dates and it will tell you how they hold up.
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