RDR 480: How To Survive (and enjoy) Multigenerational Trips at Disney: Top 10 Planning Tips

Rope Drop Radio: A Disney Travel Podcast

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Travel, Portorleans, Disney, Waltdisneyworld, Places & Travel, Ropedrop, Disneyland, Society & Culture, Cruise

5 • 707 Ratings

🗓️ 25 July 2025

⏱️ 50 minutes

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🎙️ Rope Drop Radio – Episode 480

How to Survive (and Enjoy) Multigenerational Trips at Disney: Top 10 Planning Tips

Planning a Disney vacation with grandparents, toddlers, teens, and everyone in between? You’re not alone—and we’re here to help! This week, Doug and Lauren break down the Top 10 Tips for planning a successful multigenerational Walt Disney World trip, full of smart strategies, thoughtful advice, and of course, a few laughs along the way.

👋 Welcome to Rope Drop Radio!
Whether it’s your first time planning a Disney vacation or your fiftieth, we know that family trips can get complicated. Especially when you’re traveling with a wide range of ages, energy levels, and expectations. But don’t worry—we’ve got you covered!

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📝 Main Segment: Top 10 Tips for Multigenerational Disney Travel

Multigenerational trips can be magical—but they can also be stressful without a good plan. Here are Doug and Lauren’s top tips to make your group vacation smoother, more relaxing, and full of core memories!

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0:00.0	We want to give a big thank you to our sponsor, Turin and Cruises. Here's something you might not know.
0:06.5	Booking with a travel advisor doesn't cost you anything. Disney pays them after you travel. You'll pay the
0:13.2	same price you see online, but Turin and Cruises adds an enhanced level of service. Their expert advisors
0:18.7	watch for discounts and apply them automatically, even after you book.
0:22.6	And it's not just Disney, they can help with cruises, universal, and all kinds of vacations.
0:27.6	Whether you want help planning at all, or just someone in your corner, if plans change, they're here to help.
0:33.6	And yes, they'll wait on hold with Disney four hours so you don't have to.
0:39.4	So when you're ready to plan your next trip, head to truene and cruises.com and tell them
0:44.5	RopeDrop Radio sent you. Now, let's Rope Drop.
0:49.3	Helping you navigate the Disney Parks.
0:52.0	With the hope that it will be a source of joy and inspiration to all the
0:56.2	world. You're listening to Rope Drop Radio. Welcome to another Rope Drop Radio. I am Doug McNight here
1:03.9	with Lauren Shields and Lauren. It's been a long week, mostly for Michelle and Claire. Not so much
1:09.7	for me. I'm less help, not shockingly,
1:12.9	but Claire had her surgery last week and we got lots of nice warm wishes and good luck and
1:18.9	thinking of views from the rope droppers out there. So anybody that reached out, thank you very much.
1:25.0	Appreciate it. It went a long way to helping as a parent
1:30.2	recover. Surgery is hard on everybody, but mostly the parents. It is hard. Like, it's the worst
1:35.3	when they're wheeling them back and you feel helpless. Yeah. Especially we're at a clinic.
1:40.8	Like, she went to this specialist, then to this specialist, this specialist.
1:44.3	So it was like an adult type clinic.
1:46.9	Like pretty sure the lady in the pre-op bay next to her was getting a boob job, right?
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