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The magic of Disney has seduced many a young couple into choosing Walt Disney World for their honeymoon. Disney is far from being a child-centered destination, and the newly wedded find plenty of attractions to fill their days, from whimsical choices that ignite the child at heart, to adult options that are just for the grown-ups.

If you’re considering a Disney World honeymoon, here are some essential facts to know before your stay.

1. Disney offers a Honeymoon Registry

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A Disney honeymoon is far from being a budget destination, and after all the indulgences of your wedding, you may not have much left for your vacation. Instead of worrying about where you’ll find the funds yourself, why not let your guests pay? You can set up a honeymoon registry online absolutely free. List accommodations, meals, tours, and anything else you want to include in your vacation and your friends and family can help you build the ideal honeymoon, piece by piece.

Some of the items available for the registry include:

  • Accommodations at a Disney Resort Hotel
  • A Disney Dining Plan for your stay
  • Tickets for the theme parks, water parks, and Disney Quest
  • A round of golf
  • Specialty cruises
  • Surrey bike rentals
  • Carriage or horseback rides
  • Backstage tours and experiences, like swimming with dolphins at Epcot
  • Disney gift cards for dining or shopping
  • Dinner show tickets for events like the Spirit of Aloha Dinner Show at the Polynesian
  • Spa services
  • Flowers
  • Wine or champagne packages delivered to the room

2. The best restaurants book early

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Your honeymoon is the perfect time to indulge in luxury meals, but the best and most romantic restaurants on property fill up early. You can make dining reservations up to 180 days in advance, and for many locations you should absolutely call and book your meal on the first date that you can. For dinner shows like the Spirit of Aloha, you can book up to a year in advance.

If you want to include some of the best restaurants on property in your vacation, don’t miss Le Cellier in Epcot’s Canada, Monsieur Paul in Epcot’s France, the Plaza at the Magic Kingdom, and Victoria and Albert’s at Disney’s Grand Floridian Resort & Spa.

3. Those little buttons work magic

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You can pick up honeymoon buttons at your resort’s check-in desk, or at Guest Relations anywhere on property. Plan to wear these buttons everywhere you go, because you never know what delights may be in store. Restaurants typically offer a special desert or other treat for honeymooners. When Cast Members see your buttons in the park, they may just offer up special experiences. Keep your buttons in a prominent place and see what happens.

While buttons will do the trick in most cases, you can also ensure you get a little special treatment when you’re dining at table service locations by mentioning your honeymoon when you make the reservations. This will add a little note to let your server know you’re celebrating. Feel free to bring it up at your table, as well.

 
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My husband and I are going for an early 25th anniversary trip in Oct. We will be married 25 years in June. It's been 12 years since we've been there. Any ideas to make this trip even more special?

I am going to Disney for my honeymoon and I am 26. It is not just a place for kids. I have been 7 times throughout my life and I love it. Each and every time I discover something different. Sounds like some of you need to go and while your there maybe Mickey can pull that stick out of your ass.

You should update your "best times to go" not to include early through mid-October. More and more schools are going to the "balanced calendar" and kids get off two weeks in fall, tow at Christmas and two in spring. We went last October and it was nearly as busy as summer.

We went for our honeymoon in August 2014. I could
Not have asked for a better experience. We chose
Boardwalk for location. We were upgraded to a suite
With concierge level service including food and drinks.
We wore the ears the whole time because we figured it
was our only opportunity, so why not? We got a lot of
cute character buttons and were treated well by
many cast members, one even went into a storage area
to find is the retired "just married" Cinderella buttons.
I would highly recommend Disney as a Honeymoon
Destination. Of course, there are lots of great
destinations for Honeymoons. Everyone should
Do what they love (we love parks and coasters)
and what is meaningful to them as a couple!

We are going for our honeymoon thus year 2015. We never got to have a honeymoon due to the military (we were both in) now we are going. No reason to be judgy. We called the 1800 number and they helped us out since we figured out we were going in February. We are very excited to go and the Disney team was so helpful. They put it on our account that it was our honeymoon and we have a special treat for our room when we get there!

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