The worksheets are built around trip decisions, not busywork.
Use this as the operating system for the trip after the hotel price search gives you real dates to consider.
Trip overview
Dates, party, hotel candidates, ticket type, and the decision still blocking the trip.
Hotel scorecard
Compare total price, Express value, transportation, room fit, and cancellation flexibility.
Daily itinerary
A park-day plan with backup moves, food windows, and reset points.
Budget tracker
Hotel, tickets, food, transportation, and extras in one calm trip total.
Express hotel math
Compare a Premier hotel total against buying Express separately for your party.
Ride priorities
Give everyone a true must-do and make the skip decisions before the park day.
Food backup plan
Keep realistic backup meals ready so hunger does not make the worst decision.
Packing list
Bring the things that reduce friction in the heat, rain, and long walking days.
Accessibility and stamina
Plan mobility, sensory load, transfers, breaks, medication, and recovery time.
The actual Vault
A printable planning pack you can use right now.
Fill this in after you compare prices. It turns hotel research into the decisions that make the trip easier to execute.
1. Trip Overview
Get the basic shape of the trip out of your head before you compare options.
Travel window:
People going:
Must-do park or event:
Hotel tier you are considering:
One decision still blocking the trip:
2. Hotel Scorecard
Compare the room against the way the trip will actually feel.
Candidate hotel:
Total hotel price:
Transportation friction:
Pool or resort-time value:
Cancellation or rebook deadline:
Why this hotel might win:
3. Express Math
Separate the Premier-hotel decision from general hotel preference.
Separate Express price per person/day:
People who need Express:
Express-covered days:
Non-Premier hotel total:
Premier hotel total:
Decision trigger:
4. Daily Plan
Give every day one job so the trip can bend without falling apart.
Main target:
Backup target:
Meal window:
Midday reset:
Evening option:
What gets skipped if the day runs long:
5. Ride Priorities
Make the group tradeoffs before everyone is hot, tired, and hungry.
Each person's must-do:
Group top three:
Okay-to-skip list:
Height or motion limits:
Single-rider candidates:
Rain or downtime backup:
6. Budget Guardrail
Keep the real trip total visible while you are still making decisions.
Hotel:
Tickets:
Express:
Food:
Transportation:
Extras and souvenirs:
7. Packing And Logistics
Pack for the friction you can predict: heat, storms, batteries, bags, medication, and long walking days.
Weather and cooling gear:
Medication and accessibility items:
Phone, charger, and battery plan:
Bag or locker plan:
Stroller or mobility gear:
One thing to leave at home:
8. Food Backup Plan
Choose realistic backup meals before hunger turns a small delay into a bad decision.
Quick-service first choice:
Backup in the same park:
Food everyone will eat:
Mobile-order window:
Allergies or hard limits:
Late-night backup:
9. Accessibility And Stamina
Make the pace, transfer, sensory, medication, and recovery needs visible before the day starts.
Mobility or transfer needs:
Sensory pressure points:
Medication or cooling plan:
Midday recovery location:
Maximum comfortable walking block:
Exit or reset signal:
Use these live tools with the worksheets
Start with prices, then fill the plan.
The Vault is most useful once you know your likely hotel tier and date range.