We continue to hear more and more about the possibility that all of Orlando’s major parks will be at peak capacity during the major holidays. The importance of planning early for your Disney World vacation cannot be understated. The days of the cheap Disney vacation packages may be behind us. Instead of thinking Walt Disney discounts, you may need to start thinking about convenience for your family, especially if you are traveling any time around the holidays as mentioned above.

All guests coming to Orlando for the major holidays in the spring and summer (Easter, Memorial Day, July 4th, Labor Day) must come to grips that major attractions will most likely reach capacity and will have to turn away park visitors. This is based on recent park attendance and re-emphasizes the need to plan ahead.

One of the first things you may want to think about is investing in Disney FASTPASSES® for the entire family. However, there are several things to keep in mind for the FASTPASS Service and for expedited service at the other area parks:

• Tickets are only good on the date of issue
• Every member of your party must have a Disney FASTPASS if you want to enjoy the attraction together
• Plan which attractions you wish to enjoy because there is a limit to how many you can take advantage of
• There are only roughly 4-5 attractions within each park (Magic Kingdom, Hollywood Studios, Epcot and Animal Kingdom) that honor the FASTPASS service. Again, plan early and choose wisely which Disney attractions you want to visit.
• Other Orlando parks have their own version of the FASTPASS including the Legoland Express Pass, the Universal Express Pass which includes expedited service at the Harry Potter attraction for the Flight of the Hippogriff and the Dragon Challenge, and SeaWorld Orlando’s Quick Queue program for rides. Each premium pass comes with their own set of rules.

The second tip we have for you is planning early for vacation package deals. Again, deals during the major holiday times will be hard to come by. For instance, the week of Easter 2012 is already full for most vacation home rentals. Planning early by matching your own personal calendar (and your family’s calendar) against the peak times in the parks may help get some of the better deals out there. We wrote one of our first blog posts on this topic – When is the best time to visit Orlando?

If you are looking for Orlando vacation home rental deals, we have been steadily adding opportunities for booking vacation rentals to our booking engine on the main page. This is still a work in progress for us since we are in the process of hand-picking all of our listings for quality.

Some of the current vacation rental opportunities we have at 4 Star Resorts in Central Florida include (Click on a community review link below for more information):

• Encantada Resort Kissimmee
• Hampton Lakes Davenport
• Vista Cay Resort Orlando

Bookmark our site and check back often. Call us at 407-966-4144 for any questions or booking information. Please remember, we review them all, but only select a hand-picked few for our rental inventory.