Disney 2026 Retrospective

Brief notes on what went well or not so much, and what I’d do different next trip. We stayed for two weeks at Coronado Springs in January/February 2026, during International Festival of the Arts. The high was 30°C and the low was an unseasonably cold 4°C (though freezing with wind chill). We had Disney’s Quick Service Dining Plan (DDP), at two Quick Service meals and one snack a day - and used the entire allowance. We stayed almost entirely on Disney property, except for a first day trip for groceries, a trip to the gun range, and a road trip to Buc-ees & malls.

…