Planning Binders

[Disney Doll]

I don't od a binder, but I have one of those things that have a bunch of slots in them (like an envelope but divided into sections...I actually think it's for cancelled checks). It's smaller and easier to travel with. I have it divided by the way we travel.

Parking, Airline, Rental Car, Hotel, Passports/tickets, Disney $$

 

[khertz]

In my binder I have...

1. A tab for each park - includes locations of Photopass photographers, nighttime/holiday entertainment (Wishes, Illuminations, Osbourne Lights, etc), menus for the restaurants we may try, and any activities specific to that park (KTTK in MK, etc.)

2. A tab for DTD and Boardwalk - menus, La Nouba and Characters in Flight info,

3. A tab for Resort info - menus, Electrical Water Pageant info

4. Tabs for US/IOA/Citywalk - same info as Disney parks

5. A tab for reservations - Resort, flight, rental car confirmation #s, ADR confirmation #s when we have those

6. Driving Info - Driving directions to and from the parks, parking info for Disney and US/IOA.

7. Itinerary & Touring Plans - including best/worst days from UG

8. Packing List

9. Extras - Mass times, menus for restaurants offsite, mini-golf info, etc.

And then I have pouches in the back to hold our tickets and maps.

 

[DznyDreamz]

I have an expandable multi-pocket folder that keeps all my Disney info. I maintain most of the planning "stuff" in my computer and print everything just before we leave. We are DVC owner so I have my deed, contract, etc. I have a folder for each of our trips (we had 4 this year - a lot to keep track of !!) I don't bring the binder into the parks, but I condense the schedule onto index cards that has park hours, ADR times, etc.

I have sub-folders for standard things we do, like RPDE, my owners locker contents, pin trading times at resorts, pressed penny locations/checklists, etc.

For each trip's folder, I put the hotel confirmation, airline info, budget, the itinerary for the trip. I like being able to look back onto past trips to see whether we went to a certain restaurant, how we planned our days, etc.

When we get home, I put the final room charge in the trip folder and I compare how close we came to hitting our budget (never seem to)!!

I have found over the years this is the best way for me. It keeps everything together. I get annoyed with hole punching and opening 3 ring binders so I like the expandable folder to avoid that.