There are two types of people at Disney World.
Actually, three.
Type One: The Over-Planners.
These are the families who have a color-coded spreadsheet, three backup dining reservations per meal, and alarms set for Lightning Lane selections down to the millisecond. They are walking briskly (never strolling), staring at their phones, loudly announcing things like, “We are three minutes behind schedule!” while their children clutch melting Mickey bars and wonder why this feels like corporate team building.
You’ll hear phrases like:
Magical. ✨
Type Two: The No-Planners.
These are the brave souls who show up at 11:30 a.m. in July with zero reservations, zero strategy, and zero awareness that Disney requires at least a mild dissertation-level understanding of logistics.
They wander. They wait in 120-minute lines. They say things like, “Oh, I didn’t know we needed reservations for that.” They miss the must-dos. They leave saying, “Well… we saw the castle.”
Also magical. Just… differently magical.
Type Three: The Perfectly-Planners.
This is the sweet spot. Not too rigid. Not too chaotic. A thoughtful plan with room to breathe. A structure that allows for fun. A strategy that prevents meltdown-level frustration.
Now, full transparency: Disney overwhelms me. The apps. The options. The acronyms. The rope drops. The virtual queues. The sheer volume of humanity. It’s a lot.
Thankfully, my husband grew up going frequently and this is where he shines. He takes the lead and breaks it down into bite-sized pieces for me. He doesn’t hand me a 47-tab spreadsheet. He says, “Here are the two rides we’ll prioritize this morning. We have lunch at 1. After that, we’ll play it by ear.”
Suddenly? Magic for everyone.
I don’t need to understand every Lightning Lane algorithm. I just need to know we have a thoughtful plan that still leaves room for a dole whip detour.
And honestly?
That’s exactly how we approach estate planning at My Pink Lawyer®.
Some people come in wanting to control everything from beyond the grave. (Respectfully… that’s ambitious.) They want 37 pages of instructions governing future holiday dinners in 2089.
Others say, “Just give everything to the kids. They’ll figure it out.”
But the “perfect plan” lives in the middle.
It balances:
Because here’s the truth: everyone’s comfort level is different. Some families want very detailed guardrails. Others want simplicity and flexibility. There isn’t one “right” plan - there’s the right plan for your family.
Just like Disney.
The goal isn’t to plan so much that you’re yelling at each other in Fantasyland.
And it’s not to wing it so hard you miss Space Mountain.
It’s to create enough structure that you can enjoy the magic - without turning it into a logistical crisis.
That’s what we love to do, too. We break it down. We simplify it. We create a thoughtful strategy without overwhelming you with information you don’t need.
No spreadsheets required. (Unless you’re into that. In which case… we support you.)
Magically yours,
Amanda “Genie+ Gives Me Anxiety” Lynch Elliott