“In its most basic form, white space is the unoccupied area between two elements. And despite its namesake, it doesn’t necessarily have to be white. Regardless of the background that you’re working with, white space can be an extremely effective tool when you want to divide elements from one another. It can also come in handy when you’re trying to draw attention to a specific item.” www.newsdesigns.com
What does white space on a newspaper have to do with a Disney tour plan? Plenty.
Every day, I work with folks who, in their quest to fit as much as possible in their Disney tour plan, insist on creating a newspaper full of words. Paragraph after paragraph, column after column of words. No White Space At All. Their days are one long run on sentence that terminates with them in a heap on the bed. Nothing in the day was memorable, because nothing was treated as memorable. In their quest to fit in as many thoughts as possible, they succeeding in creating nothing but an inundating cacophony of words.
In order for your Walt Disney World story to be memorable, you need to employ some white space in your tour plan. How to do this? Spend a few hours at a park. Then, leave. Yes. Leave. Go back to the resort and rest, swim, and relax. A few hours later, go back to the parks. This down time will become the white space in your Disney tour plan. The morning will stand apart, and the evening become special. Memories will be made because this white space made them possible.
If you’ve always wanted to have a Disney dinner with Mickey, then, put some white space around your meeting with The Big Cheese. Don't wedge this potentially amazing memory (and expensive one to boot!) between a rushed afternoon and a hectic evening. Try this tour plan idea instead. Visit Mickey on a morning off. Sleep in a little. Have a fun morning jumping on the beds with the kids. Then head off to meet Mickey happy, rested, and excited about what is to come. Afterwards, if you want to include a Disney theme park in your tour plan, fine. The point is, if you want a moment to be special-- you need to treat it like it’s special when you create your tour plan.
A professional Disney tour plan, like those created by Help Around the Mouse, will skillfully distribute white space. Efficient, relaxed, well paced, and presented in a format that flows well.... this is how a professional, customized tour plan will read as you move through your Disney day. Daily breaks are not optional tour plan components, or a waste of time. Instead, this white space is an incredibly important, fundamental ingredient to any successful Disney vacation. Without well designed white space punctuating your plan, nothing on your Disney vacation will be able to stand out.
Not even a 5 foot mouse.
