By Kate Abbott Anniversary trip to the Grand Californian: check. Spa gift certificate: check. Big baby and aching back: double check. It’s time to go to the spa! The timing was perfect: on our anniversary stay at the lovely Grand Californian, my husband and baby were going to spend the morning cruising around the theme […]
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Am I 23?
By Carol Garcia Over the past few months, Disney fans have been teased with the “Are you 23?” question. There was much speculation about what this meant and much anticipation over the announcement scheduled for March 10. Now that the announcement date has come and gone, we have a look at this new offering from […]
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Four Parks
By Carol Garcia In planning Magically Speaking‘s fourth birthday celebration, we looked to find a way to tie our birthday in with Disney. Since we’re turning four years old, we are focusing on traveling to the four theme parks of Walt Disney World with a four-year-old (or any young child). Disney World is perhaps one […]
By Kate Abbott Some said we were crazy; some said it would be pointless; some declared it would all end in tears. To all of them I say: It’s worth it to see baby’s first pair of mouse ears with his name scrolled across the back! Yes, the trip would have been worth it, even […]
By Kate Abbott My first and only previous stay at the Disneyland Hotel was when I was in high school, and the hotel dazzled me — it was the largest hotel I’d ever stayed in (the hotel currently has 990 rooms in its three towers) and featured waterfalls, koi fish to feed, and even remote-controlled […]
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Celebrating a Senior Birthday
By Jane Jones I had a dual purpose in this Magically Speaking assignment: While I wanted to see what this “free birthday” thing was all about, I also wanted to investigate celebrating a “senior” birthday at Walt Disney World. We talk a lot about what to do with kids, but what about seniors? I had […]