Magically SpeakingBy Jane Jones There are lots of reasons to take a Disney cruise. I’ve gone on a 4-nighter so others could “try cruising on for size.” I’ve done a 7-night “grand gathering” type family vacation cruise. I’ve even taken a longer 11-night cruise that was my floating hotel room for a European sight seeing vacation. […]
By Jane Jones Since last year, The Chapeau’s “Build Your Own Ears Hat” boutique in the Magic Kingdom has offered creative shoppers the ability to create customized ear hats. Now, with the opening of the “Create Your Own Ear Hat” shop at Downtown Disney, you can make a unique hat without purchasing park tickets. Jane […]
By Jane Jones I’ve celebrated my honeymoon, birthdays, anniversaries, and even First Communions at Walt Disney World. “What Will You Celebrate?” is the Disney parks’ and resorts’ theme this year, and for good reason. Everyone who visits has something to celebrate! We all love to wear those special buttons to show everyone why we’re vacationing […]
By Jane Jones Here’s the sitch: Disney has finally created an experience based on the wildly popular Kim Possible Disney Channel show. Oooh yeahh yeah, I’m your basic average girl, and I’m here to save the world, you can’t stop me ‘cuz I’m Kim-Poss-ible! “Call Me, Beep Me” (the Kim Possible theme song) was the theme of […]
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 […]
By Carol Garcia and Kate Abbott Magically Speaking recently received the following questions from reader Olivia: I am planning our second trip to Disney World in spring ’09. In some literature and on websites, I have seen reference to some slightly different activities to take part in at Disney, such as carriage rides, sing-a-longs, and […]