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What Did We Celebrate? A Baby’s First Visit to Disneyland

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 […]

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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 […]

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Universal Studios: A Vacation from My Usual Vacation

By Susan Kirby There was a time when I had no interest in venturing to that “other” theme park in Orlando. As far as I was concerned, the only theme-park vacation was a Disney park. My husband and I had gone to Universal Studios Orlando for one day when we were first married, and to […]

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Disney with Teens

By Teresa Pitman You may be shocked by this, but I managed to find a 13-year-old boy who had never been to WDW. I know, it’s a little horrifying to think that any child could be so deprived. Even worse, he’s the son of one of my closest friends. Clearly, some sort of intervention was […]

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Activities Outside the Parks at Walt Disney World

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 […]

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Mickey’s Trick-or-Treat Party

By Kristi Letsinger My family and I hadn’t been to the California parks in quite a while, and were very excited to make a fall visit to experience Halloween Time at the Disneyland Resort. The highlight of our Halloween festivities was Mickey’s Trick-or-Treat Party at California Adventure. I had been to Mickey’s Not-So-Scary Halloween Party […]