Magically Speaking
By Teresa Pitman We were barely settled in our seats, the host of the show just getting started, when a tour guide wandered in with his little flag on a stick waving over his head. I confess that I groaned just a little. I was feeling a little fed up with tours after a whole […]
By Teresa Pitman You know that Walt Disney loved trains, so you’re not surprised to discover one in Disney’s Animal Kingdom. But this is really one of the oddest trains you’ve ever seen. How many trains have seats facing sideways? The Wildlife Express does. Climb aboard and take your seat (the nicely themed station is […]
By Teresa Pitman You probably know about the Princess Half-Marathon, The Tower of Terror 10 Miler and the other races around Disney theme parks – they’ve become very popular in recent years. You may not know that on the same days as those races, Disney also hosts races for children. And they just might be […]
By Teresa Pitman My granddaughter Callista is planning to be a veterinarian when she grows up. In fact, she informed me, she intends to specialize in caring for “horses, giraffes and snakes.” (That should make for an interesting mix in the waiting room of her future clinic!) Knowing that, you won’t be surprised to hear […]
By Teresa Pitman I took my first cruise on the Disney Dream more than two years ago – and wasn’t sure if I wanted to go back. I’m vegan (as are most of my children) and one of the reasons I love visiting the Disney parks is that they are so good about meeting […]
By Teresa Pitman The first time I saw baby Lilly she was just two weeks old, and she was beautiful. Lilly was born to one of the gorillas in the family group at Disney’s Animal Kingdom Park. These gorillas – who are endangered in the wild – live on the Pangani Forest Exploration Trail, […]