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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…

By Carol Garcia As a volunteer for several local organizations, I find myself with many meetings in the evening. On one such evening, I was met with a two-page agenda. After slowly realizing my parting words to my family of “this should only take an hour” were not going to come true, I began perusing…

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 Erica Colmenares People make the decision to drive to Disney for all sorts of reasons. For the lucky ones, it’s because it takes less time to drive than it would to fly. For others, it’s cheaper to drive down the whole family than to buy round-trip tickets into Orlando for everyone. There are also…

By Teresa Pitman Although I love nature and the outdoors, I’ve never been a camper. Sure, I told my family, I’d be happy to camp if there was air conditioning, a real bathroom with all the modern conveniences, a comfy bed, maybe even maid service — all without the hassles of driving an RV. Well,…

By Stephanie Rouse Okay, so I will admit it: when it comes to Disney, I am a complete “on-property” snob. We pass all of the hotel chains on our way to “the World,” but rarely do we stay at one of these places. On our latest trip to Kissimmee, though, I wanted to experience a…

Compiled by Erica Colmenares Every trip to a Disney theme park is special, but some vacation memories jump out at us more than others. A number of TheMouseForLess.com members shared their happiest memories from Disney visits in 2008. Read on to live their magic vicariously, and get inspired to plan your next trip!

By Lindsey Tullier My family and I have enjoyed character dining since my husband and I honeymooned in the World in August of 1999 and dined at the Crystal Palace and 1900 Park Fare. On our most recent trip in October of this year, we took our almost three-year-old son, David, and our eight-month-old son,…

By Carol Garcia As you are reading this, the final meets for 2008 MouseFest are winding down. Once again, this gathering of Disney fans was even bigger and more exciting than last year’s. There were 953 registered attendees according to the official MouseFest website, and perhaps a few more who found themselves joining meets at…

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…

O’AHU, Hawai’i, November 19, 2008 – Walt Disney Parks and Resorts broke ground November 19 for its first family destination resort in Hawai’i with a traditional Hawaiian blessing ceremony on its 21-acre oceanfront property, located at the Ko Olina Resort & Marina development on the western side of O’ahu. Scheduled to open in 2011, the…

By Lindsey Tullier If “acid-free,” “cardstock,” and “die-cut” are words that you actively use in your vocabulary, then this article is not for you. If you have absolutely no idea what I just said, then welcome to scrapbooking! Prepare to be inspired. We all know a scrapbooker. These creative individuals spend their time at their…