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By Carol Garcia In the course of collecting questions for Magically Speaking, sometimes we find that some questions require a little more discussion. In this case, we had one reader, Nancy, write in with many frequently asked questions. So, in order to help Nancy, and likely a lot of other planning novices, we will go…

I’m a sucker for a good Disney contest. And when the search for Disney’s first-ever Chief Magic Official was announced, I was all over it. Until I read the rules, and saw that I would have to submit video. No thanks – I prefer the click-and-enter type of competition. So I shifted gears, and waited…

The Wedding! By Amy Moorby In the last installment, we were participating in our pre-wedding festivities, up to the actual wedding day. Now we begin our special day. I woke up on the morning of January 12, 2007 with the realization that my wedding day had finally arrived. I had spent hours and hours planning, preparing,…

By Teresa Pitman We’d just been seated at our table at Akershus, ready for lunch with the princesses. Our server set a basket of breads on the table and picked up the card the hostess had left for him. Half a second later, before we could even sample a slice, the bread basket was snatched…

By Kate Abbott When I was three, I refused to wear pants. I would only wear dresses or skirts (or skirts with thick tights, in cold weather) for years of my life. The Exhibit by the Numbers: * Expected to run through April 27 * Contains 140 pieces total * Only 33 of the pieces…

By Erica Colmenares This past year at MouseFest, I ventured over to the PodFest 2007. The meet was held in the green, shady area behind the Backlot Express restaurant, in the theme park formerly known as MGM-Studios. I’m a relative newbie to the podcasting world, and I figured this would be a fun way to…

By Teresa Pitman If you’ve done Expedition Everest twice in a row, or spent your entire time at the Studios doing the Tower of Terror over and over, this article is not for you. This one is for wimps like me, who think the drop in Pirates is plenty big enough. One of the reasons…

By Kate Abbott One of my usual missions when visiting Disneyland is to maximize time on the “E-ticket” rides: Indiana Jones, Big Thunder, the Matterhorn Bobsleds, and Space Mountain. Sometimes I’d even throw in a generous trip on California Adventure’s California Screamin’ — not one of my personal favorites, because of its lightning-fast acceleration at…

By Amy Moorby In the last installment, I promised to take you through our wedding day. But before we can get to the ceremony, we need to cover our wedding trip and some pre-wedding activities. To give you an idea of our plans, our wedding day was Friday, January 12, and we arrived in Walt Disney…

By Erica Colmenares   In the Disney internet community, specific websites become known for their expertise in a certain niche. Steve Soares is the “go-to guy” for park entertainment hours. OurLaughingPlace.com has a reliable transportation wizard. And StitchKingdom.com is rapidly gaining a reputation for its in-depth information on Disney’s PhotoPass. But there’s more to the…

By Bret Caldwell Well, we’ve finally made it to the last chapter of this adventurous trilogy. Glad that so many of you are sticking with me for the duration of this tale (Mom, you still there? Anyone?). In the first chapter, we covered the selection process. In the second chapter, the Princesses were preparing their tiaras for…

By Bret Caldwell Left to right: Laura, Kim, Heather M, Beth, Kara, Brigitta, Mickey, Bret, Darcie, Erin, Beatrice, Heather R, Michelle In Part 1 of this tale you may recall the story of how a Prince and eleven Princesses won their respective spots on the Moms Panel court. We found out our great news on Wednesday,…