By Rikki Niblett Welcome back to my series on Attractions You Are Missing at Walt Disney World! Come on, admit it. It’s just so hard to see everything in the short amount of time during which our trips take place. I think if we tried to see everything on every trip we would be…
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Attractions You Are Missing at the Magic Kingdom
By Rikki Niblett I’m guilty of it so I know you must be too! With a place the size of Walt Disney World there are always going to be some attractions that have to be dropped…that you simply aren’t going to make it to. Unfortunately, that’s just how it works. I realized it myself on…
Parasailing Fun on Bay Lake
By Ann Dunnington Back in early 2011, my husband and I were watching one of the Walt Disney World travel shows that Netflix offers called “Undiscovered Disney Parks”. It showed different experiences outside the parks that guests could enjoy- the Richard Petty Driving Experience, Disney Quest, Surfing at Typhoon Lagoon, etc. But one experience that…
Wilderness Explorers
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…
We Want You To Be Our Guest
By Kristi Letsinger I recently had the pleasure of going to Walt Disney World for a few days for a family vacation. We had heard all of the fuss about the new Be Our Guest Restaurant so we decided to try it. The dinner reservations here fill up fast and we weren’t able to get one…
Eating Vegan on the Disney Dream
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…
The Gorillas of Animal Kingdom
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,…
Spaaaahhhhhh!!!
By Jessica Johnson When I heard that Disney was redoing the spa at the Grand Floridian, I was intrigued. When I heard that they were taking it back over (it was previously operated by the Nikki Bryan company) and re-theming the space I knew I had to try it. So, I talked to Chris (my…
Happy Anniversary to Disney’s Animal Kingdom!
By Debbie Boehm April 22nd marks 15 years since Disney’s Animal Kingdom opened its gates for the first time. As a Cast Member of The Disney Store in the local mall, I have many memories of that time and the excitement building up to this momentous occasion. Earth Day was the perfect day for the…
Little Things at Disney’s Animal Kingdom
By: Rikki Niblett Did you know that this year is Disney’s Animal Kingdom’s 15th Birthday? That’s right, the baby in the Walt Disney World Family is already 15! How has time flown so fast?! With such a big anniversary on the horizon for this theme park, I thought I’d take a look at some of…
Disney Springs
By: Rikki Niblett Have you heard the news? Downtown Disney is going to be seeing some MAJOR changes over the next few years. Being renamed as Disney Springs, the new version of Downtown Disney will take it’s cue from Florida waterfront towns and will include meandering springs, open air promenades, incredible shopping, great new entertainment…
Disney Dreamin’
By Kristi Letsinger I recently had the opportunity to take my first cruise. We took the Disney Dream for a three night cruise to the Bahamas in December – and loved it!! I had heard many great things about cruising with Disney but until I experienced myself I had no idea how wonderful it really…