We knew it was coming, and now we have details! The Disney Magic, which is the first ship to sail for Disney Cruise Line 15 years ago, has been scheduled to go to dry-dock September 7 through October 10 this year. This past week, Disney Cruise Line announced just what will be changing during this…
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Everyone’s Favorite Disney Meal
As pretty much everyone knows, everything at Disney is subject to change at any time. There is nothing that this is truer of than the discounts that Disney offers on their vacation packages. In the last few years, Disney has had somewhat of a pattern when it comes to offering their August-October discount. This has…
Magically Speaking Blasts from the Past
By Erica Colmenares Most people look back on the past year on the first of January. Since we’ve been parents, I tend to be more introspective in the summer. The kid’s passed another grade (whew!) and a new school year beckons. Recently, I had the opportunity to also look back on the mountain of writing…
A Grand Gathering: Disney’s Gift to the Large Group Vacation
By Erica Colmenares Eventually, in the life of the Walt Disney World fan, you get the dreaded call. Someone has appointed you the organizer of the frat-house reunion, the landmark birthday party, the anniversary celebration get-together. WDW newbies and vets alike may need some extra help, or want something extra special for these vacations. And…
Making Loading Buffalo Chicken Tots at Home
The final result! It’s been a while since I cooked something from The Unofficial Disney Parks Cookbook, written by Ashley Craft. So I decided to try my hand at the Friar’s Nook Loaded Buffalo Chicken Tots. The Unofficial Disney Parks Cookbook Ms. Craft came up with this recipe to closely approximate the delicious item served…
Pym Test Kitchen Review
Welcome to Pym Test Kitchen in Avengers Campus! I am a Marvel fan. I see every Marvel Cinematic Universe movie, I mark my calendar for the days Marvel TV shows debut on Disney+, and I screamed like a 12-year-old fangirl when Charlie Cox and Vincent D’Onofrio joined Kevin Feige onstage at D23 Expo. (I am…
Top 10 Tips for Traveling to Walt Disney World with a Group
A group of Mouse For Less friends recently took a Second Bi-Annual Walt Disney World Resort vacation. We had 12-14 people for some activities, and small groups or solo exploring for other times. We learned some things about group planning during our past 2019 and 2022 trips, and want to pass our tips along to…
Review of Tiana’s Place on the Disney Wonder
Welcome to Tiana’s Place on the Disney Wonder! Tiana’s Place is a full-service restaurant that is part of the rotational dining service aboard the Disney Wonder. My family was scheduled to eat dinner here three times during our cruise. We wound up only eating here twice for reasons which….well, that’s the subject of another blog…
Visiting Sprinkles at Downtown Disney
Welcome to Sprinkles! Over spring break, I took my daughter to Downtown Disney in Disneyland so that we could do the Eggstravaganza egg hunt. All that egg hunting got us hungry, so after a nice, relaxing picnic in the picnic area, we decided to treat ourselves to a delicious dessert. I had heard so much…
Top 10 Tips for Visiting Aulani
I was lucky enough to recently visit the Aulani Resort in Hawaii, and that experience was both wonderful and enlightening. I wanted to share some of what I learned, and what better way to do that than with a list! 1.) Bring a Swimsuit This might be obvious, but there are many opportunities to…
Making Disney’s Animal Kingdom’s Baked Lobster Macaroni and Cheese at Home
You’ll notice some substitutions… After my success making Safari Skewers from the Unofficial Disney Parks Cookbook, I decided to try a recipe that was a little more challenging. I opted to make the Baked Lobster Macaroni and Cheese from Discovery Island in Animal Kingdom! A quick glance at the Walt Disney World website shows me…
Worlds of Marvel Avengers: Quantum Encounter Dinner Show Review
Located on deck 4 aft onboard the Disney Wish, Worlds of Marvel Avengers: Quantum Encounter is one of the two rotational dining venues offering dinner and a show. The storyline is that Ant-Man and The Wasp embark on their first public-speaking engagement on behalf of the Avengers. How do I know that? Well, to be honest, I had…