Happy Birthday to Disney’s Animal Kingdom. The park celebrated it’s 15th Anniversary on Earth Day (Monday, April 23, 2013). I didn’t get a cake (or presents for that matter), but I thought I would pay tribute to the park by telling you about one of the best backstage tours that I’ve ever experienced. First, a…
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Rikki’s Mouse Bites 5/6/13
Are you going down to WDW this fall? Consider heading to Mickey’s Not So Scary Halloween Party! The event will take place on select nights September – November. Those dates are: September: 10, 13, 17, 20, 24, 27, 29 October: 3, 4, 6, 10, 11, 14, 17, 18, 20, 22, 24, 25, 27, 29, 31 …
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Seaside Sunday: Confessions of an Overpacker
Each week we will take a look at some fun, interesting, or new aspect of cruising the high seas! Let’s start off with a confession this week: I’m an over packer. I really am not so bad when I know there will be laundry facilities available. But if I’m unsure, my over planning will come…
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Foodie Friday: Favorite Counter Service Restaurants
Welcome to my new column! Here we’re going to take a look at some of the best that Disney Food has to offer. So let’s dig in! (Get it? Ok…enough with the punny). Today, I thought we’d take a look at some of my favorite counter service restaurants that are found in the Magic Kingdom…
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Rikki’s News Bites 4/30/13
To celebrate this Monsterous Summer, Disney will be doing quite a few things to honor the upcoming Monsters University. First, on the monorail line, a new wrap has been added themed after the movie. Also, at Monsters Inc Laugh Floor, new jokes will be told themed after their alma mater. Finally, a new Monsters University…
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Rikki’s Mouse Bites 4/22/13
Starting today and through April 27, over at Disney’s Hollywood Studios, they will be doing a test of FASTPASS for Fantasmic! Cast Members will be found at the Hollywood Studios Tip Board (found at the fountain at the intersection of Hollywood Blvd and Sunset Blvd) starting at 12:00 pm. This FASTPASS will not be tied…
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Rikki’s Mouse Bites 4/15/13
The new interactive game for Adventureland, A Pirate’s Adventure-Treasures of the Seven Seas is now set for a summer opening. No specific date has been announced yet. This week’s Limited Time Magic has guests celebrating Disney Fairies. Disney’s Fairies Week will allow guests to meet Tinker Bell along with Iridessa, Rosetta, Silvermist, Fawn, Vidia, and…
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Rikki’s Mouse Bites 4/8/13
As a reminder, the Fountain View ice cream shop in Epcot will start it’s change over to Starbucks starting today. Billy Dee Williams, who played Lando Calrissian, will be appearing at this year’s Star Wars Weekends at Disney’s Hollywood Studios. He will be there for Weekend IV. (June 7 – 9) Disney has announced…
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Resort Hopping
As I sat in the middle of a parking lot watching bus after bus come by and pick up guests from the Magic Kingdom, I realized that I had made a mistake. Unfortunately, the mistake was made three months before, during the planning stages of the vacation, and there wasn’t much I could do about…
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Rikki’s Mouse Bites 3/25/13
Disney has upped the ante on the 2014 Marathon Weekend. Next year’s Marathon Weekend will include a brand new 10k with a new medal for finishers–Minnie. In addition, thanks to this added race, the Dopey Challenge will now be official. It will include the 5k, the 10k, the Half, and the Full. Guests who…
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Rikki’s Mouse Bites 3/18/13
Disney will be changing the minimum age for it’s admission policy for park guests. The new policy is that kids under the age of 14 must now be accompanied by a guest age 14 or older. The previous policy was that guests under that age of 8 had to be accompanied by a guest…
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But, I Don’t Do Thrill Rides
The Oxford Dictionary defines a thrill ride as a ride at an amusement park that makes you feel very excited and frightened at the same time. Disney defines it by these 11 rides: Big Thunder Mountain Railroad, Dinosaur, Expedition Everest, Kali River Rapids, Mission: Space, Primeval Whirl, Rock ‘n’ Roller Coaster, Space Mountain, Splash Mountain,…