We would like to welcome new blogger, Vikki to the Mouse For Less Blog team! There’s no shortage of Disney characters to meet in the parks. Every direction you turn, a child is squealing and pointing out a familiar friend made real and bigger-than-life. The Disneyland Resort, especially Disney California Adventure, is chock-full of characters you…
Book Review: The Unofficial Guide Disney Cruise Line 2015
The Unofficial Guide Disney Cruise Line 2015 One of the items on my Amazon wish list last Christmas was the Unofficial Guide to the Disney Cruise Line 2015. I’m planning my first ever Disney Cruise (first ever CRUISE, period, in fact) and I knew I wanted some honest advice on my best options. I was…
Exciting Park Announcements from the D23 Expo
As many of us hoped, the D23 Expo was packed with huge announcements about the Disney parks! I was thrilled to hear that so many new attractions, restaurants, and characters are coming to the parks! So much was discussed that I can’t possibly cover all of it, but here is some of what I am…
Rikki’s Mouse Bites: Walt Disney World News – 8/17/15
The D23 Expo brought us a lot of updates that will be heading to the Walt Disney World resort over the coming months and years. Let’s dive into each one. ©Disney ©Disney ©Disney A new, 14-acre Star Wars-themed land will be headed to Disney’s Hollywood Studios that will transport Guests to a never-before-seen…
Snack Spotlight on the Strawberry Shortcake from Sunshine Seasons
Um…summertime is almost over? What? How is that even possible? The kiddos are going back to school and Labor Day is right around the corner at this point. But down in Walt Disney World, it’s still going to be summer time hot for a while. Which means that summer time treats are still perfect to…
Disney’s Polynesian Village Resort – A Studio Review
As Disney Vacation Club (DVC) members, one of our family’s Disney goals is to stay at each of the DVC resorts. This summer, we had the opportunity to stay at the newest member of the DVC resort family – Disney’s Polynesian Village Resort! DVC recently remodeled 3 of the existing Longhouse buildings at Disney’s original…
My Top 10 Walt Disney World Moments
From Our Magically Speaking Newsletter Archive – subscribe today! by Roye Ann Morris Our family is constantly growing and changing, but one thread running through all the years is our trips to Walt Disney World. Although all our trips have been special in different ways, each one seems to have a highlight that stays in…
D23 Expo: Announcements I Hope to Hear from the Event
In case you haven’t heard of it, D23 is the official fan club of the Walt Disney Company. This year, the D23 Expo will take place beginning on Friday, August 14 through August 16 in Anaheim, California. Though I have never been, and unfortunately have no plans to attend this year, I am really looking…
There’s only one way to be a pilot: Piloting the Mark Twain and the Liberty Belle
There’s only one way to be a pilot, and that is to get this entire river by heart. You have to know it just like A B C. – Mark Twain, Life on the Mississippi Secure all cargo, all passenger aboard. Bowman, cast off lines. Engine room, ahead on quarter. Engine room, ahead three quarters….
Favorites at Animal Kingdom Lodge Pool
Out of all the themes and detail that go into Disney pools, The Animal Kingdom Lodge pool has to be one of my favorites. As soon as you walk out into the Uzima pool area you are surrounding in tall grasses and Florida palms. Animal foot print are scattered throughout the ground made to look…
Movie Review: Tangled
DVD Cover Copyright Disney It is golden anniversary time! Based on the Brothers Grimm fairy tale “Rapunzel,” Tangled was theatrically released on November 24, 2010 as the fiftieth full length animated feature in Disney history, an occasion acknowledged through the Walt Disney Animation Studios card prior to the movie. At 100 minutes in length, Tangled…
Walt’s Train Barn: The Birthplace of Imagineering
On an unusually humid Southern California summer day, my family and I decided to visit one of Griffith Park’s lesser known attractions: Walt’s Train Barn. This stop is a must for lovers of Disney history. Walt’s Train Barn is the actual barn where Walt Disney worked on his miniature trains at his home. It’s website…