Tiffins, located in Walt Disney World’s Animal Kingdom Park, provides a relaxing place to appreciate fine dining while basking in the ambiance of the restaurant. The name Tiffins refers to an Indian word meaning a small portable lunch box as displayed on the restaurant sign. Atmosphere The check in area for Tiffins is to the…
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Movie Review: The Monkey’s Uncle
Image Copyright Disney A sequel to The Misadventures of Merlin Jones (1964), The Monkey’s Uncle was theatrically released on August 18, 1965. The live action comedy is eighty-seven minutes in length. Plot Summary Like its predecessor, The Monkey’s Uncle features two related segments, akin to episodes of a television series, instead of a single plot-based…
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Disney’s Animal Kingdom: Wild Africa Trek Review
My daughter and I are both huge animal lovers. We love Disney’s Animal Kingdom. It’s a different experience every time because the animals never act the same. Some of our favorite things we like to do is walk the Gorilla Trails, watch Siamangs over by Expedition Everest and also the Maharajah Jungle Trek and Gorilla…
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Movie Review: The Shaggy Dog
DVD Cover Copyright Disney Disney’s first live action comedy, The Shaggy Dog was theatrically released on March 19, 1959. The film, which was based on Felix Salten’s 1923 novel The Hound of Florence, is 104 minutes in length. The Shaggy Dog inspired a 1976 sequel, The Shaggy D.A., and a 2006 remake, also called The…
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Movie Review: The Three Lives of Thomasina
DVD Cover Copyright Disney A fantasy drama based on Paul Gallico’s 1957 novel Thomasina, the Cat Who Thought She Was God, The Three Lives of Thomasina was theatrically released on June 6, 1964. The live action flick is ninety-seven minutes in length. Although The Black Hole (1979) was the first Disney film to receive a…
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Movie Review: Almost Angels
DVD Cover Copyright Disney A live action musical drama, Almost Angels was theatrically released on September 26, 1962. The film, which was shown as part of a double bill with Lady and the Tramp (1955) (1), is ninety-three minutes in length. Plot Summary In contemporary Vienna, Austria, the Vienna Boys’ Choir returns via train following…
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Movie Review: Summer Magic
DVD Cover Copyright Disney A musical drama and comedy based on Kate Douglas Wiggin’s 1911 novel Mother Carey’s Chickens, Summer Magic was theatrically released on July 7, 1963. The live action film is 110 minutes in length. Plot Summary In turn-of-the-twentieth-century Boston, the Carey family, which consists of a mother named Margaret (Dorothy McGuire), a…
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The Wisdom of Walt: A Mouse for Less Review
Probably like many other fans, I first heard about “The Wisdom of Walt” when author Jeffrey Barnes was a guest on the Be Our Guest Podcast talking about the book and his life. His story was incredible, and, as a college educator myself, his philosophy and focus was intriguing to me. As such, I enthusiastically…
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Movie Review: The Moon-Spinners
DVD Cover Copyright Disney Based on Mary Stewart’s best-selling 1962 romance suspense novel of the same name (1), Disney’s The Moon-Spinners was theatrically released on July 2, 1964. The live action film is 118 minutes in length. Plot Summary A young English woman, Nicky Ferris (Hayley Mills), and her aunt, Frances Ferris (Joan Greenwood), endure…
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Last Day on Vacation at the Magic Kingdom: A Trip Review
Eight days, seven meals, four parks, numerous laughs and tons of magical moments all experienced during our Walt Disney World vacation. My sister and brother-in-law had already taken off a few days prior, and my parents were getting ready to leave bright and early, and my husband had to take class, but I was ready…
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Last Full Day Review
How did we spend our last full day at Walt Disney World? Read on to hear about how we got the most out of our day. Just to review, this was day number seven of our trip. My sister and brother-in-law had already flown back the day before, so it was the four of us…
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Movie Review: Old Yeller
DVD Cover Copyright Disney Based on Fred Gipson’s 1956 novel of the same name (1), Old Yeller was theatrically released on Christmas Day 1957. The eighty-three minute live action drama inspired a sequel, Savage Sam (1963). Plot Summary In post-Civil War Texas, family patriarch Jim Coates (Fess Parker) prepares to embark on a cattle drive…