On our last trip, we were fortunate enough to snag a dining reservation for Beaches & Cream Soda Shop. Beaches & Cream is located at the back of Disney’s Yacht & Beach Club Resort– near the spectacular Stormalong Bay Pool. Seating at the restaurant Keep in mind that it can be difficult to get…
Rikki’s Mouse Bites – Walt Disney World News 7/6/15
Reminder: Liberty Tree Tavern will be closing for a refurbishment beginning today. The Magic of Disney Animation will officially close at Disney’s Hollywood Studios on July 12. This will include the meet and greets, the movie with Mushu and the Animation Academy. “The Chew” to tape live at the Epcot Food and Wine Festival. The…
Foodie Friday: Top Five All-American Treats at Walt Disney World
Happy Fourth of July weekend everyone! I’m ready to celebrate the birthday of our magnificent country’s birthday in style and I hope that you are too! You know who else presents an amazing salute to our country? Walt Disney World! Not only do they put on one heck of a show on July 4th,…
Celebrating America at Walt Disney World: The Magic Kingdom Flag Retreat Ceremony
If you have ever been near the entrance to the Magic Kingdom around 5:00 p.m., you may have noticed a special ceremony occurring in Town Square. This is the Flag Retreat Ceremony, and is one of the oldest traditions of Walt Disney World. This ceremony brings together most of the Main Street Cast Members, including…
A Look Inside the Walt Disney Imagineering Book
If I could choose any job in the world, I would be a Disney Imagineer. Imagineers are the amazing people behind all of the creative ideas that are brought to life in the Disney parks. When I found this book, I couldn’t wait to read it! After all, it’s an entire book devoted to the…
Making Disney Memories Through Traditions
Traditions are like a rhythm something that is steady, dependable and unwavering. Just like the stuffing recipe that you make each Thanksgiving that was handed down from Aunt Betty or how on the first snow day everyone stays in their pajamas and eats cookies and hot chocolate all day. That is how I would…
A Look Back: My First Trip to Disney World
From Our Magically Speaking Newsletter Archive – subscribe today! By Roye Ann Morris As I was going through some old photo albums recently, looking for a picture for a school project, I came across the scrapbook I had made from my very first trip to Walt Disney World. Although I had not taken many pictures,…
Best Disney FastPass Reservations and Other Experiences (According to a Six-Year-Old Princess)
Best Attractions to FastPass at Walt Disney World Fastpass+ is Disney’s virtual queuing system, which gives guests a one hour window to attend an experience with a much shorter wait time. Disney allows each guest to pre-select three FastPasses to use in one park each day of your trip, and they are available for many…
A Look At All-Star Sports Resort
The All-Star Sports Resort is one of the five Value Resorts at Walt Disney World, located in the Animal Kingdom area. There are 1920 rooms that will accommodate 4 guests (5 if one is under the age of 3 and can sleep in a portable crib). There are five themed areas: Baseball, Football, Tennis,…
A Review of Disney’s High School Musical
My daughter recently has become a huge Disney’s High School Musical fan. We have watched all three movies, have all the music in the car, on her ipod and in her room as well as the chapter books. For those that have never seen Disney’s High School Musical or haven’t seen it since you were…
Movie Review: Meet the Robinsons
DVD Cover Copyright Disney Meet the Robinsons was theatrically released as the forty-seventh full length animated feature in Disney history on March 30, 2007. It is based on William Joyce’s 1990 children’s book A Day with Wilbur Robinson and is ninety-four minutes in length. Changes Meet the Robinsons was the first of the recent Disney…
One Night at Port Orleans Riverside
A couple of weeks ago, my mom and I traveled to Walt Disney World to meet up with my sister and her fiance for a Disney wedding planning weekend. Since mom and I arrived one day prior to the rest of the group, we had an opportunity to spend one night on our own, which…