Are you seeking a book to help you plan a vacation to Walt Disney World? If so, The Complete Walt Disney World 2015: The Definitive Disney Handbook, a 384-page tome by Julie and Mike Neal, should receive serious consideration. History Julie and Mike Neal, the former a retired Walt Disney World concierge supervisor and…
Rikki Mouse Bites – Walt Disney World News 10/13/14
Walt Disney World News Until October 25, a new bus route will be tested between Contemporary Resort, Grand Floridian Resort, Polynesian Village Resort and Epcot to give Guests traveling to and from Typhoon Lagoon an alternative to the monorail to and from Epcot. This route will only be in service daily from 2:00 p.m….
Foodie Friday: Visiting the Epcot Food and Wine Festival
The Epcot Food and Wine Festival really is one of the best times of the year and this year, I was able to make a couple of stops at this year’s event. Having gone to the festival over the past several years, I feel as though a lot has changed this year, but also that…
A Crystal Palace Review with Winnie the Pooh and Breakfast, too!
The Crystal Palace restaurant in the Magic Kingdom is one of our favorite buffet restaurants at Walt Disney World. This Victorian inspired restaurant is themed to a Friendship Day Celebration with Winnie the Pooh, Tigger, Piglet, and Eeyore leading the festivities. These colorful topiaries greet you as you enter the restaurant! We have been to…
Goofy’s Kitchen at the Disneyland Hotel
Recently my family has had an opportunity to dine at Goofy’s Kitchen at the Disneyland Hotel. It is a buffet style, character dining experience that I will never forget. In fact we enjoyed it so much we went again just a month later when my brother and his wife were in town. It’s a…
Movie Review: Tarzan
Based on Edgar Rice Burroughs’ 1912 novel Tarzan of the Apes, Disney’s Tarzan was released on June 18, 1999 as the company’s 37th full-length animated feature. The 88-minute flick culminated a decade known as the “Disney Renaissance,” where Disney broke out of a prolonged animation drought by releasing 10 mostly critically-acclaimed cartoon features. Plot Summary…
Rikki’s Mouse Bites – Walt Disney World News 10/6/14
Walt Disney World News Two new narrators have been announced for Epcot’s Holiday favorite, the Candlelight Processional. Jonathan Groff (Kristoff from Frozen) will be a narrator from December 3-4 and Joe Morton (Scandal) will be narrating from December 12-14. If you are a fan of The Haunted Mansion, the new gift shop, Memento Mori…
Foodie Friday: Dinner at Fulton’s Crab House
Have you ever been in Downtown Disney, looking for a place to eat because you haven’t had dinner yet, and it’s so crowded…there are people just everywhere…and you are looking for a sit down place to dine at, but also one that won’t take forever to get a table for? (I’m looking at you…
Breaking Down Disney Vacation Planning – Step Four: Disney Dining
Throughout my last few blogs we have worked through steps to make your Disney vacation planning easier. We have talked through Step One which is researching. I explained that taking some time to go through some websites, books, or even Facebook pages can make a huge difference as you will become more comfortable with…
Disney’s Fort Wilderness Resort Review
From Our Magically Speaking Newsletter Archive – subscribe today! By Teresa Pittman We’re having breakfast on the deck at the side of our cabin, enjoying a cool breeze on what’s promising to be another warm day. Five-year-old Callista notices a couple of bunnies hopping through the long grass and we remember how exciting it was…
Delicious Disney Dishes: Lobster and Scallop Fisherman’s Pie from the Epcot Food and Wine Festival
Hands down, one of my favorite dishes at the Epcot International Food and Wine Festival is the Lobster and Scallop Fisherman’s Pie, which can be found at the Ireland Marketplace Booth. Once you get past the point where it will scald your tongue (that stuff is HOT!) and you get to taste your first…
Celebrating 14 Years with a Magical Night at California Grill
What do you do when your 14th wedding anniversary coincides with Spring Break? You take your kids to Disney World, of course! At least that is what you do when your kids are 11, 8, and 4. Since the grandparents came too, we were able to have a night out for the big day. We…