One of my favorite places to make a stop during my Walt Disney World vacations is Goofy’s Candy Company, found in Downtown Disney in the Marketplace section. While Goofy’s sells lots of different types of candy and other sweet treats, including things like pecan clusters, cupcakes, slushies, caramel apples, taffy, cookies, fudge, jelly beans, lollypops,…
A Deeper Look at Maharajah Jungle Trek in Animal Kingdom
In my last post, we took a deeper look at Pangani Exploration Trail in Animal Kingdom. Today we’ll explore the sunny trails of Maharajah Jungle Trek. Maharajah Jungle Trek is a 1/3 mile long, self guided tour in the Asia section of Animal Kingdom. The path features foot bridges, waterfalls, a bird aviary and houses many threatened…
Disney’s Inaugural Princess Enchanted 10K
By Roye Ann Morris This year’s Walt Disney World’s Princess Half Marathon Weekend was held February 20-23. The race weekend saw a brand new 10K race which took place on Saturday, February 23. It was a great race, and I must say, if you want to run, Disney is the place to do it! Although…
A Deeper Look at Pangani Forest Exploration Trail
Pangani Forest Exploration Trail is a half mile long, self guided walking tour in the Africa section at Animal Kingdom. Disney invites you to “explore a lush tropical forest inhabited by native African wildlife including gorillas, hippos, and exotic birds.” Animals you might encounter include African Bullfrog, Angolan Black and White Colobus Monkey, Western Lowland…
Growing Up Disney (p.3)
Last summer, my daughter was 9 years old when we went Disney World. She had been to Disney World five or six times by now. I remember wondering if she would still like going. What more could we do that we haven’t done already. Turns out, quite a bit … Her favorite ride in Magic…
Rikki’s Mouse Bites – Walt Disney World News 3/31/14
Two different Star Wars character meals will take place daily from May 4 to June 15. There is also a character breakfast Star Wars Galactic Dine-in Breakfast, at Sci-Fi Dine In from 8:00 a.m. to noon. This meal will feature Stormtroopers, Jawa, Greedo, Boba Fett, and Darth Vader. Also, instead of showing classic sci-fi movie…
Cool Gear Water Bottle Review
I received two Cool Gear water bottles free of charge for review purposes. When we travel to Walt Disney World, it’s always during the hottest months of the year and it’s important to stay hydrated. I was thrilled to receive two filtered water bottles to review to see if they would be good to use…
Foodie Friday: Columbia Harbor House
One of the best counter service restaurants in all of the Magic Kingdom is Columbia Harbor House. This quick service dining location offers a multitude of options for guests that are downright tasty. Don’t pass this location up because you think it’s all typical theme park fare. It most certainly is not. They even…
Flower Power at Epcot International Flower and Garden Festival
Hans Christian Andersen said: “Just living is not enough; one must have sunshine, freedom and a little flower.” Talking about sunshine and flowers the Epcot International Flower and Garden Festival comes to my mind. The festival which runs through May 18, is among my favorite annual events at Walt Disney World. It is the perfect special…
Looking Back on 15 Years of TheMouseForLess
It was fifteen years ago, March 16, 1999 to be exact, that a little Yahoo group called DisneyDollarless was born. The group was launched by Binnie Betten as a way for Disney fans to chat, plan, and just talk about their favorite subject. From those initial few members, DisneyDollarless quickly grew to boast 500 members,…
Movie Review: The Rescuers Down Under
A sequel to The Rescuers (1977), The Rescuers Down Under was released on November 16, 1990 as the 29th full-length animated feature in Disney history. It was the second film released during Disney’s Animation Renaissance after The Little Mermaid (1989), and it clocks in at 77 minutes. Plot Summary What began as a fun day…
Rikki’s Mouse Bites – Walt Disney World News 3/24/14
A special celebration will be taking place to honor the 50th anniversary of “it’s a small world”. Disney will be celebrating a global sing along at Disneyland Resort in California, Walt Disney World Resort in Florida, Tokyo Disney Resort in Japan, Disneyland Paris in France and Hong Kong Disneyland Resort on April 10. An Easter…