The Tea at the Garden View Lounge at the Grand Floridian Resort is something that I’ve always loved. Being able to be at this fancy Victorian style tea, but also to be able to take one ride on the monorail and be having fun at the Magic Kingdom in minutes was always something I looked…
Rikki’s Mouse Bites 2/25/13
There are some character changes happening at Disney’s Animal Kingdom. First, back in August, the shop Beastly Bazaar closed and it was mentioned that a the location was going to be turned into a new meet and greet location. This new area is scheduled now to open this Spring and called Adventurers Outpost. Here,…
Seaside Sunday: Planning Shore Excursions
Every week we will take a look at some fun, interesting, or new aspect of cruising the high seas! My next cruise is about five weeks away. All of those far off plans we made over a year ago are really starting to seem real. The one thing that we really need to start thinking…
2013 Epcot Flower and Garden Festival
By Rikki Niblett We are almost at that time! Epcot’s Flower and Garden Festival is rapidly approaching with it beginning in just two short weeks, starting March 6th and lasting until May 19th. This year is the festival’s 20th anniversary and will feature some of the things that we all know and love, like…
A Few of the Best Queues
Let’s face it… Some lines (or queues) are more fun to wait in than others. Have you ever jumped in line for Spaceship Earth in EPCOT when the line is long? In July or August? With most of the line being outdoors, there isn’t much to look at, and it is hot. Well, I want…
Rikki’s News Bites 2/18/13
Disney has been retooling it’s Segway Tours in Epcot over the past year, announcing a redo of it’s tour and changing it’s name to Keep Moving Forward: See the World, Share the Dream Segway Tour. It now appears that guests who are booked for this tour are being called cancelling their reservation and refunded their…
Seaside Sunday: 2014 Already?
Every week we will take a look at some fun, interesting, or new aspect of cruising the high seas! Earlier this week, Disney Cruise Line release the remaining 2014 itineraries, completing a year of fun for the line. If you are anything like me, you are still struggling to remember that it’s 2013 when writing…
Walt Disney World Resort Food Courts
Sometimes I hear people lament how there is a lack of table service restaurants at the Disney Value Resorts and some of the Disney Moderate Resorts. I used to be one of them because when I travel with my kids, I would rather the food be brought to me instead of me having to get…
Rikki’s News Bites 2/11/13
It appears that Disney is attempting to get rid of all the bad coffee that plagued the resort, with the announcement last year of Starbucks coming to some places around the resort, with the Main Street Bakery and the Fountain View Cafe getting refurbishment already. This week, it was announced that Joffrey’s Coffee will…
Just Dance Disney Party – It’s Not Just for Kids; it’s for Moms, Too!
I have a new favorite from the world of Disney! No, it’s not an exciting amusement park ride, a cleverly themed restaurant, or a mesmerizing fireworks show. In fact, this favorite resides in my very own living room. My latest preferred form of Disney amusement (if I cannot be at the parks) is Wii’s Just…
Horseback Riding Through Fort Wilderness
By Teresa Pitman We’re waiting in line for our guides to mount up – all small group of about ten riders, all of us excited about heading out to the trail. My horse is tied to the fence with a slip-knot, and I sense that she is tensing up. A woman standing on the grass…
Rikki’s News Bites 2/4/13
Disney is introducing Radio Frequency tickets that can be purchased at Vacation Planning or Guest Relations locations. These new tickets can be used at both regular turnstiles, as well as at the new touch point entryways that are popping up at the main entrances to the parks. These new RFID tickets will be good…