You can easily spend a full-week at the Walt Disney World Resort and still not see everything. Most of us have a vacation budget, but if money were no object, would you want to participate in one of those special “behind the scenes” types of tours? Believe it or not, there are many to choose…
Watching Your Expenses
By: Rhonna Costabile With the economy being what it is and the holiday shopping season upon us, who wants to go on vacation to Walt Disney World and be nickel and dimed to death? Well, you don’t have to be because I am going to share with you a few ideas to keep your…
Why the holidays are more magical…
If you could choose a time to the Walt Disney World Resort when it is the most magical, I would highly recommend choosing to go during the Christmas season. Now I know that most of us have been trained to think “No, no, it’s too expensive to go then” but it’s simply not true. Why? …
Disney Food Slide Show
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Prep Tips for a Christmas Trip to Walt Disney World
What is 40 days and 1700 miles away, and is something my whole family looks forward to every year? Christmas vacation at Walt Disney World! Yes, it is time for our family to start preparing for our annual Chrstmas vacation. Already, you may ask? Well, yes! There is so much to do to…
LEGOLAND, Florida
By: Chris Johnson I have a LEGO problem. I’m ok with it (although, I’m not sure that my wife is). To me, the world is just a series of interlocking little blocks. It was not in the least bit surprising then, that I was THRILLED at the 2010 announcement that a new LEGOLAND would be…
Magical Mystical Massage
On our Disney trip in August, Chris gave me my favorite sort of birthday present – a spa visit! Since I have already tried out the Grand Floridian Spa (and it’s going to be closed for the next 18 months) and the Mandara Spa at the Dolphin, I figured that it was time to try…
Running Down a Dream
I know that those words come from a Petty and The Heartbreakers song but on a recent jog those words kept running (no major pun intended) across my mind. I have been checking in with all of you from time to time as I get ready to run my first half marathon in Walt Disney…
Epcot and Kids: FUTURE WORLD
Epcot and Kids – FUTURE WORLD As someone who helps people plan vacations, one of the questions I sometime hear is “What’s in Epcot for Kids?” The answer is PLENTY! Rides, shows and characters abound in Epcot. You just have to get IN to those buildings to find them. From the time my children were…
Yo Ho, Yo Ho, a Pirate’s Room for Me!!!
You’ve probably heard by now about the Pirate-themed rooms that the Walt Disney World Resort added to the Trinidad South building a few years ago. These rooms were remodeled and given a pirate-y overhaul in keeping with the tremendous success of the Pirates of the Caribbean film franchise. My husband and I were fortunate enough…
My Days as a Disney Trivia Champion
While visiting Disney World on my September 2011 vacation, my family and I participated in Disney Shout-Out once and Disney Trivia twice at the All-Star resorts. In the middle of our exciting vacation, we were swimming at the guitar pool at All-Star Music when I saw Mom hurriedly preparing for Disney Shout-Out, a resort game…
Trip Excitement Levels
I remember the first trip to the Walt Disney World Resort that I planned as an adult for my family. I was positively giddy. At the time, we only had one child who was six years old and he was excited, too, but really, my excitement level was off the chart. We made charts for…