The Mouse For Less will be featuring recipes from the restaurants of the Disney Dream all week long. Today enjoy Avocado-Citrus Salad and Baked Salmon Royale from Royal Palace. Avocado-Citrus Salad / Royal Palace Citrus Dressing 1/4 cup fresh orange juice 1/2 lime, juiced 2/3 cup olive oil 1/2 teaspoon coarse salt 1/4 teaspoon freshly…
A Princess in Preparation
The final payment has been made, the Magical Express tickets have arrived. According to the Run Disney website, I have a little over 41 one days until race day. I am in crunch time. It is now or never. I must increase my distance if I want to accomplish my goal of completing the Princess…
The Disney California Adventure Change is Here!
By Becky Mac My family and I went to the Disneyland Resort in the middle of November, 2010, and I have to say that we were blown away by the shear number of construction walls everywhere in Disney California Adventure. It reminded me of a song…”Here a wall, there a wall, everywhere a wall, wall…”…
The All Important “Down Day”
I was attempting small talk with some other moms at a child’s birthday party the other day when the conversation took a pleasant turn for the better. It seems that everyone I know is has either just returned from, is currently at, or is in the planning stages of a Walt Disney World vacation. One…
Reader Magical Memories Archive 2010
In each issue, we feature a magical memory submitted by one of our readers. We look forward to sharing your memories in upcoming issues! Published on: Dec 15, 2010 This week’s photo was submitted by Theresa Kulikowski. This is a picture of my fiancee proposing to me at the Polynesian in January 2010, after…
Let the Memories Begin Surprise – Part II
Read Part I of Let the Memories Begin Surprise By the time we put the presents under the tree last night, I could hardly stand it. It was hard to believe that we had actually kept this a secret for nearly nine months and now the hour was upon us to “spring” the surprise. My…
Even If You Aren’t “Single”
While planning for my upcoming trips in 2011, I have been reading a lot of strategy on how to best utilize Fastpasses and Rider Swap, when to get in line for which ride and how to avoid standing in long lines. One thing that I haven’t read a lot about is the Single Rider option…
Don’t Forget the Kitchen Sink!
At dinner this evening, in between excited exclamations of whom was going to be tall enough to ride which rides come June, we decided that we couldn’t forget the Kitchen Sink on this trip. No, not an actual kitchen sink. Considering we travel with four children I sometimes feel like all we left at home…
Via Napoli
By Sarah DeMare In November, I had the pleasure of dining at Via Napoli, the new pizzeria in the Italy pavilion at Epcot. This was a fantastic dinner, and if you are short on time, you can skip the details and just go ahead and make an ADR for your next trip, you won’t be…
Pin Trading- Why We’re Stuck on It
I’ve never really been a collector in any organized way- not dolls, not stamps, nothing. I certainly have amassed a large number of Disney and Mickey Mouse items but they were all very random. That is until about five years ago when my husband and I started collecting Disney pins. Our first experience with this began…
Let the Memories Begin Surprise – Part I
It started with a simple e-mail from a friend. Before Disney had even announced their new “Let the Memories Begin” promotion, I was planning a surprise trip to Disney for myself and my two girls with my husband’s blessing for New Year’s weekend. That was back in April and now here we are, less than…
Single Rider: Even Better Than Fast Pass
I have always been somewhat alone on my Disney trips, no matter who I have been there with. The early trips, it was my parents, my younger brother and me. Now days, it’s my husband and me. Either way, I was and am alone. I am the only ride-lover. There was one incident where in…