Walt Disney World News Maleficent has returned to the Magic Kingdom’s Disney Festival of Fantasy Parade. She still features her Steampunk style, but she is sporting a refreshed look, with enhanced with new safety features. The parade float was damaged back in May 2018 due to her catching on fire. The Planet Hollywood Super Store…
A Vegetarian Review of the Skipper Canteen
As someone who is fortunate to be able to travel fairly often to Walt Disney World, I have the opportunity to catch things I have missed, try new and exciting additions, and more. However, I generally do the exact opposite and just go back to my old favorites time and time again (see my collection…
How to Use Your Disney Dining Plan
If you are traveling to Walt Disney World, one of the things that people say is a good idea to purchase are one of the Disney Dining Plans. Now, there is certainly debate on this. Are you getting your value out of it? What is the break even point? Is it really worth it if…
Things Walt Disney World Should Bring Back
Walt Disney World has made a lot of changes over the years. One thing that remains the same is the magic! They are constantly growing and improving the park experience for their guests and I love that, but I am always hesitant at first because I hate change. However, Disney does a great job of…
Throwback Thursday: Walt Disney World – 2014
Just the three of us! In 2014, my family and I took a new kind of Walt Disney World vacation. When I was a kid, my parents took my sister and me. But now, I was the parent! And my husband, my daughter and I took our first Walt Disney World vacation where it was…
Mickey and Minnie’s Surprise Celebration Debuts at Magic Kingdom
On November 18th of last year Mickey and Minnie celebrated their 90th birthdays. There were many releases of Mickey memorabilia released all through the country leading up to this momentous day. From T-shirts to Oreos to Goldfish, everywhere you turned, Mickey’s face was there. The Walt Disney Company uses the debut of Steamboat Willie on…
Managing Diabetes in the Disney Parks
I have diabetes. There, I said it. When my GP said I had diabetes, it was both a relief and a dark dawning. I was about to head overseas to my favorite place—Disneyland. But how was I going to take part in my Disney holiday like normal when I was no longer ‘normal’? This blog…
Meeting Disney Characters at Walt Disney World
Disney characters are in high demand in all four Walt Disney World theme parks and today, Liliane Opsomer, coauthor of The Unofficial Guide to Walt Disney World with Kids, talks to us about the characters she loves to visit. Guests can see lots of Disney characters in live shows and parades, but most visitors to…
Movie Review: The Legend of Lobo
Based on Ernest Thompson Seton’s 1898 short story “Lobo the King of Currumpaw,” which was inspired by Seton’s wolf-hunting experiences in the American Southwest, Disney’s The Legend of Lobo was theatrically released on November 7, 1962. The live action nature adventure is sixty-seven minutes in length. Plot Summary In the late-nineteenth-century American Southwest, the native…
Walt Disney World Marathon Weekend Cigna Run Together Event
I recently traveled to Walt Disney World to take part in the WDW Marathon Weekend. After the 10K race, I had the opportunity to represent The Mouse for Less at the Cigna Run Together event at Epcot. This was my first time attending the event and I was excited to be a part of it!…
Rikki’s Mouse Bites – Walt Disney World News 1/21/19
Walt Disney World News At the Magic Kingdom, Guests are invited to celebrate Mickey and Minnie with Mickey & Minnie’s Surprise Celebration. The event includes new entertainment, merchandise and specialty food and beverages. Guests are able to meet Mickey and Minnie together at Town Square Theater dressed in their celebration gear. In addition, they…
Foodie Friday: Formal Night Dinner on the Disney Magic
One of the fun parts of sailing on a 7 night or longer Disney Cruise Line sailing is that Guests can choose to participate in Formal Night. This evening, many cruise line Guests get dressed in their finest, with ballgowns and tuxes. But the great thing is that you don’t have to get all gussied…