The Contempo Café in Disney’s Contemporary Resort is our favorite Walt Disney World resort food court. Two nice things about the Contempo Café are that you do not have to be staying at the Contemporary Resort to eat there and it’s only a short monorail ride away from the Magic Kingdom! In fact, we…
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Coronado Springs an Underrated Disney Resort
What I love about Disney’s Coronado Springs For years I’ve been trying to understand what it is that gives Disney’s Coronado Springs a bad wrap. So what if the resort is a convention hotel? I have stayed there numerous times and never ever have I been inconvenienced by convention goers. At no time did I…
Experiencing Ohana at Disney’s Polynesian Village Resort
From Our Magically Speaking Newsletter Archive – subscribe today! By Jennifer Retzlaff When my husband and I visited Disney for our ten-year anniversary, we wanted to take advantage of meal time without kids. We booked the Disney Dining Plan allowing us a table service meal, quick service meal and a snack each day. As I…
A Crystal Palace Review with Winnie the Pooh and Breakfast, too!
The Crystal Palace restaurant in the Magic Kingdom is one of our favorite buffet restaurants at Walt Disney World. This Victorian inspired restaurant is themed to a Friendship Day Celebration with Winnie the Pooh, Tigger, Piglet, and Eeyore leading the festivities. These colorful topiaries greet you as you enter the restaurant! We have been to…
Goofy’s Kitchen at the Disneyland Hotel
Recently my family has had an opportunity to dine at Goofy’s Kitchen at the Disneyland Hotel. It is a buffet style, character dining experience that I will never forget. In fact we enjoyed it so much we went again just a month later when my brother and his wife were in town. It’s a…
Foodie Friday: Dinner at Fulton’s Crab House
Have you ever been in Downtown Disney, looking for a place to eat because you haven’t had dinner yet, and it’s so crowded…there are people just everywhere…and you are looking for a sit down place to dine at, but also one that won’t take forever to get a table for? (I’m looking at you…
Celebrating 14 Years with a Magical Night at California Grill
What do you do when your 14th wedding anniversary coincides with Spring Break? You take your kids to Disney World, of course! At least that is what you do when your kids are 11, 8, and 4. Since the grandparents came too, we were able to have a night out for the big day. We…
A Vegan in Epcot
From Our Magically Speaking Newsletter Archive – subscribe today! By Teresa Pittman “You do know this is a steakhouse, right?” The chef who had been brought to our table at Le Cellier was apparently not impressed to hear that we were vegan. Yes, we knew. But we also knew we were in Walt…
Tips and Tricks for Traveling with Senior(ish) Disney Fans
From Our Magically Speaking Newsletter Archive – subscribe today! By Melissa Bejer Having traveled with family and friends covering a wide range of ages, I thought it would be helpful to put together some tips and tricks for those Disney fans that aren’t exactly old, just older! Technically, anyone over the age of 30…
Planes: Fire and Rescue – A Fly Through Experience
Frozen was the last movie our family of four got excited for, along with the rest of the world. This summer though, with the release of Planes: Fire and Rescue, we were able to once again get excited for a new movie. For us this was a perfect movie as our son loves all things…
Frozen Mania Sweeps through the Kingdom of the Mouse
As Frozen Mania sweeps through the Kingdom of the Mouse the question for many guests is: Do we want to to build a snowman or do we want to ride the newly-opened Seven Dwarfs Mine Train? If your little princess wants to see the Frozen Girls, you better have a plan. Anna and Elsa of Arendelle have…
Summer Fun at the Disney Store
This summer you can bring a little magic to each day at the Disney Store! Every day throughout the summer (ends September 5th), at your local Disney Store, kids can participate in a variety of activities for free. Each day has different activities like story time, Art of Animation, music activities, character/movie inspired activities…