The pool at Kidani Village, while in my opinion is in awkward place (you have to cross either the circle drop off area by the main entrance, or go down into the parking garage and cross through there) was a pleasant surprise, as the one at Jambo house has never overly impressed me. There is…
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Pixie Dust Between Trips – 09/23/2010
By Kristi Letsinger I often find myself longing for the sights and sounds of Disney. It doesn’t seem to matter if we have just returned from a trip or are getting ready to leave for one, there are days that I just need some instant “magic,” if only for a little while. My children seem…
A Senior Trip to Walt Disney World
To begin, I must give a little background information for this blog. We are a homeschooling family of five. This is our last year with our daughter. She’s made it! We’ve made it! The end of our home school journey that began in 1998 is fast approaching. We knew we wanted to celebrate big with…
Our Family Photo Session at the Grand Floridian Resort
On our first day of our vacation in August, we planned on swimming at Port Orleans, having a photo session at the Grand Floridian, and having dinner at 1900 Park Fare. A few weeks before our trip, I phoned the Photopass at the Grand Floridian and reserved our time slot for about an hour before…
Keep Disney With You All Through the Year
My favorite Christmas program as a child was Christmas Eve on Sesame Street. In this show, Bob and Linda sing (and sign) a song called “Keep Christmas With You All Through the Year”. I try to do that with Disney. You know the feeling…you’ve left the parks. You’re back at home. Maybe you have a bounceback trip booked, maybe you…
Make a Character Connection
There are meet and greets in every park. And each park has at least one place where you can see multiple characters. You’ve got The Toontown Hall of Fame (at least for a little while longer) in the Magic Kingdom, Camp Minnie-Mickey at Animal Kingdom, and the Animation Building in Disney’s Hollywood Studios, and lastly you’ve got the Epcot Character Spot. My favorite of the above…
Finding Something New After All These Years…
One of my favorite things about Disney is that you’ve never seemed to explore everything there is to explore. For me, this summer’s yearly 4th of July trip offered a lot of surprises but one of the best was miniature golf. We’ve mini-golfed in Orlando but not the Disney courses and what a treat! We…
Telling Your Disney Vacation Story With Photography
One of my all time favorite hobbies aside from vacationing at the Walt Disney World Resort is photography. Just like a Disney Imagineer tells a story, I enjoy telling the tale of our Disney vacations through the lens of my digital camera. Most families have the obligatory shots of mom, dad and the kids in…
In Search of a Studios Restaurant
By Kristi Letsinger One of the joys of visiting Walt Disney World is the opportunity to eat at different restaurants and sample different foods. We have had some great meals and some not so great meals over our years of visiting the parks. We usually enjoy eating at the parks and have found a favorite…
Can I Have Your Autograph Please?
Daughter Mary has been to WDW multiple times. She loves it there, and when she’s not at Disney, she spends her time Disney Dreamin’. She is our unofficial tour planner, and does a great job. And she’s a scrap booker who makes wonderful autograph books for her kids. I love her autograph books, but I’m…
A Taste of Germany
Compiled By Lindsey Tullier When the time to make Advanced Dining Reservations (ADRs) for our past Mother’s Day trip to Walt Disney World was rapidly approaching, I knew I wanted to try something new. This task is becoming increasingly difficult since we have sampled so many WDW menus. I recalled a restaurant that I had…
Making Magic Happen! Creative Ways to Spread Some Pixie Dust!
I loved the year that Disney employed its Dream Team to spread extra magic randomly around the park. I wished desperately that I could be on the Dream Squad. But never one to be constrained, I decided I could and would still become a magic maker – unofficial of course. I love doing things for…