Of all the nice restaurants in Hollywood Studios, my favorites are Sci-Fi Dine-In Theater and 50’s Prime Time Café. It is tough deciding where to eat between these two. Though they both are fun and have delicious foods, they each have pros and cons. Sci-Fi Dine-In Theater, which looks like a drive-in, is a fun…
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Epcot From A to Z (Part 3)
Epcot is a strange mix of many things and today’s list of favorites really shows that. We start on a Viking ship being chased by angry trolls and end up hang-gliding over California. Norway Pavillion and Maelstrom Norway’s ride Maelstrom is a little joke in our family. It’s a World Showcase attraction. Those are safe…
Epcot From A to Z (Part 2)
Today on our visit to Epcot we’ll start by doing one of my favorite things shopping and end with another favorite, candy! Hours spent in Mouse Gears If I’m not on a ride or attraction, trading a pin, or eating, I’m probably shopping. When I am at Epcot a good deal of that time is…
Epcot From A to Z (Part 1)
Epcot. As a kid I really wasn’t excited about it. And now to think about a day there leaves me longing for more time. This time out in a search for my favorites, we’ll start with all the soda you can drink and end with a Gran Fiesta Tour starring three well-known Disney birds. All…
Photo Journal—Documenting Your Trip in Pictures
Last year some friends were planning their first trip to WDW. As I was talking to them about their upcoming trip, I mentioned a couple of great photo areas. The mother responded that they were not big photograph people and didn’t think they were going to bother taking a camera. While I found this information…
When Sickness Strikes—To Stay or Go
Our family has taken three trips to Walt Disney World and are planning a fourth trip for the fall of this year. Before each trip we pray for good health, and we pack medicines for common ailments just in case. The best piece of health advice I can give is to be prepared. Make sure…
The Bay Lake Tower experience in pictures
Our family of 6 stayed in a two bedroom villa in Bay Lake Tower at Disney’s Contemporary Resort. It was February 2011 and we stay for 10 whole days. Having stayed personally on Disney grounds 25+ times over the past 20 years, I have to admit this was one of the MOST ‘Disney-fied’ resort experiences…
Preserving Memories of your Disney Vacation
A Disney vacation is a big deal! Dreams of visiting the World are often envisioned years before they ever become a reality. Money is set aside and advice is sought as those dreams start taking root. When the trip is officially booked, the countdown begins. The day before departure, bags are being packed, lists are…
How WDW Made Me Think About Heaven
On my family’s second trip to WDW, our boys were six and four-years-old. Our first visit had been two years before, and everything had been truly magical. The children were in awe of all the sights and activities. There were no disappointments and no complaints. Naively, I expected the same attitudes, reactions, and dispositions in my…
A Magical Memory- Sweeping Up
One memory I have is kind of silly, but it was a magical moment for everyone involved. This memory is from our June 2009 trip to Disney World. It was hot. I am from Houston, so I feel like I have a certain heat tolerance that people from other parts of the country don’t have…
A Magical Memory- Magical Meet and Greets
Meeting the Disney characters is almost always magical moment for children, my daughter is no exception. Sure, some shriek and run in terror at the sight of their life sized heroes, but Kara has loved them from first sight at 9 months old when we took her to Disneyland for the first time. From the…
A Magical Memory- First Steps
I enjoy looking at pictures from our past Disney World vacations and with Disney’s new promotion “Let the Memories Begin,” it is hard not to be nostalgic over the little moments that make a Disney trip special. As I was looking at the pictures this morning, it wasn’t the nearly 1,000 mile car trips, the…