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…
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A Princess in Preparation
How is the training going? I have been hearing that more and more lately. And my answer is that it is going slowly. If I didn’t have three kids to keep up with, a full volunteer schedule at their school, great weather of about 65 degrees with clear skies, and someone to run my errands…
When Disaster Strikes
Sometimes, even on your dream vacation, reality intrudes and something goes wrong. And by something I mean some sort of illness or injury. Trust me, I’ve had pretty much everything happen from bronchitis to being hit in the knee with a pirate ship (yes, it really did happen). So, when something goes wrong, what to…
Four Parks, One World, One Day – The Disney Grand Slam
Last September my great friend and business partner here at The Magic For Less Travel, Ric Flack, and I spent a long guys only weekend in Orlando. We packed in a lot of Orlando park time including a day each at Universal Studios, Islands of Adventure, and Sea World followed by a few days at…
The Elusive Pin Code
The other day I opened my e-mail and low and behold, I had the ever elusive Disney Pin Code offer! I am sure most of you have at least read about the Pin Codes that are randomly sent to a supposed select group of people. But if you have never heard of the Pin Code…
The Signature Roller Coasters of the Walt Disney World Theme Parks
Ever since my dad took me on my first roller coaster ride on the Matterhorn at Disneyland when I was just 7 years old I’ve been a huge roller coaster fan. There is something about being taken up into the sky and swept back down to the earth at lighting speeds that brings out the…
Why Pop is Tops: My Reasons for Choosing Pop Century
I’ve stayed in a couple of Disney and a couple off-site resorts over the years and we keep coming back to Pop Century. Today I’m going to explain our love affair with this value resort to you. Price It is a value resort. I don’t spend a great deal of time at my resort so…
Revisiting the Past at 37 and 63: Everest Isn’t Space Mountain
If I didn’t look exactly like my father I might claim I was adopted. Why? Because no one in my family likes rides of any sort and I was born to conquer any and every coaster, spinner, or scrambler placed in my way. This fact made our first family trip to Disney a bit of…
A Princess in Preparation
I have been so preoccupied with coming up with other blog ideas that I just realized that it has been about a month since I gave an update on my ½ marathon training and Girl’s weekend plans! On the running front, I had a major breakthrough on Friday. My running buddy (aka DH) and I…
Mickey shaped food items just taste better!
As we enter the month and season where all we’ll be doing is eating, eating and doing more eating, I began reflecting that everyone loves Mickey and everyone loves eating during a Disney destination vacation. Combine Mickey with the Disney dining experience and you have a winning combination of food and fun! Whether a subtle…
July 3rd at Magic Kingdom (Shh, It’s the Best Kept Secret in the World!)
In recent years, my husband, Jim, and I have started going to Disney World every year over the 4th of July. It is becoming such a tradition that my screen name on many Disney related sites is DisneyEveryJuly. We don’t mind the heat or the crowds and we love the 4th. But I’m going to…
Winter Summerland!
Have you ever wondered how elves travel? I hadn’t either but I was intrigued to find out! LOL Welcome to Disney’s Winter Summerland, an elf-sized golf course (as described by Disney themselves) that, luckily for us, anyone can play! Disney’s official story for how Winter Summerland came to be is this…………… “Late one moonlit Christmas…