Disney Springs, formerly known as Downtown Disney, is a shopping, dining, and entertainment complex along the banks of Village Lake; after a major overhaul, Disney Springs has become a destination in its very own right. Families can have fun all day without shopping, and here’s how. If you are staying at Port Orleans Riverside or…
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How to Use Disney’s Mobile Ordering System
One of my favorite recent developments at Walt Disney World is the new Mobile Ordering System! If you haven’t heard – several quick service locations across Walt Disney World are now offering the ability to place your dining order via its mobile ordering system. Using the system, you can order and pay for your food…
Steps to Planning a Disney Vacation: Step Two: Choosing a Vacation Package
Planning a vacation to Walt Disney World can be stressful. Through this series of posts “Steps to Planning a Disney Vacation” I will help walk you through planning a trip hopefully helping eliminate the stress and some magic to the process. My first post “Steps to Planning a Disney Vacation: Step One: Determining Your Goal”…
Top 5 Treats in the World Showcase
When planning my next Walt Disney World vacation, food is usually where I focus the majority of my energy. From browsing menus to looking back through old food photographs I’ve taken over the years, I spend hours making sure I’m ready to check all of my Disney food must-haves off my list! One of my…
Walt Disney World’s Moderate Resorts
Port Orleans French Quarter Resort The Walt Disney World Moderate resorts are good choices for those looking for more sophisticated theming and slightly larger rooms than are available at the Values, but who aren’t interested in all the luxuries of the Deluxes. Once you’ve decided that a Moderate resort is perfect for your traveling style…
Visiting Pandora – When You Don’t Love Avatar
Confession: I don’t love Avatar… Yes, I’m speaking of James Cameron’s 2009 blockbuster film. I know it has the highest gross theatrical revenues of any movie EVER ($2.7 billion!) and has adoring fans around the globe. I am just not one of them. Perhaps the excessive hype raised the bar too high. Maybe it…
Foodie Friday: Review of PizzeRizzo
Nothing says pizza like a rat, right? PizzeRizzo opened a little less than a year ago, replacing Pizza Planet, at Disney’s Hollywood Studios. The entire restaurant, which is named after Rizzo the Rat of Muppet fame, saw a complete refurbishment, bringing great, unique Muppet touches to the counter service dining location. Rizzo and his family…
Mickey’s Halloween Party Without Kids!
Last year, my husband and I got the chance to go to Mickey’s Not So Scary Halloween Party and we enjoyed it immensely, even though we brought no kids! We are not the type of people that get into the more gruesome or horror filled Halloween type festivities. We enjoy the fall season immensely…
A Birthday Celebration at Walt Disney World: A Trip Report
I recently celebrated my 27th birthday, and was lucky enough to do it at Walt Disney World! My parents are Florida residents, so my significant other and I make a few trips to Central Florida each year to visit (and go to Walt Disney World, of course!). This year, we flew down on a Friday…
Costume Guidelines for Disney’s Halloween Parties
Mickey’s Halloween Party in Disneyland One of the best parts of attending either Mickey’s Not So Scary Halloween Party in Walt Disney World or Mickey’s Halloween Party in Disneyland is getting to dress in costume! If you have tickets to either of these events, you may be wondering what to wear. No matter if you…
Foodie Friday: Top 10 Returning Favorites You Need to Try at the Epcot Food and Wine Festival
It is time! The most delicious time of the year is upon us. No….I’m not talking about pumpkin spiced everything (though that is delicious). No, instead, I am talking about the Epcot Food and Wine Festival! This year’s festival will be the longest running festival to date. It will run from August 31 through November…
Top 3 Tips for the Epcot Food and Wine Festival with Food Allergies
Disney is known as a safe haven for many of us with food allergies. It’s somewhere you can go and know that you can eat at any restaurant, which is a rarity in the non-Disney world. The popular Epcot Food and Wine Festival may seem off limits at first, but with a little research…