By Carol Garcia For those of us who live in a dreary, gray climate during the winter, a trip to Epcot’s Flower and Garden festival can be just what the doctor ordered. A breath of spring in a beautiful setting can go a long way toward chasing away the winter blues. This year marks […]
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My DVC Addiction
By Carol Garcia Admittedly, I didn’t start the Disney fanaticism all at once. Who does? I had been to Walt Disney World four times before that fateful hurricane blew us to Orlando on our first family vacation with our daughter. Since we couldn’t get into Cancun for a beach vacation, and had a week […]
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Growing Up with Disney
By Erica Colmenares As a nuclear family, we came relatively late to the Disney vacation game. Our son, Max, was seven before he first set foot on Disney property. But since then, he’s made up for lost time, and has grown up with Disney. He’s experienced the birth of attractions, and experienced offerings that are […]
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Leaving Property
By Carol Garcia When staying at Walt Disney World, it’s quite easy to stay on-property for an entire trip and live in the “Disney bubble.” Unlike Disneyland, which is surrounded by reality on all sides, Disney World is just apart from the real world enough to make it easily avoided on a vacation. But central […]
By Carol Garcia With the opening of The Wizarding World of Harry Potter, Universal Studios is banking on the fact that there are many like me who will come to their parks and hotels just for that reason. Just to avoid confusion, let me start of by saying that, yes, I do know that The […]
By Carol Garcia Let me start out with a disclaimer: I am not good at inexpensive trips. So, if you are looking for tips on how to go to Walt Disney World for little money, the best I can offer in this article is a cautionary tale of what not to do. Last summer, my […]