Someone recently started a thread on the MouseForLess Yahoo group about Pin Trading at Disney World and it got me thinking about buying some pins for my upcoming trip in June. I always see questions popping up wondering when children are old enough to trade and who or where to actually trade the pins with. …
Author: Bridget Ratlief
A Princess in Preparation
The final payment has been made, the Magical Express tickets have arrived. According to the Run Disney website, I have a little over 41 one days until race day. I am in crunch time. It is now or never. I must increase my distance if I want to accomplish my goal of completing the Princess…
The All Important “Down Day”
I was attempting small talk with some other moms at a child’s birthday party the other day when the conversation took a pleasant turn for the better. It seems that everyone I know is has either just returned from, is currently at, or is in the planning stages of a Walt Disney World vacation. One…
Even If You Aren’t “Single”
While planning for my upcoming trips in 2011, I have been reading a lot of strategy on how to best utilize Fastpasses and Rider Swap, when to get in line for which ride and how to avoid standing in long lines. One thing that I haven’t read a lot about is the Single Rider option…
Don’t Forget the Kitchen Sink!
At dinner this evening, in between excited exclamations of whom was going to be tall enough to ride which rides come June, we decided that we couldn’t forget the Kitchen Sink on this trip. No, not an actual kitchen sink. Considering we travel with four children I sometimes feel like all we left at home…
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…
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…
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…
A little bit of Pixie Dust…
A little bit of Pixie Dust goes a long way and truly is magical. My daughter has lost a tooth during our last two trips to Disney World and while there is no way to plan this, it turned into a magical moment thanks to her loving aunt (my sister) and a little bit of…
Baby’s First Haircut
When we were planning our first trip to Disney World with our kids my second job became researching all the little things that would make the memories extra special. One of those little things that I found was information about the baby’s first haircut at the Magic Kingdom. At that time our trip was more…
Dinner for 12, please…
When you hear “Grand Gathering” what comes to mind? I know that Disney wants you to have a fairy tale image of happiness and laughing and everyone getting along. Young and old and in between, everyone is thrilled to be together, sharing in the magic of the “happiest place on Earth!” (Right. Have you ever…
A Princess in Preparation
As I was trotting away this morning on the treadmill I had a bit of what you might call a revelation. Normally I tend to think of a revelation as a positive thought, but not so today. What was this revelation? Well, it was something like this… “What in the world am I doing???” I…