On our Disney trip in August, Chris gave me my favorite sort of birthday present – a spa visit! Since I have already tried out the Grand Floridian Spa (and it’s going to be closed for the next 18 months) and the Mandara Spa at the Dolphin, I figured that it was time to try…
Author: Jessica Johnson
Jessica Johnson has been sharing her love of Disney travel through her work with The Magic For Less Travel for several years now. After spending her honeymoon at Walt Disney World and later renewing her vows there, she has grown her love of Disney into quite the career. She has completed the College of Disney Knowledge, as well as onsite Graduate Course work at both Disneyland and Walt Disney World. She has earned a Universal Studios Specialist designation, as well as become familiar with multiple cruise lines. In addition, she is a Master Cruise Counselor and a Certified Travel Counselor. She likes to take her knowledge and use it to help her clients have the best trips possible, and is constantly in the field testing new options and exploring new things to try!
Yo Ho, Yo Ho, a Pirate’s Room for Me!!!
You’ve probably heard by now about the Pirate-themed rooms that the Walt Disney World Resort added to the Trinidad South building a few years ago. These rooms were remodeled and given a pirate-y overhaul in keeping with the tremendous success of the Pirates of the Caribbean film franchise. My husband and I were fortunate enough…
DREAM-ing of the Spa – Part Deux
As written by my husband, Chris. There was a time in my life when I would have laughed at you if you told me that I’d be a fan of spas. When Jess talked me into trying a spa near where we live six or seven years ago I was hesitant to say the least….
DREAM-ing of the Spa
When I first started making plans for my trip on the Disney Dream, I was excited, and I wanted to see everything, do everything and experience everything. One of the things I was most excited for, of course, was the spa. I love the spa on any ship, but this was a new ship, with…
Remy
Perhaps the most amazing experience of our recent cruise on the Disney Dream was our dinner at Remy. On the new ship Disney decided that they were going to add another adult only restaurant to their already popular Palo, this time it would be French and it would take its theme from Ratatouille, named of…
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…
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…
Star Treatment
Earlier this year, Chris and I had the chance to take a trip with my Dad and my brother. We rarely have a chance to get my Dad to Disney, and he isn’t the biggest fan of it. Actually, he says he isn’t when he’s not there, but when you get him to Disney, he’s…
Everyone’s Favorite Disney Meal
As pretty much everyone knows, everything at Disney is subject to change at any time. There is nothing that this is truer of than the discounts that Disney offers on their vacation packages. In the last few years, Disney has had somewhat of a pattern when it comes to offering their August-October discount. This has…
Find Your Happy Place!
As I was sitting in the dentist’s chair this morning, I was desperately trying to find my “happy place.” Of course my happy place is at Disney, as I’m sure yours is, if you’re reading this. Where did I find myself today? Great question – the Grand Floridian Spa! For my birthday last year, my…
The Great Movies of the Great Movie Ride!
I’m moving in. ; ) I think we all want look for ways to carry the magic of our Disney trips over into our every day lives at home, or to find a way to get ourselves excited for an upcoming trip. I like to research and learn more about the history of Disney as…
Space Cadet – Climbing the Mountains
Just a note – This blog was ghostwritten by my husband, Chris. It’s not exactly a secret that I’m a big ride weenie, and all I can tell you about would be the benches outside of the rides. Oh – and the brioche you can get in DLP, that was awesome! There are lots of…