With more than 1,300 decorated trees and 8.5 million lights strung throughout the property getting into the spirit of the season is easy at Walt Disney World. If you’re staying at a Walt Disney resort over Christmas, the first order of business is to consult with the concierge and find out what holiday event your…
Author: Liliane Opsomer
Liliane Opsomer is the coauthor of the Unofficial Guide to Walt Disney World with Kids and a freelance writer.
She is passionate about travel, Disney, fairies, hobbits and all things magical. Some of her favorite destinations are Orlando, Anaheim, Middle Earth, Belgium, Sydney, Dresden, Patagonia and Hawaii. Liliane lives in Birmingham, Alabama and visits the parks several times a year.
It’s looking a lot like Christmas everywhere you go!
On November 8th the first Mickey’s Very Merry Christmas Party marked the start of the holiday season at Walt Disney World. Disney goes all out for the holidays and giant Christmas trees; thousands of garlands, holiday wreaths and lights create an enchanting atmosphere. Snow is falling on Main Street U.S.A., the Beast’s Castle in New Fantasyland…
Shopping Spree at Downtown Disney
While Downtown Disney is currently undergoing a major renovation it is still a great place to get some serious shopping done. So while we are all waiting for Downtown Disney to undergo its metamorphosis and emerge like a phoenix as Disney Springs I invite you to follow me on my latest shopping spree. My first…
TRY IT! or how to encourage kids and families to try new foods at Epcot’s International Food and Wine Festival
While some kids embrace new foods easily getting kids to try new dishes is not always an easy task. Dining out at a pricy restaurant is not the right setting to introduce new foods to your children and here is where a discovery tour around the 30 booths of the World Showcase Lagoon at Epcot…
Boo To You – What you need to know to have a blast at Mickey’s Not So Scary Halloween Party
Mickey’s Not-So-Scary Halloween Party is an annual event at the Magic Kingdom and runs 7 PM till midnight on select nights. Even though not officially announced Disney will start letting guests with tickets for the special event into the park as of 4 PM. This is a great way to square away a few rides…
Disney’s Planes Soars!
Disclosure: This post contains affiliate links. Planes, a spin-off of Pixar’s Cars, was created by Disney Toons Studios and released by Walt Disney Pictures. While Pixar is not the producer of the movie it is noteworthy that John Lasseter, chief creative officer at both Pixar and Walt Disney Animation Studios, and director of Cars and…