It’s that time of year – the kids are back in school, the weather will (hopefully) start getting a little cooler, and it won’t be weird that stores are carrying Christmas supplies soon. But the beginning of the “eating lots of tasty food” holidays, and the beginning of the special holiday celebrations at Walt Disney…
Category: General Disney Fun
5 Cast Members You Should Talk To On Your Walt Disney World Vacation!
Meeting and interacting with characters at Walt Disney World is one of the highlights, no question (Have you met Gaston?!). However, characters are not the only personalities at Disney World worth spending time with. Walt Disney World cast members are fascinating people! Let’s talk about who else you should have a conversation with while at The…
Walt Disney World 30 Day Countdown Fun
Disney Calendar The 30 day mark before any vacation is so exciting. The 30 day mark before a Walt Disney World vacation is beyond exciting, it is magical. We start our planning early in our household when it comes to Disney vacations so when we reach the 30 day mark it is a huge deal….
DIY: Disney Countdown Chains
Isaac with his chain In my last blog post I talked about how one of the things I love most about planning a Walt Disney World vacation is the excitement leading up to it. So far our family has created DIY chalkboard countdowns, and DIY autograph books. This week, to add to the excitement, my…
DIY: Disney Autograph Books
Autograph Books This past weekend we got our Disney magic going by making our autograph books for our upcoming Disney Vacation in June. I have done a variety of different things with autograph books throughout the years from ordering a book through companies such as Shutterfly to purchasing the basic ones offered by Disney. This…
The Grand Floridian’s Eggcellent Easter Decorations
Easter at Walt Disney World is a wonderful time of the year to visit, though they don’t have a televised Easter parade anymore they do still have plenty of Easter cheer. Mr. and Mrs. Bunny visit the Magic Kingdom and they will even pose for a visit or two. Mickey, Minnie and the gang are…
Hey Batter Batter: Spring Training with the Atlanta Braves
Every spring there is a mass migration to Florida. No I’m not talking about birds, I am talking about baseball players! Teams from around the country travel to Florida to begin their seasons. You can see some of the top teams in the league play in Florida and that includes in Walt Disney World. …
Disney on Broadway – Why We Love It
When we visited Walt Disney World in 2010, two of our girls who had just turned 2 and 1, fell in just as much love with the Festival of the Lion King show in Animal Kingdom, as I already had. They soaked up every minute of the music, dancing, and costuming. Because they enjoyed it…
Disney Scrapbooking 101
If you are anything like me, you end up coming home from every Disney trip with a whole bunch of park maps, bags, receipts, stickers – even ice-cream wrappers. Basically, if it says Disney or has a picture of The Mouse, I am keeping it. And the Mickey head confetti? I am so not ashamed…
A 100 Day Celebration
When we booked our trip to Walt Disney World I started planning all the fun we could have before going in June. The last time we went we surprised our kids with only a few months to go. This time our kids knew right away so trying to figure out how and when to start…
Zootopia Film Review (Spoiler Free)
I have to tell you. My initial stance on Zootopia when I first heard about it was that I was very unimpressed. Even with the trailer and everything I had seen about the film, this was almost the first Walt Disney animated film I didn’t want to go see in theaters. I initially felt this…
Making Your Own Disney Bracket for March Madness
Edit: We’ve updated this article with a brand new bracket for 2018! Try your hand at our brand new offering. March Madness is ensuing upon us soon. Many will associate the term with NCAA basketball where 68 teams compete the national championship title. Each round eliminates half of the teams playing. However, as a Disney…