From Our Magically Speaking Newsletter Archive – subscribe today! By Carol Garcia The 13th Annual International Flower and Garden Festival at Epcot is scheduled to blossom this year from April 21 through June 11. The theme of this year’s festival is “Romance in Bloom.” And what a festival it will be! More than 70 topiaries will…
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Budget. Don’t Fudge It!
By Michelle Leifur It’s decided. You must go to Disney. You’ve been a member of The Mouse for Less Yahoogroup. You own no fewer than 4 travel guides to the Happiest Place on Earth. You’ve read all the reviews submitted on the website. You’re a charter subscriber to Magically Speaking. There has just been one…
Club 33 Review
By David Grundler, Past Club 33 Winner In honor of TheMouseForLess’ contest for reservations to the exclusive Club 33 at Disneyland, we give you this review of the experience from one of Magically Speaking’s past winners of this coveted prize. On our recent trip to Disneyland, I had the opportunity to treat my wife and…
Gone But Not Forgotten
By Cristal Mezell On February 15th of this year, Disney finally announced the official closing of Timekeeper, a long-standing Magic Kingdom attraction. All four parks have had to say goodbye to attractions over the years. These closings are almost always applauded by some and mourned by others. With the announcement of Timekeeper’s permanent departure, we…
Caribbean Beach Resort
From Our Magically Speaking Newsletter Archive – subscribe today! Published On February 27, 2006, By Erica Colmenares I’ll be honest. The reason we booked a night at the Caribbean Beach Resort this past January wasn’t because we did an extensive search on the internet and in guidebooks, and then made an informed judgment as to…
Romancing the Mouse
By Michelle Leifur Tomorrow is Valentine’s Day and all across the world people will be trading red lacy hearts with romantic sentiments, sending flowers to their beloveds at work, and planning romantic dinners for just the two love birds. And while that is all well and good, there is more to a romance than just…
A Day at the Beach
By Carol Garcia A Disney vacation is, of course, a fun-filled vacation. But when many people think of traveling to Florida, not only does the Mouse come to mind, but also warm tropical weather and beautiful sandy beaches. The bad news is that Orlando, and all of its many charms, are nowhere near an actual…
Annual Passes – Beyond Just Park Entrance
By Michelle Leifur All too often in Disney forums, the benefit of Annual Passes is brought up. Usually, though, the benefit centers around the park entrance. How often have you read, “If you are going to be staying for more than a week or if you are going to be going back within a year’s…
A Sneak “Peak” at Expedition Everest
By Erica Colmenares First came the waiting. The three years of rumors, of watching the steel mountain structure rise into the air, of walking the new pathway between Asia and DinoLand in hopes of some new piece of information. Then came the hoping. When would Expedition Everest open? Would preview dates, or soft openings be…
Vegetarian Dining at the World
By Michelle Leifur Over the next few months, Magically Speaking is going to be bringing a series of articles about dining at Disney with various dietary concerns. Whether you are vegetarian, gluten intolerant, lactose-free, diabetic, carbohydrate or calorie counting, follow religious sumptuary laws or just want to eat more healthfully, you will find an article…
Who’s Up for MouseFest? I am, I am!
By Erica Colmenares with contributions from various MFL MouseFest attendees I got back from Disney World last week. Since then, like a good Disney theme park enthusiast, I’m planning my next visit. I flirted on the edges of MouseFest this December and had a ball. So next year’s event is definitely in my plans, and…
Sneak Peak at All Star Suites
Special thanks to Michael and Peggy Furtado, who managed to get a peek at the suites being mocked up at the All-Star Resorts. There are actually three models, all somewhat different, that Disney is considering. Don’t look to book these soon, though rest assured something big is coming. Michael did manage to get some photos…