By Jane Jones Here’s the sitch: Disney has finally created an experience based on the wildly popular Kim Possible Disney Channel show. Oooh yeahh yeah, I’m your basic average girl, and I’m here to save the world, you can’t stop me ‘cuz I’m Kim-Poss-ible! “Call Me, Beep Me” (the Kim Possible theme song) was the theme of…
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Tinker Bell Movie Premiere and Fairies News Updates
By Jane Jones One of the perks of living near Walt Disney World and being an Annual Passholder is the availability of special events that I’m able to attend. Recently, I was fortunate enough to be a part of the private premiere of the new Tinker Bell movie that will be released on DVD on…
A Surprise Anniversary Trip
By Jane Jones I’ve been to Disney World literally hundreds of times, with my favorite time being my 1998 honeymoon! So, you might wonder, how surprising, exciting, or romantic could another visit to our favorite vacation destination be with our 10th anniversary looming? In one word….fabulous. My husband Jeff does not enjoy surprises so believes that no…
Memoirs of a Recent Disney Bride – Part 3
Planning Session and Menu Tasting By Amy Moorby (formerly Amy Clauss) Okay, I admit that in the past two installments (Location, Location, Location and Contracts and Room Blocks), I have dealt with some technical (and possibly boring) details involved in planning a wedding at Walt Disney World. However, now we get into the fun stuff –…
Happy Anniversary, Magically Speaking
By Carol Garcia It has been a year since we debuted the updated version of Magically Speaking. And what a year it has been! As with any new endeavor, this one has not been without its challenges. But through it, we have more than tripled our readership. We have given away 25 pins and one…
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…
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…
Airport Transportation
By Carol Garcia You have spent hours pouring over your resort choices and even more time finding that great deal on airfare. Now you realize one very important thing: you need to get you, your family and all of that luggage from the airport to your hotel. Not to worry, there are quite a few…
Next Time: Resolutions for a Better Vacation
Contributed by Magically Speaking Readers; Compiled by Erica Colmenares It is January 2nd, one day into 2006. Time to look at those resolutions I made yesterday. Get more sleep: check. Drink more water: check. Eat fewer sweets: ehrm . . . enough about me! What about you? We asked you, our Magically Speaking readers, about…
A Babysitter at Walt Disney World?
By Carol Garcia There comes a time in every family’s vacation when the quality of the “quality time” spent on vacation with family starts to dip. There can be too many opinions on the next ride or meal, too many interests trying to be met, or too big of an age group to keep everyone…
Going to the World, But Not the Parks
When most people think of Walt Disney World, they imagine Cinderella’s Castle at the Magic Kingdom. Or they think of the Spaceship Earth globe at Epcot, the Tree of Life at Animal Kingdom, and the Tower of Terror at Disney-MGM Studios. But there’s a World of activities outside of the parks. You can visit the…