I’m sure if you look in any thesaurus under Walt Disney World Resort’s Wilderness Lodge, you will find the words “magnificent”, “majestic” and “incredible”. When I planned a September adventure, during the Free Dining Promotion, I knew we were staying at a deluxe resort, but had never imagined how much I would come to…
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Movie Review: Fantasia 2000
A sequel to perhaps the most creative film in Disney history, Fantasia (1940), Fantasia 2000 was released on December 31, 1999 as Disney’s thirty-eighth full-length animated feature. Fantasia 2000 is much shorter than its 126-minute predecessor, clocking in at only 75 minutes including the end credits, which the original Fantasia did not contain. Development Walt…
Be Our Guest Restaurant Dinner Review
Growing up in the 80s and 90s, I was super lucky to be living through the Disney Renaissance. The Little Mermaid and Beauty and the Beast were my absolute favorite movies as a little girl, and to this day, I still have to watch these movies any time they are on TV. When Be Our…
Movie Review: Fantasia
A unique experiment to combine animation with classical music, Fantasia was theatrically released on November 13, 1940 as the third full-length animated feature in Disney history. A sequel, Fantasia 2000, was released on December 17, 1999. Plot Summary In what is presumably a concert hall, composer Deems Taylor takes the stage as the master of…
A Very Merry Unadvertised Deal – Memory Maker for Mickey’s Very Merry Christmas Party
Welcome to The Mouse For Less Blog, Jenni and Mark! What value do you place on your memories? A few years back, Disney came out with their Memory Maker package. For our family, this is a summer trip must have. However, this past week we made a long weekend trip to the World for Mickey’s…
Movie Review: Sleeping Beauty
Based on Charles Perrault’s 1697 fairy tale “The Beauty Sleeping in the Wood” and the Brothers Grimm’s subsequent adaptation of that fairy tale, “Little Briar Rose,” Sleeping Beauty was theatrically released as the sixteenth full-length animated feature in Disney history on January 29, 1959. The 75-minute flick was the last fairy tale-based movie that…
Shopping in Diagon Alley
The Mouse For Less Blog welcomes new blogger Lauren! She shares her experience in Diagon Alley at Universal Orlando Resort. From the time I was a teenager and picked up my first Harry Potter book, I was captivated by the world that J.K. Rowling created through her writing. Through my own imagination, I pictured how…
It’s a Dooney and Bourke Bag After All
As a purse-toting Disney fanatic, I had been eying the Disney Dooney and Bourke collection for quite some time, trying to decide which style and print was just right for me. Now don’t get me wrong – if price weren’t an issue, I’d probably run out and buy them all – but at an average…
My Top 3 Tips for Experiencing Universal Orlando Resort
The Mouse For Less Blog would like to welcome Kimberly, who brings her top tips for visiting Universal Orlando Resort! My family and I love Universal Studios! Whether you opt to add it to a portion of your Walt Disney World vacation, combine it with other Orlando attractions, or decide to do an exclusive…
Making Memories Together with Memory Maker
Our last trip to Disney was a group affair. We had our family of five, our best friends’ family of four, and my father-in-law and his wife. We had never traveled with a group this large and we were a bit concerned about the logistics. One of the things we were excited…and nervous about was…
Movie Review: Beauty and the Beast
Based on Jeanne-Marie Leprince de Beaumont’s 18th century French fairy tale of the same name, Beauty and the Beast was released as the 30th full-length animated feature in Disney history on November 22, 1991. The 91-minute flick was theatrically re-released in 3D in January 2012. Plot Summary Beauty and the Beast. The former character, appropriately…
Contempo Cafe Lunch Review
The Contempo Café in Disney’s Contemporary Resort is our favorite Walt Disney World resort food court. Two nice things about the Contempo Café are that you do not have to be staying at the Contemporary Resort to eat there and it’s only a short monorail ride away from the Magic Kingdom! In fact, we…