By Kristi Letsinger My family and I have been visiting Disney since I was little. I remember when the characters would roam the park and kids could go up and visit with them no matter where they were! Though you now have to wait in line or make a reservation for a meal, meeting the…
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Touring Epcot With Children – Part 1
By Kevin Smithson I vividly remember planning our family’s first trip to Walt Disney World with my wife. We have a four year old son. We knew our first “family” trip to the world would make available many opportunities as well as some challenges. We could not wait to see our child’s face as he…
You Might Be a WDW Fan If….
by Ann Dunnington Considering that I have 1 year, 2 months, 1 week, and 5 days until my next Walt Disney World Vacation (but who’s counting?), I have to spend my days with some sort of planning and Disney fun to fill the time. To pay homage to Jeff Foxworthy, “You might be a(n obsessed)…
Feelin’ Hot Hot Hot!
By Ann Dunnington It’s that time of year. Walt Disney World has already been feeling temperatures in the 90s, and summer is still a few months away! If you’re anything like us, weather at “the world” is on your mind when you’re doing your trip planning. If you’re going to most magical place…
Why I Love The Epcot Flower and Garden Festival
By: Rikki Niblett Spring is one of my favorite times of the year. I love the budding flowers, the fresh clean scents and the trees gaining their leaves. Spring, whether it’s at home or at Walt Disney World, is hands down my number one season to enjoy. Unfortunately, I don’t get down to the…
A Battle of the Body and the Mind
Well when last I left you I was preparing for my first half marathon at Walt Disney World on January 7, 2012. I had arrived from Denver and enjoyed one awesome day at Disney’s Hollywood Studios. The busses for the race took off around 3 A.M. Saturday, and so I had forced myself reluctantly to…
To Walk Where Walt Walked…
I cannot say with any great certainty when my love affair with Disney began, I just know that it’s always been there. Our first trip to the Walt Disney World Resort was in 1975. There was only the Magic Kingdom and we made the trip in a day after staying with some friends in Ft….
Rehabs, Refurbishing and Special Events
The expansion of Fantasyland. Soap Opera Weekend. Star Wars Weekend. Big Thunder Mountain closed for refurbishment. Tutto Italia in the Italy pavilion closed for refurbishment. Fantasmic in Hollywood Studios temporarily closed. These are just a few of the closing/rehabs/special events planned for the coming year at the Walt Disney World Resort. What do each of…
Realizing the Dream
Well it has been too long since my last post but many things have happened since my last post. I have been writing these last few months on my experience of getting prepared for running in Disney’s Marathon Weekend. I had never run a race of any length longer 5 miles and so embarking upon…
Ride deconstruction = sadness
The deconstruction of a beloved piece of the Walt Disney World Resort is clearly not as magical as the construction. As photos of the Fantasyland expansion project have been popping up all over the internet, I have found myself captivated. When you see the pictures of beloved rides being taken down, however, it just seems…
Why We Go Back
By: Ann Dunnington It’s a time honored question for us Disney fans. Every time we tell people we are once again going to a Disney Park for our vacation, people inevitably ask “Why? Why keep going back? Isn’t it just a kiddie park?” For many people not inside the Disney Bubble, families often end…
2011 – A Year in Review!
By: Rikki Niblett It was a crazy year again for the Disney Parks. Lots of great things happened and a ton of new attractions opened. Some attractions reopened after lengthy refurbishments. We also lost a few things and a brand new Disney destination premiered. So, we here at Magically Speaking thought we’d taking a look…