By Carol Garcia Admittedly, I didn’t start the Disney fanaticism all at once. Who does? I had been to Walt Disney World four times before that fateful hurricane blew us to Orlando on our first family vacation with our daughter. Since we couldn’t get into Cancun for a beach vacation, and had a week…
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To Buy or Not Buy: Park Hopper Tickets
When planning a trip to Disney World, there are several add-on options to the basic Magic Your Way pass. One of those choices is the Park Hopper option. Is this selection worth the additional expense? There are several items to consider. Having Park Hopper tickets allows one to go in and out of any of the…
Do-it-Yourself Touring Plans
If you are perusing blogs about WDW, it is likely that you are the trip planner in your family or group. As trip planner, you are the person that everyone will look to while on vacation and say, “What are we going to do today?” Unfortunately, you are also the person that everyone will glare…
Walking in Walt’s Footsteps Tour
By Teresa Pitman I have to confess that the first time I went to Disneyland — after many trips to Walt Disney World — I was kind of disappointed. I missed the feeling I got in WDW of being in an entirely separate world, because I could see the ordinary buildings in the background behind…
A Dream Adventure
By Lisa McClure Recently, my husband and I were able to take a short cruise on the Disney Dream. He is a Disney Cast Member and because of that, we were invited to have the opportunity to go on a short cruise to put the ship “through the ropes” before guests arrived, making sure everything…
Digital Downloads with Photopass!
Back in November, my family and I spent a day in Disney. I have learned over the years that while I may get some good pictures on my own with my own camera while touring Walt Disney World, I have gotten some GREAT pictures in the parks from the Disney photographers through Photopass. If you’ve…
A Princess in Preparation
The final payment has been made, the Magical Express tickets have arrived. According to the Run Disney website, I have a little over 41 one days until race day. I am in crunch time. It is now or never. I must increase my distance if I want to accomplish my goal of completing the Princess…
The All Important “Down Day”
I was attempting small talk with some other moms at a child’s birthday party the other day when the conversation took a pleasant turn for the better. It seems that everyone I know is has either just returned from, is currently at, or is in the planning stages of a Walt Disney World vacation. One…
Let the Memories Begin Surprise – Part I
It started with a simple e-mail from a friend. Before Disney had even announced their new “Let the Memories Begin” promotion, I was planning a surprise trip to Disney for myself and my two girls with my husband’s blessing for New Year’s weekend. That was back in April and now here we are, less than…
Single Rider: Even Better Than Fast Pass
I have always been somewhat alone on my Disney trips, no matter who I have been there with. The early trips, it was my parents, my younger brother and me. Now days, it’s my husband and me. Either way, I was and am alone. I am the only ride-lover. There was one incident where in…
Learning to Love the Thrill Rides
By Teresa Pitman Not long ago, I specialized in the wimpy rides. No drops, nothing scarier than the ghosts in Haunted Mansion. But as I wrote in a previous edition of Magically Speaking, I managed to work up from Barnstormer to Splash Mountain, and discovered that I loved it. Well, you know what has to…
Why Pop is Tops: My Reasons for Choosing Pop Century
I’ve stayed in a couple of Disney and a couple off-site resorts over the years and we keep coming back to Pop Century. Today I’m going to explain our love affair with this value resort to you. Price It is a value resort. I don’t spend a great deal of time at my resort so…