After the Orlando Airport closures were announced due to Hurricane Dorian, I moved my trip two weeks later into September. This meant that all of my carefully picked FastPasses were gone, but since my main goal was to visit Galaxy’s Edge and ride Millennium Falcon: Smuggler’s Run as many times as possible. Thanks to…
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Disney Gluten-Free Dining Review: Coral Reef
Coral Reef is a table service restaurant located in the Seas Pavilion of Epcot. Tucked away around the corner from The Seas with Nemo and Friends, you might not even know Coral Reef existed if you were not looking for it specifically. The restaurant’s selling feature is the giant aquarium with 4,000 plus sea creatures…
An Ode to the runDisney Wine and Dine Half Marathon Weekend
Are you headed down to Walt Disney World this fall to run the races offered at the runDisney Wine & Dine race weekend? Or, perhaps you are considering this in the future. I ran the Two Course Challenge in 2018, which includes the 10k and the Half Marathon. This weekend was the highlight of my…
Disney Movie Insiders
Disney Movie Insiders is a great way to feed your love of Disney while you’re at home. If you enjoy going to see new Disney releases in the theaters and buy the Blu-Rays or DVDs to add to your collection at home, you really should be a Disney Movie Insider. Why? It’s the place…
Disney Store Comes to Target!
During this year’s D23 Expo, Disney and Target announced a new partnership. One piece of that was a new Target store inside the Walt Disney World resort in Florida, but the more immediate and tangible announcement was the partnership between Target and Disney Store. As a part of their “store within a store” initiative, Target…
Why Entertainment Matters at Disney Parks
Today is Friday….which is why I should be writing about food. But instead, something else has been plaguing me, so I figured, if it’s bothering me….it’s bothering others. Lately, we’ve seen story after story coming out of Walt Disney World (but also Disneyland) about cuts to entertainment offerings. Most of these cuts were to dance…
Disney Movie Meals Challenge #10 – “The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad”
The first Disney trip that my family ever took was in the summer of 1990. We stayed at the Fort Wilderness campground in an RV that we drove down from New England. That’s right, we drove. Towing a camper made the drive slower and took us 3 days. Four adults (my parents, aunt, and uncle) and…
Disney’s Coronado Springs Resort Fun Run Added To Walt Disney World Fun Run List
The Coronado Springs Fun Run is the latest addition to the Disney World’s morning ‘Fun Run’ series. Fun runs occur in the morning at several resorts and last for 1.4 to 1.9 miles. Fun runs are designed to be family friendly and participants can run, walk or stroll some of the prettiest resort areas. Called…
Walt Disney World 101
A few weeks ago I went to a friends house to plan their first trip ever to Walt Disney World. It’s been a long time since I’ve talked with someone that knew so little about the world… (“is there a second park…. Ep-something?”) I realized that starting from 0 can be very overwhelming! I had…
Tips for Disneybounding!
Keep It Simple While it is completely your choice, my biggest tip for you would be to keep your disneybounding outfit SIMPLE. Do not drive yourself crazy trying to make every detail absolutely perfect. Remember, you want to be comfortable in your disneybounding outfit for your magical day in the park! Make sure you check…
Should You Take a Last-Minute Trip to Walt Disney World?
Getting a last-minute hankering for the Haunted Mansion? Recently, a friend of mine from high school told me he was thinking of taking his family to Walt Disney World. It was May. He was thinking of going during summer vacation. My first reaction was a series of alarm bells going off in my head. I…
Rikki’s Mouse Bites – Walt Disney World News 10/7/19
Walt Disney World News Disney Early Morning Magic events are returning to the Magic Kingdom this November, giving Guests early access to select attractions along with a delicious breakfast. Guests are able to ride select Fantasyland attractions with little wait. The morning also includes an all-you-care-to-enjoy breakfast at Cosmic Ray’s Starlight Cafe, with scrambled…