Saving for anything takes sacrifice and saving for a trip to the Walt Disney World Resort is no different. As a family who lives paycheck to paycheck most of the time, we have made that sacrifice several times and found the results to be well worth it. If you are financially secure, then you really…
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Testing and touring the waters
I really wish that Disney would let its resort guest’s pool hop. Believe me when I tell you that not all pools are created equally. To be honest, we do not utilized the pools much when we are at Walt Disney World as a family but I tend to take the time to laze around…
Refections on a Birthday
Well tomorrow is my 34th birthday and as I reflect upon that fact, I also realize that Walt Disney World is about to celebrate its 40th birthday on October 1st. Birthday’s can mean so many different things depending on a milestone being reached to the looking back at the time that has gone by. I…
Just Keep Swimming
As the once wise Dorrie told us “What do we do? We just keep swimming!” I don’t often follow the advice of cartoon fish but in my case recently I have found it to be something I go back to. I have begun the long process of training for the Walt Disney Half Marathon in…
A Review of The Imagineering Way: Ideas to Ignite Your Creativity (by Brandon, age 13)
Written by the Disney Imagineers in 2003, The Imagineering Way: Ideas to Ignite Your Creativity is full of excellent tips for someone who longs to have the wonderful career the authors have. Certain Imagineers write in detail about their valuable stories and how they and others have benefited from their experiences. Others, though, have simply written a few…
Getting Ready to Run!
Well there are many things in my life that I particularly do not like to do. We all have those lists right? Like laundry, cleaning out the gutter on the roof, changing a dirty diaper and one that has always been on my list, running. I love sports and have played sports my entire life…
Impressions from a Mom’s Panel Hopeful
Well I began the now annual journey to see if I could be chose to be a member of the Disney Mom’s Panel. I have attempted each and every year to be chose for the Mom’s Panel with no success. I remember the first year attempting this not necessarily knowing what I was signing up…
Games to Play between Disney Vacations (by Brandon, age 13)
Have you ever been longing for Disney between your Disney vacations? Playing Disney games makes a great way to pass the time. Throughout the years, Disney board games and video games have been an excellent help in keeping Disney on our minds in the time between our vacations. My family has collected a massive number…
The Life of Walt Disney (by Brandon, age 13)
Walt Disney is an intriguing character to study. When I was watching Walt: The Man Behind the Myth (which originally aired February 3, 2011, on CNBC) to receive information for this report, at times I forgot that I was researching, because I was so drawn in by the story of his life. On December 5,…
1100 Vacation Pictures: What do I do Now?
A trip to Disney World is a memory-making experience for any family or group, and it is so nice to capture so many of those fond memories in pictures. However, you may find that you have taken hundreds of photos a day on your trip. Once home, you may be faced with spending a small…
My experience with the Walt Disney World Guide, the PassPorter.
It was early 1996 when I experienced the internet for the first time. What a wonderful invention! My first search was for all things Disney (of course!). After a few years and a few Disney websites, I started hearing about this new guidebook, the PassPorter. One of my favorite Disney sites mentioned this book all the time. …
A Teenager’s Review of Ridley Pearson’s Kingdom Keepers Series
About two weeks ago, I read the Kingdom Keepers, a Disney publication written by Ridley Pearson. Highly enjoyable, this young adult fiction series pleases its readers. Practically forcing me to continue, these books captivated me for the eight days it took me to complete them. In this story, five middle school age kids – Finn,…