Category: Theme Parks at Walt Disney World

(Pic courtesy of Rikki Niblett) “There’s a great big beautiful tomorrow, shining at the end of every day!” I must admit that I tear up a little every time I hear this song now. On our last family vacation to Walt Disney World in February 2016, we visited the Walt Disney’s Carousel of Progress for…

  A trip to Disney’s Animal Kingdom is never complete for our family until we’ve explored the Maharajah Jungle Trek! Located in the back of Disney’s Animal Kingdom park, behind Kali River Rapids, is the Maharajah Jungle Trek – home of giant bats, a Komodo dragon, various types of deer and birds and, the star…

This week saw the debut of the all new Frozen Ever After attraction at Epcot’s Norway Pavilion. The new attraction, which took the place of the former Maelstrom ride, takes Guests to Arendelle where guests can enjoy a “Summer Snow Day” with Anna, Elsa, Olaf, Kristoff, Sven, and more. This unforgettable adventure whisks Guests away…

I have completed a few blog posts about my family’s upcoming Disney trip and how we would be joined by my parents, sister and brother-in-law. I have talked about how I worked out our dining reservations, FastPasses and even done fun surprises along the way.  Now that we are back from our trip, I wanted…

The largest of the Walt Disney World parks, Disney’s Animal Kingdom‘s 500 acres provide a fun-filled area to explore the animal world and transport visitors to an immersive experience of seven distinct natural areas. And if you’re thinking that this is just a “Disney zoo,” you couldn’t be more wrong! With all these acres to…

Nighttime is my favorite time to be at the Magic Kingdom. Even though I love this park during the day, I often plan my trip to be able to stay until closing. Most of my favorite attractions are just so much more thrilling once the sun goes down. Thunder Mountain seems more wild in the…

Rider swap, rider switch, parent swap, child swap.  Those sound like some odd tradition when taken out of context, but at Walt Disney World, Rider Switch is the name of the feature that allows adults to take turns riding attractions without having to wait in line twice, when a child does not meet age or…

  FastPass+ Strategies Your family is headed to Disney World.  You have put time into planning dining arrangements and hotel accommodations.  However, there is one more task to tackle at home before the big trip– planning FastPasses! FastPass+ is Disney’s ride reservation system.  It comes free with your tickets to the park, and you are…

Whether it is your first or fifteenth trip to Disney World, PhotoPass and Memory Maker are great opportunities to capture moments and memories that you just can’t get when you are the one behind the camera lens.  The Memory Maker package is an add-on to any vacation that my family and I feel is worth…

So, you’ve been bit by the magic? I have been to Walt Disney World, as a child, on 5 or 6 trips.  I always loved it. But the first time I began planning a trip for my own family, it was a whole different experience. I became obsessed with planning every last detail to make…