When you travel to Walt Disney World as often as we do, it’s nice to find creative ways to make each visit unique. While our family has always loved spending time at Epcot, up until our most recent trip, we had never really taken the time to explore each World Showcase pavilion in great depth….
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First Time Visitors to Walt Disney World be Prepared!
Are you a first time visitor to the Kingdom of the Mouse? No worries, you are not alone. A visit to Walt Disney World can be an overwhelming experience for anybody but first time visitors should not even think of undertaking a visit without proper planning. The need for planning for First Time Visitors …
Rikki’s Mouse Bites – Walt Disney World News 2/9/15
Lots of Starbucks news this week. First, the Trolley Car Cafe at Disney’s Hollywood Studios has opened. Also, Disney has officially announced that Creature Comforts will indeed by turning into a Starbucks location. There’s not been other information released, regarding a name or the official opening date, but many suspect the shop will open…
Review of Jedi Mickey’s Star Wars Dine at Hollywood and Vine
A long time ago, in a theme park far far away… Our family is always looking for new experiences for our Disney trips. The last thing we want is our summer Disney trips to start to become stale (first world problem, we know…) One morning last year we felt a great disturbance in the force… like…
Disney and Vera Bradley: Perfect Together!
When the Disney Collection by Vera Bradley was announced, I could barely contain my excitement. I had accumulated a few Vera Bradley pieces over the years, but I had never been a big collector of the products. That all changed the minute I saw the Disney line. Three different patterns were announced: Midnight with Mickey,…
What Foolishness Would You Like to See? – The Muppetvision Pre-Show!
One of the wonderful things that sets the Disney Parks and specifically Walt Disney World apart from many other theme and amusement parks is the level of theming that permeates all areas. A great example of this is the superb attention to detail in the queues throughout the parks. Additionally, Disney Imagineers have developed entertaining…
New Fantasyland: Does it live up to expectations?
Many months of anticipation came to an end when the last of the new Fantasyland rides, the Seven Dwarfs Mine Train, opened in the Spring of 2014. For over two years the Fantasyland hub underwent major constructions and fans eagerly awaited to see the outcome of the largest expansion Disney undertook in the Magic Kingdom…
Need a Quick Nap? Places to Rest Your Tired Eyes (and Feet) at Disney World
I don’t typically recommend sleeping through attractions at Walt Disney World, but I know how exhausting traveling can be. You arrive at the park early in the morning, prepared to ride and take in as many shows as possible by park closing. You follow your plan, but when lunch takes longer than expected or the…
One Man’s Dream: Exploring The Man Behind the Magic
On most of my trips to Walt Disney World, I was what some might refer to as a “commando” tourer. I would arrive to the park at rope drop and would have a plan at maximizing FastPasses in order to ride as many rides, especially the headliners, as possible. In the pre-Fastpass+ days I was…
What to do When it Rains
Those visiting Walt Disney World the last half of the year experienced unusual weather. Summer was overly wet and this fall and winter have seen cooler temps than normal. It brings to question what do you do when the weather is less than perfect during your Disney vacation? When my husband and I visited in…
Book Review: Birnbaum’s 2015 Walt Disney World Guide
Buying Birnbaum’s 2015 Disney World guide was one of the best purchases I have made in a long while. It is such a pleasure to read. It is a great guide for anyone planning a trip to Walt Disney World, including those planning their first trip down. And, it’s the only official line of guidebooks…
Top 10 Walt Disney World News Stories of 2014
Happy New Year! (Well almost.) Tonight we say good bye to 2014 and say hello to the promise of what 2015 can offer us. So with our good byes, I thought we’d take a look at some of the bigger news stories to come out of Walt Disney World this past year. What made my…