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Spring Shines at Epcot International Flower and Garden Festival

March 12, 2015 by Karen Dawkins 15 Comments

We took our first trip to Walt Disney World in the spring of 2000, during the Epcot International Flower and Garden Festival. At the time, my boys were 5 and 2. That trip, especially our day at Epcot, was perfect, just what you’d expect from the TV commercials. We loved the vibrant gardens, topiaries and […]

Filed Under: Disney, Disney, Florida

5 Walt Disney World Travel Tips everyone needs to know before going to Disney

April 28, 2014 by Karen Dawkins 16 Comments

Our family has been to Walt Disney World more than our fair share of times over the past 20 years. Every three years or so, we buy annual passes and make several long weekend trips to play at the parks enjoying the different themed events along the way. It helps that we live within an […]

Filed Under: Destinations, Disney, Disney, Florida, Interests, Kid Fun, Theme Parks and Zoos, USA

Test Track at Epcot

August 9, 2013 by Karen Dawkins 17 Comments

“Mommy, tell your readers they have to ride the New Test Track at Epcot! It’s soooooo much fun!” — Ellie, age 9 There you have it, folks! My daughter — who two days before riding Test Track at Epcot was terrified of all rides big, fast and loud — loves it! As for the rest […]

Filed Under: Destinations, Disney, Disney, Florida, Interests, Kid Fun, Teens and Tweens, Theme Parks and Zoos, USA

Disney’s New Trip Planner

April 2, 2013 by Karen Dawkins 7 Comments

We are headed to Disney this July at the request of my teens… not our 8 year old “Princess Ellissa Grace Ariel Dinglehopper Dawkins.” Normally, I’m an on-the-ball Disney trip planner. For this trip, I made lodging reservations months ago, but the dining plans just didn’t come together. This past Saturday, feeling the tick tick […]

Filed Under: Disney, Disney, Interests, Planning, Theme Parks and Zoos, travel tips

Meet Karen Dawkins

An avid traveler, I enjoy discovering new places: history, culture, and adventure. I love it all! Well, not bugs. I don’t like bugs very much, so I probably won’t visit a bug museum.

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