Walt Disney World's Magic Kingdom is the 12th most visited tourist attraction in the world, beating out places like the Forbidden City in Beijing and the Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris! Tokyo Disneyland and Disneyland Park in California come in at 14 and 15 respectively. Obviously, Disney vacations … [Read more...]
5 ways to save like Scrooge McDuck on your Disney vacation
1. Don’t be afraid to start small. In 2013, Forbes Magazine estimated Scrooge McDuck’s wealth to be around $65.4 billion – up from a modest $28.8 billion in 2007. But even Scrooge, with his vast fortune, had to start small. Scrooge started with a single dime and within a year had saved $1,000,000. … [Read more...]
Spring Shines at Epcot International Flower and Garden Festival
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, … [Read more...]
5 Reasons to Visit #WDW in 2014
This is a sponsored post. All opinions and photos are my own.Our family just returned from a fabulous Walt Disney World vacation! There's so much new to see that 2014 is the perfect time to get family Disney World tickets! Don't believe me? Maybe these 5 reasons will change your mind! 5 reasons to … [Read more...]
5 Walt Disney World Travel Tips everyone needs to know before going to Disney
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 easy driving … [Read more...]
Review: Epcot International Flower and Garden Festival
My husband had a conference at Walt Disney World last week which just so happened to coincide with my kids' spring break. Poor guy! He had to work while we got to play…. Well "work" is relative. Anyway, I digress. Since he had to attend this conference, we went along mostly to enjoy the Epcot … [Read more...]
The New Disney Fastpass+
Disney has been testing new "Magic Bands" with Disney Resort guests over the past several months as part of the new MyMagic+ program. While the armbands, called MyMagic+ Bands, offer great convenience -- they serve as room key, credit card, and park admission ticket for Disney resort guests, the new … [Read more...]
Test Track at Epcot
"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 of us... we think … [Read more...]
New Fantasyland at Magic Kingdom
We've been to Walt Disney World many times since my boys were little, and I am glad they finally updated Magic Kingdom with the New Fantasyland. I'm a Disney traditionalist. I love the original characters and warm up slowly -- very slowly -- to new princesses. I'm still not a Vinylmation fan, and I … [Read more...]
Disney’s New Trip Planner
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 … [Read more...]
