Disneyworld Planning 101 – Shopping smart for tickets

The Magic Your Way ticket system lets guests decide what ticket features best fit their Disney vacation plans … and that’s what they buy.  Guests decide the number of days and whether optional features; park hopping, visits to Disney attractions outside the theme parks and “non-expiration” of tickets are important. 

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Disney World Quick Tips – Don’t Miss The ‘Train Setup’ At Epcot

After you visit the Germany Pavilion and head towards Italy make sure you stop and admire what is called the “Train Setup” just past the Pavilion.  It’s a delightful little model of a German town with incredible detail. You will thoroughly enjoy it, particularly those of you who are model

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Disneyworld Planning 101 – Getting the most out of your visit

How can a you get the absolute most theme park fun and value out of your Walt Disney World visit? Get to know the Area! Do your research, and Ask questions. Several examples are: Read a guidebook. I can think of several choices off the top of my head. The

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Oldies But Goodies – What Should We Expect From A Walt Disney World Vacation?

I hate to start by saying It Depends but when we, as Seniors, travel to Walt Disney World we have the flexibility and the luxury to make that vacation exactly what we want it to be so long as we are traveling by ourselves or with like minded seniors. We

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Is A Disney Internship Right for You?

When I was in high school, there was a group of young people who came from around the U.S. and performed concerts; they were called Up With People. Being a very outgoing teen who dreamed of becoming a singer one day (pre-American Idol), I was very interested in joining this

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Affordable Disney Vacations: Saving Time AND Money with Disney’s Magical Express

Many people travel to Walt Disney World by flying. For some, there is no other realistic way to get there. Others, who could drive, often choose to fly anyway. My family is in the second group: while I personally don’t mind driving, my family feels otherwise. So we typically fly these days. But the challenge here, if you are trying to have a Disney vacation that is as affordable as possible, is that airfare is way expensive. So unfortunately, a major portion of any Disney vacation budget ends up being spent on transportation.

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Family Fun Weekend Recap: Fiesta Weekend

Disneyland introduced their all new Family Fun Weekends, starting January 14 and continuing on through March 6. The festivities can be found at the Big Thunder Ranch festival arena. (I’m glad it’s back there because then I get to pass the goats on the way. I love the goats.) The

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Disney’s Hollywood Studios Deserves More Credit!!

Almost every time a group of Disney fans start talking about which park they like the most or spend the most time in, Disney’s Hollywood Studios(DHS) comes up on the short end. I must be one of those few folks who really enjoy and appreciate what this park has to

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Were looking for a few good writers…

Chip and Company is exploding at the seams. Not to put too fine a point on it, but the huge growth in visits could not have been accomplished without great fans like you (yeah, you…the one in the Mickey Mouse t-shirt). I work with some of the best writers on

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The VERY BEST Thing About Our Upcoming Visit

Yes we love, love, love each and every regular visit to Walt Disney World and have since our first time in 1990 (started way too late). We love it so much that the Magic just gets better and better, perhaps because we are at that time of life where we

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Training for your Disney Marathon – Options Options Options

When you’re starting out running, all you really need is a good pair of shoes and a place to run.  And, while I highly recommended going to a local running store and having shoes fitted by the pros, that’s the only thing that I think necessary to run. But, once you start

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