When I was a little girl, I loved watching Mickey Mouse. As endearing as a cartoon character could be, he had the sweetest personality and was the best kind of friend. I can still hear his little voice saying, “Aah, come on Pluto – don’t let it get ya down!”
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Best Things I Love About Disney – Watching Children’s Faces
We don’t have any children but one of the most enjoyable experiences for us is to stand near the train station end of Main Street USA and watch the kid’s faces as they look down the street and Cinderella Castle looms up in front of them. It’s the most fun
Disney Behind the Scenes: Lots-O-Huggin’ Bear
Meet the characters of Toy Story 3! READY TEDDY GO! MEET LOTSO… Full Name: Lots-o’-Huggin’ Bear Occupation: Strawberry-scented plush toy Talents: Great at hugging and hiding sinister secrets Year Made: 1983 Description: Lotso was an extremely popular and top-selling toy in the early 1980s. This jumbo, super-soft teddy bear is
Disneyworld Trip Report: Halloween at Disney
I headed out of Boston’s Logan Airport just before three in the afternoon on October 29th. Even my fear of being airborne could not combat my excitement. I was headed to Disney World to meet one of my best friends for an amazing weekend! What you are about to read
Disney World Quick Tips – Please Don’t “Wing It”
Most of my friends and acquaintances know how I feel about everything Disney and when they decide they are going to visit Walt Disney World they always ask what I think. I’m always excited for them and I ask them about their plans for resorts, parks, meals etc. You would
Take Five at Walt Disney World: Epcot
As I mentioned in my previous guest post on “Take Five” at the Magic Kingdom, I’m a former tour-park commando who still enjoys the adrenalin rush of a full touring itinerary. It wasn’t until I took a deep breath and learned to take five, though, that I began to truly
The Magic Behind The Scenes – Follow The Architecture And Timeline
The Imagineers never seem to miss a trick. There is a bit of a unique flow in the Magic Kingdom that starts at Peter Pan’s Flight and flows through Liberty Square and into Frontierland. The flow is both architectural and chronological and is quite neatly woven together with one minor
Disney World VS Anywhere Else
What will it take for an annual visitor to give up her trip to Disney World? Just think about it, there are so many other wonderful places to see in this country as well as numerous other countries. I can tell you that I have been wondering about that question,
Best Things I Love About Disney – The Festival Of The Lion King
MUSIC! DANCE! FLOATS! ATHLETICS! EXCITEMENT! It’s hard to find all of these things anywhere but at Disney’s Animal Kingdom they are presented many times daily in The Festival of the Lion King (FOTLK) in the Camp Minnie-Mickey area. This is one of three or four things that draw me back
Disneyworld Quick Tips – Advanced Dining Reservation Backup Plan
With the new Advanced Dining Reservation up and running. There is bound to be some glitches in the system. If you look closely at the picture above you can see a 24 hour outage window. Brenda yesterday was nice enough to point out a glitch in the system here. I
Winter Weather Tips for Your Disney World Vacation: Don’t Leave the Coat at Home
Ahhh Florida: the land of sunshine, warm weather, and year-round sandals. For those of us from “up north” the chance to visit this sunny paradise is just an added bonus to having a Disney vacation in the winter months. But if you are making your first visit to Florida during the winter months, here’s a little secret you should know before you leave your winter coat at home and pack your swimsuits…. It can get cold in Florida. Like in-the-30s-cold
Oldies But Goodies…Minimizing The Cost Of Getting There
Vacationing at Walt Disney World is an expensive proposition and most of us (particularly us, frugal Oldies) generally look for whatever ways we can to minimize costs without impacting the fun. One way you can impact these costs, even in today’s expensive air travel market, is to look for the
Best Thing I Love About Disney is Having a Bucket List
My family doesn’t embrace change so well. Nevertheless, we make it a point to try a couple of new things every trip to Walt Disney World, be it a new attraction or more often, a new restaurant. Even so, I’ve recently realized there are way too many things we haven’t
2 Lonely Deeks Takeover Mouse Chat Podcast
This past week George from Imaginerding & Chip from Chip and Company were the special guests on the Mouse Chat Podcast. Big Mistake! George and Chip ended up taking over the show with their Disney Knowledge and Sarcasm! Hosts Steve and Lisa didn’t know what to think and do. It
