You’ve probably heard of Celebration, Florida, the small town right next to Disney World that the company developed in the 1990s. I lived in Tallahassee while the town was being built and remember how many people regarded the town with suspi…
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The Twilight Zone Tower of Terror, A Guest’s Review
The first thing I do upon entering Disney’s Hollywood Studios is walk straight ahead to Sunset Boulevard and make a sharp right turn to my favorite ride of all time – a 13-story structure known as the Tower of Terror. Checking the wait clock, I decide whether I am going
Read Your Way to Walt Disney World!
US Airways and RIF (Reading Is Fundamental) are sponsoring the 2010 Read With Kids Challenge. The goal is to log 10 million minutes of reading to kids.
Why is this important? Well, two reasons: reading is important and the grand prize is a trip f…
Undercover Tourist Releases Top-Rated Travel App Lite for the Android Platform
Undercover Tourist, an Orlando, Florida-based discount travel company, today announced the unveiling of Undercover Tourist Travel app “lite” for the Android™. The launch of the Android travel app represents the second phase of the company’s extensive mobile app strategy. Undercover Tourist is one of the first major discount travel companies
Is the Disney Vacation Club Worthwhile?
Is the DVC worthwhile any longer? This was the thread that caught my eye while on the DISBoards recently. Given the deep discounts Disney is offering lately and the reshuffling of points, the original poster questioned whether a DVC membership offered the same value he felt he used to receive.
Affordable Disney Souvenirs for Penny Pinchers
Among the most affordable Disney souvenirs is something that costs just over 50 cents, offers a good deal of fun involved in getting it, and can provide a great commemoration of your Disney trip……yes, that would be pressed pennies. With pressed penny machines located all over the parks and resorts, there are enough design options to satisfy the “collector” in anyone.
Mirror Mirror On The Wall… Will You Apply to the Moms Panel this Fall?
Your passion for making magical Disney vacation memories reaches “to infinity and beyond.” Providing Disney trip suggestions comes with ease. Friends and family know you as the Disney “go-to” for any and all related information. If this sounds like you, then Disney Parks encourages you to apply for a seat
More Is Better…
Wild Horses couldn’t keep my wife from anything Grey’s Anatomy-related. She joins us today to offer a review of the massive DVD set of Season Six. I have to admit to watching the show, as well, but it is merely because of the female eye candy (Izzie, A…
The 2011 Disney Dad’s Panel!
So the Disney Mom’s Panel is Now Accepting Applications for 2011. Here is part of their official press release Have you and your family experienced Walt Disney World® Resort? Are you a self-proclaimed “go to” person on all there is to see and do? Well, if so, then we’d like
Meet Our Neighbor: Michael Crawford!
The Disney blog-o-sphere has grown tremendously over the past few years with the addition of quite a few talented bloggers. It can be confusing to peruse all of the different sites and to try and place a person with a site. Therefore, Andrew and I deci…
Applications for 2011 Disney Moms Panel Begins September 13.
Starting Monday morning at 9:00 a.m. eastern, you can submit your application for the Disney Moms Panel. The application process is capped at 20,000, so get your application in as soon as possible if you’d like a chance to be on the panel, which …
Disney World Quick Tips – Upgrading your Park Tickets to An Annual Pass.
So you’ve already bought Magic Your Way park tickets when you decide an annual pass is a better deal. Did you know that you can take that ticket to Guest Services and upgrade it to an annual pass? The full value of that ticket will be applied to the pass
Checking Out the Segway: A Whole Different Kind of Disney Fun
You see them zipping here and there at Disney: castmembers on 2-wheel contraptions that look like a space-age cross between a bike and a scooter. Efficient, “green”, and a whole lotta fun, they are, of course, Segways. I finally had a chance to ride one on our last visit to Disney World….and am here to say that it was way fun!
The Best Thing I Love About Disney Is…Dinosaur
There are three things that make an attraction sing to me. First is the theme, second is the back story, and third is the ride itself. I’ll admit that we don’t visit the Animal Kingdom very often because overall, it doesn’t have the appeal the other three parks have but
