You all know the story. Boy meets Girl. Girl loves Boy. Girl & Boy have babies. Babies get bigger and Girl & Boy decide that “in order to be good parents” they must take Babies to Walt Disney World. Boy & Girl begin planning, obsessively looking at blogs and WDW
Category: Tips and Tricks
Top Five Newbie Mistakes.
Even if you’re a Disney vet, you can still make some newbie mistakes. Here are some of the top five mistakes to avoid. 1. You didn’t make your dining reservations ahead of time. If you’re reading here you probably know that you can make your dining reservations 180-days prior to
Top 5 Tips for Collecting Merchandise
All Disney collectibles are valuable. False! All Mickey Mouse collectibles are the most valuable. False! Nothing new will ever be worth anything. False! Just how many false impressions are there out there about Disneyana collecting? Probably as many as there are Disneyana collectibles! Antique dealers count on misinformation and sentimentality to
Disney World Quick Tips – How to pick the least busiest park
In this digital age with Websites and Apps from Touring Plans to long articles like Easy WDW with their Extended Crowd Calendar. Everyone seems to know which park will have the least amount of people for that day. Let me say that after a little trial and error last week I
Touring Plans: Lines, Crowd Calendar, Touring Plans and more!
Recently we had the pleasure of teaming up with the guys from Touring Plans. We have been supporting their products for years and could not imagine a Disney vacation without them. From the Crowd Calendar to Lines and even their new Touring Plans they make visiting Disney World and Disneyland
Disney World Planning Tips – More Snacks, Less Money!
My husband and I are DVC members so our family travels to Disney World at least once a year. We try to save money whenever and wherever we can without cutting back on the full Disney experience. Snacks and drinks in Disney World can be quite expensive and kids get
Disney World Quick Tip: Don’t Forget Clorox Wipes
I personally think that MouseKeeping does an excellent job of keeping rooms at the Walt Disney Resorts very clean! We have never had an issue with cleanliness and I am a pretty perticular person! In fact, before anyone unpacks anything I do a general sweep of the room to make
I Survived the Holidays at Disney World
Some of you cringe when you hear holidays and Disney in the same sentence, but I can’t imagine a more magical place to spend the Christmas season. With the right mind set and a little (ok, a lot) of planning, you can make merry memories you want and not turn
Tips for Travel: What to Take When Visiting the Mouse!
Reflecting on my traveling experience, I realize, I don’t have much to offer as far as world travel. I’ve never been to Paris, I’ve never toured a rain forest. Shoot, I’ve never even been on a flight longer than four hours – and that time was for work! BUT (as
Escaping the Rain at Walt Disney World
Until our trip last September, I had never visited the Walt Disney World parks in the rain. At least not anytime that I can remember. In the hot, muggy summer months odds are you are going to encounter the same problem. Luckily, rain showers in Florida don’t last too long
Planes, Pains and Automobiles: How to get to Disney
So you want to go to a Disney Park? Everyone who wants to go to a Disney Park faces the same problem you have to find a way to get there. This can be the single most challenging part of your experience. A poorly thought out travel plan can put
Annual Pass holders “Enjoying the Magic”
Last spring when I heard we MIGHT move to Florida the first thing my Mom told me was we could get Annual Passes to Walt Disney World! I hadn’t been to WDW since I was 6 years old but I had been to Disneyland in 1996 and 2006 and am
The Best Things in the “World” are Free
If you are looking for a few free things to do while you are at Disney World here are a few of my favorites: Monorail Take a ride on the Resort Monorail from the TTC (Ticket and Transportation Center) or the Magic Kingdom, and make your way around as it
Disney salutes the U.S. Military
For the last few years the Disney Company has offered amazing ticket and room discounts for us Military families. I for one really appreciate it when a company like Disney offers these kinds of deep discounts to us. Disney offers a $138.00 park hopper promotional ticket to Active duty, Retired
