Fast Pass is an excellent tool for maximizing your touring, especially on the most popular attractions. If you just use it occasionally to meet your needs it is very helpful but there are some ways to enhance its use, all within Disney’s rules. Let’s look at some ways to get
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Disney Vacation Club and the Cancelled Vacation
My husband and I celebrated our tenth wedding anniversary in October. We had plans to celebrate at Disney World but couldn’t arrange child care for a week during the fall and the kids certainly weren’t coming on this trip. Luck seemed to be on our side and we were able
Disney World Quick Tips – Budget Considerations For Your Trip
There are very few people who visit Walt Disney World without having to carefully plan and budget their available funds. I use a very measured and logical (at least to me) approach for budgeting each of our visits. First – I always try to start early enough so I can
Disney World Quick Tips – Signature Restaurants And Maximizing The Dining Plan
We are huge fans of the Signature restaurants at Walt Disney World. The free dining offer available for at least the first 9 months of 2011 (with some blackouts) is an opportunity to take advantage of these restaurants at an absolutely minimal cost. You can upgrade the free dining offer
Disney World Quick Tips – Ten FREE Things To Do At Walt Disney World
Yes, there are quite a few things you can do while you are at Walt Disney World for free. Free is not generally a word associated with anything Disney but if you look, these things are there at no cost!! Here is a quick outline of ten things that run
Oldies But Goodies…More Than Buses Part 1
There are a lot of folks who think that the only way to get from point A to point B at Walt Disney World is by using the bus system. There are many other ways to get around and this week and next I’ll try and address those alternatives. First
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
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
Disney World Quick Tips – Don’t Carry The World On Your Shoulders
I learned a lesson in 2009, unless you normally carry a backpack in your day to day life don’t make Walt Disney World your first shot at carrying one all day. It actually gets painful later in the day when you carry that extra weight on your shoulders. In a
Mickey’s Not so Scary Halloween Party Details & Highlights
Ever want to ride Splash Mountain six times in a row? Here’s your chance! Mickey’s Not so Scary Halloween Party is a special event that takes place on select evenings in September and October. This party is held at the Magic Kingdom, and the park will be closed to anyone
Best things I love about Disney – Pirates of the Caribbean
Easily one of the best rides at the Magic Kingdom! Pirates of the Caribbean has entertained millions of Walt Disney World guests on a thrilling adventure through dark, mysterious caverns where “dead men tell no tales” since it opened at Magic Kingdom on Dec. 15, 1973. Starring a comical cast
Disney World Quick Tips – Start Early, Leave Early
How do you find this type of non crowd shot at the Magic Kingdom? You start early! A lot of people love the evening Extra Magic Hours (EMH) and see them as an opportunity to really maximize their touring. I’ve tried both morning and evening hours and have found the
