Long before I knew what it was called, I suggested a familymoon to my then-fiancé when we were planning our honeymoon. According to The Wedding Channel, a familymoon is a postnuptial getaway that includes the kids. My husband’s son was a few months shy of his eleventh birthday when we
Category: Tips and Tricks
Top 10 Disneyworld Attractions that Won’t Make you Lose your Lunch!
Here is the next edition of Top 10 According to Jess: I am a big thrill seeker. I could ride Splash Mountain all day long, take the trek to the top of Everest every hour on the hour, and spend enough time on Rockin Roller Coaster to make Aerosmith question
Resort Hopping 101 – Animal Kingdom Safari Hop
One of our focuses on the website the past few months has been Quick Tips. We like to prepare you for the parks and offer up tips and tricks to making your vacation more enjoyable. If case you missed our last Resort Hopping 101 ‘s check them out Monorail Express,
A Ride Wimp’s Guide to Disney World Thrills: Soarin’
It is actually possible to be a Ride-Wimp at Disney World and have some thrills. With that in mind, this week, let me share my all-time favorite ride at Disney World: Soarin’. I sure do love this ride. And many, many other folks do as well, both Ride-Wimps and thrill-seekers alike.
Sick at Disney – Really?
If I was a Disney Princess, I would make a proclamation that no loyal subjects of Disney World, whether child or adult, could get sick during their visit to the most magical place on earth. Alas, however, I am merely a commoner who happens to know for a fact that
Affordable Disney Vacations: Should I get the Disney Dining Plan?
One of the most hotly-discussed topics on any Disney blog, podcast or message board is the Disney Dining Plan…or to be more correct, the Disney Dining Plans, because there are several of them. Those who have purchased one, discuss the pros and cons, and try to decide which is the *best* deal. Those who have not want to know if they should get the Dining Plan. And those who are considering a Free Dining Plan want to know if it is worth it, which level they should get, and if they will save more money with room discounts instead.
Disneyworld Quick Tip – Keeping your kids busy in line
So your at Walt Disney World and the lines are long. You standing there with your family along with a very antsy child. He or she is climbing on everything, hanging on the chains, and generally don’t want to be in line. For many families this is a reality. For
Disneyworld Quick Tips – Don’t skip the ADR’s
When your planning your Disneyworld I can’t stress how important it is to make those Advanced Dining Reservations or ADR’s. There is nothing more frustrating that having to wait sometime hours to eat a meal. Countless times I have gone up to a restaurant to check in and heard the
Audience Participation Comedy at Epcot – the World Showcase Players
Do you have what it takes to be King Arthur? Well, apparently my husband does because he was chosen out of the audience during our last visit to play the part. In the United Kingdom at Epcot’s World Showcase, there is a three-person comedy improv team called the “World Showcase
Disneyworld Quick Tips – Charging your Camera & Cell Phone
Last trip to Walt Disney World I was busy taking pictures, streaming video on U Stream, and texting like crazy. Funny thing is, I wasn’t the only one doing this. There were tons of other people using their phones for pictures and video. After a few hours of that and
Keeping it fun at Disneyworld – Squirts of Laughter
Some people say I am just a big kid. This is especially true when I am given random little opportunities to torment my kids. It doesn’t matter to me that my baby is now a senior in high school and my oldest is 25. I treat them the same way
Disney World Quick Tips – Avoiding Photo Disasters
I take quite a few pictures every time I travel to Walt Disney World, more than 1700 last visit. So far (knock on wood) there have been no major disasters. I generally end up taking home all of the photos snapped during the vacation. There are lots of things you
What are some of your Disneyworld Traditions?
While writing an article yesterday I started thinking about our last Disney World Vacation. I thought about the places we have to visit, things we like to eat, then I wondered about traditions we like to do before we leave. After pondering my own weird and unusual traditions I opened
Disney + Creativity + Saving Money = Autograph Book Magic
You can buy a generic Disney World autograph book when you get to the parks, or even at home before you leave but really, why? Why spend as much as $11 on a way to collect your child’s character autographs, when you can make one for less than half the cost…and have a blast doing it! So get your scissors and glue sticks out and get ready to have some creative Disney fun.
