Disney VoluntEARS and Audubon of Florida Flock Together for Osprey Recovery
After a four-month rehabilitation at the Audubon Center for Birds of Prey, an adult male osprey was recently released at Disney’s Coronado Springs Resort near the site where he was rescued earlier this summer. An eager group of Walt Disney World Cast Members and resort guests looked on as the
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
“SPIDER-MAN Turn Off The Dark” Delays Opening
Lead producer Michael Cohl announced this morning that SPIDER-MAN Turn Off The Dark has delayed its first performance and that they will now begin preview performances on Broadway on Sunday, November 28, 2010, at 6:30 p.m. Opening Night is now set for Tuesday evening, January 11, 2011. Directed by Julie
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
Disney Dining Reservations Glitch
I am just about into the two-week window of my upcoming trip to Disney World. I have my notebook ready and I am going through my checklist. Being a planner, and ok a little OCD, I always check, double-check and triple-check the most important details. While involved in this process
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
Would Walt Disney Approve of Modern Disney?
I don’t really know how many times I’ve heard a Disney employee say: “I think Walt would have liked this (or that)!” But I think it’s safe to say that it happens often. A new Promotion comes along, and it’s just what Walt would have thought up. A new Attraction
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
Disney Christmas Parade Taping in the Magic Kingdom.
Thanks to all of you who’ve emailed and commented on Facebook about the Disney Christmas parade taping. We now have several hundred of you on a mailing list and we’ll notify you personally as soon as we hear anymore details. As of right now, I don’t have anything new to
