Fun Facts from ‘Star Tours’ – The Adventures Continue

The power of the Force and the magic of Disney have combined to create “Star Tours – The Adventures Continue,” a new 3-D attraction set to open at Disney’s Hollywood Studios theme park. With an eye-popping digital presentation leveraging Dolby 3-D to deliver a vivid and realistic experience, a dramatic

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Magical Meals: A Guide to Affordable Dining at Walt Disney World

The Affordable Mouse, a website and blog that provides help for those trying to save money on their Disney vacation, has announced the publication of a brand new e-book that focuses specifically on dining at Disney World. Magical Meals: A Guide to Affordable Dining at Walt Disney World was written to answer the many requests by readers of The Affordable Mouse for a guide that would provide information and cost-cutting strategies for food and meal planning at Disney World.

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Walt Disney World Swan and Dolphin Stars and Stripes Celebration

Great news for families that will be at Walt Disney World this Fourth of July! The Swan and Dolphin is hosting a Family-style BBQ Bash at Fantasia Gardens Pavilion. Saturday, July 2, 2011. 3:00pm – 8:00PM Join the fine folks at the Swan and Dolphin for a family-style BBQ Bash

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Up Close with Indiana Jones at Tables in Wonderland on April 30

The Tables in Wonderland team just keeps coming up with fun ideas for dinner. This time it’s a “Cairo Dinner Show” at the Indiana Jones™ Epic Stunt Spectacular at Disney’s Hollywood Studios – and everyone gets to be on stage! . Diners will watch the first scene of the live-action show from the first two rows, then the set will open to reveal a beautifully set dining room right on the stage. And while guests dine, the director yells “Action!” and the adventures continue all around the tables.

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Must See – Disney’s BoardWalk

One of my absolute favorite places to visit at the Walt Disney World Resort is Disney’s BoardWalk. The Boardwalk Inn and Villas hosts both an hotel and Disney’s Vacation Club Property.   Also, the BoardWalk offers an adorable lake front area with restaurants, shops, and more, reminiscent of turn of the

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Chip and Co Featured Partner – Beyond the Attractions

My husband and I thought we knew everything there was to know about Walt Disney World – until we had our first son. All of a sudden everything was turned on its head – what were Baby Care Centers? Kids under three were free… really? How did Character Meet ‘n

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Submit your Mother’s Day story and see it on Disney Junior

Disney Junior invites parents nationwide to submit a photo of themselves and their child/children (ages two to seven) into the Be Part of the Magic Mother’s Day Celebration for a chance to be featured on TV during the week of Mother’s Day. Click the picture above to learn more.

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Celebrate the Royal Wedding From Across the Pond at the Walt Disney World Swan and Dolphin Hotel

The Walt Disney World Swan and Dolphin Hotel is offering those wishing to witness the royal wedding in a grand setting, but unable to make the trip to London, a chance to experience the next best thing. The Orlando hotel will be broadcasting the event live on large screens in

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Baby Care Centers – A Hidden Oasis for Parents

For most vacationers, standard routines go out the window.  Regularly scheduled meals, diapers, potty breaks, naps, go out the window in search of magic and fun.  But, even though the schedules may not be exact, Walt Disney World provides a safe haven for families to escape to, in search of

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Dreams Come True as 2011 Disney’s Dreamers Academy Kicks Off at Walt Disney World Resort

An unprecedented 110 “Dreamers” from across the country came together at The Hall of Presidents at Magic Kingdom Park as Walt Disney World Resort rolled out the red carpet for the 4th annual Disney’s Dreamers Academy with Steve Harvey and Essence Magazine. Disney’s Dreamers Academy is a four-day program aimed

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How Detailed Should Your Park Touring Plans Be?

Touring plans are a very personal thing and vary from group to group. Even if you don’t have a plan, that’s your plan – you don’t have a formal plan. People vary in their approach from the “wing its” to the “plan every moment of the day” types. Many people

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Bruce Willis Stops by Hollywood Studios

Bruce Willis posed with Minnie Mouse and Goofy at Hollywood Studios with the famed mouse-eared water tower (dubbed the “Earrfel Tower”) in the background. The water tower was inspired by Disney’s landmark water tower that has been an icon of The Walt Disney Studios in Burbank, California, for many years.

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Jake and the Never Land Pirates Landing at Disney’s Hollywood Studios as Part of Show Debuting March 4

LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. — Jake and the Never Land Pirates are landing at Disney’s Hollywood Studios March 4, 2011, less than a month after they cast off on their first adventure on Disney Channel as part of the launch of Disney Junior programming desig…

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